The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-07-05
E~NDEAv0RERs' CONVENTION
Preparations C~Orsrlctcd far 49,
Mceting Next ssturday-Ouuius
NJ the Pros ra mme.

Cincinnati, July 1.-Next Sainrd.,
the Twentieth International Christ,
Endeavor convention hegins in Cr
cinnati. Preparations have been mar.
far $4,000 registered delegates a,5
many visitors.
The meeting will be held IN Mu.,
hall and the two exposition buildir..
adjoining IL. odeon hall, IL The sa,..
square, will b. used frr confarcnr..
and section meetings. Music han ~.
one of the finest pipe organs Ia ~,
country The Two exposition imit.
ings have been fitted up Win lar.
platforms for the choirs and Clris,i,
Endcavor. Colors of red and white ~,
most prominent in the decorations
Saturday e'e' ing tie WELCOMING
dresses will be- delivered by Coz. N,l
u local representatives. J,cspon...
viii be made Nv delegates from ~,
states. Canada and foreign conntri.
President Francis T.. Clark wnl d.
liver his annual address, and S.rrr,ar,
John Willis Eacr will prcscn, his MI.
nnal report.
The only Sunday service OF the con
sention will be in the afternoon ~.
morning and evening being o%ccupie,
with regular church services in m.
city, visiting ministers preaching IN
all of the churches.
Monday. Tuesday and WedneSd,,
sessions will be held morning and \.
ernoon and evenings in three audi
forums. More than m hundred an.
fifty speakers will take part in VI.
programmes OF the several day
among them a number of reDresenta
tives from foreign countries. a laro.
number OF foreign missionaries an.
prominent ministers. The la,me
will be represented by Gen. O. O. How
ard, Hon. :. i. Capen. of Boston. Nili
lam Phillips Hall, a New Norh cit,
and others.
The music Of the convention AVN y.
one of the special features. "A choru.
OF 1.20o voices having been drilled far
many weeks. This chorus will he n
'ided among three halls. and Mill h.
led by three of the ~best-knovu lead
ers Of choirs in this country.
Complete arrangements have hrea
made for the reception Of visitor .u,
n committee Of 600 members % tlr'~
tian Endeavor societies will attend fc
this work.
In addition TO the programme 80
the three large halls. where readir.
accommodations will he arranged frr
$4,000 people, there will be daiiN nice;
inrs in all in three of the larar
churches of The city.
At moons there will also be .,anp.
cal services held ia the market place.
factories. shops and public buildings
SO that the entire time from cieh;
O'Clock until ten o'clock at night Mn
be crowded With meetings. and ,isi
will pick those meetings in which
they are most interested. The 20
ficial Programme" a booklet 81
pages. gives the programme and .
list of the speakers Of the aSsociaiioA
In every hall. church or meeting place,
Among the prominent speaker uh
Will deliver adore sses are: DR.. !. WA
bur Chapman, of New York: Dr. Co
it''us Notiihfh. btN. VI. taIiNptt
Morgan. who has recently come from
England to take the place so long W
cupied by II. J.. Moody; Dr. Geo
Purves, of New York; DIR. r. a. TORY.
Of Chicago; VIII Il. Moody, DR.. Charle.
NJ. Sheldon and DIR. +. $. Hamlin. ~
Washington. ID. G.; Or. Wayland Hoy
and DIR. Milton Merle Smith, Of Nrv
} ork.