Evening star., 1896-07-02
COMING CHRISTIANS
The South Will Send Great Num-
bers to the Convention.
PLANS OF MANY VARIOUS PARTIES
The Routes They Will Follow and
Other Interesting Features.
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Christian Endeavors stronghold is in
New England. where it's societies most Wig
orously flourish. In the east ami northwest
also its principles are rapidly taking root
among the young people of the churches.
The south. however. is comparatively weak
in societies and members. Yet the organi-
zation has penetrated into all the southern
states and as its workings and objects be-
come better understood and the results ac-
complished make their influence felt, old
societies become strengthened and new ones
spring up with membership quite faith
ful and every whit as sincere as in the
older organizations in the north.
Never before has an international con-
vention Of the Christian Endeavor Society
been held near to the south as is the
case this year. This consideration was one
OF the influential ones that strengt hened
Washingtons invitation to hold the con-
vention in the capital city. The officers and
trustees OF the society were anxious that
the south be brought in contact with the
movement in order that its workings might
be examined close at hand, rather than
casually viewed from a distance. Ii
the hope that II the convention Were held
in Washington. the south would be more
largely represented than ever before.
Tennessee and Alabama.
This expectation bids fair to be realized.
The south is making extensive prepara-
tions to come to Washington and take part
in the great convention. Tennessee and
Alabama will probably join delegations and
come to the convention together. The Ala
bams party has planned to leave Mont
gomery Monday morning, the 9th instant.
passing through Birmingham and arriving
In Chattanooga in the early evening. Ii is
proposed to stop for time in that city.
ascend Lookout Mountain and view the
marvellous Moccasin Bend and the scene of
the great battle above the clouds" Mean
time the Tennesseeans will have been gath
ering from all parts of the state.
Tnose from western Tennessee will take
the train for Chattanooga early in the
Crning and arrive in Nashville in the
middle OF the afternoon, where they will
be Joined by the middle Tennessee dele
cation, both parties together taking up
their trip to Chattanooga, which is ex-
pected to be reached after o'clock I'm the
evening.
Itinerary OF the Party.
From Chattanooga the delegates from
Tennessee and Alabama will come as one
party to Washington. The route lie q
beautiful one. stop will be made at
Pulaski, Va, for breakfast and then an
other stop at the Natural Bridge, where
arrangements have been made TO see that
interesting freak of nature. Through the
wonderful and beautiful Shenandoah val
ley the ride will be enjoyed all day and
late In the afternoon the Luray caverns
will be reached and inspected. Travelling
will not be resumed until midnight then
sunrise In the valley and prayer meeting
of one thousand Endeavorers on Bolivar
Heights at Harper's Ferry will be one Of
the notable features of this trip toward
the convention. After breakfast and a
once more be resumed and the convention
city reached by 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning. July &.
Tennessee ard Alabama Endeayorers
viii visit on their way to Washington some
OF the interesting historic and picturesque
spots that other delegations will make
special trips to after the convention is
over. Their train is to be decorated with
the state and national colors and will
carry hundreds of young people full Of the
spirit Of song and endeavor who will make
things lively all the way and while in the
city with fellow-Endeavorers from all
parts Of the country.
The Watermelon State.
1t is reported that Georgia Endeavorer.
are taking more interest in the coming
convention than ever before and a larger
delegation will be on hand to represent
the state Of watermelons than at any for
mer convention. The comparison is
made. however. with Georgia delegations
In the past. Measured by the standard
of some of the great northern delegations
Pennsylvania, New York or Ohio for in
stance, Georgia's quota will be small Yet
those that come will be enthusiastic
The Georgia train will leave TUESDAY the
9TH instant, at noon via the Southern rail-
way and will arrive in this city, it is ex-
pected, before breakfast the next morning
A party from the southern part of the state
is contemplating making the trip by water
from Savannah. In the Georgia party be-
side the state officers. will be Mr. f. L.
Taw and wife of Atlanta two Endeayorers
W ha ic Saf1 aff had -Ix-
convention from the beginning. They will
bring with them their little boy, who was the
youngest delegate at the Cleveland conven-
tion, except perhaps Christian Endeavor
Tyler little gir! born that year and so
named by her father, the president of the
LEGAL Christian Endeavor Union, and an
enthusiastic worker. Georgians intimate
that IN a few years Atlanta will he In the
field candidate for international
gathering Of Christian Endeavorers, and
they are confident that when that time ar
rives the southern city will not be disap-
pointed.
From Far-O6 Florida.
Monday evening" July G. special train
bearing Florida delegates will begin its
Journey toward the convention city from
Jacks onville The train will arrive at Char
lotte, n. c.. for breakfast the following
morning, therce by daylight through the
elevated mountainous scenic country of
North Carolina and Virginia, passing
through Salisbury, High Point and Green's
boro', n. c., Danville, Lynchburg, Char
lottesville Uhe home and tomb of Thomas
Jefferson); thence. through the great battle
field of the late war at Manassas, TO Alex
andria and Washington. At Columbia, s.
c., and Charlotte. n. c., delegates from the
two Carolinas will join the delegation and
come as one party to this city. In order
that the delegates may have ample time in
which to rest and become acquainted with
the places of meeting, it is the expectation
to bring them in very early Wednesday
morning or upon the previous evening.
Distinctive Decorations.
Florida's delegates are going to send to
the society in the Sixth Presbyterian
Church, which has been selected to specially
look after the comfort and pleasure of En-
deavorers from the peninsular state, a
number of typical Florida plants for dec
Grating the headquarters, which are to be
at this church, an act Of courteous thought
fulness which the local society thoroughly
appreciates.
The Florida badge is the same as that
Used last year, and which attracted SO
much attention in Boston-the scale of the
'.sil-tarpon" combined with the state col
ors, purple and gold. Florida will bring rep
resentatives from the southernmost society