The evening times., 1899-09-26
READY FOR TIE ALLIANCE
Pan Presbyterian Delegates Arriy-
ing in Town.
Sessions to Open Tomorrow i'm the
New York Avenue Church-DecOra-
sion-Arrangemen Completed by
the Entertainment Committee.

Delegates to the Presbyterian Alli-
ance, which begins ten days session to-
morrow in the New York Avenue Church.
Thirteenth Street and New York Avenue,
began arriving this morning, but majori-
ty of them will arrive this afternoon and
evening, about fifty delegates from abroad
coming this afternoon from Philadelphia.
Among the arrivals this morning were:
Rev. Thomas Burns, of Chalmers Crescent,
New York, and Rev. DIR. Cunningham, of
West Wheeling w. va. A number CT 9TH
ers reached the city but had not reported
at the headquarters in the basement of the
New York Avenue Church.
A session of the executive council Of the
Alliance will be held at the church this
evening and the Alliance will formally open
tomorrow at 10 a. m when Rev. John De-
Witt. of Princeton Theological Seminary,
will preach sermon. At p. m. tomorrow
the roll Of delegates will be called and
Rev. DR.. Long will deliver the opening ad-
dress, which will be followed by the report
of the executive commission Of the Eastern
and Western section and the appointment
of committees.
A reception will be rendered the dele
gates by President Mckinley at the White
House in the evening.
The arrangements for the sessions of the
Alliance have been admirably carried out
by the local committee The sessions viii
be held In the main body Of the church.
the two centre rows of pews being set
aside for delegates They will occupy
about half the seats reserved for them and
directly back of them will be seats for the
clergy of Washington, irrespective Of
creeds. The balcony and side seats will
be free to the public, no tickets being
necessary to obtain admission The rooms
OF the medical department OF Columbian
College, just across H Street from the
church. have been secured. and viii be
used for committee meetings. In the
basement of the church Secretary Mat
thews and his assistants have their desks
and a mail box has been installed, from
which letters will be collected fsveral
! times daily.
! The church is one of the oldest and
| most notable In Washington 1t seats
| about / 200 persons, but with chairs in the
aisIes will comfortably hold 400. An eb-
| ject OF interest TO the visitors VIII be the
| pew of Abraham Lincoln. 1t Is on the
right of the centre aisle as one approaches
the pulpit, six rows from the front, and
|
walnut while the remainder of the pews
are Of yellow oak. 1t is in the same con-
dition as when occupied by the former
President. except that the seat cushion faS
| been changed TO conform with those OF
| the others in the church. On the arm OF
| The pew is a metal plate on which is in
| scribed, Abraham Lincoln, lS6l-1s6o- 1t
! it now known as the pastors pew and oc-
cupied by the family of DR.. Radciihe, the
pastor OF the church.
| Decorators were at work in the church
| this morning and by the time the Alliance
opens the edifice will present pleasing
| appearance. The roof over the rostrum has
been filled with smilax which is banked On
| the sides by red autumn leaves. The two
| posts are twined with laurel, while ropes
| of laurel are hung around the balcony; the
| windows are filed with potted palms and
| ferns and the panels between the windows
| are decorated with sago palm leaves and
wreaths Of laurel dotted with red immor-
| telies The posts in the rear Of the church
are also twined with ropes of laurel. Two
| immense vases Of cut flowers will be placed
| on either side OF the pulpit and vases OF cut
| flowers in the windows. A number Of pot
ted palms and ferns will also be placed
| about the rostrun.
All the Presbyterian churches of the city
will assist in carrying on the work of the
Alliance, each church having been assigned
a day. The first day will be taken by the
F.! New York Avenue Church congregation
| the deacons and other men of the church
! will act as ushers, while the choir of the
! church will furnish the music The choir
| is composed of J. Porter Lawrence, organ
list: Mrs Shir-Clih. soprano: Mrs. Martin
contralto; john Nolan, bass, and Mr.. Mosh-
er, tenor.