The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 8, 1897, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JULY S, 1897. CHURCH SERVICES. Large Congregations Listen to Eloquent | Visitors. | The Evdeavorers met last evening in | various churches to vent in sacred song 1he enthusiasm which bas been on the in- «rease ever since the first delegation set foot in the City, and to gather from the addresses of eminent speakers inspiration | for new and better things. The oppor- tunity afforded to hear giftea divines from abr was not one i0 be lightly passed by, and each mee.ing was largely | attended. i — o GOD WANTS OUR BEST. A church-filling concrezation at Simp- son Memorial M. E. Church last evening | heard an exceptionally strong and elo-| quent plea for the earnest, broad, world- | saving, manly Christianity which is the | Christian Endeavor idea It was given by Rev. W. J. McKittrick | of Buffalo \., a forcible speaker of | oratorical pow in the absence of Pas- tor John Stevens Rev. W. S. Matthews pre-ided at the serv e Dr. McKittrick’s subject was *‘Spirit- filled Christianity. God wants us to do our level best,’’ he said. *“God pity any man who cannot get a cheer irom within himself. Thereis a growing conviction that the religion ot Jesus Christ must be lifted more and more from the ruts of theory and swung around the whoie horizon; that the pulpiis must’ fave the gutters and pavements; that its social mission is calling it more and more to come out and stand in the dust and talk to men covered with the dust, and to wind its trumpet more and more for this life as well as the life to come. Qut of this has come the demand for ‘Christian citizen- ship.’ This is the spirit that fills the Christian Endeavor movement of to-day. “'All the little hells that burn and hiss and sputter about tie base of the social iabric can be traced back to one fact—that men will not be guided by their Lord and Master, Jesus Christ. IU's the Man of | Galilee that must pe voted for. You can’t legislate deviltry out horrighteousnessin. You cannot legislate stripes irom a tiger’s back. Ore man who Jooks in the 1aceo! his Father in love and who enters the world’s siriie with hands and heartef loveisa world-saver, and it is the multiplication of such men all over the world that shall save the world. Lst Christianity take its place in the political battle-field.” A <pirit- filled Curistianity will bs a man!y Chris- tianity. Among its qualities are loyalty, courtesy, bravery.' In the ab-ence of Rev. M. 8. Hughes of | Minneapolis, Rev. G. R, W, Scott of Massa- chusetts also spoke on the theme, “Being Filled With the Spirit.” e e APPLY THE POWER. Central Methodist Church was czowded to the doors and in the lobby. Dr. Dille, in his usual happy style, introduced as the solver oi the problem, “How to Reach the Masses,” Rev. Charles A. Dickenson of Berkeley Temple, Boston. Dr. Dicken- son devoted his time to a discourse on the | need of ihe presence oi the spirit of God | in men. He took his text from I Corinth- | ians, xii:6: “There are diversities in our religions, but it is the same God who ruleth over all.” He showed in his argu- | ment that possession of this spirit was not | alone necessary, but the wiil 10 act and do | must be there or effort would be useless. The power for good goes for notuing until | it is applied. His masterly style and force deeply impressed the audience and made a lasting impression on his listeners. Rev. D. C. Kelly of Birmingham was on the programme, but was unavoidably de- tained, and his place was filled by Dr. M. Rhodes of St. Louis, who supplemented the remarks of his predecessor by saying a clear conception of present conditions was necessary, and the church of Christ must adapt herseli to the fact that great forces of evil were allied against the forces of good and must be combated with rug- gedness rather than dreamy, sentimental mysticism. The conditions of the nine- teenth century were different from those of the dark ages and must bs met with different agenc THE MASTER'S SPIRIT. At Calvary Presbyterian Church the s-rvices were opened with a brief prayer by Rev. John Hemphill. The first speaker was Rev. Robert John- son of London, Oatario, who took for his subject the general theme of all the sim- ultaneous mestings, “The Life Filled With the Spirit.” His remarks were elo- quent and to,the point. After speaking on the genergl subject of the Endeavorers and their work, he said: “The trouble, Christian Endeavorers, is that we gre too ready to fall in with the spirit of the times. Be imbued with the spirit of your beloved Master and willing to sacrifice everything for his sake.” Rev. B. B. Tyler, D.D., of New York City followed. He was 2lso listened to with eager attention and spoke on several specific lines. “‘Dear young people,”” he said, “we must become so consecrated to the service of Jesus Chrisi that even the franchise shouid be handled as he would have us. Some mien say te vote us you pray. No; we have dore too much of that already. We pray with our eyes shut, and what we need is to vote with them open. Vote to please Jesus and not Tammany, the Popo- crats or the Republicans. “It is the spirit of the living God that will teach you how to do this rightly. As| many as are led by the spirit of God they | are the sons of God and shall have a place | at last round his throne.” The meeting ended with the singing of “'God Be With You Till We Meet Again,"” and the benediction by Rev. Dr. Hemp- hill, % i SO FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. | At the Yirst Baptist Church the speak- ers were Rev. M. P. Boynton, Rev. Cort- land Myers of Brookly:, N. Y., and Rev. Joseph W. Cochran of Madison, Wis. The subject for the evening was “Life Filled ‘With the Spirit,”” and Dr. Myers told how needful was that quality in the life of a voung Christian worker. “How many | lives,” said he, “ara lifeless in that re- spect. There are just three steps for the Christian to take, which are: Make no compromise; fear no sacrifice; expect no failure. “Fill up vourspirit life, smash your idols and out of them will come the richest jewels which you may possess. Fear no sacrifice, it is the dying to live.” Rev, Josepn W. Cochran spoke on the <ame subject and with his eloquence held the close att-ation of his audience 10 the end of his discourse. He told them that this grand gathering, with its flags and its | colors, would all be shoddy ana sham if the fullness of the spirit of God was not bere. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL. At the First Congregational Church, Rev. George C. Adams, D.D., pastor, pre- siding, a large audience was present to witness the operfing services previous to the convention, After the praver by Dr. Adams Bishop A cxander Walters, D.D., oi Jersey City, N. J., was introduced and made a very volished and forceful sermon on the gen- eral theme of the evening. *‘For centuries,”” he said, “there was a part of man that could not be under- stood—the soul. A'l the philosophers made learned and laborious dissertations on it, and yet none of them touched the right chiord. “Nor was any real light shed on the subject until the coming of Christ. Christ is the author of all life, both natural and ~piritual, and it was to him that we had to look for a solution of the enigma. The result of his comin: was the salvation of man, and it 1s for the salvation of human souls that the Endeavorers are banded to- \ AW 3 8. LITTLEFIE pether. Let us go away from this conven- tion with the knowledge that we have learned beiter than before how to engage in the work of the Master."” Rev. Nehemiah Boynton, D.D., of De- | troit, Mich.,, was the next speaker. | Though the stmosphere of the church was rather warm by this time he proved him- self fully equal to the task of holding the attention of his auditors. ““Christian life,”” he said, “is a moving life; it isan inspiring life. Iniquity dnes not sing out grand old hymns like we have just heard. So pure an atmosphere of all that is good id man is found only in the fold of Christ. ‘A Christian life cannot be satisiied with that which is common. We are always to be found forging anead for the thing that is higher still, nearer to the throne of the Almighty. So it is thaz this grand convention in pointof numbers will | be fruitless 1f we do not learn more fully while we are here the lesson of Christ and the way to rescue the fallen.”” The services of the evening were ended with the singing of *‘Nearer, Mv God, to | Thee’ and the venedi by Dr. Adam. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN. At the First Presbyterian Church the | services were in charge of Rev. E. H. Jenks, the assistant pastor, the speakers being Rev. E. L. Rowellaf Louisville, Ky., and Rev. George F. Pentecost of Yonkers, N. Y. The services opened ‘with singing by a special choir under the direction of | Professor J. C. Hughes, after which Rev. Mr. Jenks led in prayer and introduced the speakers. Rev. Mr. Rowell spoke of the Endeay- orers as acting in the capacity of prophets, but bade them not be discouraged if they did not see 1mmediate re-ults of their work. Christ had ordained that some | should be prophets and others preac: ers. Preaching could be of no avail, he said, unless they were really speaking what they felt and not talking religion ina mere mechanical way. While it is de- sirable that all should be prophets, still all must work as common people speaking to common people, and the work wili be plentifully rewarded. Rev. Mr. ticularly for the need of intensity in all things, without which the work of spread- ing Christ’s gospel could be of no avail. He outlined strongly the difference be- tween simply saying prayers and going to the throne of God and asking what was wanted. “The life filled with the Spirit is the life meant by the Master when he ascended— a life designea by him to be realized, one which if we intend io be a Christian must be lived. It is a religious, super~ natural beginning, middie and end, which came down from heaven to man—a reli- gion whose impulses are from within and not from without.” He spoke of the phenomenal gathering of 20,600 young veople on this coast as something which no mere human attrac- tion could have drawn. Thers must be something spiritual to bring all these people over =ich a wearisome journey to work together for Christ. TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN. Rev. F. F. Brush of Alameda presided at an enthusiastic meeting at Trinity Presbyterian Church, consisting of picked singers from the ‘Christian Endeavor chorus under the supervision of O. M. Vesver. The general subject of the evening’s services was “Spirit-filled Life.” Rev. John Davies, D.D., pasior of the Fourth Presbyterian Church of New York, was the first speaker, His particular subject was “‘Separation.” He eloquently urgea hig hearers to be undivided in their faith, devoted in their practical Christian work and o accept wholly the spirit of the Gos- pel. “I walk along the Wall streets and among the exchanges and places of busi- ness,’”’ he said. *‘and I see hordesof people willing to sacrifice themselves for the kings of tuis earth. Can you not make a greater sacritice for the King of Kings, our Heavenly Father? God does not call you or me to be successful in San Francisco or in New York, but he does call upon you to be jaithful even unto death.” Bishop G. W. Arneit of the A! n M. E. Church in Ohio, spoke of *‘Spirit- fiiled. Men.” The speaker referred to the lofiy Bibli- cal characters as examples of spirit-filled men. Reverling to modern times he named *‘Father Eudeavor Clark,” who in 1881 organized one society, from which 50,000 bad grown, as a spirit-fililea man. The oreanizers of the Y. M. C. A. and the W. C. T. U. he also considered fillea with the spirit. *‘We are here,” he said, ‘‘representing thirty-two denominations and the differ- ent settions of the countrv. Let us all Ppray thai the spirit of the Master may be | Pentecost spoke more par- | | " THE CHAIRMEN OF THE COMMITTEES THAT A upon us. Let each denomination pray that the Lord may be with us as we strive to do cur duty.” PLYMOUTH CHURCH. Plymouth Congregational Church, on Post street, near Webster, was handsomely decorated for the evening services and the convention season. The orzan loft was occupied by the church choir, with Professor W. H. Hoot at the keys. On the rostrum were Pro- fessor R. R. Lloyd, the acting pastor of Plymouth Church, with the Rev. J.Z. Tyler, D.D., of Cleveland, Ohio, and Rev. William Paterson of Toronto, Canada. Vis tors were welcomed by a reception | committee headed by Miss Lottie Graber. The Rev. Dr. Tyler of Cleveland was the first to address the assemblave. He dwelt on the spirit of God in the Chris- tian church as made manifest at the feast of Pentecost. The same holy spirit is to- day present in the Christian church and is making itself manifest in the working | of the Christian Endeavorers. He cau- tioned them to beware of the showy and spectacular feature of their annual con- ventions, and trusted that the aims and objects of the society should not be lost sight of through this display. After a solo by Miss Eva Tenny the Rev. William Paterson of Toronto was intro- duced. He gave a brief resume of his trip across the mountains and his arrival in the Golden West. He pail a high tribute to the California climate and the generous and hospitable reception extended to the Eastern visitors by the people of San Francisco. He then branched into things spiritnal and delivered an eloquent address upon the furure usefulness of the Chris- tian Endeavor Snciety and its relation to the church of Jesus Christ. PLYMOUTH CONGREGATIONAL. At the Plymouth Congregational Church the services were in charge of Professor R. R. Lloyd, the speakers being Rev. J. Z. Tyler, of Cleveland, Ohio, who was chair- mau of the '94 convention committee, and is a member of the board of trustees of the United Society and Nationak superintend- ent of the Christian Endeavorers among the disciples of Christ, and the Rev. G. F. Patterson of Toronto, Canada. Rev. Mr, Tyler gave a Bible reading, in which he conwuidered three questions. First—1Is itour privilege to be filled with the spirit now ? Secona—I1I 8o, upon what conditions? Third—What are some of the normal re- sults of a spirit-filled life? In speaking of the first question he cited the prophesy of Joel in Acts, ii:7, and the promise of Peter in Acts, ii “There are indications,” said, “‘that not only are we to be filledd with the Holy Spirit, but that it is to abide within be- lievers and they indicate that the life of the Holy Spirit is the richest and best of all the gifts of the Gospel. “Tle conditions upon which the Holy Spirit 1s to come are clearly indicated. Jesus sa‘d that the world cannot receive it. 8t. Paul says that it is bestowed when we have believed. “It is as impossible to catalogue the re- sults of a spint-filled life as it 15 to cata- logue the results of seaiching the Ecrip- ture, We are taught that the spirit resisis our carnal natur ; that he sheds the iove of God abroad 1n our hearis; that he makes us to abound in hope; that he filis 1 infirmiues. “The biessing of this convention de- pends not upon its numbers nor any spectacular display, not upen the elo- quence of its ad.iresses or upon its sing- | ing, but upon the presence and power of | the spirit 0. God within us.” | Rev. Mr. Patterson spoke on the neces- ty of a man’s using the Bible with the spizit of God and the unspeakable joy of living a spirit-filled life. He told how the Spirit gives power and jov and makes the | work of the Chri<tian worker more effec- | tive and how the Spirit could be obtained lev;wening the heart in earnest prayer to od. | —_————— CHURCHES IN ' GAY COLORS | Beautifully Decked as a Sign of Welcome. { Some of the Pretty Symbols of | Peace and Good Will on Earth. Lovingly the roydl purple of Christian Endeavor and the golden hue of Califor- nia’s emblematic flower mingled ir. aiding to express the warm welcome extended to the wvisitors at various churches last evening. The exterior of Calvary Presbyterian Church was ornamented with yellow bunt- ing having a deep border of purple. This extended over the entire entrance, and was parted and draped at esch door arch. Above the entrance were thres shields bearing the words, Maine, Christian En- deavor and California respectively. In the auditorium the Nationai colors pre- dominated. Bunting of patriotic colors was gathered and draped behind the altar, exposing oniy a background of dark red cloth upon which was a large eschschol- tzia Christian Endeavor monogram. About this, worked in white letters, was the motto *'Piety and Patriotism." On the lecturn was an eschscholizia monogram against a background of royal [he Endeavor colors were fi from the leciurn to the pulpit | chandeliers. Intertwined festoons of red THE LAST TRAIN FROM OGDEN. The last special Endeavor train left Ogden for the West Wednesday afternoon, which makes about seventy trains since 1:30 P. M. Sunday. 1 had just returned from Wadsworth, ity, where I went to see how the trains were coming in. There had been some solicitation in the East not a mishap anywhere. Nev., and the places in that vicin- There was and locally as to whether we could handle all the Endeavor people. Our general agent in Chicago telegraphed me saying some people there were in doubt about our ability to take care of such a large crowd. He was anxious about it, and I replied there would be no difficuity. We have now brought from 18,000 to 20,000 people out of Ogden, and there has not been a hitch anywhere. Our freight traffic will com- mence from Ogden to-night, and refrigerator cars of fruit commenced running this afternoon from Truckee and Boca, and all freight will be handled out of Sacramento hereafter as fast as offered. us with joy, gives us liberty and helps our | ana white against a background of blue, all resplendent with stars, concealed the entire ront of the gallery.’ Christizn En- deavor flags anit green folinge were eftec- tually used in the decorations. From the apex of each of the stately arches at the entrance to the First Con- gregational Church broad bands of En- deavor and California colors were sus- pended and turned about the supporting pillars. In thesuditorium the eye is at- | tracted by two large flags, American and British, which partialiy hide the organ- pipes. Between ihese flagsisa Christian Endeavor emblem of California poppies. From the choirio.t the prevailing colors, purple and yellow, upon which were fasi- ened Maltese crosses of gilt, were draped. The chandeliers bris:led with purple and gold Christian Endeavor pennants, The colors back of the iulpit wers seen through a pleasing tracery of paims, bam- boo and ferns. Purpie and gold bunting, ornamented with gilt emblems, was ar- rangcd about the gallery, The decorations of the First Baptist Church were beautiful, elaborate and original. The pulpit adornment was a magnificent and_ artistic piece of work. Above the puipit and extending almost entirely across the front of the church was a great ornamental scroll traced in yeliow poppies, marguerites and green leaves aecainst a background of purple gauze. The quotation, “Bring Forth the Royal Diadem and Crown Him Lord of All” was worked in eschscholizias. The center- piece of the scroll was a shield outhined in white acainst a yellow background, and bearing in purple leiters the legend, “Jesus Reigns.” A fl ral lire was suspended from the choir gallery. On the right side of the room, in_large floral charact rs, was the word “Washington,” on the left “‘Ore- gon” and in the rear “Alaska,” the-e being the homes of the delegates to be entertained at this edince. Floral stars, flags and palms ware used in decorating the SBunday-school room. At the Central Methodist Episcopal Church the great organ was artistically robed in the colors of welcome. A great Christian Endeavor emblem of yellow voppies also ornamented the organ. Long streamers of golden bunting was festooned beneath the gallerv all around the audi- torium. The front portion of the gallery was hidden by purple and yellow bunting intertwined and caught up at regular in- tervals with gold stars and clusters of eschscholizias. Over the choir gallery, in gold and crimson, was the motto: “For Christ and the Church.”” The Sunday- school room was less elaborately decked after the same general plan. At the First Presbyterian Church the entrance decorations were prominently patriotic. “In the background were draped the California and Endeavor colors, and over the central door was a banner bearing words of welcome to the Christian En- deavorers. Back of the pulpita network had been stretched over royal pusple bunt- ing, ana enmeshed in this were Xainty sprays of California flowers. Potted plants were arranged effectively about the pulpit and a ereat basket of poppies was suspended over the lecturn. Endeavor emblems were advantageously placed about the walls. In the Sunday-school rooms the word Welcome was arronged of the State flowers of the five Siates to be entertained there. The golden hue representing California predominated in the decorations at the Plymouth Congregational Church. Back of the pulpit wus a large fieid of yellow, surmounted bv evergreens. Upon this wasan Endeavor emblem of eschschol 'zias and the siogan of the society, *‘For Christ and the Church,” worked in purple lei- ters. Green plants and the convention colors were effectively used in decoration. The decorations at the Simpson Me- morial Church were not extensive, but the artistic interior arrangements of the edi- fice render profuse adornment unneces- sary. Sprigs of California poppies were prettily aranged about the pulpit., A silk American flag was spread about the lec- turn and the conveniion colors were draped about the alcoves on each side of the pulpit. The emblem of the Ep- worth League was used with the Chrisvan Endeavor emblem in thedecorations. The Bunday-school room wasadorned with the Notional colo; ot MANY TRAINS POUR IN Delegates From Every Quar- ter at Oakland Mole. After the early boat yesterday morning had cleared away the accumulated excur- sionists of the night before the rush began in earnest. Eleven carloads of visitors from the RE HANDLING THE BIG CONVENTION. Rey, gvLl R AL B W™ RADE : | Hoosier and ‘Blue Grass States arrived | shortly after 5. In the excursion there vere some 275 in all. Three hundred ex- cursionists from Michigan and Iowa ar- | rived in a ten-car train at 6 An hour | later 325 Wisconsins pulled up in a twelve- | coach train. | Wisconsin’s second delegation, 330 | strong, arrived at 9:40. They occupled eleven cars. Close on their trail came an extra Oregon special—twelye cars, 250 pas- | sengers. Eight carloads of New Yorkers, numbering 235, arrived at 10:20. A mixed | excursion from the Northwest came in at | 10:45. In the ten coaches were 240 excur- sionists, divided as follows: Dakota, 75; | Montana, 25; Washington, 140. | Twenty minutes aiter noop the regular | Fresno train with twelve cars arrived, | bringing Endeavorers to the number of 25 or3). At 12:45 the Pnillips excursion from Boston, eleven cars, 225 in ali, | brought the advance guard from Massa- L chusetts, Special No. 20, with the first section of | the regular M:ssachusetis delegation, pulled in at 2:30. It brought 216 excur- sionists, and was in charge of H. N. La- | throp of Boston, the excursion manager | of the Massachusetts Christian Endeavor | Union. The section had startea out with eight sleepers, but Lwo of them were taken off at Grand Junction on account of con- .emned wheels. Tae six cars were accord- | ingly crowded with eight csrloads of peo- | ple.” The delegates wore badges consist- | ing of a golden representation of the seal of the Siate attached to ribbons of dark red. The excursion had been en route ever since a week ago las Monday morning, comprising wrincipally pecple from Boston and the immediale Vicinity of the Hub. They brought three big carloads ot | baggage with them, over 500 pieces in all. A maiicar, pressed 'nto the service of car- rying baggage, was quite noticeably keeled over un .er the weignt of the trun and other baggage that was piled up init to the very roof of the car. Dr. Clark, the pioneer Endeavorer, arrived witb this section in the ‘*Aragon,” | and he received a generous welcome from the members of the reception commitiee at the mole .nd on thebea'. The visiters from the otd Bay State announced enthu- siayiically that the rest of Mas-achusetts’ delegation, 204 strong, were foilowing not far behind. The Centrzl Pacific overland which was due at 8:10 Tuesday night arrived at 3:25, nearly twenty hours late. Eleven cars, two of them filled with mail and baggage, made up the train. On board there were scattering delegations, about 250 in num- ber, from New York, Wisconsin, West Virginiaand Kentucky. Among the excur- sionists was a party of fifteen from Au- burn. The secon1 Massachusetts train at 4:25 brought 206 excursionists from Massachu- setts and a carload of forty-five from Providence, R. . William Shaw of Bos- ton, trensurer of the United Society, and C. H. Newcomb were in charge. The train had been on the way for twelve davs. Eight elegan:y fitted Pullmans and a dining-car made the train, which was one of the most comfortably equipped of all the special excurs ons. The Rhode Islanders, though few in number, made -a brave showing with their bright blue rib- bons and badges. The excursion brought a number of promiinent Endeavorers from New Eng- land and Canada. Among them was Rey. William Patterson of Toronto, who 1< one of the trustees of the United Society, R-v, Robert Johnson, of London, Canada, who is to be one of the convention speakers, also with the party, baving joined it at Salt Lake. Another visitor from away down East was Rev. J. W. Lane of Had- ley, Mass., who s coming- to-attend the convention and also visit his cousin, ex-Superintendent of Bchools John Swett. Four delegates all the way from Nava Scotia were also in the party. ‘The Massachusetts delegation made a merry and musical din with their State yell, which they shouted as théy marched from their train to the boat. " Followin: were the words of their rhythmic pean Rub a dubdab, Rub a dub dub, We're from the Hub, We're from the Huu, Plymouth Roek and' Bunker Hill, Teu in the barvor leeping still, Arassachusetts with & wilt, Califorula-a-a. At 7:45 the Los Angeles express, two hours late, pulled 1n with eleven cars and nbout 500 Endeavorers. They were from various parts of Southern Caiifornia, and as they marched off with their gay ban- ners they made a very imposing appear- ance, | New Hampshire, Canada and Tilinois put in an appearance shortly after 9:10. The excursion, which was one of tne heaviest of the day’s specials, consisted of i nine coaches and carried 401 excursion- ists all told. The New Hampshire dele- gation, 110 strong, occupied three coaches, and was in charge of State Excursion Manager F. W. Lund of Nashua. Man- ager Atkinson of the Canadian delegation haa with him a carioad of Bnmh-:meri- cans, mostly irom the vicinity of Toronto. The Iilinois delegation occupied five coaches. Two of them were filled with members of the Bullock exsursion party, composed mainly of delesates from ihe Hyde Park Division of Chicago. They marched from tne train singing and car- rying their banner of purple, gold and nnd_ green, the banner of the Cakwood Uaion, of which they were members, had been awarded for the best atlendance and proj ortionate giving. Tae New Hampshire, Canada and Illini- Ois train was the last to muke connections with the City last night. The seme are rangemen:s were made for the pussencers who should arrive during the night as Wt'l'e made for those who arrived the night ore. A special early boat will leave the mole at 5 o'clock this morning, bringing all who come during the night. According to the schedule as it stood about 1i p. M, five excursions would arrive in ume 10 connect with it—three Pennsylania traing and the Indiana and Connecticut sec jons. Doubt was expressed at the dispatcher’s office, however, as 10 whether all the five would arrive in time to make the con- nection. Specials Nos. 29 and 30, the two New Jersey sections, were scheduled for 5 and 6 A. M. respectively, with the prospect that beiore morning a change of schedule would bring them 1n considerably later. The rush of traffic, far from being nearly over, seems to be but well startes. Leus than half of the excursions =are in, and arrivals will probab.y continue until Fri- day night or ESaturday morning, long after the great convention has been called to order, “There are fifly-seven specials yet to come,” deciarea one of the railroad offi- cials at the pier last night. “Tie 1 probably be a rush when they do begin to come in. The regular trains are a/l more or less delayed, the Ceutral Pacific over- land, which shouid have been here this morning at 9:40, being twenty hours late.” 5 A burned bridge on the Union Pacific is said to be holding back a number of trains. It is also said that when the bridge is repaired and the blockade broken the trains will come m in a bunch. Yesterday, as on Tuesday, three boats were running between the ferry and pier. Members of the local recept committee as numerous as on the day before were on hand to greet the visitors at Sixteenth street and at the mole, and po'ice officers, specially detailed, main- tained order on the boats. The traflic, once 1t arrived at the pier, was systema.i- cally and expeditiously handled. & The Waguer special of the New York Central Ruilroad arrived yesterday morn- ing. The delegates at ouce went to the Cslifornia Hotel, where accommodations haa been reserved. Among the leadersin the party are: Rev. W.J. McKiitrieg.of Buffalo, president of the New York State Union; Rev. Edwin J. Klock, pastor of the First Congregational Church, Norwich, N.Y., and a del-gate to the convention from Chenango County; A. E. Dewhurst, State secretary, Utica, ana J. H. Kinforts, State treasurer and manager of the excur- sion. Rey. Mr. Klock will speak in one of the principal churches of San Francizco: be- fore the conv on closes. When asked yesterday concerning his impressions of this City he said_he could quote the first words of the hymn, *“Every prospect pleases.”’ Mr. Kiock said he was here to study the value of the convention to the cause of ex-~ tending the kingdom of God. ‘‘These . conventions herald the cause we ré;re- sent and I am sure that good will resuit The trip across the continent is an Ub}(‘lct 1t the lesson in patriotism. orings to mind of one who has simply studied thé geography an idea of the wonderiul - ex- tent of our country. The number of-ar- tendants is surprising. 1 have come across the land with a procession of spes cial trains which consolidaied would make one train eight miles long. As &an example of the inter Na- tional conventions a speak of one lady in our party who expended the savings of five years to muke tbe journsy for the purpose of atiending the meeting of the Christian Eadeavor.” B ASLEEP AT THE MOLE. Twelve Hundred Endeavorers Quartered 1n Cars. Five Long Trains Arrive Too Late to Catch the Last ' Boat. Twelve hundred tired, dusty and hun« gry Endeavorers rolled into the big depot atthe end of the broad-gauge mole be- tween the leaving of the last boat Tuesday night and the first yesterday morning. F.ve long trains bearin: banners from Ohio, Tows, Michizan and Oregon came in, but as the passengers had been noii- fied that they could not cross the bay only a few of the more restles< ones made their appearance until they were aroused by the 4 o’cloek call. Oregon was very much in evidence early, and the 200 active delegates seemed to dominate the moie and boat, notwith- standing the fact that Ohio outnumbered them two to one. President H. S. Gile of Balem was almost ubiquitous in his re- sponse to the incessant demands made upon his time. Nor did he miss the:op- portunity to letevery one know that Ore- gon is a great State, forif you obeyed the- injunction of ‘‘over’” on his card-you would read: *Inguiries concerning Ore- gon—elimate, resources, prodnction, ete.-~': will be cheerfully attended to.” President: Gile, as well as a!l his delegation, was especially happy at having arrived safely afier being delayed almost a day by an. accident. He said: it “‘Every one of us has enjoyed the trip from the beginning and know that we shall bhave =« spiritual up building from this great meeting. The banner of Jeeus. Christ will be placed before the world and - we know thai the efforts of the Pacific WILL LIFT YOU OUT OF BED and put you on your feet after a spell of sickness much quicker and bettsr than any other tonic in existence. The one Malt Extract which feeds and strengthens, but does not AINTOXICATE. All Druggists. VAL BLATZ BREWI:G C0., MILWAUKEE, WIS,, U. S. 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