Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-03-21
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR CONVENTION

Plans for the Fourteenth Annual SESSION.
TO be HELD in Boston Next July-An
Interesting Programme Prepared.
The president of the Christian Endeavor
State Union announces the following from
Boston
The l4th International Christian En-
deavor Convention ia to be held in boston,
Mass, July 10th. 10Th, 1895, and Christian
Endeavorers are hard at work laying plans
for the proper care and entertainment OF
the expected thousands.
The attendance at the convention is esti-
mated all the way from 10000 to double
that number, but it is safe to say 6O,0lO
| delegates will attend under favorable con-
ditions.
As far as possible each State will be
given Headquarters in some church, after
the manner of the Cleveland convention,
and the society in that church will see to
it that the delegates from that state are =
made happy and comfortable. BY this
arrangement committees can meet, TRENDS
confer, and instead of general registra-
| ton place in the main convention hall tho
delegates from each State will register at
the different churches assigned them, ana
letters for the delegates can be addressed, .
| to the State headquarters instead of having
general postoiiice, which has heretofore
| caused considerable annoyance.
| Mechanics Hall has been leased III its
| entirety, comprising three halls: The Main
| hall seating about 5000; SOtillion hall,
which will be used rs Massachusetts, head
quarters, and Exhibition hall, which VIII
| be used as huge restaurant. In addltioni
| two tents accommodating 10000 have been
| leased. They will be made waterproof.
and will be put up under the supervision
of the makers. III addition the largest
churches in the district will bemsed, ac-
commodating 5000 more people, making
| the total seating capacity 36,OOO.
j. K. Whitney, No. 1910 Trenton Place,
| Wilmington is State excursion and hotel
| manager for the State of Delaware.
An important change i'll the programme
has been effected in that, for the first time
in the history of Christian Endeavor con-
| yentions, there will be no Sunday services. /.
This will necessitate change in dates
from July 1914 to July l0-l5.
An outline of the programme for the
convention follows:
Wednesday morning-Trustees and Off
GERS of United Society will meet at Hotel
Brunswick for conference.
Wednesday evening-Convention opens
in 10 or 20 OF the largest churches
Thursday morning-First session in :
Mechanics Building and two tents. ADJ
dresses of welcome. Secretary Bars
annual report. Presentation of Stsse BAN
neTs.
Thursday afternoon = Denominational
rallies in various churches.
Thursday evening-Mechanics Building
and two tents. Annual address of Presi-
dent Clark,
Friday neutrality-suspicious. in Mechanics
Building and two tents.
Friday fternoon-Committee confer
ences. State territorial and provincial
union conference. Officers and district
secretaries conferences. Junior confer
ences.
Friday eyening--Sessions in Mechanics
building and two tents.
Saturday Neutrality-suspicious. in Me-
chanics building and two tents. Adjourn
, at ll.3U to march i'll body to Boston Conn
mon, where Governor Greenhalge will give
an address on good citizenship.
Saturday afternoon-Junior rallies.
Saturday eyening-State receptions.
, Monday Neutrality-suspicious. in Me-
chanics building and two tents.
Monday ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to his
torical spots, where lecturers will address
; the delegates.
Monday evenlng-Co Convention sermons.
Conservation meetings.
J Applications tor accommodations and
excursion managers estimates all point to
; an attendance Of 60,01O delegates under
favorable conditions. Twelve States have
already been assigned to hotels, but the
large majority Of the delegates will be
quartered in private houses in the vicinity
of their State headquarters. Private house
assignments Will not be made until dele
~
from their State headquarters
State assignments have already been
made by the accommodation committee.
,, The Central Traffic Association and
J Trunk Lines Association have decided on
half rate. or one fare for the round trip
! in their respective territories. These rates
: | will be met by the Western Traffic Asso-
citation. The New England Associations
have made the one fare through rate going
and returning by the same route. Re-
duced rates within the New England ter
ritory will be cents per mile from
points within % miles of Boston, with a
6 minimum rate of % cents; 81 from points
| | from % to 81 miles from Boston. and II
i cents per mile from points more than 81
miles from Boston. All tickets are good
until July 3lst, allowing full two week.
for sightseeing.
( A special feature of the convention will
!, be pilgrimages specially conducted OH
| Monday July 18th. These pilGrmages
will 30 to Bunker Hill, Old South Church,
Of Paul Revere fame. Funeuil Hall. WASH
ington Elm, Cambridge, &c, where lee
, lures will be delivered
. Special excursions will also be arranged
l during the week following the Convention
! to such places rs Lexington and Concord,
/ | where the first shot of the Revolution was
t Plymouth, where the Pilgrim fathers
landed; to Portland, Me, the birthplace of
Christian Endeayor, and other interesting
places.
:. There is no other city in the Union
where there are so many places of his
torcal interest to visit. and all those who
can had better arrange their plans to re-
, main in Boston ut least \ week after the
convention.