St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-20
ENDEAVORERs EXPECT TO DRAW
DELEGATIONS TO THE INTER-
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
TO BE A MONSTER GATHERING.
THE ENTERTAINMENT OF AT
LEAST $4,000 PEOPLE.
ENTHUSIASM IN LOCAL LEAGUES.
Dr.. Wayland Hoyt One of the
Speakers at Mass Meetings in
Washington.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The fourth
annual convention of the local Chris
tan Endeavor union closed this after
noon with an overlooking mass-meet-
| ing in Central hall. Enthusiasm has
run high during the past few days and
| Neutrality-suspicious. look upon the event as
but forecast of the international COM
vention to be held here in July next.
Every society in the district was re-
presented at the sessions and a very
large number of the city's clergymen
occupied platform seats The first
meeting was held Friday evening. and
included an address by President Whit
man, of Columbian university. on The
h1ngdom-an ideal-an obligation"
and also a stirring talk by
REV. WAYLAND HOYT, D. D..
of Philadelphia, on the subject. Soul
| Winning" Saturdays sessions opened
with an early morning prayer meeting
in the First Congregational church.
which was attended by a large num-
ber In the afternoon at the same
place, the juniors held an inspiring SER
vice. The Rev. Peter Ainslee. of Ralti-
more, Nd. and the Rev Francis Clark.
d. D., president of the United Society
of Christian Endeavor, delivered a.
short address. By far the most en-
thusiastic meeting, however, was the
rally of the international convention
committees, held Saturday evening in
Central hall. Every seat was occupied
! and scores of persons stood during the
entire session. The meeting was adj
| dressed by President Clark and by Mr..
John Willis Baer general secretary of
/ the society both Of WI
Boston for the express purpose of con-
ferring with the officers of the COM
mittee of 80, and of seeing and speak
ing to the rank and file of the workers.
Secretary Baer talked on The Respon-
sibility of the Individual Worker" and
as his memory was fresh with the
achievement Of the Boston committee
in charge of the '95 convention, his
! points and suggestions were exceeding
ly practical. He was followed by
President Clark, whose subject was
Spiritual Blessings to be Expected
from the SO Convention" The closing
addresses this afternoon We're by Rev.
Tennis Hamlin, d. D., of this city, and
by DR.. Clark. Strong resolutions upon
the Armenian question, the saloon,
Sabbath observances, etc. were
adopted. The progress reported by the
committee of SO indicates that the July
international convention will, as Dr.
Clark said in one of his addresses,
reach the high water mark.
VAST COMMITTEES.
composed of 5000 persons. gave already
abundant signs of active work. Their
organization is complete, and yery
soon they will undertake the detail
work OF canvassing the city for ac-
| commodations and making the assign
ment of churches. The hall commit
| tee has made contracts for the erection
OF three mammoth tents. a joint reso-
luton was recently introduced in the
senate and house, the purport of which
is to grant the society permission to use
the large reservation in the rear OF the
executive mansion for the purpose of
the convention, and here the tents will
be pitched. - The seating capacity of
! these will be 10000 each, and in addi-
tlon 10 the tents, arrangements will be
made to conduct overflow and stimuli
taneous meetings in a dozen churches,
conveniently located. The music will
be led by chorus composed Of 1000
voices, which Will include the entire
membership of the famous Moody choir.
1hlS chorus will soon be divided into
sections and rehearsing will commence.
| Already several Of the largest hotels
have been engaged by state delega-
lions as headquarters, and the commit
tee is daily in receipt of letters request
ing assignments for large numbers. Be
sides having hotel headquarters, each
state will have headquarters at one Of
| the city churches.
Pennsylvania, with a delegation Of
1000, has been assigned to the Calvary
Baptist church, New York to the
Church Of the Covenant, Massachusetts
to the First Congregational church,
and Indiana to the Vermont Avenue
Christian church The churches will
be kept open during the entire conven-
ton, and here the delegates will re-
ceiVe their mail and find in many ways
home comforts. The committee expects
| that at the lowest calculation Co. 900 del
| egates will be registered. Recent indi-
cations are that the number will be
| nearer $4,000.