The San Francisco call., 1899-07-03
THE SABBATH
WAS NOT BROKEN
Firm Stand Taken by
EndeaVOrerS.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

DETROIT, July 2.-The Sabbath was
strictly observed to-day on the Christian
Endeavor grounds, the site of the Inter
national 80 Convention.
Some of the concessionaires who had
been slow in getting their tents and equip
ments in place asked permission TO work
Sunday but consent was promptly re
fused by John Strong, chairman of the
general SO committee, who stated that
nothing inconsistent with the Christian
principles would be allowed on the
grounds. Work of necessity, such as pre-
pairing and serving meals, will of course
be permitted next Sunday, as on other
days.
All the local committees will this week
transfer their quarters from the thir-
teenth floor of the Majestic building to
the encampment grounds. The unduIat-
ing canvas. roofs and fiuttering flags OF
the newly arisen white city, which from
Wednesday until the following Tuesday
will be q center of religious enthusiasm,
are now plainly visible from the office Of
the general committee, two miles away
Tents Endeavor and Williston. the two
big twin canvas auditOriums, are COM
plete, save for the decorating, which IS
in progress.
The predominating colors will. be Grim
son and white, the c. +. colors. Huge
srreamerS will be stretched to the center
and to the sides of the roof, destroying
the bare effect of the canvas. Ihere are
ninety-siX of the stTeamers at the stage
end. forty-eight at the opposite or en-
trance end and seventy-two along the
sides making a total of 2l6 of these VIDE
crimson and white ribbons, radiatin3 as
far as the walls of the tents. The stage
will present a ceiling Of color and the
bunting will come to point at the top
Of the dome.
The mammoth stage will be done in
white relieved by festoons of crimson,
and the speakers stand will be adorned by
Old Glory and the Union Jack. suspended
from the center above the speaker stand
is an electrical device showing the Chrls-
tian EndeaVor monogram. This will be
draped on either side with American and
British flags, On each of the quarter
poles there will be banners 4X6 feet in size
in honor Of each State in the Union; on
the reverse of these will be banners OF all
nations in which the Christian EndeaVor
movement has obtained a foothOld. Out
side running down the halyards attached
to the three huge center poles and below
the tent burgess and stars and stripes,
will be flown myriad of flags Of all ma
tions, the three lines of ensigns reaching
nearly TO the ground. Over 400 flags Will
be used in the decoration of the two main
tents, not counting tnnumera6le small
ones that will adorn the wall poles.
Tents EndeavOr and WilliStOn each has
a comfortable seating capacity of 10000,
and the platforms each seat 1000 including
choirs Of 500 voices. The speakers plat
form projects outward from the main
stage. Around this projection are tables
and chairs assigned to the use OF 100
working reporters. The usher system has
been admirably perfected and confusion
will be hardly possible Non-delegates
will be admitted after certain hours.
Headquarters, bicycle. information, press
and ladies' tents are all ample and conVe-
niently arranged. All space designed for
restaurant and refreshment tents, etc, is
occupied.
A rapid street car service is expectd to
be a feature. The Woodward-avenue line.
running nearest to the grounds, will run
cars every twenty seconds. There will be
a One-minute service on the Lake avenue
and two-minute cars on other adjacent
lines. The railroads have established a
joint agency in Philharmonic Hall, where
all return tickets must be marked and
where tickets must be deposited in return
for checks if extensions are desired.
Names of all ticket holders will be re-
corded and pass agents are hopeful Of
largely frustrating ticket brokers
schemes.
Ample accommodations have been Sc
cured for 10000; although the number of
official delegates will probably be much
less than that number. others who are
attracted by the low rates Of fare can
also be provided for.