The Washington times., 1895-03-10
COMING FROM NEAR And FAR
Sixty Thousand People WIll BE at the
international c. E. Convention.
Delegates Even from the Antipodes-Elab-
crate Programme Arranged Pilgrim
ages to Points of Interest.
special to TIE TINES. ]


Boston. March An outline of the pro-
gramme for the international Christian En-
deayor convention, to be held here July 10 to
Is, has been given out.
The trustees and officers of the United
Society will meet on Wednesday morning,
July 10, al the Hotel Brunswick for confer
ence. The convention will open Wednesday
evening, when mass meetings will be held in
twenty OF the largest churches.
The first delegated session will be on
Thursday morning when there will be meet
inEs in Mechanics Hall and two big tents.
At these meetings the customary words OF
welcome on behalf of the State and city gov
ernment authorities, the Hub Endeavorers
and local clergy will be said. after which
General Secretary Baer's annual report will
be read. This will be followed by the pres
entation of handsome banners to those
State unions showing the greatest gain, ac-
tuaily and proportionately in membership,
and also TO the union giving the largest pro-
| portionate amount to the 2-cents-a-week mis-
! sionary fund.
The denominational rallies will occur
| Thursday afternoon in the several churches,
! and President Clark's annual address will be
I the feature of Thursday nights session.
! Practical addresses by prominent people are
! on the programme for Friday morning, to be
followed in the afternoon by committee,
| State Territorial, and provincial union. off,
! GERS and district secretarys and junior con-
| fereDces. Practical subjects will be discussed
/ FRIDAY evening
There will be a brief session in Mechanics
| Hall, and two tents Saturday morning, and
! the meetings will adj journ at 11:30 O'Clock,
when the Endeavorers will march to Boston
! Common to hear an address on "Good citi-
zenship'' by Gov. Greenhalge, of Massachu-
setts. Several junior rallies will be held
! Saturday afternoon, and the evening will be
| devoted TO State receptions. there being no
session of the convention at that time.
As has been previously announced by the
! Boston correspondent of The Times there
| will be no Sunday session and on Monday
morning there will be meetings in Mechan-
les Hail and the two tents.
| a special feature OF the convention will be
! pilgumages on Monday afternoon, specially
| conducted. including visits 10 Bunker Hill,
Old South Church, Faneuil Hall, Washing
ton Elm, and Cambridge, where prominent
| Lecturers Will address the delegates. The
| convention will close Monday evening.
Convention sermons will lie delivered and
the conservation services will probably be
| conducted by President Clark in the hall and
| Secretary Baer and Treasurer Shaw in the
tents.
The convention is arousing great enthu-
/ siasm not only in Boston and the United
| Already delegates are arranging to come to
Boston from Australia. and prominent cler-
| gymel of Europe. who have been invited to
| address the convention. have accepted. so
that the convention this year will be more
international than any preceding convention.
| There is talk of our English and Irish cous-
| ms cbariering steamer TO come to Boston.
Application for accommodations and ex-
| cursioD managers estimates all point to an
| attendance OF 60 900 delegates under favora-
| BILE conditions. Twelve States have already
been assigned to hotels, but the large major
ity OF delegates will be quartered in private
houses in the vicinity Of their State head
quarters. Private house assignments will
not be made until delegates arrive. and they
will then be assigned from their State mead
quarters.
The Central traffic Association and Trunk
Lines Association have decided on a half rate
or one fare for the round trip in their respec-
| tive territories. These rates will also be met
by the Western Traffic Association. The New
England associations have made the one-fare
through rate going and returning by the same
route. All tickets are good until July 81, al
lowing full two weeks for sightseeing.
In addition to the pilgrimages on Monday
afternoon, special excursions will be arranged
during the week following the convention to
such places as Lexington and Concord. where
the first shot of the Revolution was fired: to
Salem, of witehcraft fame; to Plymouth,
where the Pilgrim Fathers landed; to Port
land, Me-, the birthplace of Christian Eli
deavor, and other interesting places.