Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-07-08
4 HUNDRED COMPANIES
VIII Hold MONDAY Meetings In Bos-
\. ton Stores and Shops.
The City Has Begun to Don
Holiday Attire.


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Boston, July 8.-Rev. Charles Roads q
Philadelphia and Rev. Charles A. Olive
9f York, Pa, who, with Rev. James L
Hill Of Salem, are to havo charge Of tn
foonday meetings during the Christian
nndeavor convention, are busily engage,
IN making final arrangements for tn,
sor1es OF meetings TO be held In Bostor
each day during the convention.
Under their direction 100 companies o
young people from the different states
have been already organized for thi.
special branch of the work, and possibly
c6 moro may be organized
This work had its origin In a series OF
daily meetings, six In number, held In
connection with the Pennsylvania state
convention two years ago. So marked
was the interest that at last years conven-
ton at York, Pa, 70 daily meetings were
held In the shops and manufactures and
business places.
In both cities employers entered heartily
Into the work, and the after results were
most satisfactory. Christian Endeavor
stood better among the working people
after the meetings, and the young people
telt encouraged to attempt still greater
things.
The Pennsylvania State union Is the
largest in the country, having nearly 1000
oonties, and Its conventions In somo re-
spects resemble the international conven-
eaons as from 5000 to 10000 delegates
Gather for conference and consultation.
Tho committee has received letters COM
mending the work and promising assist
ance from President Noell of tbs Tennes-
= nj
No Wisconsin State union, President
Moulton of the Quebec union, President
Dtrong Of tho Michigan union, Rev. m. H.
Appleby of Indianapolis, Secretary sleman |
Sf the Washington union, b. r. Hobbler |
q Bay City, Mich, and Others. Letters
81 this nature have been received from
every stats union but one or two.
There will be two or three unique feat.
urej about these meetings. One is the
Sunday Breakfast association of Philadel-
phia, which, through its Christian En-
Acavor society, often gives two meals on
Sundays to more than 1000 homeless men.
Il is said to be the largest missionary en-
berpriss Of the kind in the world.
There also will be at least two colored
bands from Pennsylvania, noted for their
Angng.
These meetings, with few exceptions.
Will be typical Christian Endeayor meet
ngs and great care will be taken TO avoid
with the working hours IA
be places visited. The meetings will be.
dn st 1880 o'clock, and end promptly at
o'eleeh
All Ia Ready.
The general committee having in charge
he extensive arrangements for the great
has now practically completed
% work and is ready to receive the dele
;sfss "a they Wyiye, These engagements
ave beeh most thorough, combining all
b lessons taught by Psyi9y; co9yen-
Ions, and neither time nor Palms have Been ,
phfed IN perfecting them, and the COM
hittse announces that $1,000 persons can :
. provided for without confusion or dis ;
emfort.
A few delegates have arrived. The
breets are beginning to assume holiday
ppearance, with appropriately decorated
Gores displaying notices of welcome and
'hrfstian Endeavor emblems. Some OF {
he decorations are on an elaborate scale, I
specially upon the church buildings
'hioh are TO be headquarters during the
onvention. .--~
Tba two :snts, with seating capacity
He1b each, on Boston CoRpon, Wip
. ready Tor occupancy by tonight. These ,
Dnts, together with the Mechanics build
~, will be the principal meeting places ,
uxing the week, although services will
. held daily In many churches in the city
One of the most difficult problems con-
ronting the committee has been how to
ED such a multitude az Is expected to be
fesent during the session In tho short
ime between the forenoon, afternoon and
vening meetings. This has boon solved
y turning Machinery hall In Mechanics
,uilding into mammoth restaurant,
With a seating capacity Of 1000, where
from a dairy lunch to a table
Phote dinner can he obtained.
Special attention has been given to the
ocal exercises of the convention and
or the past three months q chorus of 5000
oices has been rehearsing the songs to be
ung. This chorus will be divided into
hree parts so that the music In each of
be large tents and Mechanics hall will be
ID by 1000 trained singers.
Once at least during the week the three
hoirs will be amslgamated and a huge
utdoU meeting will be held on the Com
aon, and all the meetings will be ad- :
burned to take part. A meeting will
lso be hold In Faneuil hall.
During the convention days parties will
isit the historic places In this vicinity, in
iuding Concord, Lexington, Cambridge,
'alem, Plymouth and Bunker Hill.