The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-08

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 1.-The
general outline of the programme OF the
6fteenth international Christian En-
deayor convention which will be held
in this city July S-13. was announced
TODAY. It is expected that fully 60,0oO
people will attend the Convention'Whlch
win open on Wednesday evening, 5ahe
with tWenty-two meetings held IN
twenty-five OF the largest churches OF
on every morning Of the convention
there will be held at $50 o'clock from
twenty to thirty early morning prayer
meetings in 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 tne
executive mansion. These VIII ee call-
ed Tent Washington, Tent EndcaVor,
and Tent Williston, and will seat about
ID, 900 persons each, including q chorus
choir OF about 1000 voices, At these
opening sessions, which Will be held
simultaneously at 8:30 o'clock addresses
Of welcome, the annual report OF Cen
eral Secretary John Willis Baer and
the annual address OF President Fran-
els Clark will be given.
On Thursday afternoon there VIII pe
held about thirty denominational rail-
les. The rallies OF the Presbyterians'
Baptsts and COngregationalists VIII De
held in the three tents and the others
will be held in large churches. The
topic for consideration Thursday even
ing Will be christian Citizenship" The
topic for Friday Is Saved to Serve.
The morning meetings will be held In
the three tents and In the afternoon
conference for the discussion OF Christ
fan Endeavor committee work viii be
held in many churches. In the evening
one OF the tents will be given over to an
eVangeHstIc 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 door day. At
$50 an open air praise service viii be
held ut the Washington monument. The
Endeavorers will then march to tho
capitol, where 1t is hoped brief address,
es may be delivered from the steps OF
the seat of government. The junior
Christian Endeavorers will hold an
early prayer meeting on Saturday
morning, and grand rally in one OF the
tents on Saturday afternoon, at which
a choir and orchestra composed en-
tIreIy OF children will lead the music,
Saturday afternoon will be given up to
sIght-seeIng by most OF the Endeavor-
ers, while Saturday evening will be de-
voted to receptions of the state dele
cations.
While these state rallies are being
held on Saturday evening the three
tents will be given over TO meetings Tor
citizens only, at which leading En-
5a5ynrars and evanPelistS will speak
No services will be held on Sunday
morning In the tents, every one at
tending the regular service in the
churches. On Sunday afternoon an
evangelist service wiu be held in one Of
the tents and in the other two and In
many churches there will be held de-
uominational rallies. These denomlna-
tional missionary rallies Will be a new
feature this year and It is believed Will
prove a very successful one. At the
same hour there will be held in Central
hall a meeting devoted wholly to the
question OF the American Sunday. The
tents will be closed In the evening.
on Monday morning the worlds
Christian EndeavoT Union formed last
year in Boston, will hold It's first annual
convention. The afternoon Will DO de-
voted to excursions and in the evening
the convention will CLOSE with the SER
mons and usual conservation services
In saoh Of the three tents, Central hall
and the hve or six large churches.
The iorni committees numbering
nearly 5000 ore busily preparing the
detgils Of the arrangements for enter
tanning the hosts who will come and
choruses agEreBating 1000 yoiceS are
already rel1earsing the convention mu-
Rio.