Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-26
ENDEAvORERS GCING ABROAD.
Plans for An Army Of Americans in Europe.

The most important religious event IN
the closing year Of this century will be
the nineteenth internauundl CHRISTIAN
Endeavor convention. L. be ned II i-on-
don. July II to n, and which will call to-
gethcr the largest number Of young pco-
pie ever assembled for q purely rGlSlous
gathering. Such an occasion Will De utll-
1zed to the utmost to draw still more
closely together ties Of friendship ana
brotherhood between England and the
United States.
II is to be an invasion of England
by IN army of Americans-an army Pr
gIniZcd with banners, although carrying
no weapons more formidable than Bibles
ana hymn books. TO welcome Sucn
host Will tax the hospitality Of John Bull
to the utmost. The Alhamhra palace
and park are to he used for the cohNch-
ton: one Of the great tents used mere on
Boston common at the time OF the ma
tionaI Christian EndcaNor convention mas
already been shipped to London; WIN
the auditorium in the palace the con
veution Will nave seating capacity loi
On Thursday. July 10. the day following
the convention. various pllSrlfndS'S ilolh
London - points q d@2u:liilatl ~
Castle oxford Stratfurd-on-ANon, NcH-
ilworth, Warwick Castle, Ch ,,,l,i MI
Bedford, Rochester and Canterbury are
some of the many attractive points
which are conveniently reached from
London To properly care LOT HIS tral9I
portation Of American EndeaVorcfs anu
TO provide Tor them LIE peSt P'9Fi'!!N -
ciIities for Sightseeing at the MINIMUM l!Ilil
Of expcnse. the United Society Of Chrls-
tan t,ndclvor organized an excursion
about eighteen months ago
contract was made for the entire ca
.naritv of The express steamship Sadlc OF
the North-Gcrman Lloyd line. ana thiS
shin is to be brought to Boston, llslGlu
Of sailing from its regular port. Ne"
york If is worthy Of notice that prop
ablv never before has the North German
Lloyd Company made sailing from l,o5-
-. ..f hi 81
ton. The entire capacity Oh 'hlS S tfir'o -
now sold with the exception Of fifteen
.tntcrnoms. ana il will sail from the
Hoosac tunnel docks, chariestoWn, at l.1o
f. NJ. July 3, direct HI ao,.'!Idliiplom
he accommodated on the Saale will sal
from New York, June u, ~, ana July D.
/ and / on various ships OF the North
German Lloyd. and other lnc4; Aller
10 close of The convention, nearly all the
Enaeayorers will go to Paris for grand
christian F,ndeavor demonstration sat
Of them will remain in Paris week or
more. Sightseeing and visiting the expo
sitiOn ~ +,,r. ~ Eurone
,m me- for those who can be absent
49,, of the summer. one occupies fNe
weeks and its members VIII visit cef
many. the Rhine, Munich, Operafnnlefsa
h iiu,,'1namnd places with the addition Of
n nooriI TWO weeks in italy The longest
tn,Ir known as THE Banner Trip, has
Rn ali h the principal places in Europe have
Two weeks in 4ba tq Middle hnG Of rf sePtem no
MeW ia y he Mediterranean and Gibraltar.
Oe Fo T'i those rn who cannot 60 to London Ion
and to accommodate hundreds r. Ros q hh q
u ,,';a,, ..hon voyage to their friends who
WISH III POI ~ london convention July 3. the
Ghrsfatn Gty Of pn jaaks 6as
chartereu III steamer will leave Lincoln
vile, an ~ '" O'clock. cross the harbor and
%9a saae .% dGw d hf h Boston for
isht r TRerf "i as f the two steamers part
company. ,od Christian End
orers Who cannot afford the expense anu