Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-30
CHRISTIAN ENDEAV0R
International Convention of Unions at
Detroit in July.
THE PROGRAM OF EXERCISES ADOPTED
Opening Service in Tent Endeagor
Followed by Reception.
SCHOOLS OF METHODS

to 10. Is becoming intense. me total
enrolment Of the organization embraces
more than J5.O'0 societies with member
ship Of 3.2-Ap1. The opening session VIII
be held in Tent Endeavor Wednesday
evening July ;. The welcoming addresses
will be by MIR W. II. Strong. chairman of
the committee Of arrangements in Detroit;
Rev. Charles II. Newman, on behalf of the
pastors of the city, and Mr.. William c.
Maybury. mayor of Detroit. Responses on
behalf Of the visiting EndeavOrers will he
made by Rev. Z. S. Rowe, Toronto, Ont;
Rev. H. J. Tresidder London. England,
and Rev. Arthur J. Smith Savannah, Ga.
Following the addresses of welcome and
the responses. the officers and trustees of
the United Society Of Christian Endearor
and the convention speakers will hold an
informal reception.
Every morning during the convention be-
tween S1J and go O'Clock a "quiet-hour
service Will he held in the Light Guard
armOry led by Rev J. Wilbur Chapman,
Il. D. New York city, who will be assisted
by Mr.. H G. Smythe. gospel singer. At
noon each day evangelistic services will
be held at the factories, public squares,
parks and wharves Of the city.
Thursday morning in Tent Endeavor Sec
rotary John Willis Baer will present his
annual report and President Francis Z.
Clark will deliver his annual address. y
season of quiet meditation and PRAYER Will
be conducted by Rev. Floyd ", Tomkins.
d. D., If Philadelphia. Succeeding TINS the
convention sermon will be preached by
Rev. F. W. Glnsaulus, d. D., of Chicago,
Ill
In the afternoon Prof W. C. Moorehead
D. n. Of Nruia. Ohio. will conduct a Bible
study conference in the First Presbyterian
Church between 80 and 2:2o o'clock Prof
MuOrehead will hold similar conferences
Friday and Monday afternoons of the con-
vention at the same time and place. At
the same hours Of THURSDAY Friday and
Monday in the First CCngregaue laI
Church Mr. II. +. Gibbud Of SprlnEte.d
Mass will conduct a personal WORKERS
Thursday afternoon between the hours
Of go and 40 the denominational con-
ferences. twenty eight in all, VIII be hc'd
in as many churches.
Two Great Meetings.
Thursday evening two great meetings will
be held in the tents. In Tent Endeavor
the presiding officer will be Rev y. c.
Crews Of Toronto. Ontario. and addresses
Will ba made by Rev. F. \. Noble, D. D.,
OF Chicago on War Against War" and
BY Rev p. : Henson. D. D.. OF Chicago
on satan and Cities In Tent Niliston
President Clark will preside. and addresses
Will he delivered by Rev. Newell Dwight
Hills Il. Il Of Brooklyn on Dollars and
DUTY and by Principal Booker T. Wash
inZt.n OF Tuskegee. Ala. on The Black
Mans Burd n" y special meeting VIII be
h..
hyterIau Church when Christian EndedV-
or story entitled For Christ and the
Church. Will be read by the author, Rev.
Charles VI. Sheldon Of Topeka. Kan.
Friday morning in the two tents practcaI
schools Of methods will be held. when
New Things in Endeayor Work Worth
Doing" viii be considered and discussed
In Tent Endeavor Secretary Baer Will be
the pre- siding officer, and among those VINO
will o. k part in the discussions are: Mr.
William +. Sweet. Denver. col; AR W. H
Ball Philadelphia. Mr.. W. c. Perkins, Bal
timorr. Mr.. II. y. Lathrop. Boston; Mr..
II. II. GrDtthCuse. Dallas, Texas: Mr.. 5. j.
Duncan Clark. Toronto. Ont; Rev. Chas-
NJ. OUphaLt. Wheeling, W. Va; Rev. W.
L. :. Murray. Wilmington. Del: Prof.
james Lewis Howe, Lexington, Va, and
Rev. William y Yates. Philadelphia. In
Tent WnIistOn the presiding officer Will
be Treasurer William Shaw. and among
those who will take part in the discussions
are: Rev. r. A Abbott Baltimore: Rev
A. {. Miller. D. D, Plymouth, Ohio; Mr.
c. Y. Vickrry. BARLEY, Nebraska: Rev. \.
c. Kempton. GAINESVILLE, Wis: Mr. a G.
Mcdonald. Altoona. Pa; Miss Jennie T.
Mason, Indianapolis, Ind; Rev. +. S.
Huupeweu Reading, Mass; Rev j. F.
Cowan D. d. Boston; Mr.. \. f McDon-
aid. Chicago, and Rev. J. II. @. Smith,
Chicago
Parish Problems.
Friday afternoon an important confer
encc upon parish problems, for pastors
only. will be held in the Westminster
Church between %" and $50 o'clock The
topic Of She conference will be What
Would Jesus boz" and the leader will be
Rev. Charles NJ. sheldon Of Topeka Kan.
Immediately following this conference, in
tn same church. special pastors con-
ference will b. held, conducted by Rev.
George B. Stewart, D. D, of Harrisburg.
Pa At the same hour Secretary Baer
viii conduct conference for District and
city union officers N Cass Avenue Metho-
dist Episcopal 81 Irch. IN the Forest Ave
nue. Presbyterian Church. a. the same
hour IN the afternoon a conference on
floating society work Will he conducted by
Miss a I. Jones 81 Falmouth. Mass.
FRIDAY evening TWO great tent meetings
VIII he held Bishop 3 ". Arnett. ID,
Of Wherefore. Ohio. presiding in Tent En-
deayOr and President Clark in Tent Willis
ton. l. Tent Eudravar addresses Will be
made by President John Henry Barrows
n. LID. Of Oherlin. Ohio. on The
Supreme Need OF Christian Education"
aHd by Rev. Vim a. Quayle. DID. of In
titrapollS, Ind on w hat Are You Living
FOR. In Tent winston a memorial serv-
zee Will I've held. with lessons in hcroisu
from modern heroes Miss Jessie Ackerman
Cf Chicago. Ill. Will speak on Miss Frances
L. Willard: Rev. John Pollock of GLASGOW.
Scotland. VIII speak on William l. Glad
stone Rev. James NurseN Of London Eng
Will speak "u George Muller. and Roy.
Waylaud Hoyt. DID, Of Philadelphia. Will
speak on our Soldiers and Sailors Two
special nv etiul-~ Will also be held that
evening, one iu tho FIRST Presbyterian
Church, corf'rvUcr-wfth The topic In
II" Other Mans Pace conducted 10y Rev
Charles NJ sheldon. and the other IN the
First CONGREGATIONAL Church, with an ad-
drass on ~, Literary Study Of the Bible
by Prof. Il. =. MoaItou of Chicago. Ill.
Topic for Tent Meetings.
Saturday morning the topic for the two
teri meetings will he Saved 10 Serve"
Rev. j. z. Tyler. d. D., ~ Cleveland. Ohio
VIII preside I'm Tent Endeavor and adj
dresses viii be made by Rev F. Z E.
Hamilton e Boston. President Burris A.
Jenkins Of Indianapolis, Rev. Ernest Bour-
ner Allen of Lansing Mich. Rev. II. O.
Rrteden. ID OF Des Moines. Iowa Prof
Amos r. Wells Of Boston, President A. F
Turner of Lincoln. Neb.. and Rev W F
Wilson Of Hamilton. ont. In Tent Willis
ton Rev IL Il. Crosse. ID OF Boston
viii preside. and addresses Will be made bv
Rev ". T Rodgers Of Nashville, Tenn,
Rev Wilton Ncrl- Smith, DID, of New
York city. President Francis E Clark.
DID. Rev Hugh x. Walker. D D. of Los
col