Evening journal., 1895-07-09
TRAINS OF CHRISTIAN ).
Fully $50 Delegates and Visi-
tors Leave Wilmington
FOR THE BOSTON CONVENTION

| HurEnh" and the State Hmm They 4
Left the station for the Great Hub
meeting-Armies OF Delegates Pass
Throueh.sFrom Baltimore and wash !
lngton.
An army OF over $50 Delawsresns left |
this city to day for Boston 60 Join the |
multitude OF 90, 600 Christian Endeavor
workers who will be At the hub until
July 10 attending the annual convention
Of that great church organization
10 Is the fourteenth international
Christian Endeavor Convention and will
probably be the most eathasiastlo ever
held. News comes from the destined
/ point that the reception committees Of
the Christian EndeAvor Convention rs
ceived their assignments yesterday To-
day the first of the big delegations
arrived, the endeRvorers from Michigan,
eco strong. aud the Pennsylvania state
delegation, numbering 1000.
Wednesday will be the day OF days
Delegations from all sections OF the
union will then pour into the hub on
half hundred excursion trains The
Mecca OF the delegates will be Boston
Common and the public garden
In the latter place the most beautiful
I
flowers and plants. At both main en-
frances rustic arches are built, and
bordering the walks sre arranged
insignia and quotations in flowers.
indicative Of the aims Of the society,
while the wealth OF the ctys floral
houses Is scattered all about the place
Gan Provide for "a, 900 People.
The committee announces that 60 600
persons can be provided for without
confusion or discomfort Two large
tents, 254 by 1s0 feet. with seating
cspacity Of 8 600 each, have been pitched
on Boston Common These tents,
together with the Mechanies' Building,
will be the principal meeting places
during the week, although services will
be held daily in many churches in the
city
WIN Hold Services In the Mills.
During the noon hour l25 companies
Of Christian Endeavorers will daily visit
the large manufacturing firms, dry
goods houses and places of business and
hold services there with the employees
> Estimate OF Departing DsIawarsAna.
AS near as could be asesrtained By
visits TO the various New York aud New
England trains that left Wilmington
, Delaware delegates WAS obtained:
/ Philadelphia Wilmington and Balti
I more's New York express 1906 m.,
I special Pullman cars and City Boston
, psssengers (mostly from down Delaware
! Philadelphia. Wilmington and Balti.
a more's colonial express train, 10 l6. fifty
Z Boston passengers, All Wimingtonians
Il Baltimore and Ohio's eastern train OF
y the Royal Blus Line II 40 a M, City
passengers from Wilmington.
al Special train Of three cars attached "a
+ the II 45 Washington and New York
express over the Philadelphia, Whining
n ton and Baltimore railroad, one hundred
Z and hfty Wilmington and Delaware
n passengers.
h Ga the H. 40 B & o. train there were
-. six carloads OF Bsltlmoreans and other
z Southerners resting comfortably Ia the
a luxuriant Royal Blue Pullmans. This
small army left Baltimore about IL
h o'clock
i Sang to the Tune of "rhro' Georgia."
. That train in which most interest was
y centered was the 1l.45 over the
Pennsylvania road, which, however DID
not get away until - 03 It arrived
/. here twelve minutes late aud fully sis
/. minutes we're consumed in attaching the
(, three loaded cars OF Wilmlngtonians.
The station platforms we're crowded
\ While the little army OF endeaVorers sal
4 awaiting the arrival Of the bslated trail
they sang the now celebrated ''Delewar,
Christian Endesvor State Hymn, com
p posed by q II. Kerr, OF Wilmington, ans
q set TO the tune of "Whososver Will, " II
i Gospel Hymns Noe
A But when the train started out tn
Z, entire 150 passengers united in thi
Ar rousing chorus composed for the inter
10 national convention and set to tn
n familiar air OF Marching Thro' Georgia
~ The verses sung from printed slips b
= the departing Wilmingtonians were 5
"a follows:
ID Come all ye Endeavorers, wen sing anothe
!. Sing it with a spirit that will help the caus
70 Sing with ,1ultation Of the fifty thousan
= Who will come marching to Boston
], CHORUS.
n Hurrah hur-ah for aBoston g5m
IL Hurrah hurrah Endeavor hearts revive 7
White and crimson banners floating ffe
. When you come marching 70 Boston.
Of See them come from ev'ry land beneath th
y :. Come with songs Of courage for the battles {
IN Come with faith that fails not till the fgh
iDg-days be done
Come with praises TO Boston.
u, Bunker Hin invites you to its soil by hero,
a troc;
Lexington and Concord send their voices a
60 abroad
a Fan, uil Hall sends greeting in the name
Freedoms God
10 the hosss who march on Boston.
Here tbs shades OF Webster and Of Frankli
IL bid You come:
Al Paul Revere will hang aloft his lanterns Oh
a by one;
'is And over al will shine for you the state
de gildsd dome,
ON When you come marching TO Boston.
oa Come all loyal friends OF right, and csptu
1d our fair land;
~ Once again a standard raise on fair Ne
- EnglaDd's strand;
ne l. Il.