The morning times., 1895-07-18
Other Washington EndeaYarers
Scattered Far and Wide.
GONE ON THEIR VACATIONS
Welcome Meeting at Calvary Sunday
school House Last Night-Reports
ton Convention-EchoM Meeting Prob
able When Delegates Get Back.

Healthy, hearty, and happy, fifteen OF
the 450 members OF the District delegation
to the Christian J2ndeavor convention at
Boston arrived in Washington at 1:4O
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The other members of the delegation
separated at Boston aud New York to
spend their summer vacations ID the
mountains or on the seashore.
AS stated in special dispatch to The
Times yesterday, there were about fifty
members OF the Washington Union who
left Boston at $50 O'Clock Tuesday
evening for Providence. On the same tram
were about 700 young people from Maine,
Massachusetts, and Rhode Island on Their
way to the convention OF the Baptist
Young Peoples Union at Baltimore.
The sound steamer Connecticut started
on her journey to New York about
O'Clock and reached the metropolis at
O'Clock yesterday morning. AS the big
boat rounded Point Judith there was a
big sea on, and not few Of the Washing
tonpeople fed the fishes with Boston dinners.
1t was a rather novel experience for
some of the party, but they yielded to the
inevitable and sought the rail with the
best grace possible.
Percy S. Foster led the evening song ser
vice on the boat, and was assisted at the
piano by Mrs. Frank Byram.
RECEPTION AT CALVARY.
Quite a number of the Endeavorers
stopped over in New York until last night,
but those who came through were given
a reception last night at the Calvary Bap-
list Sunday house, at which Mr..
w. b. Robson presided.
Owing partially TO the short notice the
attendance was small, and 1t was decided
TO have more elaborate meeting later
when most of the delegates return. Mr.
Foster and President Miles NJ. Shand were
in Baltimore to attend the Baptist cunVen-
ton. while Mr.. Smith, Of the committee
Of '96. is still in Boston, SO that II deyolved
upon Messrs. Elliott and Makosky and
President era wford, Of the Louisiana Union,
to tell OF some of the good things they
heard at the Hub. Other EndeavoreTs told
of the inspiration for better work they
had gathered at previous conventions.
Mr.. Norman Elliott said the eyangelisuc
services were one of the new and more
important features at the convention or
meetings in factories conducted by Rev.
ID. w Skellinger.
These meetings were held principally
in the Everett Piano Works just after the
morning sessions of the convention, and DR..
SS''@N-
twenty-five Washington Endeavorers. The
meetings were remarkable fortheir spiritual
power, said Mr.. Elliott, and on one -oc-
casion there were thirty requests Tor
prayer from the factory men and girls
MEETINGS AT ATFANEUILHALL.
Reference was also made TO the meet
inCs in FaneuiI Hall and the Bromfield
Street Presbyterian Church, conducted by
Dwight L. Moody and Rev. DR.. Chapman
OF Albany. These were largely attended
by the business men and clerks OF stores
in the downtown district. 1t was a
gratifying fact, said Mr.. Elliott, that more
attention had been paid TO EVangeilsuc
work at the convention of '95 than al
any other Christian EEdeavor gathering.
Air Crawford alluded 10 the gratifying
spread of interdenominational fellowship
as demonstrated more clearly at Boston
than any other Christian Endeavor Con-
veution He was positive that the organ
iZation and work OF the Christian Endeayor
Society had finally solved the problem OF
church unity. He also spoke or the sincerity
and happiness of the great throng OF young
people as they walked the streets orCrowded
the street cars.
There was a pleasing absence of that So
called social quality, denoted flirting. The
Endeavorers were sincere and earnest IN
all their enthusiasm and this vas one secret
of the Endeayor SQciety's success. Mt.
Crawf ford said Louisiana was going TO send
big delegation to Washington in '96.
The meeting last night was in charge OF
the following committee:
Mr.. w. B. Robinson, chairman; Revs.
Howard Wilbur Ennis and Charles H.
Butler and Messrs, Andrew Wilson, I.
w. Grimes, NJ. Hull, William F. Stowell,
H C. Metcalf, f. T Fenwick, John T.
Hebbard, George Compton, Henry Knowles,
Meauy, Frank b Severance, George E.
and John W MGsson.
1t is probable that arrangements for an
echo convention OF 50 viii he made within
few weeks when all the delegates return.