The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-26
St. PAUL EXPECTS
4 GREAT IHROhG
Win Attract Christian Endeav-
orers From ALL Over
The Country.
Ia NATIONAL CONVENTION
/ NATIONAL CONVENTION
THERE WILL ALSO eE REPRE-
sENTATIvEs or SOCIETIES IN
JAPAN, ENGLAND, GERMANY
AND OTHER COUNTRIES.

st. Paul. Mimi. June 26.-Antici-
pating flood Of Christian Endeavors
from all parts OF the world that will
swamp the combined facilities Of all
of st. Paurs hotels. arrangements
have been completed for a tented city
where the surplus of the $4,000 ex-
pected guests will be satisfactorily
cared for. Its location will be only
a block from the magnificent new
Minnesota state capitol building and
it will be occupied during the inter
national meetings which open two
weeks hence and continue from July
Z to II.
On the program alone are represen-
tatives from Mexico. Alaska, China,
Japan. Wales, England. Germany and
many other foreign countries, while
Canada from far st. Johns to the
northermost Saskatchewan and west
ern British Columbia will be repre-
scented by thousands of delegates for
whom reservations Of space are now
being made.
Many Headquarters.
For all the army of delegates there
will be international headquarters at
one Of the leading hotels, but no sing
lie hotel can care for even fraction
OF the attendance indicated by the APP
plications for reservation. Practical
" all the space OF the st. Paul hotels,
and in addition large reservations in
private homes, at boarding houses and
other places were secured months
ago. During the past few weeks only
the most energetic efforts have been
sufficient to keep pace with the flood
OF inquiry. st. Paul will be the center
Of the Christian Endeavor world for
a week, and practically all the prom
inent personages of the association
will be present.
William Jennings Bryan is coming,
and has promised to deliver an adj
dress on the train enroute at the we'd
ding Of any two Endeavorers who
want to be joined for good and all un-
der unquestionably righteous auspices.
He has more applications than he can
take care Of and instead Of one we'd
ding. several will probably enliven his
journey to the North Star state. Rev.
Francis e. Clark. the venerable faith
er of the Christian Endeavor move
ment, William Shaw, Senator Bever-
idge and host Of notables appear on
the program. For the public meetings
practically every church or public
building Of size In the central portion
Of the city has been engaged, while
the principal sessions will be held at
the municipal auditorium which will
seat 10000.
Some Of the spectacular features of
the international convention are quite
out Of the ordinary. Twenty thousand
Endeavorers will join at one time in
a trolly ride to principal parks and
points Of interest and 1t is expected
that during their progress other traf-
fic will be practically suspended. The
same number will join in an evening
song service on the steps of the new
state capitol. A chorus Of 700 train
ed voices will lead all the singing.
and will be directed by the most fam
GUS Endeavor chorus leaders in the
world. There will be an international
camp fire with speakers from every
country in the world where Christian
missions have made progress.