The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-07-08
CHRISTIAN ENDEAY0RERS
THE FIFTEENTH Al
CONTENTION

Opens in Washington, ID. O., This Evening
A Large Delegation From Connecticut
win be Present-Features of the Con-
vention.
The delegates from Connecticut to
the fifteenth International Christian
Endeavor convention, which is to be
held at Washington, d. c., during the
next seven days, win leave this city
this morning at $3.50 o'clock by special
train. Those who expect to attend
from other cities and towns in this
state will arrive in New Haven This
morning in time for the special. Six
hundred and fifty delegates are regis
tered to attend from Connecticut. This
is one of the largest delegations ever
known from this state to a convention
Of the kind.
The route Of the delegates is over the
Royal Blue line direct to Washington,
arriving there at $3.50 o'clock this after
noon. The headquarters for the Con-
necticut delegation will be at the Ma
tional hotel, Pennsylvania avenue and
Sixth street, The Metropolitan Pres
byterian church is to be the church
headquarters.
In order to make themselves ac-
quainted, the Connecticut delegation
will hold reception at the Presby-
terrain church Saturday evening of this
week After the convention has clos
ed large number from this state will
make an excursion down to Virginia
and surrounding places of interest.
Among those who will attend from
New Haven are the following: Irving
M. Thomas, Joel B. Foote and wife,
Miss Mabel Cloes, ID. r. Adams, Miss
Ida Adams, DR.. S. C. Whitney, j. F.
Sheppard and wife, I. l.. Hudson, r. I.
Morse, May e. Pollard, j. Mansfield,
H. w. Hitchcock, L. w. Platt, Rev. p.
Johnson of Dwight Place church. Mrs.
Lewis Holt, R. N Keenan,, C. Whittle-
sey OF West Haven, j. c. Johnson, M.
l.. Knight, Daisy L. Norton and 9. w.
Kelsey of Fair Haven.
The preliminary meetings will be held
in twenty three churches this evening,
July 8. The topic for these meetings
will be Deepening the Spiritual Life. "
There will also be three lectures illus
trated by stereopticons. One "Arme-
MIA" a second 1.-THE Celestial Empire .
the third Turkey"
Tho offioiol onap{por ne tho f;n,,
will be tomorrow in the three tents.
After the addresses of welcome Secre-
tary Baer will give his annual address.
The afternoon will be devoted to de-
| nominational rallies Tomorrow even
ing the general topic will be Christian
Citizenship" Saved to Serve" is the
| topic for Friday The afternoon will
be given to committee conferences. On
Saturday morning there will be song
service at the Washington monument
| Then there will be a march up Penn
sylvania avenue to the capitol, when
there will be a few brief addresses The
afternoon will be given up to sight-see-
ing and to the junior rally. In the
evening will be the state rallies and
receptions. In the three tents will be
1
On Sabbath morning the delegates
will attend the Sunday school and
church services in the various parts d
the city. In the afternoon meeting
will be held in the interests of the
American Sabbath and evangelistit
meetings in the tents by Rev. B. Fay
Mills In some of the churches there
viii be denomlnational missionary
meetings. Monday morning the frs
session Of the Worlds Union will b.
| held. The convention will close on Mon
day evening with a sermon and con
secration service in each of the tent.
and in at least five churches. 1t il
certain that the music of the conven
ton will be great success. Tht
chorus of 1000 voices is now drilling il
four sections of j 900 voices each.