Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
THE CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS
Their Convention in Washing
ton Next July.
IMMENSE ATTENDANCE EXPECTED
General Outline of the Order of
Exercises.
Three Tents, Each Capable Of Seating Ten
Thousand People TO be Provided and
Many Churches to be Utiiized-An occa-
sion of Considerable Importance.

Washington, April 7.-The general
outline of the programme of the 18th
International Christian Endeavor Con-
vention, which will be held in this
city July. 9Th to 18th, was announced
to-day. 1t is expected that fully 10000
people will attend the convention,
which will open on Wednesday, July
Sth, with 90 meetings in % of the
largest churches OF the city.
On every morning of the convention
there will he held at 6. 80 O'Clock from
20 to 30 prayer meetings is as many
churches.
The formal opening of the convention
will occur ON Thursday morning, in
the three great tents which will be
pitched upon the White lot just south
of the Executive Mansion. These will
be called Tent Washington, Tent En-
deayor and Tent Williston and will seat
about 10, 600 persons each, including a
chorus choir Of about 1000 voices. AT
the opening sessions, which will be
held simultaneously, at $50 o'clock,
addresses of welcome, the annual report
of General Secretary John Willis Baer
and the annual address of President
Francis CLARK will be given. On
Thursday afternoon there will be about
30 denominational rallies. The rallies
of the Presbyterians, Baptists and Con-
gregationaists will be held in the three
tents and the others will be held in
large churches. The topic for con-
sideration Thursday evening will be
christian Citizenship. -
The topic for Friday will be 'Saved
to Serve" The morning meetings
will be held in the three tents and in
the afternoon conferences for the dis
cussion of Christian Endeavor COM
mittee work will be held in many
churches. In the evening one of the
| tents will be given over to an evan
gelistc meeting for the citizens OF
Washington, while in the other two
tents, Central Hall and six churches
programmes of great interest to En-
deavorers will be provided.
Saturday will be "out-6oor" day.
At 8. 30 a. m. an open-air praise SER
vice will be held at the Washington
monument, after which the Eudeavorers
will march to the Capitol, where, ii is
| hoped, brief addresses may be delivered
from the steps of the seat of govern
ment. The Junior Christian En-
deavorers will hold an early prayer
meeting on Saturday morning and
grand rally in one of the tents on
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and orchestra, composed entirely of
children, will lead the music. Satur-
| day afternoon will be given up to sight
seeing by most of the Endeavorers.
while Saturday evening will be devoted
to receptions of the State delegations.
While these State rallies are being held
the three tents will be given over TO
the meetings for citizens only, at which
leading Endeavorers and evangelists
will speak.
No services will be held on Sunday
morning i'll the tents, every one attending
the regular services in the churches.
On Sunday afternoon an evangelistic
service win be held in one of the tents,
and in the other two and in many
churches there will be denominational
missionary rallies. These rallies will
be feature this year and it is believed
will prove very successful one. At
the same time there will be held in
Central Hall meeting devoted wholly
to the question of tho American Sun
day. The tents will be closed in the
evening. ..[-
On Monday morning tho Worlds
Christian Endeavor Union, formed last
year in Boston, will hold its first an
nual convention. The afternoon will
be devoted to excursions and in tho
evening the convention will close with
sermons and the usual conservation
services in each of the three tents,
Central Hall and five or six large
churches.
The local committees, numbering
nearly 5000 workers, are preparing the
details Of the arrangements for enter
tanning tho hosts who will como and
choruses aggregating 1000 voices arc
already rehearsing tho convention
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