Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-23
The Partial Program for the Big
Convention.
THE MEETINGS ON DIFFERENT DAYS
Some Novel Features Arranged in
Churches and Tents.
COMPLETING THE CHORUS


til nal Christian Endeavor convention is
rapidly nearing completion. The outline of
this program has been heretofore published
ard contains no less than 800 separate
meetings. More than 80 speakers have al
ready accepted places upon the program
and further acceptances are being received
by the program committee of the United
Society of Christian Endeavor daily.
The first meetings of the convention will
be neld on Wednesday evening, July 8, in
twenty-five of the largest churches of the
city. The general topic for all these meet
iESs will be Deepening the Spiritual Life"
There will be at each meeting two ad-
dresses of half hour each, and the SER
vice Will conclude with what will be called
quiet hour" In most cases the pastors
of tho various churches will preside. Those
who have already accepted for this service
are as follows: Rev. w. G. Alexander, d.
D., West Street Presbyterian; Rev. j. G.
Butler. ID. D., Memorial Lutheran; Rev.
Walter H. Brooks, d. D., Nineteenth Street
Baptist; Rev. Isaac W. Canter, d. D., Mt.
Vernon Place NJ. E.: Rev. Thomas Chal-
mers Easton, D. D., Eastern Presby terrain;
Rev Geo. n. Luccock, d. D.. Metropolitan
Pre- sbyterian; Rev. R. H. McKim, d. D.,
Epiphany Episcopal Church; Rev s. NJ.
Newman, d. D., First Congregational; Rev.
Theron Outwater, Kendall Baptist; Rev. A
W. Pitzer, d. D., Central Presbyterian;
Rev. F. ID. Power. Vermont Avenue Chris
tian; Rev. j. Russell Verbrycke, Gurley
Memorial Presbyterian; Rev Samuel H
Greene. ID. D., Calvary Baptist; Rev. leu
mis- s Hamlin, d. D., Church of the Cove
nant
Among the speakers who have already
accepted places on the program for We'd
nesday night are the following: Rev. W. F.
McCaulay, Toledo, Ohio; Rev. III. NJ Whar-
ton, D. D., Baltimore. Md: Rev. j. T. Nc
Crory. d. D.. Pfttsburg. Pa, president of
the PeinsylvaniaChristian Endeavor Union
the evangelist, Ralph Gillian Of Boston,
Mass; Evangelist Chas. n. Hunt. Mime
apoits. Mimi, president of the Minnesota
Christian Endeavor Union; Rev. Smith
Baker. d. D., Boston, Mass; Rev L. A
Banks. D. D., Brooklyn, n. Y; Rev Kerr
T. Upper. D. D., Philadelphia, Pa: Rev.
Cortland Myers, D. D., Brooklyn, N. Y; Mr.
Charles B. Holdrege. Chicago, ILL.,; Mr. Amos
Il Wells, Boston, Mass; Mr.. Geo. B. Graft,
Boston. Mass: Mr.. William T. Ellis Boston.
Mass: Mr.. w. H. McClain, St Louis. Mo !:
Rev. w. H. Robinson, d. D., Englewood. m. !:
Rev j. p. Pounds, d. D., Indianapolis Ind !;
Rev. j. L. Campbell. D. D., New York city,
Rev Q. l.. Work, D. D., Cincinnati, Ohio;
Rev G. A. Barbour, Rochester. n. " state
president New York Union; Rev. Ford c.
ottman, Newark, N. J.: Rev. Jos. Brown
Morgan, Chester, England; Rev. w. G. Fen
men ;f MeTlden. Conn, state president Con
nettIcut Union; Rev. VIM. J. Harsha. D. d.
New York city; Rev. ]. Clement French
ID D.. Newark, n. J.. state president New
Jersey Union; Rev. E. T. Root, Baltimore,
chaS Roads, Philadelphia, Pa; Rev P NJ
Fitzgerald, Nashville, Tenn; Rev. Henry
Z. McCoOk, D. D., Philadelphia Pa; Rev
VIM. RAIDER, d. D., San Francisco Cal. ::
Rev w. b. Derrick, d. D., New York city,
Rev. d. y. Beach, Minneapolis Mimi; Rev
l. X Dyott, Newark, n. j.; Rev A D.
Iaaeier, winston. y. c., president North
Carolina State Union; Rev Leander s
Keyser, Dayton, Ohio; Mr.. Harry A, Kin
ports. New York city.
There is a new feature planned for We'd
nesday evening, and it may be decided TO
add three more churches. There are 10 be
presented three lectures, illustrated by
stereopticons- Rev. Geo. Lovejoy has been
secured to give an illustrated lecture on
Armenia Rev. Frank S. Dobbins of Phil
adelpha will give another Illustrated lee
ture on The Celestial Empire and Land of
the RisiI SUM-" The third will be given
by Rev F. ]. Stanley of Newburgh, N. Y
Official Opening.
The official opening of the convention
comes Thursday morning in the great tents
on the White Lot, and the presiding off,
GERS will be Rev. F. E Clark. D. D.; Rev
Teunis s Hamlin, D.. D., of this city, one
OF the trustees of the United Society of
Christian Endeavor, and another trustee,
the Rev. H. B. Crosse of Boston, Mass The
chairman OF the committee of 90 Mr. w
II. Fl. Smith, will make one of the ad-
dresses of welcome Dr. s. H Greene will
speak for the pastors and Commissioner
Ross Will be invited to speak for the Dis
triCt of Columbia.
The responses will be by Mr. Giles KEEL
loSg of San Diego, Cal, president of the
california union; Trustee Bishop Alexander
Walters. d. D.. Jersey City. n. J., and Rev
canon j. IL. Richardson, London, Ontario.
Secretary Baer's annual report and Pres
fdent Clark's annual address will be given
at each of these tents that morning
Thursday afternoon will be devoted to de-
nomaational rallies, the tents being used
by the Presbyterians. Congrega tionalists
and Baptists, respectively. The other meet
ings VIII be held in the churches, to the
number of twenty-five OF more
Bishop W. ]. Gaines, d. D., of Atlanta.
Ca, will have charge of the African NJ. E.
rally: Bishop G.. c.. Pettey d. D. of New
Berne, n. c.. of the African NJ E Zion;
Rev. C. A. Barbour Of Rochester. N. Y,
the Baptist, Rev. w. D. Reid of Montreal,
the Canadian Presbyterian; Rev. Prentice
A Canada of Albany, n. Y, the Christian;
Rev T. Ashburn Of Evansville. Ind. the
Gnn3erland Presbyterians: Rev. Lloyd
Darsie of Buffalo, N. Y, the Disciples of
Christ: Mr.. E. P. Metcalf of Providence. r
l.. the Free Baptist; Rev. Chas. S. White
OF la Grande. Iowa, the Friends: Rev. d.
+. Garland of Baltimore, Md. the Luth-
eran; Mr. Paul NJ. Strayer of Baltimore,
the Methodist Protestant: Rev. W. r Ac-
kert of Hoboken, n. j., the Reformed
church in America: Rev. T. Holmes Wal
iarS.
The UNCONVENTIONAL leaders for the other
denominations have not yet accepted their
places upon the program.
Thursday evening the general topic will
he christian Citizenship" Mass meetings
viii be held in the three tents on the
W rite Lot, in Central Hall and also in five
churches, as follows: Calvary Baptist.
First Congregational. Foundry Methodist
Episcopal, First Presbyterian and New
York Avenue Presbyterian. Among those
VINO Will speak or preside are the follow
1ns: President Clark. Mr.. Frank E. Page
OF Chicago, ILL.,; Rev. r. S. Macarthur. D.
D., New York city; VIM. L. Wilson, Post
master General; Mr.. Booker T. Washing
ton, Tuskegee, Ala; John Wanamaker of
Philadelphia. Pa: Rev. c. II. Mead of New
York city, Rev. Alex. Alison, DID, New
York city; II. L. Castle, Pittsburg, Pa. :
Rev. Anna Shaw. Chicago. ILL.,; Prof. W.
W Andrews, Sackville, New Brunswick:
Miss Jessie A. Alderman. Chicago III. /:
Rev. NJ. F. Troxell. Springfield, Ill; Rev
VIM. RAIDER, San Francisco. Cal; Rev. III.
Il Carroll, DID,, editor of the Indepen-
dent; President W. F. Slocum Colorado
Springs, Col; Mrs. Ruth Baker Boston,
Mass; Mr.. Rolla V. Watt San Francisco.
Cal; Bishop Abram Grant, DID, Atlanta,
Ga; Rev z. R. Ollie, San Francisco. Cal :
MI Francis Murphy. the temperance ora
Tor; Rev VIM. Patterson, Toronto, Ont
Rev. JOS Brown Morgan Chester Eng,
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