Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-22
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
Program Of the Mighty Gathering
in July.
MEETINGS DAY AND MIGHT ENDLESSLY
Distinguished Pulpit Orators From
All Over the Land.
T E N T M E e T N q s

Like everything else connected with the
fifteenth international Christian Endeavor
convention, which will be held in this city
from July to 13, inclusive, the program
promises to be 1.-The best yet" While the
local committee of '96 is hard at work
providing for all the arrangements at this
end of the line another committee-com-
posed of officers and trustees of the
United Society in Boston-is wrestling with
the many problems connected with the
preparation Of the program Of exercises.
Secretary John Willis Baer has an
nounced a provisional program, more in
detail than any outlines of convention
meetings heretofore made public. the main
features of which are here given.
Deepening the Spiritual Life is the
topic for the opening meetings in twenty
of the churches Of WashiI gton. Thus at
the very beginning it is hoped to set the
standard for the entire convention. Care
fully has the entire program been con-
structed, but to no part Of 1t has more
thought or time been given than to these
Wednesday night meetings. In each church
Will be two speakers, each Speaking thirty
minutes.
The Speakers.
Among those who have already promised
to make these addresses ere the following:
Rev. Smith Baker, d. D., Boston; Rev. J..
T. McCrory, D. D.. Pittsburg; Rev. J. w.
FIfield, Chicago; Prof. Amos r. Wells. Bos-
ton; Rev. L. A. Banks. d. D.. Brooklyn;
Rev. Kerr B. Upper, D. D., Philadelphia;
Rev. j. E. Pounds, d. D., Indianapolis;
Rev: Cortland Myers, Brooklyn: Rev. w.
H. Robinson, D. D., Chicago; Rev. J. l..
Campbell, d. D.. New York; Rev. c. A.
Barbour, Rochester. N. Y; Rev c. l..
Work. d. D., Cincinnati; Rev. w. G. Fen
nell, Meriden. Conn; Rev. ]. B. Morgan,
D., New York; Rev. w. F. Wilson. Toron-
to, Canada; Rev. Henry c. McCook. d. D..
Philadelphia: Mr.. w. H. Strong, Detroit
Rev. P. T. Stanford. d. D., Boston; Rev.
William RAIDER, San Francisco: Rev. w. B.
Derrick. d. D.. New York city; Rev ]. W.
Hamilton, D. D.. CINCINNATI Rev. F. w
Tompkin5, Providence; Rev. J. Clement
French, D. D., Newark. N. j.: Rev. Lean
der s. Keyser. Springfield, Ohio; Rev. H.
NJ. Wharton, D. D., Baltimore Md; Rev.
j. L. Withrow. D. D., Chicago; Rev. j. H.
Garrison. D. D.. St. Louis: Rev L. r. Dy-
OFT, Newark. N. j.: Rev. F. E. E. Hamil-
ton, NewtonviIle- Mass; Rev James A.
Worden. D. D.. Philadelphia, Pa; tho Rt.
Rev. Maurice S. Baldwin, D. D.. lord bish-
op, London. Ont; Rev. D. N. Beach, Min
neapolis: Rev. Arnold Strenn, Manchester,
England.
The Quiet Hour.
AT the conclusion Of the addresses in
hour will be introduced. 1t Is expected
that we shall listen to the still, small
voice calling for a deeper spirit Of conse-
Grafton, and that we shall close the open
ing meetings of the convention on Wednes-
day, as we'll as the closing services on the
Monday following, with a season Of SPIRIT
ual communion with God that will stir in
These seasons Of quiet will be led by Mr
c. N. Hunt, Minneapolis; Mr.. Ralph Gil
lam, Boston: Rev. A. d. Thaeier, Winston
n: c.; Mr.: w H. McClain. st. Louis: Mr.
McCauley, Toledo. Ohio; Rev. Ford c. OFT
man. Newark. N. J.: Rev. P. NJ. Fitzgerald
Knoxville, Tenn; Rev. o. W. Stewart
Mackinaw ILL.,: Rev. Chas. Roads. Phila-
Rev. Chas. A. Oliver York, Pa: Mr.. VIII
liam T. Ellis. Boston; Rev. c. W. Palmer,
LaneSboro, Mass; Rev. E. T. Root Ralti-
more; Mr.. George B. Graft. Boston: Rev.
A. imports, New York city, and Mr.. Ar
thur w. Kelly, Boston
Mr.. Ira D. Sankey will be present and
assist in making the meetings seasons of
spiritual power
THE following named pastors of Wash
ington churches will preside over these
twenty-three opening meetings: Rev. s. H.
Greene. DID,; Rev. Howard Wilbur Ennis
Rev: Isaac w. Canter. ID; Rev. F'reder-
lex d. Power, DID,: Rev. Joseph T. Kelly,
Rev. Chas. A. Stakely, DID,. Rev. Teunis s.
Hamlin, DID,; Rev. j. G. Butler. DID,; Rev
Geo. N Luccock, ID; Rev. W. r. strick-
Brooks. ID; Rev. r. H. McKim. DID. :;
Rev. a. w. Pitzer. DID,: Rev Thomas
Chalmers Easton, DID,; Rev. VIM. C. Alex
ander, ID; Rev. J. Russell verbrycke;
Rev. W. S. Hammond. DID,; Rev. r. A.
Fisher, DID,; Rev. Stephen M Newman
ID; Rev. Oliver A. Brown, DID,; Rev. D.
w. Skillinger, and Rev. John Allan John
son.
I'm addition to tho t1rap+y r,a..,,,r, 49,.
lined above. we are glad to present as
another part of the program for Wednes-
day three illustrated stereopticon lectures.
Rev. George E. Lovejoy Of Stoneham
Mass, will picture Armenia and it's leeds ::
Rev. Frank s. Dobbins PHILADELPHIA viii
give his lecture, The Celestial Empire and
the Land Of the Rising Sum- and the third
illustrated lecture will be given by Rev.
Frederick ]. Stanley.
Thursday Morning, July D.
Promptly at 10 o'clock President Clark
will officially call the convention to order
in Tent Washington, which will be known
as official headquarters throughout the
convention. Upon the platform Of Tent
Washington will be the desk of President
Clark. Secretary Baer, chairman of the
conventions business committee, and to
whom matters of business, resolutions C.
may be referred, will make his head
quarters at Tent Washington, and will be
found at MS desk, upon the platform dur
ing tho sessions of the convention. We
shall first be greeted by the three large
choirs, each of not less than 1000 voices
The first familiar face and figure to direct
your attention and afterward your singing
will be Mr.. Percy s. Foster, who, for three
years, has led our convention chOruses
The other two leaders Of the large ctoirs
are Mr.. Peter Bnhorn and Mr.. E. o. Excel
These two consecrated singers raise their
batons for the first time at an international
Christian Endeavor convention. And right
here let me say that more than ever will
the music be made an important part of
every session throughout the entire con-
vention. Mr.. Charles 8. Clark, the chair
man Of the music committee, has many
plans which will meet your hearty ap-
prevail
Musical Features.
'In addition to evangelistic songs by Mr..
Sankey, Mr.. E. o. Excel, Mr. Bilhorn, Mr..
Foster and Mr.. Lamb, the committee will
introduce soloists from Washington at diff
ferent times during the convention The
Park sisters are expected. anc associated