Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-21
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR
Committee Of 'ee, Listen !. Gratifying
Reports
Brief Sketch Of the Probable Program
arrangements Getting I'm shape
for Next .July's Affair.

DR.. F. E. Clark and General Secretary
Baer attended the regular meeting of the
committee of 90 Of the District Christian
Endeavor Union last evening. Both Of these
officers are especially gratified at the in
terest Of the Washington societies and
members as evidenced during the meetings
Of the annual convention just completed.
They also have implicit confidence in the
local committee of '96, which has charge
of the arrangements for the great interna-
tional convention, and Endorsed everything
which has been done.
The regular meeting Of the committee was
opened with prayer by DR.. Clark, who then
spoke at considerable length of the hopes
which he had for the '96 convention. He
believed that the local convention just
closed was an earnest Of what was to come
and the enthusiasm and devotion there dis
played would be splendid capital for the
months of preparation, which are all i'm
portant In the completion of the arrange
ments. He said all must buckle down to
work, the officers and trustees of the
United States in making up the program
as Well as the local committees.
DR.. Clark gave a brief sketch Of the
probable program for the convention. which,
he said, would in all likelihood open as
heretofore with simultaneous meetings in a
number Of the large churches Wednesday
evening, July g. Thursday morning would
witness the opening sessions in the three
large tents. where the addresses of well
come and responses would be made In the
afternoon 1t was proposed to arrange for
denomtn ational rallies. One day during
the convention, he said, would be devoted
to exercises of patriotic nature. No ses-
afternoon, when there would be evangelis-
tic meetings in the great tents. The clos
Ing conservation service would take place
Monday evening, July Ii.
NnlI Nyrri linz ~ ~Irp- IT.
informal discussion of plans by the men,
bers OF the committee, in which DIR. Clark
and Mr.. Baer took part and offered many
valuable suggestions. One of the matters
discussed was in relation to the official
program, and Mr.. Baer stated most en-
phatically that no advertising would be al
lowed within it's covers. He advised the
committee to give public notice that any,
one soliciting advertisements for it was
acting outside Of and in spite of any au-
thority from the officers of the United So
ciety and should be regarded as an i'm
poster. The committee had already con-
templated this action since 1t has been
learned that some of the local merchants
had been approached by some one claiming
to represent the official program
SHORTLY before 8 o'clock DR.. Clark left for
Columbus, where he will address a Chris
tian Endeavor gathering this evening. Mr.
and Mrs. Baer remained in the city ever
night, but left on an early train this morn
ing for Boston.
Now that the auxiliary and central COM
mittees have practically been made up,
active work in the preparations for next
July's convention will be vigorously push
ed. A canvass Of local business men and
others will be Immediately begun for SUBJ
scriptions to the convention fund: large
bodies of singers will be collected and
trained; the work Of securing hotels, board
ing houses and places in private families
Tor the delegates will be pushed; and in
every department. into which the work has
been divided there will be energetic activ-
ity