The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-05
ENDEAVORERS WILL
GATHER TOMORROW
Many Of the State Officers Are to
Arrive Today.
FIRST SESSION TUESDAY NIGHT
President McCrOry, Of Pittsburg, and
Secretary Mcdonald, Of Altoona, to
BE Met by u Large Reception Dele.
cation at the ID. & IL. Station To.
night.-Final Meetings Of Commit.
tees in the Y. ". e. 4. Binding.

night..Final Meetings Of Commit.
tees in the Y. ". e. 4. Building.
This will be the final day of prepara-
tiOn for the coming of the host of En-
deavors. over 1000 of them. Beginning
tomorrow and until Friday, inclusive.
the city will be thronged with wearers
of the red and blue. the streets will re-
sound with rallying and convention
songs and Scranton will contain the
greatest gathering of outside delegates
in its history.
This afternoon and tonight will be a
busy period for Endeavor executive Of
ficers and committees. but the prelim-
mary work as at first outlined has been
carried on with such eXactness, good
management and absence of confusion
that not much remains to be done aside
from a carrying out of the final details.
Most of the state officers will be here
before midnight.
Tomorrow will witness the arrival, re-
ception and guidance to the quarters
assigned them of the big Endeavor ar
my. In the evening (Tuesday) there
will be the opening sessions in Elm
Park church, the rockingham theater
and Academy of Music. The proceed
ings IN each place of meeting will be
identical consisting of an address of
welcome and response, the reading
of the annual address of Rev. DR.. j. n.
McCrory, Of Pittsburg, state president.
and reports of the state secretary and
treasurer, and an address in each place
by prominent divine. Tomorrow af-
ternoon there will be a prayer and
praise service in Elm Park church at 4
O'Clock.
DECORATING THUS FAR.
While the decorations are not as gen.
eral nor as elaborate as had been hoped
for. it is likely that before nightfall a
large number of structures now barren
of bunting color will display a paledo-
scopic welcome to the visitors. On the
buildings already decorated the stars
and stripes and the Endeavor cOlors of
red and white predominant. The in
teriors of fourteen churches which
have been selected AS headquarters for
county delegations have been hand
somely trimmed. In many instances
thu work has been done by professional
decorators.
The sermons in many Of the churches
yesterday bore upon the convention and
End"avorisnl. The North End socie-
Ties joined in rally in the Providence
Presbyterian church and the West Side
societies i'm the Washburn Street Pres
byterian church. the united choir sec
tions of those localities participating in
the services.
Announcement is made for the meet
ing of committees and other conven-
tion organizations tonight as follows:
Committee of sc and ushers. Young
Mems Christian association building;
sub reception committees of the Ply
mouth and Calvary churches and all
captains and lieutenants. Young Mems
Christian association building: Central
City, West Side and North End choirs
for rehearsal in Elm Park. Washburn
Street Presbyterian and Providence
Presbyterian churches, respectively.
DR. McCrory. state president: George
Mcdonald. state secretary, and many
western delegates will reach here at $
O'Clock this evening on a Delaware and
Hudson train. They will be met at the
station by the Plymouth and Calvary
church sections of the reception com
mittee and the reception captains and
lieutenants.
THE CONVENTION BADGE.
The convention badge is of red and
is lcttered in silver. Across the top is
II miniature steel rail from which Is
suspended u piece of coal. An imprint
of a coal breaker appears on the badge
proper. The badges and programmes
can be obtained only upon registration
at the different church headquarters,
though the members of the choir and
the ushers receive their badges tonight.
The words Choir" and "ushers' on q
separate ribbon will distinguish them
There has been q generous response
to the appeal for the loan of horses and
carriages for Wednesday afternoons
drive over Elmhurst boulevard. Dele
gates will be charged so cents each for
the ride and the proceeds will be de-
voted to the general expenses of the
convention. The following gentlemen
had rendered the use of their turnouts
up to Saturday night: DR.. b. H. Throop
William Connell. LDther Keller Will
liam McClave, A. d. Stelle, Thomas II
Watkins, ]. NJ Kemmerer, ex-Governor
L. A. Watres, r. s. Lewis. Henry Belin
ir., Col. H. M. Boies. l.. IT. Payne, John
l.. WentZ, NJ. D., l. F. Megargel w. II
Gearhart, ]. J. Jermyn, Col. Z. G
Schoonmaker. The boulevard cOmpan!
will allow the carriages to pass ovel
the thoroughfare without paying toll
Persons who will allow the use of theil
carriages should notify j. w. Brown
ing. whose office is at Ala Spruce street
WEST SIDE MEETING.
A notable gathering filled the Wash
burn Street Presbyterian church las
evening, when several of the West Side
churches-especially those which have
Christian Endeavor societies-held
union service in the interest of thu
Christian Endeavor convention. Ever!
seat in the church was occupied. Be
sides the crowded assemblage and thu
impressive scene presented in th'
gathering of followers of the differen
denominations, the auditorium wa!
prettily decorated with American flags
bunting, natural green, and streamer:
of the regulation '96 &c. F." colors. rec
and white, with explanatory script. .
In the pulpit were Rev. j. B. Mof
fatt, d. D., pastor of the home church
Rev. Thomas Bell, of the Plymouth
Congregational church; Rev. j. T. Nor
ris, of the Welsh Calvinistic Methods
church, Bellevue, and Rev. John Grif
fiths, of the Sumner Avenue Presby
terian church. In the choir CALLER.
was the West Side Christian Endeavo
choir of 100 voices. led by PrOfesso
Lewis Davis. The regular quartette o
the Washburn street church, Mrs. B
r. Jayne, Miss Bertha Calkins. Davit
Beynon and Edwin Bowen. also sat il
the choir loft During the fifteen min
ute song and prayer service, which
opened the meeting. Professor D. A
Stone. assistant leader and manager o
the choir, was in charge. After this
Rev. Mr.. Moffatt. who presided owe
the main meeting, introduced Rev
John Grifiiths, who read scripture.
ADDRESS BY REV. THOMAS BELL
Prayer by Mr.. Moffatt and congrega
tional singing was followed by an ad
dress by Rev. Thomas Bell. Mr.. Bell!
words were listened to with the closes
attention. In part he said