Evening star., 1896-07-04

| HINPV - heldWednesday next
| III ~ Partly because the
| ~ convention is to be
| held so soon after
| the ceieDratlon Of Independence day, but
chieny Tor the reason that the promotion
| OF good citizenship Is a fundamental prin-
cipie OF the Christian Endeavor Society
! and because, further, the convention this
year Is to be held in the capital city of a
country-lovtng nation, is the patriotic fea-
ture to be made prominent.
Merely because the convention Is be held
| IN washington, great impulse will be
given IN this direction. The heart of every
American citizen beats with reasonable
prlde as he views the beautiful capital and
visits Its public buildings and sees the most
prominent statesmen, members of the Judi
ciary and officers Of the army and navy In
the country, whose presence here is re-
qu1red by official duties Every citizen of
! the United States has a desire to visit at
least once in his career, the city where
Urcle Sam lives; to 70 through the de-
pertinent buildings, see for himself some
thlng OF the machinery Of government and
perhaps oner suggestions as to the manner
| In which the system could be improved or
select an Office that he would like to I'LL
Thousands of those who are either on their
way to the convention or are making prep
aradons for an early start, have never been
| TO Washington; they will see its lofty mon
ument and graceful Capitol DOME It's pub
lie buildings. statues Of heroes its arks
ana handsome private residences for the
nrst time. No other city in the country
presents so many points of interest or SO
many mementos that are interviewer into
the nations history as does Washington
In Front of the Capitol.
Because these facts are recognized and
because 1t Is desired to emphasize them
grand patriotic demonstration has been
planned for Saturday afternoon, July II, in
front Of the Capitol. Permission to use the
building and grounds fJr this purpose has
been granted the committee Of '96 by Vice
President Stevenson and Speaker Reed. 1t
Is proposed to have the chorus Of more
tnan 4.ooo voices occupy the steps on the
east front, the Identical spot where sue
ceeding Presidents take the oath of office
and deliver to thronging crowds in the
spacious plaza fronting the building their
Clark Of the Worlds Christian Endeavor
Union will next Saturday occupy the stand
ana the open square will be filed with
members OF the organization from all lands.
A good citizenship banner will be presented
and brief address Is to be delivered but
the principal feature Is expected to be the
chorus singing. For the first time since
the mammoth body was organized. the four
sections will be brought together under one
director and more than 1900 voices will
Join In hymns and songs. whose theme is
liberty. freedom and love of fatherland.
The strains will be taken up by the as
sembled thousands and patriotic impulses
will stir every heart.
After the exercises at the Capitol the
Endeavorers will march in a body along
Pennsylvania avenue to the treasury--the
historic route tramped by the victorious
Union armies VIXEN they passed In grand
review through the city after the restora-
ton Of peace. In 1885, the same parade
ground that is Quadrennially traversed by
Inaugural professions.
The program has been so arranged that
nothing will interfere with this feature
Meetings will be held Saturday morning in
vesper exercise has been planned for the
afternoon. Everything gives way to the
demonstration of patriotic fervor.
Patriotic Exercises.
One OF the terts Saturday morning Is to
| be occupied by the juniors for their rally
and busy preparations have been under
way for some weeks to have a successful
and helpful meeting. An exercise, entitled
THE Juniors Love of Country" prepared
| by Mrs James L. HILL has been rehearsed
and will be given by selected members of
| the District Junior Union. There will be a
| number of flag marches, interspersed with
! recitations and songs. The national hymns
or various countries Will be sung, and chill
! dren In costume, representing the states
| and territories and the District Of Column
| bia. will engage in the flag DRILLS. The reel
tations will be short and to the point, and
emphasize the love Of country and Of home
| inherent in the people of all lands.
Tuesday, after the convention, a Pilgrim
| age Is to be made to Mount Vernon, and
| patriotic exercises will be held on the lawn
| in front Of its historic mansion. It is the
| expectation that ten thousand Endeavorers
will make the trip 1t Is also hoped that a
| good proportion Of the convention chorus
| will be present. Brief addresses are to be
| made by some Of the trustees of the Chris
tian Endeavor Society, and patriotic songs
amid patrtc tic scenes will be sung.
special feature Of the convention pro-
| gram is the series Of meetings arranged
for Thursday evening. the 9th instant, in
| the three tents, Central Hall and the five
| large churches selected for convention pur-
poses. The general topic for these meet
| ings will be "Christian citizenship" Pres
ident F. E. Clark. Mr.. John Wanamaker
| and Postmaster General W. L. Wilson will
be the presiding officers in the three tents
and distinguished speakers have been Sc
some Of them: Rev. R. 8. Macarthur, D.
| D.. New York city: President VIM. F. Slo-
cum. jr., Colorado Springs Col: Booker T.
Washington, Tuskegee. Ala: Rev. P. 8.
der Alison. D. D.. New York city; Rev. M.
| F. Troxell. Springfield. ILL.,; Rev VIM Ra-
der. San Francisco. Cal; Bishop Alexan-
|
Grant. DID,, Atlanta, Ga; Rev. H. K Car
roll. DID,. New York city: Rev. F. E. E.
Hamilton. Newtonville. Mass; Rev. Jo-
seph Brown Morgan, Chester, Eng; Rev.
]. T. McCrory, DID,, Pittsburg, Pa; 8. E.
| Nicholson, Kokomo. Ind; Rev. Richard
Richard. Bristol. England.
! Christian Endeavor stands for total absti-
nence, and is against the saloon and the
| liquor traffic. The following speakers will
speak upon these phases of Christian citi-
zenship: Neal Dow. Portland. Me; Rev.
| Howard H. Russell, Columbus, Ohio; Rev.
c. H. Mead, New York city; Thomas Muir
ply, New York city; H. L. Castle, Pitts
burg. Pa: Miss Jessie A. Ackerman, Chi
cago, ILL.,; Mrs Ruth Baker, Boston, Mass. ::
Rev. ]. w. Hamilton, DID,, Cincinnati,
Ohio; W. L. Board, Wilberforce. Ohio;
Rev. D. F. McGnl, DID,, Allegheny, Pa.
Not Political.
| Good citizenship. as understood by Chris
tian Endeavorers. does not mean participa-
| ton in politics. The idea Is to elevate the
| moral tone of a community by improving
| fhe character NJ ita citfZena. tn feach roa,