Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-07-09
SCOUTS ARE ON DUTY.
No Christian Endeavor Delegations
Likely to Get Lost.
6ooiety's Flag Having a Big
Boom In Boston.
Visitors Already Pouring Into the City In Large
Numbers.

BOSTON, July 9.-In Mechanics build
ing. at 1880 last evening, was hold an I'm
portant meeting of the scouts" Of the re
csption and accommodation committees
Qf the great Christian Endeavor conven
tion-
These scouts are sent out from the diff
fprent stations to outlying points, where
NAY meet their respective delegations ant
rtay with them till they are safely housed
IN Boston hotels and In private homes.
The meeting was held for the purpose o.
tnatructing these scouts In their duties
end this was done by the gentlemen wh(
have charge at the different railroad sta
tons.
Each Of these gentlemen addressed the
meeting in few earnest words, and the
kesult was as fine and compact table OF
rules as ever adorned Wentworth's AL
zebra. They may be briefly summed VI
As follows:
First-The scouts must obey orders.
Where each is sent, each must go, and no
enc should return without his delegation.
even II, as Mr.. Dimmock put 1t, he waits
three days.
Second-The scout must get all possible
information from the local agent. He
must learn when his train will arrive and
must prepare to meet it when it comes.
Third-When the train arrives, the scout
should cordially Introduce himself to the
header of the delegation, ascertain the
number of delegates he has in charge and
telegraph this information to tho booth
manager at the Boston station.
Fourth-He must hold the delegates to-
gether, and on their arrival at Boston
start them to singing Endeavor hymns as
they go through the streets to the places
Of registration, where his duties will
terminate.
Those who will lodge at hotels will go
directly there, but the others will be taken
hrst to the places Of registration and af-
terward provided for.
Flags by the Thousand.
The chief business Of the local societies
and officers Mas been in arranging the final
details for the reception and care Of visit
ors and in decorating. Many individuals
and local societies have left their decora-
tions until now, and the calls for conven-
Nom oags ut headquarters have been very
numerous. Every third or fourth visitor
- the rooms went away with q bundle of
'vA<D ahooA hAo "a ohA q AoA ~ huLl-
hsS were also called for by peddlers on the
serests.
Man paradsd the sidewalks of the bust.
mess districts, waving half dozen flags In
ops hsnd and carrying large bundle Of
tAsm In the other. They disposed Of their
9sock without much difficulty, for store
keepers who wished to show the flags in
Aheir windows were numerous. 1t Is esti-
mated that the largely augmented force Of
clerks In the salesroom at headquarters
disposed OF about &c, 600 flags up to yester-
day.
An Encouraging Report.
The delegates coming now are individ-
unis and small parties. Perhaps the most
distinguished arrival at headquarters yea
tsrday was Rev. w. K. Chapman, honor
~ secretary Of the Christian Endcavor
movement In Great Britain and Ireland.
Tho other British representatives who
came over with Mr.. Chapman are Rev.
John Pollock Of Glasgow, Rev James
Mussell Of Derby, Rev. J. D. Lamont and
Rev. II. Montgomery of Belfast.
Mr.. Chapman says the Christian En-
,deevor societies have shown q rapid in
Grease in number in his section of the
world during the last two years. During
iooe nrst nve years, up TO the beginning OF
1898, there We're only 425 societies. At the
end Of 1893 there were 1904, at the end Of
1894 there were 2012, and now there are
2700. They are increasing at the rate Of
about 25 a week.
The Baptists lead with 800 societies, then
come the Congregationalists with $50,
then the combined Methodists with 500,
then ths Presbyterians with 800 The
other societies are divided among the
Horavians. Society Of Friends and other
bodies. Mr.. Chapman says the Epworth
league. we'll known among the Metho-
dists In this country, Is unknown there.
These Are Yet to Come.
Tho first large delegations arrived todaS
a noon, when 600 arrived at the Albany
station from Michigan, and nearly 0OO(
oame In from Pennsylvania. The list OF
allegations expected tomorrow Is given
below: