The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-05
CHRISTIAN ENDEAV0RERS
THE COMING GRAND C0NVEN TION
ar WiSHINGT0S.

national Christian Endeayor Convention
An Attendance Of Sixty Thousand Ex-
pected-Flye Hundred Meetings to be
Held and Two Thousand Addresses to be
Delivered.
In less than four months a host of
Christian Endeavorers will assemble
at the National capital on the occasion
of the fifteenth International Christian
Endeavor convention, which will be held
in Washington, d. c., July S-13, and as
the time draws near the preparations
which Washington Endeavorers have
been for months earnestly engaged i'll
making, are assuming very definite
shape. 1t is confidently expected that
the attendance will be greater than at
any previous convention, and estimates
OF $4,000 and even more have been
made. The magnitude of the gathering
may be somewhat appreciated by the
TACT that during the convention there
will be in the city about 500 meetings
and over 1000 addresses will be de-
livered by different speakers. The larg-
est auditorium will not hold fifth OF
the delegates, so that three mammoth
tents will be in constant use. Charles
d. Sherman of the Church of the Re-
deemer Y. P. s. c. L. and chairman
of the press committee of the New Ha-
ven Christian Endeavor union has re-
ceiyed copy of press committee bull
letin No. L. sent out by the Washing
ton '96 press committee. The announce
mentS contained in this circular are OF
special interest to the members of the
New Haven G. e. union, who are plan
ming to so to Washington in July.
Washington is admirably adapted for
the purposes of such convention
Within a very small radius are located
the hotels, boarding houses, many
places of public interest, and most OF
facilities place all parts of the city in
easy reach of these points, and no dele
cation will be located at any consider
able distance from the great centers OF
interest
Probably no city in the land contains
more of historic and general interest
than does the nations capital and many
opportunities for instructive and profit.
able observation will be afforded after
the convention has closed and to some
extent during the days Of the conven-
ton, it being very probable that one af-
ternoon will be devoted to visiting vari-
Gus points of interest in and about the
city.
al nf ut ntar In
very heartily into the preparations and
the visitors are assured a most cordial
welcome at the home of the nation next
July.
OF prime Importance and interest are
the arrangements for the meetings OF
the convention The meeting places
will be more numerous than heretofore
Three great tents, two of which were
used at the convention in Boston last
summer, a large hall and ten or more
of the largest churches will constitute
the principal auditoriums and at GER
tain times meetings will be held stimuli
taneously in ALL Many other churches
will be utilized for early morning pray
er meetings and other smaller meetings
A combined seating capacity of more
LHetH 4U,UUU Will De dNdlldDle dl any CIV
en- moment during the convention. The
three great tents will be pitched on
the white lot, a government reserva-
ton just south of the executive man
sion, the use of which, together with the
Washington Monument grounds. was
granted to the Committee of '96" by
a joint resolution on congress recently
approved by the president, All the
places Of meeting are conveniently
situated and easily reached from al
points.
The general plan Of entertaining del
egates used in Boston will be followed
I this year Those who do not secure no.
tel quarters before coming to the city
will, Immediately upon their arrival, be
assigned quarters in private homes and
boarding houses located as near as pos
sible to the church headquarters Nc
hotel arrangements will be made BY
the entertainment committee for indi-
/ viduals.