The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-05
Meeting Place Is Atlantic
City, and 1t Promises to Be
Most Successful Conven-
ton Ever Held.
PROMINENT MEN TO
SPEAK TO WORKERS
Twelve of the Largest Cities
in the Country Are Send
ing Choruses-Many Inter-
esting Things.
(National News Association)


Atlantic City, July 5.-WIth every
hote; and boarding house crowded to
its utmost those .ii charge of the
Twenty-fifth International Christian
Endeavor convention, which opens
here tomorriw and closes on the 18th
predict that all past attendance re-
cords will be eclipsed and that the
present gathering will go dow in his
tory as the most successful rally since
the birth Of the organization.
That the most sanguine predictions
OF those In charge Of the great con-
vention have been surpassed is jub!-
1antly admitted at headquarters. and
when n reason for the vast attendance
Is sought the officials point with pride
to the long and interesting program
devised for the delegates instruction
and amusement, and the list OF promi-
nent speakers who have signified their
intention Of addressing the delegates
and visitors. Among the latter are:
President Taft. Hon. Champ Clark,
Speaker Of the House of Representa-
tives; Former Vice President, Charles
w. Fairbanks. Judge Ben Lindsey, OF
Denver: Booker T. Washington, Com
mander Eva Booth, of the Salvation
Army: Rev. F. ]. Horsefield. president
OF the British Christian Endeavor
Union; Rev. G. Fukada, of Japan; Rev.
II. /. Marshall. of Burma: Rev. r. s.
Gray, of New Zealand; Hon. John
Wanamaker, of Philadelphia; and a
score OF more prominent pastors and
specialists In Christian Endeavor work
from many denominations and mis-
sionaries from foreign lands.
Some Other Features.
Apart from the prominent speakers,
there are many other features that
have undoubtedly had great influence
In swelling the attendance. For liz
stance twelve of the largest cities in
the United States are sending chorus
hundred trained voices to assist in the
musical program. These separate
choruses will be assigned to different
periods OF the weeks convention and
the whole will be merged in one great
choir under the supervision of Mr..
Percy 8. Foster, in the largest open
air song service ever held in America.
But most attractive Of all perhaps,
Is the leniency OF the official program
and the manifest soicitude of the Of
ficials for the pleasure as we'll as the
instruction Of their guests. This year
the program has been so arranged that
all the practical working sessions will
be held in the morning, giving ample
opportunity for surf bathing and other
recreations from 10 a. m. to $50 p.
m. thus devoting the heat of the cesu-
lar days to an enjoyment of the hun
dreds OF entertainment features the
great summer resort offers to visitors.
Other features of the program will
Tbe a unique quiet hour" open air SER
vice on Atlantic City's Million Dollar
Pier, great structure of concrete
and iron that extends quarter Of
mnile into the Atlantic. This service
Is planned for the early morning.
From 3 to 10:30 a. m. each day. the
Christian Endeavor Institute will meet
to discuss all phases of the manifold
undertakings of the great organization.
For those who do not care to attend
the meetings OF the Institute an inno-
walton, "the consultation hour has
been added to the program. During
this period Endeavorers will be free
to bring their personal problems to
the society's experts for considera-
tion In a conversational way.
Two Great Meetings.
From 10: so to s:45 will be the rest
period. At p. M. and s y. m, there
will be two or more great simultane-
Gus meetings on the pier where the
great questions of personal religion,
evangelism. missions, temperance,
civic righteousness. interdenomina-
tional fellowship. and international
brotherhood. will be discussed by
speakers of international repute.
Tomorrow evening the convention
will be opened on the Million Dollar
Pier by an address from President
Francis +. Clark, ID. d., LII. D.. pray
er and praise services, and musical
program, which includes some special
music by the Hawaiian delegates and
the Washington chorus. Among those
who will speak are Mr.. John T.
Sproull. president of the New Jersey
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