Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-16
Rev. Francis e. Clark.

Endeavor Union Junior rally, 2:30 pm. at
the First Congregational Church; addresses
by Rev. Peter Ainslie of Baltimore and
Rev. Francis E. Clark, d. D., of Boston.
Rally of DC committees-I3 30 pm, at Cen
trail Hall. MIR. III. H. Smith, chairman 90
committee, presiding. Praise service. De-
yotional exercises conducted by Rev. NJ.
Ross Fishburn, pastor Mt. Pleasant Cougre-
gational Church: responsive reading, Psalm
20; offering. address, THE Responsibility of
the Individual Worker" John Willis Baer,
general secretary United Society of Chris
tan Endeavor; singing; address. Spiritual
Blessings to be Expected from the SO Con-
vention,'' Rev. Francis E. Clark. DID,, pres
ident United Society of Christian Endeavor;
closing exercises.
Sunday, January 19-Closing service, 8
pm. at Central Hall, Miles NJ. Shand pre-
siding Praise service-Devotional exercises
conducted by Rev j. j. Muir, DID,, pastor
J. Street Baptist Church; responsive read
jrg, Psalm y; offering; address, 'The Bene-
fits of Christianity Self Evidencing," Rev.
Teunis s. Hamlin. ID, pastor Church of
The Covenant, trustee United Society of
Christian Endeavor; singing: conservation
service, conducted by Rev. Francis z.
Clark, DID,; closing exercises.
Sunday evening special prayer for the in
ternational conventio of 90. which Is to be
held here in July, will be made in all the
churches and Christian Endeavor societies
The praise services at the different meeting s
will be led by the Moody choir, Percy S.
Foster directing.
Central Market Hall.
With two exceptions, the early morning
prayer meeting and the junior rally, the
sessions will be held in Central Hail, as 1t
has been named, the large hall over the
sth-street wing of the Center Market The
main entrance to the auditorium Is on the
outside OF the north front of the building, a
Few feet to the east of 9th street. There is
also an. entrance from Sth street, across the
bridge leading over the park from Pennsyl-
vania avenue to gallery running along the
front of the building. Still another en-
trance. which, however, will be used only
by the choir, the speakers and others hav-
ing access to the platform, is located at the
southwest corner of the market.
This will be the first occasion when this
nail will be used as a public auditorium
1t is said that the original charter of the
market company required that when the
building was erected the second floor
many years II has been occupied by por-
ton of the District National Guard for
arTnory and drill purposes. Since the bril-
gade has removed to its own building, it
Is stated. the market directors determined
TO mt up the han for the purposes for which
1t was originally built. Its dimensions are
about 200 by as feet. and it is estimated
that il will seat in the neighborhood of
three thousand persons. Those who have
tried its acoustic properties express them
selves very well satisfied with the results.
II is claimed that the sound waves are not
INSTRUCTED in this hall. and that the objec-
tons some persons have to long and
narrow audience room do not hold in this
instance.
Interior Arrangements.
AT the south end of the hall has been
built large platform, with a seating ca
pacity of about three hundred This will
accommodate a portion of the Moody
choir and the speakers and invited guests
1t has been built out from the b street
wall. and shortens the hall fifty feet Thus
the speakers, as they address the audience
will be one hundred and seventy-five feet
from the doors: yet. it is claimed that they
can ne heard in every portion of the room
a force of diapers is now engaged in dec
Grating the hall for the convention. This
part of the work is in charge of W. w
Tuckey, chairman of the subcommittee on
decoration. and himself an expert in the
art; occupying conspicuous position
will be large Washington, '96' bunting
flag. and smaller ores of the same design
will be effectively combined with the ma
tional emblem. Streamers of red, white
and blue, the '96 colors, will be drapeG
from the ridge to the caves and festooneG
along the walls.
At this convention of the local union thu
rsheTs will be selected from the ushers
committee which has been appointed to per
form like service for the internationa
convention next July. The black caps an
bands with the word Usher in gilt letters
which are to be wern by the whole commit
tee in July, will also be worn by the usher
en- this occasion Several of the caps hayl
already arrived and were distributed las
night at meeting of the committee
All the meetings of the convention will
be open to the public. and it Is expected
that not many vacant seats will be founC
in the hall after the opening exercises
Rev. DR.. Clark. the founder and presiden
OF the Christian Endeavor organization
and Mr.. John Willis Baer, the general sec
rotary, are general favorites in Christian
Endeayor circles. and all the local Endeav
orers are anxious to hear them again. TIL
local speakers will. of course. attract lars
audiences. and DR.. Wayland Hoyt, form
srly of Minneapolis and now of Philadel