The morning times., 1896-07-04

| Tho force at tie headquarters Of the
| Christian Eudeavor societies. have nearly
completed the preliminary work aud it is
safe TO say the thousands of delegates will
| De well and accurately Informed concern
| ing the details of meetings OF the big
convention. TIE details OF tile Christian
Endeayor program are almost completed
| and only gool weather is needed to make
the great assembly one of the most noted
! OF its kind. For weeks the work has been
| III progress, but the good results will
be seen during the convention and after
| ward.
The Capital City will tender a generous
| welcome TO the visiting Christians; there
| is no doubt about that, aud their stay here
will be one of great pleasure and greater
| profit. Everything that can be done for
the comfort and convenience of the visiting
delegates has been done, and now that the
pre- liminary work is drawing to a close
| the prospects are exceptionally bright and
| the chances for ar eninently successful
convention are most excellent.
The headquarters of the Christian En-
dcavorers will be removed today from
1927 street northwest TO the drill hall
OF the Washington Light Infantry, on
Fifteenth street, where extensive prepara-
tons have been made for the continuation
OF the work. While the convention head
quarters will be located there all the States
will have headquarters there also. where
matters pertaining to their respective So
cieties will be attended to. Here also will
be found the chairnIen OF the several COM
mittees and the heads of all departments
Exhibits of literature by the several
denOninational boards will be made and
the joint ticket agents office will be
located there.
The convention badges for the delegates
arrived Thursday night and will be distrib
uted Wednesday when the registration
OF delegates will he made by societies
and at which time the Official program
will be given out. These badges will
suffice to admit the delegate to the meet
ings.
MOST COMPLETE PROGRAM
The program of the convention already
printed contains 1l2 pa ges, 66 pages or
music and 56 pages OF reading matter.
II provides for over 800 meetings, eight
and ten being in progress a one time. The
side ISSUES arranged Tor the benefit of the
visitors include every conceivable kind
OF excursion in and about the city.
At nearly every hour in the day, from
a. m. 10 10 p. M, there will be several
meetings in progress, but these meetings
Will not lie attended by every delegate
who visits the city. When this or tf.at
meeting is III progress II will be attended
by the delegates who are personally In
terested in the work with which this particu-
lar meeting deals, and Endeavorers whose
minds and whose Christian work are in
another field Will find the time to enjoy one
or severa OF the many outings which have
been arranged.
To the average visitor Washington Is
city OF the greatest interest, the public
buildings being objects OF the greatest
entertainment. All OF these will have to
be visited, and with these objects in view
the local members OF the great body of En-
deavorers have arranged 10 show the visit
ing delegates the sights of the city.
The first meetings OF the convention will
be held Wednesday evening of rext week.
BY that time the minority OF the delegates
will have arrived and everything will be in
smooth running order. The New Jersey del
egates will come Oh Tuesday So that they