The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-03

from to-day there will open in Boston
one OF the most remarkable meetings
aud it is certainly the largest religious
gatherIng-that has ever assembled In
America. From the information al.
ready received in this city there will be
more than $4,000 delegates present dur.
ing the five days Of the Christian En-
dsayor convention, July 1915. and
those will represent every state and
province in North America, aud no
less than seventeen different nations.
Boston, which rarely loses hor dignity
over anything, is all aglow with excite.
ment concerning the coming Of this
great host. All the prominent business
houses are preparing to decorate oxten'
siyely, somO firms spending moro than
81 900 Tor this purpose alone. The local
press and pulpit are filed with Chris.
tiAn Endeavor messages, and busy
housewives In every part OF Greater
Boston arc actively preparing Tor the
Entertainment OF their guests.
Tena OF Thousands OF visitors will al
be housed within the limits OF Greater
Boston. Every hotel and available
apartment house has been secured by
tho COMMITTEES Of arrangements, and a
thorough canvass OF the private houses
OF the city has boen made, 30 that there
will be ample accom- modations for all
tho delegates who may come. Boston
is pluming herseli on her ability to 20
easily feed and house this vast concourse
Of people, which will settle down upon
the city like a swarm Of locusts, minus
the destructiyenesL
THE MEETING PLACE.
The largest auditorium in Boston will
not hold fifth OF the delegates who will
attend the convention. go in addition to
the immense Mechanics Fair building.
two mammoth tontl have been made for
tho convention, and these. through the
courtesy Of the city, will be pitched on
Boston Common. Simultaneous meet
ings will be hold every day. and it Is
probable that overflow meetings in
number OF the churches will constantly
be necessary.
No matter to what lengths tho ofii.
cials arc obliged 10 90, they are resolved
to accommodate every one Of tho dele.
gates. Boston au thorities are co.opera.
ting heartily in all tho work OF tho
Christian Endeavorers. The extensive
Public Gardens arc abloom with Chris.
tiau Endeavor designs in growing
planto, aud with tho convention coIorS,
crimson and white.
Allthe police officials OF tho city will
rOmain on duty during tho convention
to handle the crowds, aud arrangements
have beon made whereby detectives
from every largo city In the country
will accompany tho special Christian
EndeayOr trains 10 the convention, in
order to protect tho delegates from tho
crooks who will surely swarm to this
city.
THE OPENING.
Tho convention opens with twenty
Simultaneous meetings in as many Of
the rsost churches of Boston on We'd.
nesday evening. Two, aud sometimOS
throo, addresses will DO delivered in
each meeting by leading clergymOn, 70.
formers aud religious workers generally
from this aud other lands. A more
representative display OF oraLorical
talent has seldom been seen at ono con.
vention.
On Thursday afternoon tho convon.
ton will again split up into a number
OF lesser meetings, the members Of each
denomination going of by themselves
to hold denbminational rally. Tho
Christian Endeavor Society, while II Is
represented In every evangelical de-
nomination In America, stands pre-
ominonlly for adherence to local do.
nomlnational principles Tho society
Ia not undenominalionnl, but intor'
UNCONVENTIONAL.
Again on Friday afternoon thoro will
bo no sessions in tho tents aud In
Mechanics Hall, but tho delegates will
attend largo number Of meetings in
the interest Of Christian EndOavor
work, tho delegates being Divided ac'
cording 10 committees. ThoiO Friday
afternoon meetings aro called "a school
Of practical methods Of work"
GRAND spgcrACLE
Ono Of tho most impressive things
about all this gathering, certainly tint
which SnvoB most Of tho spectacular,
will DO on Saturday, July 49, whom tho
tonic OF good cllIzon,hip Is to bo tho
chief subject for discussion, ThnrO will
DO llirOO meetings In tho morning, At all
Of which patriotic addresses will bo do
livOrod by leading prOnchori and 70.
iorlnOrs. After tho morning meeting
tito delegates will fOpAIf 10 Boston Com.
mon, whore u monster Opcn.nlr demon
ALrnlion Ia 10 bo hUld.
Tho Thousands Of lindOnvornrs mud Of
other pNopl0 who will attend this opon.
air meeting will doubtless lll QUO ond
Of Boston Common. The speeches will
bo made from tho hill on which tho
sOldiers' mnnumont stands On iia
crCst will bD located tho chorus VI 5000
voice, " lead tho singing Of patriotic
hymns Thu matrimonial music will
bO on n coFrOspondInply largn achlo.
10 holm thu delegates tn kcNp thla 90.
cAlion bright IN their memory, 0aCli
Onn will bs presented with n souvenir
COPY oi "Amcrict," beautifully illnml.
nalod, and nmblOmatIc Oi tho character
nnh pt0grnta Ot our country. rhnHd
cards, 5000 Of Whlrll lnvn huon ptNqnul.
oil to iliN committee by Miss llulen N,
Gould, were originally prepared ior pfl.
watts distribution amouR tho friends o.