Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-03
Christian Endeavorers to Meet in
Alexandra Park, London.
WASHINGTON PARTY SAILED SATURDAY
GayeI to Be Presented to the Con-
vention by President Dietrich.
THE INTERSTATE GATHERING

| Four Christian EndeaVOrerS Oh tnlS city
sailed from New York Saturday afternoon
| on the steamship City of Rome to attend
| the nineteenth international Christian En-
deavor convention, to be held at Alexandra
| Park. in London. England. July IA to 1s.
Those who sailed Saturday were Mr.. Charl-
| ton NJ. Clarke Mr.. Edward G. Russell. Mrs.
| Jennie B. Browne, Mr.. T. Reed Cliff and
| Miss Rockwell.
| Thirteen other Washington Endeavorers
| were to sail tomorrow afternoon on the
| North German Lloyd steamship Saale. from
| Boston, but the destruction of the Saale in
| Saturdays fire at Hoboken completely dis
arranged the plans of this section of the
| District delegation The Saale had been
! chartered by the United Society of Chris
tan Endeavor to convey the larger portion
| of the delegates from the United States
across the Atlantic, and the steamer had
| steam partially up. ard was preparing to
| start for Boston, at which point the En-
| deavorers were to embark, when the vessel
met with the disaster. Telegraphic advices
received yesterday from Boston by Mr.. w.
| w. Tuckey, transportation manager of the
| District Christian Endeavor Union, stated
! that arrangements would be completed to
| get all of the delegates started on other
| ships within two weeks. Inasmuch as the
convention does not open until July A. 1t is
| probable that most of the delegates will
reach London in time for the opening ses-
| sion.
Those Scheduled to Sail.
| Those who were booked to sail on the
Saale from Boston, July 3, are the fol-
lowing: Mr.. A. L. Dietrich, president
District Christian Endeavor Union; Miss
| Helena L. Johnson, second vice presi-
dent District Christian Endeavor Union:
Miss Florence Ball, Miss Laura "
Hawkins, Miss Estelle Foster, Miss Jo-
| sephine Simpson, Miss Mamie D. Barney
Miss Mary H. Hopkins. Miss Sarah B.
Harvie, Miss Alice r. Clarke, Mr.. r. G.
| Campbell, Mr.. w. N. Speden, Mr.. Franklin
| W. Smith.
President Dietrich will present to the
London convention on behalf of the En-
| deavorers of the capital city of the United
states, very handsome gavel, the handle
of which is made of hickory from Wake
field, Va, the birthplace of Washington
| and the head of cherry, from Mt Vernon
| The gavel is ornamented with silver bands.
| been engraved.
The sessions of the London convention
are TO be held in Alexandra Palace beauti-
| fully situated on MusWell Hill one of a
| series of heights which stretch from Hamp-
stead through Highsate to Hornsey, about
SIX miles from London. and readily accessi-
PIE from the city by three lines of railway.
| A lovely park of 220 acres surrounds the
Alexandra Palace, slopng steeply toward
| London. but nearly level toward the mort
ana northeast. where the immense tent will
pc erected, Tor one of the convention meet
4 ing places. ,
+ Principal Meeting Place.
The Great Central Hall, the principal con-
vention meeting place, is a superb room
$50 feet long and 1874 feet wide with a CEN
tral span Of eighty-four feet. Two thou
sand people can be accommodated In the
choir seats alone, and the entire hall will,
seat 1900. One of the glorles of the hall
IS the origin which is one of the largest and
hnest In the world 1t was built under the
superintendent of Sir Michael Costa nv
henry willis, who built the great organs in
~, g.
Liverpool, and in ST. Paul's Cathedral. II
has four manuals and 1876 stops, and l.
blown by two steam engines.
| Among the prominent speakers who will
be heard at the convention are Rev r a
meyer OF London, Rev. Canon Barker the
chaplain TO the queen; Lady Henry Somer-
set, Rev Maltbie D. Babcock of New York
ReV DE- George c. Lorimer of Boston
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon of Topeka, Kan.
sas, Rey. Alexander Connell Of London M
Kew; John Mcneil of Scotland. Rev Fran.
els l. Clark, D. D.. founder of Christian
Endeavor and president of the United 30
ciety and Worlds Union of Christian En-.
deavor, and Mr.. John Willis Baer, genera,
secretary of the United Society of Chris
| vention. wa
After the close of the convention tn.
american delegates have planned for tours
on me continent OF varying length, which
viii be taken under the direction of tht
crawford and Floyd Tourist Agency III,
! longest tour will cover sixty-fve days
Interstate Convention,
Although the convention at London will
De attended by comparatively few Of tn,
: local Endeavorers. the stay-at-homes hay,
convention in view which 1t Ia believed
great many of them will attend An in
, | terstate convention has been arranged I,
L be held at Mountain Lake Park, Md, Jul,
1870. participated in by the Endeayorer
; or the District Of Columbia. Maryland
4 southwestern or1io
virginia, West Virginia and Delaware
Mountain Lake Park is superb sumrie
resort ON the very summit of the ALE
4 | gheny mountains in the extreme wester,
, end OF Maryland. a place under Christian
management and the home of the Mountain
Chautauqua. The park is nearly 5000 fee
above sea Level; the air is cool and balmy
| ana, with the magnificent Chautauoua An
e dttorium, is an ideal place for conyentio
=. of the character of the one proposed
e The railroad rate from all points on tn
e baltiInore and Ohio railroad east of Gin
" cinnati and Columbus. Ohio; south of Pitts
5 burg. Pa; west Of Wilmington, Del, an
IL north of Lexington, Va, is one fare for tn
h round trip; tickets on sale July 23, "a an
%, good for return to August 81. A spe
cial rate for Baltimore and Washington q
- for the round trip has been secured, pro
( vided 200 people go from each place. Thes
\ tickets will be good only to July 81 IN,
may DE extended to August 81 by payin
\ the difference between $ and the one far
/ rate.
/ | Inc park contains $40 acres of GROUND
\ 300 being cleared, with splendid roads. TIL
J fine new auditorium will accommodate s, &c
{ people. There are several f1rst-class hote
\ and large number of cottages and specis
! rates for the convention visitors have bee
/ | fixed.
III The program of the convention is bein
( rapidly perfected, and when completed wi
\ compare favoraby with the programs
! international conventions.
The Program.
( The convention will open Tuesday evel
! ing July "a, in the main auditorium, wit
( Rev. ]. @. Butler, D. D., of this city, tt
! vice chairman of the committee of a
( rangements. presiding. Mr.. Percy 8. Fo
\ ter OF this city Will be In charge of II
J music of the convention. The program fl
{ Tuesday evening includes an address upo
! -Four Essentials of the Christian Life
I by Rev. Louis Albert Banks, D. D.,
( Cleveland, Ohio.
! From S:45 to $50 each morning, durir
( the convention a quiet hour service wi
\ BE- conducted by Rev. /. A. Oliver of Yor
! Pa Each afternoon. except Saturday al
{ Sunday, a Bible study conference will
\ held, conducted, II Is expected, by Pro