The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-04
PURE CITIZENSHIP.
Patriots Featurcs OF the Christian
Endsavor Programme.
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Atw's.h'l''Rton Daring tho lilg In,erna.
donai Convention - Lave az Coun,ry
AMI tho duty or Gond CitI1rns-rInsp,r
ing Surroundings The Arrangements
All Completed.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July Spa
trIetiSn to tho forc has been tho Idea OF
the committee having In charge tho
pMpa'hlIon OF tho programme for the
fifteenth International Christian Endca-
%, convention. tho oponlng gcsslons Of
which are to be held Wednesday next
lNrtly because tho convention Is torbe
hNlH 80 s0hn after tho celebration OF
lnuGlSuuehcc DAY, but chiefly for tho
reason lGht tho promotion at Rood citl-
H'NsM,ll v fundamental principle OF
tho Chlistlan lGndtlvor Society, and be-
cause, iurthcr, the convention Is to be
held " lhr capital city OF II cduntry-ioy-
ms nG'Iallt', ID the patriotic feature 70
be maze prominent I'M h
Mersly beCluKC the convention Ia 10 bo
ECiI " Washington, great impulse
WIZ w given in this direction, Tho
heart OF every &mCiCan citizen beatn
WIN reasonable pride az hc Views the
beautiful capital nnd vIsIts Its public
pullulnSS ma srra Its most prominent
staIss!iea, mrmberS nf the Judiciary.
anu olleets OF the army and navy In tho
county, whose presence here is rtGuIred
by Official duti,'s. Every cItlgon Of the
uhlteu St0tHS has u desire to Wait, at
lraSt once IN hlS career, the city where
uNClp sam lives; 10 so through the de-
paltmtNl buildings, ace for himself
somtthlng OF tho machinery OF gnvern-
ment ana perhaps Otter Suggestions ma
70 Inc manner In which tho System could
be improved, ar select come Office thai
he would like to M. thousands OF
thosN who nrc U!thSr on thnIr way to tho
c0nSehtonor RrG making an carly start,
have never hren 10 Washington! thoy
VIII aeS lts lofty monument and EraCa-
lul capitol dome. Its public buildings,
stGtuoF or heroes, It's parks and hand
nelhe private residences for the ilrRl
| time. No other city In the country
presents so many points Of interest ar
no mary momentpss that are interviewer
intn the natun's history as does WASH
IHgton. q .'7
In 1rnmt u The Capitol,
Because these facts are recognized,
and becanga 1t Is desired to emphasize
them, q grand patriotic demonstration
has been planned for Saturday after
| nom. July IL. In front OF the capitol,
| Permission to use the building and
grounds inr this purpose has been grant
ed the committee OF 90 by Vice PresI>
| dent Stevenson and Speaker Reed. It
Is proposed to have the chorus of more
than 1000 voices occupy the steps on the
east front. the Identical spot where sue
croGlnS Residents tak5 the oath OF Of
| lice and deliver to thronglng cowds In
the spacious plaza fronting the build,
! Ing thair inaugural addresses. Pres!-
dent Francis f. Clark, OF the Worlds
| Christian EndcRror Union, will next
| Saturday occupy the stand and the open
square VIII be- filed with members OF tho
| organization from all lands. 4 good
citizenship banner Will be presented and
d brief 1ddrcas " 10 be delivered. but
the principal feature Is expected to be
| the chorus singing. For the first time
since the mammoth body was organized
| the four sections will be brought tor
| gether under one director aud more
than 1000 voices will join together In
hymns and songs, whose theme Is lib-
erty, freedom and love OF fGthcrland.
The strains will be taken up by the as
sembled thousands and patriotic i'm
| pulses VIII stir every heart.
After the exercises at the capitol, the
Endeavorers Will march In body along
Pennsylvania avenue to the treasury
| the historic route tramped by the victo-
rious Union armies whea they passed In
grandreview through the city after the
| restoration OF peace In 1865. the same pa
rade ground that is GuadrennialIy ira.
verRed by inaugural kQcessions
The programme has; been 10 arranged
that nothing Will intI"Iere with this
feature. Meetings will be held Satur>
day morning in the tents. but nothing
except the capitol vesper exercise has
been planned for the afternoon. Ev>
erythlng gives way to the demonstration
OF patriotic fervor
Patriotic I:1erclsrs.
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