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Show LOOK FOR IMMENSE THRONG. Christian Church to Hold Convention at St. Louis Oct. 13 to 20. Tho World's Fair ls bringing to St. Louis tho greatest religious convention conven-tion ever held by nny church or denomination. de-nomination. This will cover tho week of Oct. 13-20, nnd nnywhere from 20,-000 20,-000 delegates upwards are expected from overy state in tho Union, Can-nda, Can-nda, Mexico, and abroad. Tho meetings meet-ings will bo held In the old Exposition building and the Coliseum, where tho Democratic national convention assembled. as-sembled. A chorus of -1,000 volce3 has been In training for somo months to lend tho music, and some of tho best evangelistic stingers of the Christ-Ian Christ-Ian church, which is one of tho most nggresslvo bodies In evangelistic work, aro expected to take part. Oct. 20 will bo "Disciples of Christ Day" at tho World's Fair. The Christian church was tho first denomination to erect a building of Its own on tho fair grounds, and has a very admirable admir-able exhibit representing Its ramified work In this country nnd nbroad. Only ono other denomination has attempted at-tempted anything of this kind. Presi dent Francis will address tho gathering gather-ing of delegates at Festival hall, over which Dr. James H. Garrison of tho Christian Evangelist, will preside, and whoro Dr. F. D. Power of Washington, who was President Garfield's pastor, will ho tho chief speaker. Tho convention con-vention Is composed of the Christian Women's Board of .Missions, tho Foreign For-eign Christian Missionary society, tho American Christian Missionary slciety, tho Hoard of Church Extension, tho Evnngollzatlon society, tho Ilenovolent society, and tho Board of Ministerial Relief. At Cincinnati fivo yenrs ago, about 10,000 people attended tho great communion service Owing to tho nt-tractions nt-tractions of the World's Fair drawing draw-ing so many peoplo to St. Louis, It Is expected that oven Cincinnati's record, rec-ord, which Is tho greatest In tho world, will bo superseded by tho grent communion servlco to bo held In St. Louis. |