The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-17

granlme.
Men. women and children. with merry
faces and displaying gay badges. came
into the city yesterday on every train
and by every steamer: they literally took
.ne city by storm. and for the next three
days they will be allowed 70 do a. they
choose and will be considered the noTl-
ored guests of everybody. They were the
delegates 10 the convention OF the WASH
ingten State Christian F,ndeavoF Union,
which began it's sixth annual meeting
last evening In tlae First Presbyterian
church. II is estimated that fully 30 del
egaies are already in the city. and more
will arrive today and tomorrow. and scene
VII arrive Sunday and take part IN the
closing exercises. Almost every city or
any size IN the state - represented IN this
gathering Spokane Walla Walia. Taco
ma, Chehaiis. North Yakima, ElRefAsburg,
Sprague. Colfax. MhafeoTn. fairnaYen,
Olympia Everett. SnoboEnish and many
% the smaller towns IN remote corners
OF the lesser counties sending their com
Tlefnent II VIII pass down I'm history as
enc OF the greatest gatherings Of Chris
tan workers In the state The home En-
deavorers received the visiting delegates
with open arms. and Their stay iB the city
Will be made az pleasant as possible. so
that the occasion will always be remem-
bered With feelings Of contentgnent and
pleasure.
Arrival Of tic Delegates.
The arrival o. the delegates from the
different cts and towns was an event
along mo water front and al The depots.
she uD.nltiated wondering what IL oil
nses1f. ard when told * opened their
eyes and made tiren come to the couclu-
sion that the only way 20 he one OF the
paople was 10 be an Eudeavorer. II
seemed that everybody belonged 70 the
socieiy. for the crimson and white coaors.
the standard OF the union, Haunted from
every coat lapel. while many OF the stores
displayed the colors in tastefully ar
ranged windows. which were decorated
for the occasion girh great care The first
delegates arrived IN the morning from the
north on the early Seattle. Lake Shore az
Eastern train. and were met a. the depot
fy "A reception committee from the local
union consisting OF =. B. :. Phillips,
8IoEry Ewing, Edwin Hector, William II.
Lows and Miss Roe Calm. They were
taken 10 the lecture room OF the First
Presbyterian churol, and were assigned
lodging places during their stay in the
city, and there they also registered their
names and addresses with "A committee
appointed fer that duty. This the COM
snlttee Will keep as a record OF the occa-
sion The delegates all wore their own
colors. and upon arrival We're provided
with The colors of the state union. 80 that
thus decorated they looked very attrac-
tive.
The Olympia delegation of seventy-hve
arrived at l:30 o'clock In the afternoon
on tho steamer Monticello. and were ta-
ken Immediately TO the church and there
provided for In the manner previously ar
ranged so that everything was done with
dispatch and method, none being kept
waiting or subject 10 annoying delay. The
delegation from Snohomish and Everett.
forty In number arrived at &.15 o'clock on
~. 4aFa ell 9 Igffff sstsF
them and attended ~ their wants. At >
o'clock the steamer State Of Washington
arrived from Nhatcom and Fairhaven
with fifty delegates. and the delegates
from Burlington and Anacortes were also
on board the steamer having stopped at
Anacortes on her way down. \ commit
tee Of hair a dozen from the local union
met them and took them 70 the church.
4 Train Load of Delegates.
But IL was AZ 80 o'clock that the lar
sest delegation arrived. They came from
Tacoma and points south ana fpom the
cities cast of the mountains. They all
met at Puyallup and there gathered in
one long special train and came on 10
Seattle. There were @l0 In all on board.
and as they nled ont they looked Ike
bees canning out OF a hive during a swarm
and one wonderel how n was that one
small train could nave held so many in
romfort. hut they We're all as happy ard
ttNNtttH% hH sRRHAN AAt-N ttA'i stittt gun AffA
an ide9l lat side resort. This delegation
was me, at Puyailup hy Miss Roe Calm.
Mr. Henry Ewing and Mr.. Edwin Hector.
who lsft Sea on the 1910 rain nd
waited their arrival. At the depot here
about fifty local Endeavorevs met the
p, ana the procHssion reached from
the depot 20 thc church ia one animated
stream of happy humanity
Entertaining the Visitors.
The local committee or arrangements
did not overlook anything fhRt was in
tendc1 20 all thc visitors and make the
occasion pass OF smoothly. Nearly every
one who came ga was laden With some
baggage ian thc way OF Crips ani bun
dles, and these were loaded lnfo express
wagons az tire depot and taken 20 The
church. so that they arrived az their ars-
fi0atiou even hcfors thn delegates. Care
was taken - avoid any tedious details
that would have tendency 20 make tha
visitors weary before ne exercises in the
evening. and j0 this the various commit
tecs showed choir wisdom. for ne the
church last evening = moro enthusiastic.
animated gathering could uot nave been
brought Together.
Decoration of the church.
The church decorations were beautiful
About tho ha}eony was woven "a long
wreA'h ~ cVerETreos The pillars support
fnc the HairotlN were covered With STRING .
~ ivy. while from the ceiUnE hung across
the church FROM she aiiar 80 tnz. hef-~e>.
Eroat strcs u1ars ~ crimson ans rrIte. ms
Calors - ,he convention Seven Areers..a,,
NacS formed am Important nart - the Res
orauons and addc3 "a ttsvlay ~ patriotism,
and enthusiasm 90 the occasion The altar
was one mass ~ flowers. s.owbai,s. Say.
erl species - white F0were. rhrfa4.r-
drcns dogNoo1. great re3 japanese }llfeg.
huCc palm forms tthe Vrosfuct of hathorss
'ncen0iul, nasfurtfsmS neur a. Ws. anna
rYllie1nt f'any otatr varieties. v-stle +hn
always Welrome lVv WIS etrrvvhers tr
SNundsnce
Tho Opening Of the session.
The programme NJ exercises I'm the ev.
eolRg was "A Httla slow ~ starting fo-
people kept cowtHk in urtH a.>'a-k ast
William :. PoAi. aS mustcsl di~.--t,r
we're oG the rough eissS auL brake fNe
See. 81 that every ore soon fet- .tr f,-,,s
As a director AR Poa3 Is rirht at ho-.,
pnrtaE the BAR haar's uatr sr-e~sr
hymns vera surg by sac choir che ssttf-
ence Joining 81. ana the new song sal
Ter sunshine" whleh has been 3ac.t1 ia
tSt convention sour. was rendered trs
choir singing one verse 10 lct Others va,
were show at rea ling wusir hear heV /.
rau. ana then the auJ5cDee taking ur
the next verse ara singing g. w}thaut -hs
as OF thec hoir The soaE IS as follows.
II a world where sorrow ever win T.,
known
where arc found the needy aa8 .-o sal
and lone.
How much SOY and comfort yea can al
II you scatter sunshine everywhere You
so