Evening journal., 1898-05-11
JULY FOR END DEAVORERS
They Will Meet in Nashville,
Tennessee.
THE DELAWARE HEADQUARTERS


FROM ALABAMA WILL BE To-
GETHER-AN INTEREsTINGPRO- /
GRAM HAS BEEN ARRANGED.
Local members Of the Christian En-
deavor will be interested in the pro
gram Of the seventeenth international
convention, to be held at Nashville,
Tenn. on July to II, inclusive:
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, JULY G.
AS usual the convention will open
with preliminary exercises In seven or
eight Of Nashville's largest churches.
The general topic for the opening even
ing is "Enduement OF Power"
THURSDAY, JULY 7.
Early morning prayer meetings in
ten churches from $50 to 7.15.
From $50 until $3.50 in the Union Cos
pei Tabernacle will be held the quiet
hour, conducted each day by Rev Will
bur Chapman, ID. d., of Philadelphia.
The annual council OF the officers
and trustees Of the United Society OF
Christian Endeavor and the presidents
OF state territorial and provincial unions
will be convened at 10 a. m. This
meeting will probably be held in Ward
Seminary. The council will be the
guests Of the United Society ait lunch
con- which will be served at noon.
The formal opening of the convention
by President Clark will take place at
D. M in the Auditorium EndeavOr, on
the Centennial grounds. There will be
the addresses upon the part OF the com
mittee Of 1898, the pastors, the COM
monwealth. and the annual report Of
the secretary and the annual address
OF the president OF the United Society
Of Christian EndeavOr will be given.
The afternoon session will adjourn
about $50. The evening sessions will
open in Auditorium EndeavOr and Hall
Williston at 7.30. II Is expected that
thousands OF Delegates will not return
to the city between the afternoon and
evening sessions. Many will bring
lunches, and others may secure refresh
ments on the grounds.
Every afternoon between $50 and
$50, there will be given a chalk-talk,
and also a conference on How to
Study the Bible" We are bound to
make the beautiful CentennialNgrounds
even more attractive than they are,
and so have provided for these two i'm
portant features every evening between
the afternoon and night sessions.
FRIDAY. JULY s.
The early morning prayer meetings
and quiet hour. AT 10 O'Clock the impOr-
tant denominational rallies are to be
held in various churches OF the city
Full particulars to be given later The
afternoon sessions will be held at
o'clock i'm the two large auditoriums
on the Centennial grounds, to be fol-
lowed with similar sessions in the
evening at 73O.
SATURDAY, JULY 9.
The early morning prayer meetings
and quiet hour begin the day. The
Junior rally at 10 O'Clock in the Unior
Gospel Tabernacle. A grand outdoor
demonstration and patriotic meeting
upon the Centennial grounds at
O'Clock in the afternoon. In the even
ing the auditorium meetings will bl
done away with, and instead the even
ing will be taken for state receptions II
the various church headquarters.
SUNDAY, JULY 10.
The quiet hour and prayer meeting
first Then the regular services, pull
pits supplied by the convention speak
ers and visiting clergymen. In the af
ternOon three grand meetings AL
evangelistic meeting for men only il
the Tabernacle; another for wOmei
only in one Of the churches; and a larg
church given over to a Sabbath Observ
ance meeting. In the evening regula
Christian EndeavOr Society praye
meetings and services in the churche
throughout the city. The Centennia
Park and the large auditoriums will b
closed all day Sunday.
MONDAY, JULY IL.
The closing day will, like each Of tn
others, begin with prayer meetings Il
the churches and the quiet hour in tn
Tabernacle. The committee conference
and methods OF work will have righ
of way in the churches I'm the morning
In the afternoon the large auditorium
programs will emphasize the topic {
missions. Then the closing sermon
and final conservation meetings in tn
evening
We have not named the many kind
OF conferences, open parliaments, sui
jects Of addresses, etc, this time b'
cause OF the lack OF room. We can
close without saying that the singin
will merit your attendance. Mr.. Exec
and Mr.. Foster will lead the lars
choruses. Mr. Yamelle Of Fort Wayn
Ind. and his talented daughter, wi
sing, so win Mr.. Estey. Dr. Chapman
gospel sOloist and leader. You wi
hear others, too, prominent anon
which will be the famous jubilee SIM
ers from Fisk University. Are yC
going? Pray much that God will BILE
every plan and purpose Of our comiI
annual field day.
The following are some Of the pri
cipal speakers: Rev. ]. Wilbur Cha
man, d. D., Of Philadelphia; Booker
Washington, Tuskagee Ala; Re
Howard Agnew Johnston, ID. D.. Ci
cago; Rev. John Henry Barrows, ID.
Chicago; Commander BallingtOn Boot
New York; Commander f. BOoth-Tu
ker New York city; Rev. A. c. Dixie