The Portland daily press., 1895-07-11
OFF FOR BOSTON.
Hundreds OF EndeayOrers at Union
Station.


| Special Train of Nine Cars for Boston,
Lewiston, waterviIIe and August.
Delegations Came in Special Decorated
Cars-DevotionaI Services at Willis
ton.
| The usual scene of hustle and activity
at the Union Station when the moor
trains come and go, was accehtuated to
an unusual degree yesterday noon. The
Christian Endeavorers were congregating
at this great railroad center from all over
the State, and with those from Portland
and vicinity crowded the spacious station
and train shed. 1t was a merry, happy
crowd noticeable to anyone for its at
tractiveness in conduct and appearance.
There were hundreds of young men and
women, and hundreds of fresh, handsome
and noble faces, eloquent of the physical
as well as mental and moral value OF
| Christian Endeayor.
The first train that should have come
in from Lewiston at IL. 45 was delayed
one hour at Cumberland because of the
breaking of an eccentric rod. The Lew
iston and Auburn Christian Endeavor-
ers, under the charge of Chairman Cobb,
of the transportation committee, came in
decorated car to the number of about
40. On the outside of the car on white
band running the whole length of it,
| were the words "Androscoggin Dele
gates in enormous letters The inside
of the car was gay with red and white
| flags, on which was printed Boston,
1852 and also the monogram of Chris
tian Endeayor
The trains from Skowhegan and Ban
| gor got in Immediately after, bringing
about 30 more Endeavorers. The special
train for Boston was to leave at about
| /. SO p. m, and they had therefore about
an hour whereiH to visit the Williston
| church, the home of Christian Endeavor,
| and take part in devotional exercises
there. Nearly 100 went up to the church
from the station in special cars. These
and the Williston and other Portland peo-
pie about half filed the church The de-
yotional exercises were conducted by Sec
retary Garland of the Y M. G. A. Light
refreshments were served.
The Bar Harbor express that arrived at
LEO p. m. brought a still larger number
of Endeavorers They filed two special
decorated cars. On the side of one car
in huge letters were the words "Chirst
Our Guide" and at either end in small
letters were the words Waterville, Me. )"
The other car had the Christian En-
deayor monogram in the center of the big
white band on the side. Around this
were the words Augusta, Me- In
large letters on one side was MAINE
1881, and on the other side "The World,
1895. These cars were also decorated in
side with the red and white flags. About
$50 Endeavorers came on this train
Chairman Herbert W. Rowe, of the
First Baptist church of Bangor who was
in charge of the transportation for east ,rn
Maine, said that the Aroostook delegation
would go through here on the night Pull
man. The Washington county delega-
t ion went to Boston by boat.
After the special train, consisting OF
nine cars, was made up there was gen
eral rush for seats. Everybody wanted to
get into the decorated cars, and in few
minutes those who had got in wished
they hadn't, but couldn't get out because
of the jam. The passageway was crowded
almost to suffocation These cars were
the last ones. While they were SO crowded
the front cars were empty. This induced
a remark by an onlooker that for once
the Endeavorers were not realizing that
there is always plenty of room at the
front.
When at last the special train started
all the nine cars were nearly FULL and
allowing so for a car, there is total of
450 on this special train. Many went on
the regular train, and many have already
gone and many will go on the boat to-
night Chairman Coffin of the commit
tee of transportation for Portland and
Deering, said that he had received infor-
nation that so would go from Portland
on the special train. He thoug hit that
that over 200 will go from Portland at
different times.
On the 18th, week from today, there
will be an excursion of the Endeavorers
from Boston to Portland, at which time
doubtless hundreds from all over the
country will take occasion to make this
pilgrimage to the home of Christian En-
deavor.
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