Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-22
THE CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoRERa
IInternat ional Convention TO Bc Held
In London j uly IA TO I D.

On0lNsOnvent1O0 10 DO I10A0s
In London July IA TO 10.
Boston. Mass May 22.,rhe most
religious event In the clos
ing year of the nineteenth century will
be the nineteenth International Chris
tian Endeavor convention. to be held
in London. July Il to IS, and which will
call togethe the largest number OF,
young people ever assembled for q
purely religious gathering. Such an oc-
casion VIII b. use. to the utmost to
draw still more loosely together ties of
Friendship and brotherhood between
England and the United States.
1t is to be an invasion of England by
an army of Americans. organized with
banners. altho carrying no weapons
more formidable than Bibles and hymn
books. To welcome such a host will
tax the hospitality of John Bull to the
utmost. The Alhambra palace and park
are to be used for the convention, and
one of the tents used i'll Boston at the
convention several years ago has all:
ready been shipped TO London for use
in the park. With the auditorium in
the palace and the tents provided the
convention will have seating capacity
of $50. 900.
On Thursday, July ~, the day fol-
lowing the convention. various pill
grimages from London to points OF de-
nominational or historical interest will
be made. Windsor castle, oxford,
Stratford- on Avon, Kenilworth, War
wick castle, Bedford. Cambridge,
the attractive points which will be vis-
tied by the pilgrims.
To properly care for the transporta-
ton of American Endeavorers and to
provide for sightseeing at n minimum
sexpense the United States Society of
Christian Endeavor organized an ex-
cursion department about eighteen
4 months ago. A contract was made for
the entire capacity of the express
steamship Saale, of the North German
Lloyd line, and this ship is to he
brought to Boston and fitted out for the
Voyage. Only fifteen staterooms on the
1 ship remain unsold today, so that the
vessel viii carry the largest number OF
passengers In her history. She will sail
| from here July 3 direct to Southamp-
4 ton.
Several hundred delegates who can
mot be accommodated on the Saale viii
sail from New York June ~, 80 and
4 July 2. and Z on ships of various lines
AT the close of the convention nearly
all of the Endeavorers will go to the
Paris exposition for grand Christian
Endeayor demonstration Saturday and
\ Sunday, July 81 and %. Many OF then
VIII remain In Paris a week or more
sightseeing and visiting the exposi-
ton.
4 There are three long tours of Europe
1planned for those who can be absen,
most of the summer One occupies five
weeks and its members will visit Ger
many, the Rhine. Munich, Oberammer-
4 gaus and Switzerland. Another includes
.l,lll8of these places and two more weeks
4 in Italy. The longest tour. known d,
A the banner tour includes all OF these
a places. two weeks in Italy and a WISH
4 to all the principal cities OF Europe, re.
4 turning in September via the Mediter.
4 ranean and Gibraltar. This party mum.
bers 100.
4 About 200 who cannotafYord the trip
abroad. will spend two weeks In July i,
the White mountains and at Maine re.
sorts.