The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-27
ALL THE CHURCHES OF THE TWIN
CITIES INVITED TO PARTICI-
PATE.
LAKE HARRIET ON WEDNESDAY
DIR. FRANCIS e. CLARK, FOUNDER
OF THE MOVEMENT, THE MAIN
ATTRACTION.
OUTLINE OF THE PROGRAMME.
If the Weather Is Not Favorable the
Meetings VIII BE Held In the
Exposition Building.

Next Wednesday evening at Lake
| Harriet will be held the annual picnic
and rally of the Christian Endeavorers
Of the Twin Cities. This year the outing
will be held considerably earlier ow-
Ing to arrangements which have been
made to secure the presence of Dr.
Francis E. Clark and j. W. Baer, gen
eral secretary of the United Society Of
Christian Endeavor, who, on their way
to the international convention at San
Francisco, will stop over June 3d. in
Minneapolis and greet their many
friends and co-workers in the Twin
Cities.
| All the churches have been invited to
participate in this great Christian gath
| erlng at Lake Harriet, and if the wealth
er is permissible it will undoubtedly be
the largest gathering of it's kind held
in the Northwest for some time. In
case the weather is Indictment, a great
| indoor rally will be held in the EXPOSE
| ton building
DR.. Francis E. Clark is the founder
| of the Christian Endeavor movement
in the United States, and elaborate pre-
! parations have been perfected to make
| the occasion Of DR.. Clark's visit a
] memorable one in Endeavor circles A
| special Twin City reception committee
| will be at the union depot Wednesday,
| June 80, at noon when DR.. Clark is
| expected to arrive in company with
| Secretary Baer. There will also be d
large number CT End avol ers at he stu
| ton, to give him a right royal welcome.
After luncheon at the West hotel,
special cars will convey the party to
Lake Harriet, where at o'clock p. m.
Junior rally will be held in the pavil-
lien, which will be addressed by both
DR.. and Mrs. Clark. This gathering
will comprise all the junior societies OF
the city and the Sunday schools.
A special musical programme will be
given by Watsons First Regiment
band After the junior meeting, a
reception will be rendered DIR. Clark
and wife, and Secretary Baer
| Special street car service has been
arranged for on the day Of the rally.
so that the visiting ST. Paul societies
VIII be conveyed to the lake direct
without change. All the state officers
Of the Endeavor will be present. in
| Guiding State President c. N Hunt.
| Walter N. Carroll and State Secretary
Carrie E. Holbrcok
AT o'clock p. m. q special song ser
vice will be held in the pavilion. led
by Watson's First Regiment band, with
chorus of 1000 voices.
| At 1880 o'clock p. m. the great evening
rally will begin, with State President
| c. N. Hunt presiding Addresses will
be made by DR.. Clark, Secretary Baer
! and DR.. Charles B. Mitchell, of the
Hennepin Avenue M. E. church. Min
| neapoliS.
| The coming of Dr. Clark was ARA ge
for after considerable work on the part
of the local committee. DR.. Clark
only arrived in New York on the goth.
| He has been absent from this country
| for almost year, having taken a trip
! around the world. After hasty re-
ception in New York and Brooklyn. he
goes to Boston, and from there comes
| direct to the Twin Cities to attend the
rally. DR.. Clark has not been in Min
| nesota since 1891, and it is proposed to
make his visit an occasion Of great
enthusiasm in Endeavor circles
Immediately at the close of the Lake
Harriet evening service, special cars
| will convey DR.. Clark and party and a.
| large number of Minnesota delegates
to the San Francisco convention A
large number of local Endeavorers will
be on hand at the depot to give them a
| hearty Godspeed.
| The success Of the Lake Harriet mid
summer picnic and rally of the Chris
| tan >Endeavorers of the Twin Cities.
| held last summer, was so great that it
has been determined to make such a.
gathering an annual affair.