The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-07-06
ST.PAUl MECCA Of
ENDEAVORERS

st. Paul, Mimi, July 6.-By tens
and hundreds the enthusiastic young
delegates are pouring into st. Paul
for the oath international Christian
Endeavor convention, which is to be
formally opened in this city tomor-
row. 1t is expected that by tomor-
row at noon 10000 visitors will be
here to attend the proceedings of the
convention. They come from all
parts of the United States ana from
Canada, with smaller delegations
from other lands in which the Chris
tan Endeavor movement has gained
a foothold.
When the international officers
reached the city and opened their
headquarters at the Hotel Ryan they
found the local arrangements for the
entertainment of the convention to be
of the most perfect and elaborate
character. For several months the
st. Paul and Minneapolis committees
have been diligently preparing for
the gathering. They announce that
comfortable accommodations have
been prepared for all visitors. Public
buildings, hotels and many business
houses are decorated in honor of the
occasion.
The sessions Of the convention will
be held in the Auditorium, which has
seating capacity Of over $1,000,
while auxiliary meetings will be held
in the Central Presbyterian church,
the Metropolitan opera houses and
in several smaller halls The armory
will also be used for convention pur-
poses. Here there has been installed
an exposition of missionary work all
over the korld. There are exhibits
of all the books, tracts and lectures
written upon missionary work, and
displays Of the civil, moral and reli-
gious progress made within the last
ten years.
This is to be the Singing Conven-
ton" Not only will the delegates
sing at the meetings, but they will
go from place to place in the street
cars singing their Endeavor hymns
DR.. Clark, the founder of the society,
has sent word all over the world that
this convention is to be the greatest
singing assemblage in the history Of
the organization There will be many
praise services, and great patriotic
service Thursday afternoon on the
steps of the capitol led by E. o. Ex-
cell of Chicago. Percy S. Foster Of
Washington and F. H. Jacobs of New
York. Saturday evening Mendels-
sohn's great oratorio, 1.-THE Elijah"
will be sung in the Auditorium with
a large chorus and eminent soloists
There will be little routine bust
ness to transact during the conven-
ton. The only actual business meet
ing will be held tomorrow morning
in the Hotel Ryan, when the annual
business meeting of the United So
ciety of the Christian Endeavor Cor
poration will take place At this
meeting the officers and trustees Of
the United Society for the ensuing
year will be elected, and the annual
reports of the officers and business
agents will be presented One of the
matters to be discussed is the project
for the erection of a great inter-
national headquarters building in
Boston.
The regular opening of the con-
vention will take place In the Audi
forum tomorrow evening, with the
Rev. DR.. Francis E. Clark, president
of the United Society, presiding. Ad-
dresses of welcome to the delegates
will be made by Governor Johnson.
representing the SCdte OF Minnesota,
Mayor Lawler, representing st. Paul;
the Rev. H. c. Swearingen, repre-
senting the churches of st. Paul, and
J. Powell Moore, on behalf of the
committee.
Prominent speakers to be heard at
the subsequent sessions of the con-
vention include Senator Albert J.
Beveridge of Indiana, William J.
Bryan of Nebraska, Dean H. L. Will
lett of the University of Chicago,
Rev. Floyd w. Tompkins of Phila-
delphia. Bishop Samuel Fallows and
Mrs. Bessie Laythe Scovill, president
of the Minnesota w. C. T. U. Greet
ings will be presented from Saskat-
chewan, Quebec, England. Mexico,
India, Alaska, China. Japan and nu-
merous other countries.
One Of the notable features of the
entertainment program will be car
ride given 10000 delegates from ST..
Paul to Minneapolis and return. In
MinneanO1iS there will ho q hinge Nav