The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 9, 1897, Page 4

THE SAN FRA CISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1897. of Christian missionary endeavor, and that the hand of the Lord is poiuting you across these vastsens into these newly awakening uetons beyond us. A once more, and lastly, we are very glad to huve you here for unother reason. I hope that when you go up and down our thorough- fares you w:ll notice the names upom our signs, and see what a variety of nationnlity is represented here. 1 hope you will go off a liz tle from our main thorougnfares, and not on! go through Chinatown, but into other en- virons of the City, and see what a diversity of peaple we have. We are a Pentecostal population: we are from all parts of the world, ana ss there were presented at Jerusalem on Pentecostal day fifteen or more nationalities and dialects, which Jerusalem represented, as related in the second chapter of Acts, 5o this is a Pentecostal place and we have a Péntecostal coustituency. And now, dear iriends, our longiug is that there may be & mighty sound irom heaven coming down upon this place where we nre sitting, and that the tongue of fire may de- scend and resi upon every head and fuce, so that when you go away, if go you must. there shall ba left b-hind vou a real Peniecostal blessiug, Therc has been no place at which the-e conventions. have been held, or can be held in future, better fitted to rece uch a Pentecostal b'essing, or that needs that Pente- costal b essing more than we need it In the names of the pasiors of the Gate, tnerefore, we bid you welcome to our churches, our pulpits, OUr Prayer-rooms, our City. [Appisuse.] A delightfui variation in the character of the exercises was » duet by Miss Caro- lyn Boyan of San Francisco and J. M. Robinton of Oakland, a member of the ’97 music committee. The selection ren- aered was “Saved by Grace,” words by F. J. Crosby and music by George C. Stebbins, When Mayor James D. Phelan arose to deliver a welcome on behalf of the City of San Francisco he reccived a greeting which must have warmed the ccckles of his heart. The Chautauqua salute—the flutter of handkerchiefs—and persistent applause were given. Tne Mayor's ad- dress was as follows: THE MAYOR’S WELCOME. Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: It might be appropriate for me to say that you are thrice welcome, since I am the third speaker detailed to we come you. [Applause.] Buteven asa San Franciscan and Califor- nian, accustomed to everything exaggerated in nature and art, I am surprised and gratified at maguificent work which our loeal com- mittees have done. [Applause.] They have provided everything for your comfort, and I wish to thank them for what they have done. They have provided e hing, 30 far as I see within ihe range of my éyes, ¢xcept possi the singing birds. Perhaps many of yo thoughtit was o provision made for your pleasure by the committee, but I be to assure you that these California birds, taking their entnusiasm from the movementof our people toward rs. [Applause.] San_Fran. roud to-day (0 greet ty of Christian En- because your fanie has preceded you; 3 me is kiown (o us these many years, and the City is complimented by your coming. Across plain and over mountain you have come to hold your annual convention by the Golden Gate. At best travel is & hardship, and we feel sincerely the compl coming so far. In your phila 10 spread the ber ciety over the entire country you t one bound, jump: 1 new El Dorado, hay versed the can continent, and mauy of you have scen for the first time the extent of our empire and the scope of your own work. san Francisco, the metropolis of the Pacific States, welcomes you as fo.low-citizens of the Great Republic, welcomes you a3 co-werkers in the common cause of doing good, nnd our people, eager to show you hospitality, cager to ment and pleasure, ully, enhusinstically that you wili make your- uot feel as strangers co is v the Young People’s smong The wo me made Applause.] man who has _preceded rences to San Francisco. 1 place. Perhaps it is 1ew Teferences to things ote from the great cen- u Franciser, drawing acisco is a un we 1for me to 1 that concern u ters of populat upon the resor t0a, has falt se ed out i community. Here lifc takes its color from her cosmo tan populatior, because, as vou have been told, the 1 tives of ali nationalities are assemoled nere, and make our City a little world i itse charity 1 wil say that oli- itshould not be judged by village standaras. 8.un Francisco is'a metropolis, proud and am- bitious 1o excel. We welcome evers en- nobling influence which will serve to soften, whiie it does not mar, the rugged beauty of her charact The great breez:s that sweep over the City from the otean upon whose xhores we stand make life in this City the most com!ortsbl:, enable man to work tiroughout the entire year, aad this multi- plies our resources both “individuali community, greater 1o, With a climaz or cold, lite for which your soetety so gnl- [A1plause.] lemen, let me trust th v again that tmany of you assojourn- 11 conie and od of Naturs e are not un- kuow that we hes so bounteously bestowed. selfish 14 this, 1 we give w. shall aieo receive. By making population more homogencous, mud by bringing higher 1deus of citiz ‘nship. the noo ¢ uexds and cheer- ing words, un nsiern population, such as vours, wiil serve to finish, ax with the touch of the older Stutes, the megnificent edifice which | sprung from the un uiored hands of the pio- neer. [Applau We say come and linger Wi be Calliornians; bea great procession which is siea westward, even as ci the re ast, has sierdily moved westward, westward, westwerd, until, having arrived in Ca.if ‘iz, not being able 'to go any lariher, the natural tendency d be npward, évan of taat ily moving ation, beginning in ladies and géntlemen, in conc.uding, me say that n Cisco, such as it 15, 18 Jiospitabie. 1 think California hosp!tal- i1y is known throughout the East. We have done our mite; we have dene our best have thrown opén 10 you the ur hospitality; it is a gate whic y ts hinges, and it is a prefer- who vi it us, we will oren our ence to peoj arms frankly, hon American peojle w enbstantial comn tly and heartily to the nave grown up in the ies of the East. We want you and we trust that you will be at- tracted here, as we know vou will, not only by the fayr faca of Californis, which reflects the favor of nature and the happiness of our peo- le, but slso by your own desires, which we now is to help in prserving and promoting the permanent inierests of our common coun- try and our common civilization. [Great ap- planse.] From the distant Antipodes Rev. Silas Mead, LL D., bad come to attend the con- vention. Dr. Mead’s bome is at Adelaide, South Australia, and to him was appro- priately allotted the courtesy of replying on behalf of the visitors: FROM THE ANTIPODES. Mr. Chairman: I count myself happy in be- ing leged to attend this convenifon and in speaking on behalf of the delegates here as- semb ed this morning. Ihardly know why 1 have been sclected 10 speak to you on behalf of the delegates, except it be that I think I nave come from & longer cistanc: than any of 1_have ouly traveled, and my feilow-delegate, Miss Mend, 17,000 miies. We hnve iraveicd 17.000 miles sp_cifically to attend this convention. [Applause.] Our Austraiiin Endeavorers believe in Chri tian Endeavor, aud they belicve in conve tions, and be they have their hearty, earnest [Applause.] You wiil be glad to know that Christian E: deavor has spresd rapidly in our Australia; that I rej resent to-day some 60,000 Christian End rers in Austral Charistian En- deavor seed was at an early date cast into our Australinn soil, and it has spruug up and borne abundant fruit. We thank God for Christian Eudeavor. We were delizhted 1o have Dr. Clark with us three or four yenrs ago.- Wo were %o de- iighted with him that we tried-every way we could to have him come aguin this year. But, in our seli-denial, let me say, we thought he coula do beiter work by goiug to South Africa llhndn to revisii us in Australia aud New Zea- and. 1 attended a convention—I only mention this to s10w you how Endeavor bas spread in Australia—in Syduey in iast September. 1do notknow the capacity of this pavilion, but the capueity of the hall in Sydney. where I presided. There was an sudie: ce of 7000, and sdmission wis limited to Christian Endeavor- ors. Wedid not permit other people to come in, because we did not have room for them, 1 presided over that great audience for two nights in succession. We ihoroughly beiieve in these annuai con- ventions, Lecruse they express to ourselven, 10 the churches everywhere and to the wor.d large great and solid faith in the prineiples that underlie all this Endenvor movement, Dr. Clark told us in Liverpool, at the Bri:- ish convention held there just before he eame over to America, that the int rnational con- vention 18 to be held in London in 1900. plause.] Inop: youwill tave s 20od convel- tionin 1898, and another in 1899, and then that you wiilall go to Lendon w 1900. 1 do uot sce why you should not go there in char- tercd steamsuips of your own te the itune of Australian greeting. something like 15,000 or 20,000. Go o the London convention aund vou wiil find that London will give you a res1 London reception, earnest and heariy. 1believe that the British deavorers witl give you such an enthusi- tic welcome as they have never yet given to any band of pilgrims that have visited those shores. I want tosay this: I have no doubt it wasa very happy thought in naming the conven- tions “internitiona!,” but if Iwere on the committee ] am not sure but in due time I would propose an amendmeut, that it should be called “Intercontinental” Endeavorers. I was in India & year ago, and presided over a splenaid rally in the eity of Calcutta, but in Indin they are at the beginning of things. Dr. Clark will tell yon atsome period of this con- vention of the splenaid rally at which he was presentin Eastern Bengal. I know Eastern Bengal quite well, and there is no reason why Endeavor should not spread wonderfully, splendidly, to the great homor and glory of Christ and 'of God and of his church in India and in China, and in all the nations of Asia. We want Asia une of the great corners of Christian Endeavor, and also we want Africa asone of the grent corners of Christiar: Eo- deavor, ant I hail this gathering in San Fran- cisco &5 & prelude and the harbinger of world- wide conventions, 1niercontinental conven- tions. Let us meetin London in 1900—Aus- tralia next. [Applause ] : My friend, Dr. McLean, said, all that is be- yond the Golden Gate is eastward, Oriental. Iam an Oriental, you see. I have not the dress that I <ee in India, It is true, I have not the dress of our Celestial friends, either, but I suppose I am an Oriental. 1am'glad to be an Australian, Mr. Mayor, you know that California and ralia have about the same climate—the climate under the sun. [Applause.] C fornia snd Australia have entered into co- tive union. 1 saw a grea: long train of and no people in tbem, as we came atong; but there was something in them. What 1t? California fruit. We are co- operating with you, Mr. Mayor, in alsc under- taking to provide for the wanisof the world in the way of iruit. The people wantgo id California supplies gold, and Australia su p- plies gold. You want silver. California sup- phies silver, and Australia supplies silver, and 50, YOU see, Wwe are a Co-operative society. [Ap- plause. ] But,lover and above that, we rejolee in co- operating together in the great and splendid movement of Christian Endeavor, and I pm happy to be here to-day to bring vou the thaukful respouse of our delegates, not only of those who are here with us, but I speak for the three millions of Endeavorers of these States and sixty thousand in Australia and for all the world. 1 thank the Mayor of the / s deavor movement would continue as vig- orousiy as it has been commenced. By an unlooked for contingency the badze banner for senior Endeavor work was merited by the State from which the speaker who was to make the pres=ntation speecn had come. Rev. J. Z. Tyler of Cleveland, Ohio, accepted_the situation drolly and made a presentation speech that put his hearers in 2 merry mood. It seems never to have occurred to the committee,” he said, *‘that Ohio had a chance of getting the banner, and it seems Pennsylvania has been so slow the ban- ner has not vet arrived. So far as I know there is no one eise from Ohio bere to re- ceive it, so I have many parts to play. 1 bave to present a banner which is not here to myseif. I will take great pleasure in presenting this banner to Mr. Baum- rartner, the president of our union,whom I had hoped would bs here, metaphori- cally, to receive it. “This banner means much to us. It means either that we have more chiidren than Pennsyivania or they are betier chi'> dren and join the Curisiian Endeavor. It means, too, that Ohbio is in the lead in the hill provinces of India. It is made of three kinds of native wood, curiously studded with coins of different native states. It was sent by vour fellow Chris- tian Kndeavorers in India to let you know ihat their hearts beat in sympathy and that we are all working together.’’ Rev. Charles A. Savage of Orange, N.J., conducted brief devotional services, in which the convention joined by repeating in concert Psalm cxxi and the Lord’s prayer. Dr. Clark said this convention was gen- | | forn a Theater to-day would be held at erally admiited to have a very successful opening, and there were many features about it which would be more memorable | than any other convention. ‘“But there is one thing,” he said, “'which we seem 10 lack. You have not yet learnel the use of your hands anld voices. Dr. Dille i forms me that there is no .aw in nia against singi on the streets and streetcars in an orderly manner. It seems to me that isone way of carry- in Christian Endeavorers to your homes. Lts try The gentleman who is about to address you comes from a land whare the people are generally more demonstra- f o Q. Qg & SRR S SPEAKERS AT WOODWARD'S PAVILION. City and the people of the City for the glorious 8 réet welcome that you give to us. It is an otject lesson to pass through your streets and 10'see every where thie “C. E.” welcome. We thank you.” We thank the Golden Gate pastors for their reception. We are sure that have been working, hard and we thank yo Golden Gate pastors. W e thank the committee 1think you have done splendidiy. I heard what was done in Boston. When our representative from Australia, Mr. Clasp, re- turned he told us of ihat r ception; but I think it was not exceeded the reception that you have given here in your City. We all tnank you very heartily. [Applause.] At this point a telegram was read from Presidont McKinley, « xpressing to Secre- tary Baer “‘best wishes for the success of the convention” and signed **William Mec- Kinley.” The compliment was heartily acknowledged by the Endeavorers. The annudl report of Secretary John Willis Baer was next on the programme, QOwing to the aelsy in commencing the regular exercises Mr. Baer was compelled to leave after he had rend a small portion of the document. Before quitting the platiorm the secretary expressed his ap- preciation of the welcome whick the En- deavorers had received on all sides, *‘I bhave noticed Christian Endeavor wel- comes over saloons,” he said. “We have accepted other invitations. [ hope we will accept these and hold prayer-meet- ings there. I wonderil we would be wel- come then?” Yy ‘T'he remainder of the secretary’s report, which was t e same one heard at the Me- chanics’ Paviliou, was read by the pre- siding officer. BANNERS PRESENTED. Rev. W. J. Darby of Adamsville, Ind., made the presentation speech of the badge banner merited by England for the| greatest increase in the number of socie- ties during the past twelve months. Eng- iand has already held this banner for two years. The speaker expressed regret that there was no British delegate present to 1eceive the trophy. He paid a higt tribuie tothe Cnristian workers across the water, whose untiring efforts merited the convention’s testimonial prize. He referred in highly eulogistic terms to Queen Victoria, and said that this bhad truly been a jubilee year for Encland. He exyressed a hope that the bigh Christian standard which Queen Victoria had set for her people wouid be mantained and the growtn of the En- y u, | Christian work, and we are proud ot it.” A poem, *‘The Army ot Daybreak,” copyri-hted by the author, Ernest W, Shurtleff, was to have been read next, but owing to the failure of Mr. Bhurtleff to appear the reading was postponed. The poem consisted of seventeen stanzas. The climax of enthusinsm was -reached when Rev. Francis E. Clark, D.D, “Father Endeavorer,” appeared on th platform. After hearing Dr, Ciark speak it is not hara to realize how he succeeded in making such a wonderful success of the movemeni which he projected. He is an earnest, magnetic speaker, and even the reading of hisformal renort—the same de- livered 2t the Mechanics’ Pavi'ion—was accomplished 1n a vigzorous ana emphatic manrer. The convention was dismissed with the doxology. FILLED WOODWARD’S. Great Outpouring - at the Exercises. There was not a vacant seat at Wood- ward’s Pavilion in the evening. This was partially due to tie fact that the Me- chanics’ Pavilion overflow was larger than in the afternoon, and also in a large part to the presence as presiding officer of “Father” Clark. Punctuality is a cardinal virtne with Christian Endeavorers. It was just 7:30, as announced, when the praise service conducted by President Clark and Musi- cal Director William Hooke began. As. sistant District Atiorney A. P. Black on ths cornet and U. M. Parker on the piano were accomnanists. During the service Captain H. G. Bmythe of the Volunteers of America sang “Baved by Grace.” Mr. Smythe has a rich, full voice, which cap- tivated the convent.on, and he was gen- erously applandea. He was accomnanied on the plano by Colonel J. G. Haliimond of the same organization. President Olark ex.ibited a gavel which be explained had been sent for the pur- pose of calling the convention to orler, but had been delayed. *‘It is not toolate, noweyer,” he said, “lor you to see it and to hear its rine. It was presented to me by a Ohristian Endeavor society of one of Evening | { tive that they are here. Let ussee fo it that e gets not only a eood Amer:can welcome, but a good English demonstra- tion.” Rev. George F. Pentecost, D D., of Yon- kers, Y., and of England, was then in- troduced. Then the convention seized the opportunity to make the welkin ring wilh a greetinz cordial and hearty. was the applause at all the beginning, for the speaker's address was frequently and violently interrupted with hesrty ap- proval. The discourse was both scholarly and elcquent. *‘Literature is the greatest human pos- session that we can have,”’ he said, “'ana thatisa foriune, 1t is a capital for life, and it lies within the easy reach of every conscientious young man and young woman, and our Christian Endeavor movement will be greatly strengthened, and it will bs compacted and soliditied by the neasure of its rich literary posses- sions.”! The speaker then dwelt upon the kind of literature that shoula be read by those having little time to devote to culture. He mads the assertion that ninety-nine hundreths of the popular literature of the day could be disrezarded as useless. He counseled every young person to know at least one good bock thoroughly. In con- clusion he paid a masterly tribute to the Bible as a mine of literary wealth. Mrs, Susie Hert-Mark, whose sweet voice has mads her one of the most popu- 1ar of California’s singers of sacred music, sang “The Star of Be nlebem.”” She was accompanied on the piano by Wiiliam Hooke. “‘One of the great subjects which the Cnristian Endeavor has to deal with,’ said President Clark, ‘s Sabbath obzerv- ance. There 1s a banner presented by Rev. William F. Crafts representing this branch of our work and we are all glad to know it has come to our hospitable host, Cali- Rev. B. Tyler, D.D., of New York, was then intr dnc.f] to make the presentation sp ech, He spoke of the part which Chris'ianity had plaved in the history of this Nation and argued it should be a Christian Nation. He theu formally p sented the banner to California for the most aggressive work toward Sabbath observance. 3! The banner was of silk, having the stars and stripes on one side and the other composed of the convention colors with pendant badges and a suitable in- scription. Francis W. Reid, San Jose, State secre- tary, nccepted the trophy with a brief speech. *“In behalf of the California so- cieties,” he said, *'I accept this banner from Rev. Wil n F. Crafts. 1 assure yonu that the onlv way you can get it from us is by work. We may lose this banner, bu: as’long as Curistian Endeavor exists in this State, as long as this flag with its stars and stripes exists,'so long will Cali- Califor- | Nor | fornia Endeavorers continue to labor for Sabbath observance.” Rev. Josiah Strong of New York read an interesting paper on *‘Christian En- deavor and Gooa Citizenship.” He pointed out the .rowing evil of corrup- tion in municipalities and urged the En- deavorers to pursue a plan of educating the masses along the lines of civic re- form. At the conclusion of the address Presi- dent Clark announced that the evangel- istic meetings announced for the Cali- the auditorium of the Y. M. C. A. instead. He also announc:d the regular pro- gramme for to-day. The doxology concluded the services. e EARLY MORNING PRAYER. Many Pilgrims Gather and Pray in the Churches. The Christian Endexsvor p>ople not only believe in prayer, but pienty of 1t, in sea- son and out of season; there being no “‘out of season” with ihem the “in sea- son’’ covers all time. Hence theforty-five early minutes between 6:30 to 7:15 A M. set apart for merning prayer-meeting in eight churches, where the members of the convention are earnestly requested to gather and open the day’s work. There was some doubt felt at headquarters and 1n several other quarters regarding the at- tendance in the churches at thatearly period, for the delegates who have been under high nerve pressure for a week might eiect to enjoy in bed a few hours of a golden California morning. Surely charily, which is an accepted article of faith, would cover so slight a derel.ction as this. But neither the morning nap, nor the fatigue of a rush over hill and dale for thousands of miles, nor the temptations of a six-o’clock carride to the Park or Leach were potent to draw away these earnest laborers of the purple and gold from the old-fashioned prayer-meeting. Consequently every one of the eight churcbes were weil filled and, 1n the lan- T. Hoyt, G. §. Abbott, Hobart, 8. C. Kuteh, N. ullivan, of Oakland. D.D, N. Tychsen, F. L. san Francisco—J. Russell, Georg - E. Duncau, N. P. Boynton, Middieton, ~H. Hansen; Alsmeds, J. F. dy; Chico, 1. H. Stepliens; Fresno, G. W. tockton, J. Morgan: Los Angeles. A. W. C. 8. Mason; San Jose. T. oung; Ceres, F. H. Webster; Maxwell, F. N. Baker; Wuilows, George E. Dye; Nupa, 'T. B. Hughes; Winters, Charles Dow: ey; Woodland _M. Slanghter; Santa Cruz, E. H. Hayder: Son- »J. M Helseley; Athambrs, M. R. Wolfe: ménto, Mr. Banks, A. J. S.urtevant. Maine—A. . Rincold o Gardi Rhode Island—1J. 8. Russell of Hope Valler. Pennsyivania—Thomas A. Lloyd of Philadel- phia. s : District of Columbia—W. J. Howard of Wasn- ington, Ohio—W. T. Van Cleve ot Toledo. Washinglon—George Robert Cairns of Sno- homish, Ohram ot Seattle, W. T. Fieenor of Morgan Hill. Oregon—W. A. Lindsey of Salem, M. L. Rugg of Oregon City, Ray Palmer of Portiand Mr. rnd Mrs. B. B. Jacques, o! the chepel car “Glad Tidings,” at the Fourth sud Townsend streets station for the convention, were aiso present. All delegates are cordiaily fuvited 1o visit this ear during their visit here. Mrs. H. B. Tarner, wife of the pastor of the Emmante. Buptist Church at Portland, Or., represents her husband, who is now in Alasks. - THE EPISCOPALIANS. Strong Pleas for_;h_e Introduction of Endeavor Circles. A strong plea for the introduction of Christian Endeavor societies into the Episcopal church in this diocese was made by Rev. Canon J. B: Richardson of London, Ont., in his addressat the Church of the Advent, where the Protestant Episcopal Endeavorers held their services. After the reading of a portion of ths or- der of evening prayer and the singing of hymns by the church choir and the con- gregation, Canon Richardson began his remariks by warmly welcoming the En- deavorers present, who were over 100 strong. *‘Even if there are people 1n_San Francisco who have never heard of the Christian Endeavor before,” he 3aid, “they must be very much impressed by the gathering together of over 20,000 peo- ROF. HFB . GR guage of a ploneer praver-meeting leader, it was ‘“.ike Pentecost.”” Most ali present took part in the devotional exercises, and the first early morning service was a suc- ces™. - At the First Baptist Chureh, on Eddy street, near Jones, the meeting was led by | Guy W. Campbe!l of San Jose and the nging by R. P. Evers. The pastor, R-v. M. P. Boynton, and a large number of the regular members took a prominent part. At the Grace Methodist Chureh, corner of Twenty-first and Capp streets, the meet- ing was conducted by A. D. Harmon of Bethany, Nev. There wasa full attend- ance. The prayer-meeting at the First Congregationai Church, corner of Post and Mason streets, was led by Rev. C. D. McDonald of Grafton, N. D., and the music by Robert Husband of this City. Several hnndrea people In tLe West Side Curi: ner of Ba-b and Devisadero streets, the services were led by Rev. A. C. Smithers of Los Anzeles, and the meeting at Starr King A. M. E. Zion Church, Stockton street, near Sacramento, was con- ducted by J. H. Mansfield of New Ha- ven, Conn. At the First Presbyterian Coureb, corner of Van Ness avenue and Sacramento street, the ‘eader of the prayer services was W. B, Wilcox of Spo- kane, Wash., while J. C. Hughes led the mus.c. The Third Cong-egational Church meeting, on Fifteenth street, near Mis- sion, was conducted by H. 8. Gile of Silem, Or., and the services at Westmin- ster Presbyverian Cuurch, corner of Page and Webster sireets, were led by H. J. Fries of Tacoma, Wash. The early morning prayer-meeting will be held in the same churches this morn- ing at the same hour. Topic, “The Chris- | tian Endeavor Pledga.” IR S BAPTIST RALLY. Missionary Zeal Described to Ministers and Laymen. The auditorlum of the First Baptist Church was filled with Buptists from every State and many foreign countries yesterday afterngon. At the denomina- tional raly Howard B. Grose, D.D., of Boston conducied the meeting. After a song service conducted bv R. Powell Evans, assisted by Hallet K. Mitchell as organis', Mr. Grose opened ‘the meeting, He s1i *We are glad to meet in a quiec church after so great a meeting as that of this morning. We are glad to meet as the members of one great family. It is inspir- ing to face so many Baptist Endeavorers, and 1 hope we may spend a quiet hour where we can rest. I find that many have realized that they need a rest.’’ Rev, Silas Meads, for thirty-five years pastor of the First Baptist Churcn of Adelaide, Australia, was the nextspeaker. The Baptist ministers present and the location of their charges were as follows: California—President T. G. Bronson, D.D. Professor 8. B, Randall and ex-President 8. Morse, D.D,, of California Culiege, East Oak- innd; ' W Laterouite, I D. Wood, D. P Ward, ¢, M, Hill, Kobert Whitaker, H | who has changed his pastorate to lm_u ol Cotron, California. Ve The acting pastor, Rev. R. Liddell of i John's, presided, and introduced the vxs;ls 3 ing ministers. Rev. J. V. McCall w:n:‘p first o lead off in an animated aa«l!?res’:.- first payine bis respects to the San rno‘ 3 cisco Endeavorers for the earnestness o their labors in the good work, as also thei warm reception in welcoming the visiting co-laborers in the great uprising. of the Pe e G. White spoke of his experi- Rev. in North Carolina. He paid a high thibte t0 1t anin the field ibute to the work of wom :;l; Christian usefulness and 10 the young people who now com - to the front. | .. Rev. R. Liddeli aiso spoke a few \vnr:“ of welcome to the visitors, ufter whiepna joined in praver. The closin bymii Wis sung, after which the Rev. Dr. Moore ¢ fered the benediction, 4 - At the conclusion of the meeting a‘gen~ eral recention of the members of .1he church with the visit.ng Endeavorers was held. THE MORAVIAN RALLY. Rev. Clarence E. Eberman of Lancaster, Pa., presided. Rev. W. h. R ce of Staten Island, N. Y.; Rev. W. H. Volger of Indianapolis, Ind.; Rev. W. H. \Vemlqnd and Rev. D. J. Woosley of the Indian mission at Banning, Cal., were present and gave very intere-ting and encouraging reports of the Chrisiian Endeavor work In the Moravian Church. The Indian mis- sion was especially emphasized.- The Moravian Church is one of ‘the oldEL Protestant churctes, having been founded by John Hus, the Bohemian reformer. The church i« known for its educational and extensive missionary work. LIKE A FIELD OF WHEAT. What the Vast Convention Audience Looked Like. The huge audience at the Pavilion ves- terday morning at the opening of the great convention presente:d a most stri ing appearance. Every available bit o seaiing spece in the vast hail was fi led to overflowing, and yef the aisles were kept perfectly clear. T.ere were between 9000 and 10,000 people present, aimost all of them enthusiastic Endeavorers. When Dr. Clark, the father of the Chris- tian Endeavor movement, was introduced, the scene that ensued was almost inde- scribable, Ten thousand people were on their feet at once. Ten lEuumml hand- kerchiefs waved violently in 10,000 hands, and ali this time there was not a sound of applause. Then came the dull “‘scruuch- ing” of chairs as the vast audience re- seated itsell, ana then—a wild burst of applause broke loose, which sounded like the threatening rumole of distant thun- der. Looking from one of the uppermost rows where the singers were seated the audience resembled nothing so much as.a vast field of wheat, now still, now nod- ding, first 1o one side and then io the other, as the waves of emotion ran tam- bling through it. There were scores and scores of bright-lovking, interested faces on every site, all looking expectantly toward the speakers, interrupticg them occasionally with bursts of applause and cheers, for it was plainiy an audience that had come to cheer, and it was not long-in giving iree rein to its inclination. Almost all the ladies were prettily’got up in fluffy-looking dres<es and imparted a cheery, cool appesrance that was. deé- cidedly refreshing, for the day was.an ex- tremely hot one. Here and there were little groups of Chinese delegates and their families, all decked out in -their Sunday best, lending a brilliant coloring to the assembly. Everywhere were the fluttering badges of the delegates—purpie and gold, white, red, blue—in fact it would have been herd to find a singla color that was not represented there. The white caps of the reception committee were on every side and the little messen- v vle from ail parts of the Christian world.”’ Continning his address Canon R chard- son said: “I regret that no Episconal church in tnis City kas a Christian En- deavor Society. In our city, London, Ontario, seven parish churches all have Endeavor circles, and the bishop is un enthusiastic Kndeavorer. The society has been fouund a great help to the clergy wherever it has Leen tried. The people who object to introdacing it into the | Episcopal Church might as well say ‘I won't have a Sunday-school, because the Methodisis and Presbyterians have Sun- dav-schools.” “Our clergy can adopt the Christian Endeavor to the nece-sities of our own church. The cardinal principle of the society is a pledge promising to read the scriptures and support one’s own church. Now you know if thereis a church that believes in pledges and vows it is our own. There is the pledge of baptism, which is ratified at contirmation, and we have the pledge of the Lord’s Supper. As far as the pledge is concerned we believe in pledges.”” Canon Richardson concluded by ex- pressing- the hope that Rev. John A. Emery, the rector ol the Cnurch of the Advent, would ‘soon found a Christian Endeavor Society in connection with hls own chnrch. Rev. Jotn A. Emery made an address of welgome to the Enaeavorers and said: **We do not have to come to the nine- teenth century to find that men and women were always supposed to work to- wether, for the Scriptures say, ‘It is not good for a man to dwell alone.”” Con- tinuing, he spoke in higzh terms of tne work achievad by the Kings’ Dauehters and the Brotherhood of St. Aundrew, ana mentioning those societies in connection with the Endeavorers said: *‘All are ani- mated by the desire to make the world | better and to try to help some brother or sister.” At the suggestion of Canon Richard- son a conference was held in wnich a number of speakers spoke warmly in favor of the more general introduction of Chris- tian Endeavor circles into the Episcopal church. J. Dickman of Honolulu was another speaker who advocated the introduction of Endeavor societies into the Episcopal church and the ceneral seniiment of the conference was on the same lines, FUr REFORMED ~ EPISCOPALIANS. The Reformed Episcopal rally was to bave been held in the Third Congrega- tional lecture-room on Fiiteenth street yesterday alterncon, Theaudience which gathered there was doomed to disappoint- ment, however, as the Right Rev. S8amuel Fel ows, D.D., LL D., of Chicago, who was to have addressed the meeting, did not arrive. Rev. Dr. Morgan of the Reformed Epis- copal Church opencd the meeting with Bruyer and the singing of “'All Hail the ower of Jesus' Nume,” after which he gave a- brief outline of the work of the chureh. Dr. Morgan expressed himself as being greatly interested in the Christian Eun- deavor movement and prophesies great things for it. He wan followed by Rev. D-. Fletcher of Manchester, Eng., and the Rev. Mr. Allen, who spoke in cummendation of the Re- formed Church movement. Dr. Morgan contemplates arranging an- other mectirg in the near future, When the Bishop will speak. S il TR ST. JOHN’S CHURCH. Ministers From the South Deliver Short Addresses to the Endeavorers. 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