The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-07-04


Aaoe thai will be bsyone the ordinary
mlDd to grasp. WIll keep up this year.
The eApttai q the nation. which has seen
the biggest gatherings OF any city IN the
country ia proportion 10 It's siEe-the tn
Snsurstluu crowds IL AirNAdy be-
gthnIEg TO gfersble at the .ss=Zhi Of The
army ghst i to EHreAa lis happy. ever
smiling. essf orderly squadron through
oag the length Of this outrageous and
smoothly paved city. The local commit
tee L. expecting fully G1.0o visitors. and
the EvN. u. IS haEby. chairman. o. The
reception committee. says he Noulch'
tie surprised II laSJo more came. its a
hASa ihins 10 keep tabs on the growth OF
tAls society, The MUSHROOM EroNth 10 a
SLOW dcYeiopsneht compared with IL.
The Christian EndeAVor movement 10
growing al she rate OF about lou new So
caeliCs a we~k. ON April -. 1870, there
y rsp ~ ksN societies IN the world. with a
rsssnhsFHhlp ~ {. $1,000 The FIRST society
~ Christian fndcSHor Was established e.
Fr.osaiiy 40 February :, lSsl. ~ the Rev
rraacis D. Clark Of Portland, Ne HIS
OIL eci Nss so train young people for ser
Voc IN church WoFk. and this continues
10 te the aim Of The societies. There Is
noihtnE tending TO schistn IN the Christ.
Ian Enaesvor movement The Christian
lsndeAVorsf IL the more loyal and effect
tse Presbyterian. Methodist. CongTegA-
lionAlSt. etc. by virtue o! his bcing =
Christian EndeaNorsr, Surely this II the
dominating reason OF the astonishing sue
/ erAs q the movement
There - faded. = United Society OF
Christian EndeANoT. with headquarters Ia
! Boston. Macs but % IL simply bureau
| q information. having bei THE one Oh
gsat-to sf,rrAd the Christian EnaeaNoi
ldrA The publication Of literature and
s,hrf business enterprises are the sources
| 81 H.. income Its chief offioers are tbs
Rcr Francis =. clark. y. u, president
| John Willis HarF. general secretary. and
NuUarn shaw. treasurer.
The IHited Society aTTsnEes for tbs
| annual International convention. which u
held purely for fellowship A. In tbs
meetings Of local societies. youthful en-
thupiaSm and Ntsor charAcieriae thes'
mighty gathering Theft singing 10
| revelation 81 sWes;nesf and Nolum"
| Four thousand persons constitute ih'
| chorus organized - lead the singing a.
| tho convention. The attendance al ih'
| New YORK convention In iSs9 was S.""
| AZ itoston last year II vas O.0L
| The convention VIIl open on the ever
ing % July with twenty-five meeinRl
| in a. many Of the largest churches OF IN
| s4,r Deepening the Spiritual LATE u
/ Announced as the subject Tor all thee'
| meeiinFu on Thursday morning viii D
| held the ofaciaI opening Of the convention
/
| nI'chcd on the White Lot The prcsidinl
| officers wfil bc tho RcV. T, = CLARK. y
u. and the Rev Teunis 8. Hamlin. y
% Of Washington. and the Rev, u. u
| Cronc 81 poston. ~ these meetings VII
| DO read Secretary BaerH annual Tepor
| AMI President Ciark's annual address
UNCONVENTIONAL rallies viii be featnr
| ~ ThurrdaYH proceedings. the pfincipa
| meetings being In the three tents. Whic
s,ll be used each respectively ~ Pres
byteTiaus. ConEreEatlonAleis and bsT
! ,ists but from twenty-five TO thiTt
| churches Wln be occupied for siFaila
gatherings Of other scots. In the ever
ing Of the same daY the Eeneral topic q
| CHRISTIAN Citizenship will be dtsevsse
Ia mass mceiings held 10 inc tntes Wn'
| and In 1--WE OF the largest churches !
washington The list Of speakers IL
eIudos. In addition TO the names Of lead
| srs In the orE aHigatlon those OF Wtlliai
1. Wilson. postmaster general OF N
limited states: Booker T. Washington
TunkeEce. Ala. colored Instructor an
phIlanihropic statesman; John "snAh'
ker and other distinguished men,
Tho topic for the next day friday
saved 10 Serve" The morning meeting
will he held in the three tents II
nracticl committee conferences will
hs,d in the churches In the Afternoon
In the evening one OF the tents viii
| given over to an efanEfhHNic HletAag "
The citizens Of Washington. and In u
other two tents, Central Hail and $
churches will be especially attTacu'
proerams for EndeaVorers,
saturday morning at $50 will be he
the nrst great outdoor praise service
tho washington monument. Then the
will he a marCh NJ PennRTlVania aNen'
. 10 the capitol. when u IL hoped q brt
/ | address will be given from the seat
government The afternoon is to be Civ
IN to sightseeing. A. Si0 another on
door sons service will be held. and 4
evening will be given M to receptions
p, the churches and TO state rallies.
! The juniors day IL Saturday. The
y 4 vIu he held In one OF the churches
: | early morning prayer meeting. This
| the tirst time an early morning pray
meeting has been planned Tor the junin
Their annual rally will be held saturd
Afternoon In tent Washington.
saturday evening. while TIE Endea
= ercrp are In attendance upon Their sta
o rallies aud receptions. In the three te'
o wiu be held meetings for citaens on
. the speakers will be the trustees OF
q i'nIted Society and leading evangellass
!. The tents will be closed sunday moi
ing. and all will attend the sund
schools and regular church services.
,he afternoon, In ONE tent. will be held
n evangplistic meeting. and IN the other (
!. . and in many churches will be denomlI
a tionai missionary rallies. This 10 \
FEATURE. and one that prcmises TO pre-