Evening star., 1896-07-09

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Chorus.
Yankee Doodle, won't you come? Please
don't say Mike"
Yankee Doodle in '9S to Nashville down in
Dixie
Yankee Doodle. won't you come? Please
don't say Mike
Well meet you twenty thousand strong in
Nashville down in Dixie!
(Air, America.)
Come, then, and join our band
Well welcome every land
Where Christ doth reign.
Worldwide must be our reach,
All nations we must teach
To look to God for each
Blessing they'd gain.
Other songs. similarly striking: were
given, interspersed with the Nashville yell:
Nashville, '9S!
Nashville, '9S!
I'll be there! VIII you be there?
o, yes. we'll all be there!
Nashville!
The enthusiasm Of the Nashville boomers
was catching. and they were applauded
after eacn song or shout. Mr.. Landrith,
when interrogated as to Nashville's g
chances for the convention in 1893, simply
answered.:
Nashville has a cinch."
The Formal Services.
There were no other similar incidents,
as Nashville seemed to also have a cinch
on Tent Endeavor until the regular exer-
cises began. These commenced on time at
$50 o'clock, when the Rev. Howard b.
Grose of Boston, who was the presiding
officer at today's meeting, announced that
the exercises would begin with the praise
service. led by Mr.. E. o. Excel of Chi
cago- There was no preliminary hesitation
on Mr.. Excelrs part. Raising his baton,
he said:
Wen begin where we left ofr-page 8,
Scatter Sunshine Everybody stand and
bod, ,c;~
sung Mr.. Excel implored everybody to
Join in, and the increased volume when the
last verse was rendered showed that every
body did. After a moments intermission
the congregation and choir sung Il viii
Sing the Wondrous Story" and then Rev.
Dr. Tyler of Cleveland offered a feeling
prayer. The praise service was concluded
with the singing of THE Banner of the
by having the male voices alone sing one
verse, and then calling for female voices
to sing the other.
The Devotional Service.
At the conclusion Of the singing Mr.
Grose came forward.
I'VE well knew that Washington would
give US warm welcome but we did not
expect that 1t would give us a wet one," he
remarked, but there is one thing certain,
If the the very heavens would fall down
the ardor and enthusiasm Of Christian
Endeavorers would not be dampened." He
announced devotional service, under the di-
rcction of Rev. DR.. Jessie B. Colbert, the
well-known young colored minister of this
city. DR.. Colbert took Matthew, 51-12.
reading the first verse. and the audience
reading the second, alternately. and then
delivered a powerful ard impressive pray
er for the Almighty to strengthen the
hearts of the Endeavorers and aid them in
their crusade in behalf Of universal Chris
tianity. The hymn of invocation. written
for the occasion by Col John Hay of this
city, was sung with much feeling. 1t was
published in The Evening Star yesterday.
At the conclusion Of the invocation Mr..
Grose said he now had the honor of de-
claring the fifteenth international conven-
ton of Christian Endeavor open.
A Tribute to the District.
I'VE are meeting" he continued. 'in the
District of Columbia. Every one knows
that it Is one Of the model municipalities
of the world. and every one admits 1t
until his own particular municipality is
brought into comparison" He described
what a vast amount of interesting things
and people 1t contained. All the officers of
the civil government were here: all the d.
rective energies Of the executive; of the
navy and the army.
And there is great general with US
today he calculated. You may not like
his presence, but he's here, and although
you won't stick to him he will stick to you
without question. l refer to General HUI
mldlty. IhlS pleased the audience i'm
mensely.
Commissioner Ross Presented.
Mr.. Crosse hereupcn introduced District
Commissioner John w. Ross, who was
greeted with great applause. and who Gre
ated another burst of plaudit and laughter
when he prefaced his address of welcome
with the remark that from the weather 1t
was evident that the weather bureau was
under the impression that every Christian
Endeavorer was a Baptist. Commissioner
Ross then proceeded with his address.
which was listened to with rapt attention
and literally punctuated with applause He
said:
The people Of the District of Columbia
have witnessed many distinguished gather
fngs within the past decade. They saw
white-pl, med Knights Templar march up
on the historic avenue by the thousands;
the grizzled veterans Of the Grand Army
OF the Republic paraded upon tho line Of
march followed by the survivors Of Sher-
mans army in 1855; then came the
Knights Of Pythias in grand encampment.
and other noted organizations which have
deemed it duty. as well as an honor, to
meet once at least In the city which bears
the name Vt Washing ton. But the capitalS
In all its experience q convention city
never before had as its guests forty thou
sand young and enthusiastic representa-
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