The Washington times., 1894-07-22
LESSONS TO LEGISLATORS
Influences That Will Emanate from
Endeayorer's Coming Convention.
GREATEST OF ALL MEETINGS
Trustees Of the General Society Speak Of the
Prospects for the Great Gathering in 's6.
How the Machinery Of Preparation Should
Be Set in Motion.

\ "Nev York and Washington are bound in
ly wedlock for the success Of the great con
ention OF go" Such was the signifcan,
eeuark Of Rev. A. W. H. Holder, president
the New York City Christian Endeavol
nion, at the recent reception rendered the
npire State delegation by the District
6ion. And New York is not the only friend
Washington has had and will have from thi:
ime until the convention Of '96 is a thing
pf the past.
Hundreds OF Endeavorers Of other States
pave extended helping hands and hearts to
" local committee for the success OF that
Lat gathering two years hence. If prom
IS and intentions of Endeavorers declared
his early day may be taken as a criterion
be attendance at Washington in 80, that
yeption will bo by many thousands the
est and best in the history of Christian
Favor.
|hile in Cleveland last week The TINES
correspondent was told by a number OF
ppetent Judges, among them several trus-
of the United Society, that in their opin-
it would not be safe for the local commit
to make preparations for less than 100, 0o0
egates.
pdeed," said one OF these gentlemen, 81
he am safe in saying that at that great
herring there may be twice that number OF
krnest, loyal Christian Endeavorers from
very country in the world. And the trus-
les were convinced that worldwide Endeayor
Interests would receive an impetus from such
q convention which they could not get in any
other way. This was one of the principal
tl.a. anti
Another was that so many young Christians
gathered at the nations capital with one
motto and engaged in one common cause
would be n mighty object-lesson to the ma
tional legislators for Christian citizenship and
interdepominational Fellowship. Our Con-
gressmen and the country at large would be
able to realize what the Christian Endeavor
societyis doing and can do toward promoting
the best interests OF good Christian govern
ment."
MIGHTY NATIONAL INFLUENCE.
"Yes, you will have big time in Washing
ton two years from this time" said another
standing near by. "And if l am not there
then it will be one of the greatest disappoint-
ments of my life. Why, just think of the
mighty influence a hundred Reconsideration
Endeayorers in convention assembled at the
national capital of the greatest country on
earth will have for good citizenship and
worldwide endeavor. 1t is inestimaole, and
will undoubtedly be in point of numbers at
least the greatest Christian Endeavor conven-
tion which has ever been or will be held. L
will gladly do anything in my power TO make
II the success it deserves to be.
"Suppose we consider some OF the features
OF such gathering" said a third trustee, and
one who has been always in favor of WASH
ington. First there are the early morning
prayer-meetings, which are usually held at
halt-past six each morning in a number of
churches. and conducted by members OF Wis
iting societies. In Cleveland with 10000
delegates in attendance there were about "a
dozen Of these early morning prayer-meet-
ings each day, and they were all well at
tended But when more than hundred
Thousand Endeavorers come to Washington
in so believe il will be necessary for your
committee to make arrangements whereby
every church in the city will be open for
these meetings al o'clock in the morning.
And with bright, wideawake leaders these
will make sort of convention in themselves.
Then there are committee conferences.
which are usually held the second afternoon of
the convention. Here the members of the
different committees assemble and exchange
ideas and tell of new and profitable plans for
progressive work along different lines. As
these are the real working forces of each
society, here is where much of the inspiration
for better and more progressive work in the
individual societies is gained.
LARGE HALL NECESSARY.
At Cleveland one church and sometimes a
small Sunday-school room were sufficiently
commodious TO accommodate all who came,
but, in my opinion. it will be necessary to
have a large hall to provide for those who
will attend some OF the more important COM
3 hat tiPr,
pecial effort should be made to have good
attendance at the good citizenship committee
meetings, because of the principal reasons for
the trustees deciding TO hold the convention
OF go in Washington was the fact that, being
the capital of the nation, there could be
greater influence for good citizenship dis
seminatedthroughout the country than from
any other city.
''Interdenominational fellowship Is another
of the foundation stones of the Christian En-
deavor Society, and when the thousands of
every creed and denomination assemble in the
capita. in go this fellowship will receive a
greater impetus than ever before, and possibly
than ever after.
AT the denominational rallies which were
held in Cleveland Thursday afternoon there
seemed to be one idea or principle paramount
TO all others. and that was that there should
be less denominationalism and more inter-
denominational fellowship. This idea was so
widespread at the recent convention that L
believe during the next two years it will be
so worked up that when the convention meets
in SO there will be something done tending
toward the formation of an interdenomina-
tional missionary society, to more thoroughly
spread the Bible truths and at the same time
form Christian Endeavor societies among the
young converts. That alone would be worth
all the cost of such a great convention.
AZ believe you have some persons in Wash
the member of the board OF trustees in con-
clusion, land Christian Endeavor conven-
tion OF such magnitude assembled beneath the
dome would make them halt in their tariff
discussion and give attention to this mighty
onward movement They will be able 10
understand what it means for 1900 900 young
people to be banded together in one common
cause who will not support impure politi-
clans. Success to Washington in '96."
CARRYING GOLD AT SEA.