The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-08

lPresdent OF the Christian Endeavor AsSocta
ton.
est churches OF the city Every morning
Of the convention thers will be held 1T
$3.50 clock from twenty TO thirty early
morning prayer meetings in as many
churches. The formal opening Of the con.
vention will occur Thursday morning In
the three great tents which will be
pitched upon the White House lot just
south OF tho executive mansion. These
will be called Tent Washington. Tent
Endeavor and Tent Williston and will
seat about 10000 persons each, including
a chorus choir Of about 1000 voices. AT
these opening sessions. which will be held
simultaneously AT y:3O o'clock, addresses
OF welcome, the annual report OF the SEQ.
retary, John Willis Bacr. and the annual
address OF Prcsi lent Francis Clark will be
given
Den"minationai Rallies.
Thursday afternoon there will be held
about thirty UNCONVENTIONAL rallies. The
rallies of the Presbyterians, Baptists and
.Congregationnlists will be held in the
three tents and tine others will be held In
large churches. The topic for considera-
ton Thursd W evening will be Christian
Citizenship The topic for Friday is
Saved 10 Serve" The morning meetings
/ will be held in the three tents and in the
afternoon conferences for the discussion
of Christian Endeavor Committee work
will be held in many churches. In the
evening one of the tents will oe given
over to an evangelical meeting for the
citizens Of Washington, while In the 9TH
or two tents, Central hall and six churches
programmes OF great interest To Endeav.
orers will b. provided.
Saturday will be Outdoor day" AT
o: 80 an open air praise service will be held
at the Washington monument. The En-
deavorers will then march TO the Capitol,
where, IL is hoped. brief addresses may DO
delivered from the steps of the seat OF
government The junior Christian En-
deavorcrs will hold an early prayer meet
ing on saturday morning and grand
rally In cne of the tents on Saturday
afternoon at which a choir and orchestra
composed entirely OF children will lead
the music Saturday afternoon will be
given up to sight seeing by most OF the
endeavurers, while Saturday evening will
be devoted to receptions Of the state dele
cations.
sunday Services
while THESE state rullles uro DeinB uciu
Saturday evening the three tents will be
given over To meetings for citizens only.
at which leading Endeavorers and evan
gelists will speak. No services will be
held on Sunday morning In the tents,
every one attending the regular service
| In the churches. On Sunday afternoon
an evangelistic service will bo held In one
OF the tents and in the other two and In
many churches there will be held denom-
national missionary rallies. These de-
nominational missionary rallies will be
a new feature this year, aud 1t Is believed
will prove very successful one AT the
same hour there will be held In Central
| hall a meeting devoted wholly TO the
question of the American sunday. The
| tents will be closed in the evening
Monday morning the Worlds Christian
Endeavor union. formed last year In Bos
| ton, will hold its first annual convention
| The afternoon will he devoted To excur
| sions and in the evening the convention
| will close with the sermons and usual
| conservation services In each OF the three
tents, Central hall and five OF six large
| churches Tho local committee, number
| ing nearly 5000 workers, are busily pre-
| pairing the details of the arrangements fos
| entertaining thc hosts who will como and
choruses aggrcgaiing 1900 voices are al
ready rehearsing the convention music.