St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-11
BOSTON ELABORATELY DECOR
ATED FOR THE CONVENTION
OF ENDEAVoRERS.
THIRTY THOUSAND ARRIVE.
REMAINDER OF THE EXPECTED
$4,000 WILL BE ON HAND
TODAY.
LARGE PRELIMINARY RALLIES.
KohIsaat Offers $4,000 n Year to
Draw the Headquarters to
Chicago.

bOS1O4N, Mass, uly lU-lOudy was
the first of the six days during which
Boston will be the scene of the great
est religious convention the world has
ever seen, and evidences of the gath
ering of the Christian Endeavor hosts
are met on every hand. The city was
never more laviShly decorated, and
never appeared to better advantage
than today. At the reception head
quarters at Mechanics hall messen-
gers were constantly bringing reports
from the 1000 white-capped EndeaYor-
erS at the railroad stations and boat
landings, giving aid and directions to
the delegates coming in from all parts
of the country. By noon about $500
delegates had registered at Mechanics
hall, and it was estimated that when
the initial religious exercises preceding
the convention began tonight at the
twenty meetings held simultaneously
in as many churches and halls, $4,000
delegates had arrived. 1t is expected
that about $4,000 more will reach the
city late tonight and early tomorrow
morning, and the indications are that
fully $4,000 delegates will attend the
various meetings of the convention.
HOUSING AND FEEDING THEM.
The reception committee has met no
difficulty in disposing of the throngs
of delegates. The hotels are expected
to take care of about 10000 persons,
and accommodations have been Sc
cured for 10000 in the city and it's
suburbs. The great restaurant in Me
chanics' hall is ready to feed $1,000 per-
sons daily, and $4,000 lunches can be
supplied to delegates at the two big
tents on the common.
Rev. DR.. John Henry Barrows, of
Chicago, one of the trustees of the
United Society of Christian Endeavor,
received from II. H. Kohlsaat, pub
Usher of the Chicago Times-Herald, a
message asking him to do all in his
power to secure the removal of the
Christian Endeavor headquarters from
this city to Chicago, and stating that
the Times-Herald would contribute
5000 year for three years toward
the support of the headquarters if
located in that city. The Christian En-
deavor trustees held a meeting this
afternoon to decline Mr.. kohlsaat's
offer. Thirty of the thirty-siX men,
bers of the board We're present at the
meeting. President Clark, as is well
known, believes that Boston is the best
place for the headquarters and his
opinion carries great weight
The trustees tomorrow will also take
action looking towards the expansion
OF the society into a worlds organiza-
ton.
COMING IN THOUSANDS.
Soon after O'Clock this afternoon
Iowa was heard from, with 500 dele
gates, and the first Indiana section.
numbering $50, followed by 100 more to
arrive In the morning. Illinois had
the banner delegation of the afternoon,
when 1000 EndeaVorers reached here.
M1nneSota'S train arrived at O'Clock
with 500; Texas and Arkansas brought
$50, and a small delegation of 300 New
Workers, who took an early trip east
ward, reached the station just after
sundoWn. Michigan and Ohio, with
SOO delegates, will be represented early
tomorrow. Vermont, New HampAhire
ana the provinces sent 1000 during the
day, and from nearby places 5000
more are expected early tomorrow.
The Florida delegation of so arrived by
boat this morning. Rhode Islands 500
delegates will arrive early tomorrow,
and Ontario's 100, who have been de-
layed, are also expected early in the
morning. A banner delegation of the
convention will be from New York and
vicinity. They are nearly 3, 900 strong.
New York city contributes 1900, Brook
Ign half that number, and other towns
the remainder, making the largest
representation of any state outside of
Massachusetts.
A SCORE OF MEETINGS.
The spirit of the endeavorers was
given preliminary test at nineteen
meetings held simultaneously tonight
in nineteen different churches in the
city'S suburbs. These churches are
mostly headquarters of the different
delegations, large numbers of whom at
tended the meetings, together with
hundreds of outsiders. The latter
gathered about the entrances early,
but were kept out until the delegations
had been accommodated, and then in
many cases scores had to be turned
away. The cosmopolitan nature of the
Christian Endeavor movement was
shown at the different meetings by the
addresses delivered by Rev. H. S.
Jenanyn, of Mabie, India; Rev K
Tsunashima, of Toxic, Japan; Rev.
Richard Burgess, Cardiff, Wales; Par