The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 13, 1897, Page 2

9 T HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1897. B T e A e e e e hath Brooks, the signer of the fisrt pledge vf the first Junior society, was asked to lead in prayer, and they also sang a verse | bf their State song. Pennsylvania—*"A deeper spiritual life | and more fervent loyalty to the Church,” | and sang a verse of “What a Wonderful | Bavior 1s Jesus, My Jesus.”” Runode Island — “The Lord is the strengti of my life; of whom shall I be | airaid?” South Dakota—*“We can do all thinas | through Christ which strengtheneth us. Tennessee—Tennessee b2lieves the lead- prs of the Christian Endeavor are God- Jed and that the places of the conventions | Bre God-auppointed. For this reason Nash- | ville, the convention site for 1898, eleven months ago selected the motto: “I can do nll things through Christ which strength- do all thin, hrough eneth Texas—"1 can gs 1! Christ which strengtheneth me,” and sang the verse of a song to the tune of ““This Is v Story.”’ Utab—Utah for Christ. Vermont—I cannot be everywhere, but | I can besomewhere. | Virginia — “‘Search me, O God, and | know my heart.” | Washington—"We being many are one | body in Chri | West Virginia quoted third verse of | third chapter of Malachi. Wisconsin — Trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ for strength I promise him that I wili do whatever he would like to have me do. Wyoming—"Let us work the works of | him that sent us while 1t is day, for the | night cometh when no man can work."” Canada sang a verse of *‘Greenland’s Icy Mountains” and quoted a verse of Neripiure. - Fioating societies sang “Throv Out the Life Line,” and for motto said, “If I take the wings of the morning und dwell in the | uttermost parts of the sea, even there sha:l | tily uand lead me and thy rignt hand sball hold me.” Hawaii—*Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a crown of life.” Thev a verse of a bymn in the Ha- guare. . Franee, England and Pales- | d. y that we may be fer- ) serving the Lord. quoted a verse of Scripture. traiasia quoted a verse from Reve- America did not respond. In “Iam come that they might have | Jite and that they might have it more | abundantly.” Ceylon and Ireland did not respond. Syria was responded to by two young maidens dressed in native costume and they sang & hymn in their native lan- gusge. California quoted Malachi and sang a verse of “*Sunsnine in My Soul.” After the consecration services both the Mizpah and the reguiar benedictions were pronounced and the audience dispersei smging the hymns which have been | beard in all the conventions of the week, | and thus ended the greateat of ali Chris- | tian Endeavor conventions, the sixteenth, with credit being given to 8an Francisco | for the grand success which wes mnade po:sible. A MISSIONARY WORK. The Morning Session at the Big Mechanics’ Pavilion. While “Caleb Cobweb'’ may not be a picturesque speaker he certainly bas a picturerque way of presenting bis argu- ments to an audience, and his object- lessons were received with more generous | applause and laughter than any other | speaker's at Mechanics’ Pavilion yester- d He showed in most graphic manner | the various uses to which the money of the Unitea States is put annually, and said that the Bible bad so little of it as to be almost invisible beside the other items. After the praise service and devotional exercises Miss Edith Russell of Oakland sang Dudley Buck's ‘“Come, Holy Spirit,”” | and tben Amos K. Wells—*"Céleb Cob- | web'’ of the Golden Rule—made the hit | of the day. He said, in part: Some men pray for the millenntum and | don’t give a mill toward its coming. EnGeav- orers, the chariot wheels of the miliennium are € of consecrated dollars, ‘Go ve into all the world,” we say to our missionaries. “Stay right here in my we say 10 our greenbacks, ake an interest in missions—but we keep our money on interest! “Thy kingdom come,” we pray. must send our money to fetch it. The Lord will judge this Nation, Endeavor- ers, not by its prayerbooks, but by its account- books. And how do the account-books of our Nation read? 1want to show you a line of | sbameful totals. ( the speaker stretched a cord between | the platform posts and hung upon it, as each | itera was mentioned, a pasteboard symbol. | These represent a boitie, a pipe, a loaf of | bresd, a bicycle, & wooden gale, & shoe, a molasses jugz, a chair, a Bibie. The first was | very large, the rest successively smaller, the | lest being very small.) | Endeavorers, what 1s to bs done about this? Mr. Awerman, president of the New York City Union, knew what to do. With Christian En- deavor direct he wrote a pledge, and the pledgers promisea to pay 10 the Lord’s work | wne-tenth of their incomes. Thus, in the year 1896, was formed the Ten‘h Legion. This Tenth Legion tukes ior its motto, “Unto God the things that are God's.’” And now does any one think a tenth too much to give to the Lord's work ? Look at | tnix circle; it stands for your income. | The speaker hung on tae line a 1arge paste- board cire e divided into ten sections, each of | 2 differ. nt eolor, and one of them—the white | one—removabie.) Here 1s the Lord’s temth. I set it aside. | What have youlcft? Weil, there's one-tenth | 10r your head to provide & roof to coverit. | (As the several particulars were named ap- propriate pasteboard symbols were hung on <ach of the nime sections—a picturs of & roof, | a litt.e book, the picture of a picture in a | frame, a bar of music, & bottle of periume, a | pie, & necktie, & gold ring, a bicyele.) | There’s one-tenth for your braiv, and books 10 feed it; one-tenth for your eyes, and pic- tures to delight them; one-teath for your ears, music to hear; one-tenth for your unose, periue to smell; one-tenth for your mouth, romething to eal—including pie; oue-tenth dy, someihing o wear; one-tenth nds, & ring, and all it implies; ih for your fect—a bicycle, to be +ure, with arnica and court plaster thrown in. And'now what depends upon the Lord’s tenth? (The spesker huug upon the detached tec- tion in a lengthening chain fitting pasteboard symbols—a chureh, an 828 “C B, s pocket- book, | W AL, we | tion that makes the naxt largest contribution | caps of the r=ception commitiee workers. | vention were brouzht to the p ship, a mission charch, & Bible, a lily, a red | Scimitar, a loaf of bread, & broken chain, an electric light, # globe.) : The ehureh 'depends upon it. The Sunday- school depends upon it. Cbristiun Endeavor Work depinds uponit. On i. depends the ship of foreign mssiops, the mission churea at home, the distribution of Bibles, the cause of fomperance. Upon this tenth haigs safety for the pers-cuted Armeninue, food for the siarv- ing Hindus, freedom for the slaves in Atrics, enjightenment for the superstiiious fu China; Yoo, hiope and happiness and liie for all the Jinning, suffering world. 3 D s mear o we come (o this standard? Watch these ribbons (unpinning rolls of rib- bons of various colors whose lcasths represent the figures named.) The denomination that Rives the most gives each year for foreign mis- Kons only 45 cents a memter. The denomine- gives #1 09 a member. The next gives $139 a member. The fourth gives 71 cents a member. The fifth gives 56 cents a member. The other denominations bring down the average sothat the gifs to foreign mission's of our rich Na- | tion’s Protestant churches do not average 40 cents a member. Rev. J. C. Lahore, india, y > for aid for foreign missions in an address brimming with anec- | dotes of incidents of Hindustan. He called their reiigion “‘a crazy cosmogony with & whole pantheon of ridiculosities.” He made a strong point with the ladies ) by showing the condition of the women of the Hindoos. Dr. Ewing's address was well received an! his points and hit« seemed to find a respons.ve chord in the entire audience. Rey. John R. Davis, D.D., of New York, is a remarkable speaker in more ways than one, and hischief personal point to | be noted in this line 2s regards his ad- | dress on ‘“Systematic and Proportionate Giving to God'’ was that he checked all | applause and wanted none of it. He made a wasterly plea for cysiem in giving, and made many apt illustrations to show what micht come of snch system. Right Rev. Euward Rondthaler, D.D. D.D., of strong plea R. made Ewing, a of Silem, N. C., conductea the intere: ing exercises of unrolling the ‘‘mission; ary roll of honor.”” He took occasion to vay high tribute to the white and gold He then unrolied a long paper containing the names of 10,500 societies which have iven more than $10 each to missions dur- 1g the past year, the aggregate amount- to more than a quarter of a million Jollars. Follow this ali the visiting mission- | aries who are in attendance upon the con- tiorm and introduced to the Miss Ransford Tayior of Inaia; Rose Webster, working in Utah; F and Mrs. ney Gulick of Jupan; Sage and wife, west coast of Africz; Rev. R. M. Craig, w Mexico; Mr, Wilson of | Uiah; Rev. Mr. Fowier of Uiah, Miss| audience. Sy | all singing until they were all there. | and his sister, Miss Hattie, sang *‘Saved | to Hongkong and Canadu, until the bonfires | closer bond of those «no are bound to God, hand-clapping, cheers and a waving of handkerchiefs. g Tne united socie!y then presented to the Golden Gate Union a beautiful ban- ner for faithful and efficient services in ar- ranging and preparing for the convention. Tears were in eves and voice of both Sec- r-tary Baer in presenting and Rolla V. Watt in receiving the banner, and many in the audience were so affected that there was a general demand for handkerchiefs. L S SESSIONS AT WOODWARD’S Interesting Questions Dis- cussed by Able Speakers. Great Enthusiasm Shown During the Farewell Meet- ings. The Endeavorers were a little late in gathering at Woodward’s Pavilion yester- day morning, but A. T. Sutherland kept He by Grace’’ asaduet. The devotional ser- vices were led by Rev. H. Mosser of Read- ing, Pa. Miss Lillian Staple Mead of Adelaide, South Austraiia, spoke upon “The World’s Prayer Chain.” She said: We have heard a great deal during this con- vention xbout the jubilee bonfires that blazed all over England, anud from there to Gibraitar and Malta and Cypras and theu to Iudia, and then down to the land that we call home, on | verc bLliziig nll round the world. It has sermed 10 me that this wassomething like the worid’s prayer chain, only the light oi the fires of tnis jubilee were kindled 1n England and this prever chain in America. But this light wes show in more countries than even the Queea of England reigns over. While tnere Is a likeu-ss there is also a difference. Their Loud 1s that of a great empire; ours to the country of Him who rules over all, and whose kingdem endures forever and forever. Theirs is a boud to & great Queen; ours is the toe King of kings, cur Father. Each part of the world has its own special needs. For Iudia we pray for the dow nfall of caste; Cnins, that f00t-binding shal bo abol- ished. Tneu thero are other needs which are common 10 all the world. Take thereof thes: which are specified for the next six monutLs. We are ss.ed to pray for our homes, and is this not a prayer that weshouid all engage in? D L L~ 3 o _\\\\\\\3\\\\\\\\\\‘\‘“'1’ = h \ ! Some of the Visiting Delegates Strcll Through the Park Semi-Tropical Vegetation. EllaJ. Newton of China, Mrs. Jones of | | Utah, Dr. Wilbur of Alaska, Rev. Ralph | J. Lamb of Indian Territory, Rev. Mr, Green of Washington, Miss M. E. Mc- Guire of Japan, Mr. Brown of Washington, A. V. Soaris of Hawaii, Rev. David J. Woosley, Ramona Mission; Dr. and Mrs, Conait of Jupan; Dr. Werrick, Chinese in | America; Dr. Harris, Japatese work of ! San Francisco; Rev. Mr. Weinland, Mo- ravian; Miss Mattic White of Idaho, Rev. Dr. L. Unangst of India, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Winn of Japan. Mr Winn was asked to speak for all who had been in- troduced, and did so in a plea for unity of all mission work, and_then Mr. Sage of | West Africa and Miss Lizzie Morris of Alaska were introduced to clnse the list. Rev. Dr. Nehemiah Boynton of Detroit, Mich., spoke on “Home Missions.” He thought that the only person who was fit for missionary work was one who had a true patrictic conception of his native land. An incident not down on the regular programme was the introduction to the audience of the ‘‘Committee of '97,”” who have made such a success of the present convention. They were received with RECORD OF TH E CONVENTION. Following is the record of the delegates to the Sixteenth International Christian Endeavor Convention, as znnounced by night at 11 o’clock. Dr. Kelly in Mechanics’ Pavilion last It is expected that the final count will bring to light a few errors in the record given out, but, nevertheless, the tabulation will give a good idea of the magnitude of the Christian organization : Alaska . Alabama Arizona Arkansas Colorado. Connecticut Delaware... District of Columbia Floating societies... Florida Georgia Idaho.. Illinois Indiana. Indian Territory. 3] Massachusetts Mirhigan . Minnesota Montana. New Mexico. Mississippi Missouri.. North and South Carolina. Nebraska... New Hampshire. New Jersey... Total registration..... New York... IR R T RSF N VWY re00r0:26,108 Spirit. He is the viear of Christand the life of the body, which is the church. The lesson maey be taught by contrast. That which does Dot grieve the Spiiit deepens the spiritual life, That which is to be avoided is the eause of His being grieved. Of all the episiles that ever came from the heart of the great Apostle Paul this letter to the Ephesians seems to me about the sweetest and best. Itisthe epistle n which we find “the beavenly piaces” men- tioned so mauy times; it is the epistle 10 which wo find 'so many different names ap- plied to our Father in hesven; and I suppose itis the letter in which we find the very high- estspiritual truth presented in all the Bible. But we grieve the spirit more perhaps in matters of doctrine than anything else. We grieve bim in our lack of assurance. John ‘This is written that ye may know ye | ud yet Christians are con- tinually nraying, “'Save us at last’”’ Do you not think that grieves the spirit of God? 1 One word in closing. Irn Ephesians iv:31, the apostle says, “Let all bitterness aud wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil- lpele"n be put away from you, with all malice.”” This 1s a practical thought with which to close. Paul would seem to indicate thut we grieve the spirit by yielding to any of these things. The spirit of God is grieved whenever we allow our old nature to triumph over our spiritual narure. For God has prom- ised in his word to set us free from the law of sin and death, The banner presented by the United So- | ciety to thecity union making the greatest progress in promoting systematic and proportionate giving was presented to New York City by_Rev. BE. L. House of Attleboro, Mass. Vice-President H. A. Kmpovn: of that city accepted the The New York delegation, nea number, occupied the gallery directly in front of the spoakers’ stand. When Mr. Kinports took the banner he said, “*Bring back my banrer,” and the delegation arose anc sang the followingiwords while the city flag of white and blue was waived from tte plaiform : BRING BACK MY BANNER. Last night as I canvassed the figures, Last nizht as [ ciphered tiil dawa, Laust night as I added the columus, been in the daily throngs without having been sten, because the overwhelming numbers of older people completely kept them in the background. 3 The voices of the junior choir in the opening praise service were as much of a revelation as their numbers, and when the vast throng of little ones followed the di- rection of Rev. John Rea of Oakland in | the song service they showed the beauties of childhood 1n song. Much applause greeted the members of the Chinese delegation as they filed to their places on the stage and whben, later, the Chinese choir, consisting of four boys, came forward and sang the entbusiasm of the youngsters reached the pitch of cheers which were continued until a sec- ond one was sung. Mrs. Francis E. Clark brought the ereet- ings of the juniors all over the world and was received by such an outourst of child- ish cheers that sarely giaddened her heart. She said: “I thank you for this greeting much more than I can_tell you, for I am a mes- senger to you. I bring the greeting from juniors ail over the world, from the many ttrange lands which I have recently v sited, from hundreds of places in the Urited States and from over the water. I came recently from the meeting of the juniors of Great Britain at Liverpool, and in that vast throng there were two Ameri- can children, and they were made tostand on the platform and receive the greeting of the British Endeavorers to be carried to America. If you could have heard the cheers you would Lave known they were in earnest.” the expenses for the year and the follow- ing apportionment: Printing, $350; post- age, $150; floating work, $100; jun:or work, $100; missionary extension, $100; Sabbath observation, $50; president’s expenses, $50; secretary’s expenses, $200; total, $1100. The apportionment was adop ed and the superintendent of floating work empow- ered to raise $200 in the State for addi- tional work in his depariment. New badges will be ordered at once to supply the demand and to keep on hand. No pledges for State work will be called for until near Thanksgiving, when the s0- cieties will pe requested to pledge for the State work in 1893, payable March 1. This will give the incoming administration next year an opvortunity to do the same as the present officers—go to work at once with money on hand. The Floating 8ociety work will be pushed at Bureka, San Francieco, Oakland, Santa Barbara and San Diego. | The missionary extension course will be carried on as a part of the State work under the direction of Miss Berry. The railroad men wil! be lookegl!tar by E. C. Gilbert, superintendent of the Coms- mercial Travelers and Railroad men. More than one banner will be brought home from Nashville next year if the plans of the committee are as successful ! as they have planned for. The various officers propose that this year shall bea record-breaker, not only for California, but for the Union. While no action was taken it was the | ununimous opinion that the next State convention, whics will be held in Los| Angeles, should meet during the middle An innovation was introduced by a of June, 1898. | Chinese children’s choir, tha members GOOD PRESS WORK. |ragingiasge apparently from 4 o 1% e | They sang a hymn in concert and then a What the Committee of :97 Has | quartet of the youngest sang and recited Accomplished. in a manner that brouzht cheers, despite Ordinarily press committees appointed the fact that Rev.J. H. Bomberger of Columbiana, Ohio, who presided, so far Iorgm that he had ever been a child that and B:zhold the Wonders of We are asked to pray for our schools. That means a different thing 1n different countries. Here in America it means adifferent thing trom what it does in Australia, aud it means a different thing in Persiaand Turkey, and a dif- ferent thing in England. We are asked to pray tor increased liberalit in the Christian church. This is, indeed, needed, when at the present moment each Christian is giving but 1 cent & year for mis- sionary work in heatben lands. The object of the world's prayer chain is to try and lift up the world, with all its needs, and bring it into connection with Him who rules over it, and who can bring all these things to pass. Snhall we not, each one of us, become links of this great prayer cbsin, and may we not each pray: OB, thou, by whom we come to God, The life, the iruih. the way, ‘The path of prayer thyself hast taught, Ob, teach us how to pray. Rev. Cha:les Roads, D.D., Chester, Pa., spoke upon *City Evangelism Outside o the Churches.” He said, in part: A great city is the brightestspot in Christens dom, her most intense lite, her_ richest re- sources and mightiest power. Itis a com- moner utterance, and equelly true, that s ereat city is the worst of civilization. XEsop, the old philosopner, was asked to prepare a din- ner of the best he could buy, and brought tongues, “the sweetest, brightest, wisest, most helpful and greaest power in man’s pos- session.” When asked to get the worst he cou.d he again presented tougues. ‘‘also the most hurtful, venomous, stinging, dead.y of man’s powers.” We must save our cities or all Christendom perishes. We have at last come to believe we can save them by turning over their best siae upon worst in Christlike evangelism and Christian citizensnip, What Christian Endeavor do for comprehensive city evangel- ization? 1 hoid, from long praciical experi- ence with outside rescue missions, as one of the very few pastors who have labored regu- iarly in many of them, and now in contrast from blessed exyerieuce with Christian En- deavor city missions under church auspices, that tie city can be suved oniy by the Chris- tian work of the churches. It just be out- i;de of their walls, but leading directly into them. It would be a grave mistake, however, for the church company of evangelistic workers 1o devote themselves wholly to the slum mis- sion, 50 as to withdraw from their own church activities. What kind of evangelistic service can ba undertaken by these church companies? [ will tell you what has been done. We are occupying several streetcar sheds once & week. The motormen and conductors crowd the meetings, take lively part in the singing, and g’hm: ‘o them wh? are Cnristians testify jor rist. City evangelism requires the parish respon- sibility. The fouhl people are trained to feel that for several blocks in every direction from their church they must assume special care for soule, Lift up the standard then with city evangei- ism Chiisi-like and comprehensive: Ly the churches and toward the churches; in every open place preach Christ; give nus parish re. sponsivi'ity; every man, woman and ehila in the City for Christ; the local church evangel- istic and warm. The city mustbe saved. It can be saved. The yision of holy citles Is our inspiration. The forces of Christ are adequate in any city to redeem it. Organize, energize by the Holy Spirit, evangelize with Penlocostal faith and power, loculize every worker in a definite fleld, centralize results in your own churck. Rev. J. Wiltur Chapman, D.D,, Phila- delphia, then delivered a burning address upon *‘Deepening the Spiritual Life In- side of Qur Churches,” in which he said: We are living Inthe dispensation of the | 1dreamed that my banper was gone. CHORUS: Briug back, bring back, biing back my banuer to me, to me, elc. O, ro'l ye cars over the Kockies. O, roil ye cars down to tie se, Then hasten over the prairies And bring back mv banner o me CHORUS: Bring back, bricg back, bring back my bauner 1o me, to me, etc. 1t echoes from ocean to ocean Glad tidings siom New York Clt-se. “'he delegates homeward bave siarted And brought back our banner o we. CHORUS: Brought bick, Lrought back, brought bDACK OUr DAUTET 10 WE, (0 We, €LC. The closing address_was made by Rey. Thomas O. Crouse, Baltimore. Md. He | spoke on “Some Spiritual Returns for | Missionary Investments,” and said: There is nothing novel or modern in the principles which iie at the base of the mission- ary and evangelistic movem nis which have engaged the thought of this convention this morning. But this utilitarian age is likely to ask concerning any enterprise in which it is invited to invest, does it pay? Will our in- vestment yleid any returns? My first thought, then, is: 1. Missionary investments yieid a sure re- turn in the development and enrichment of character. You aspire to the largest, g:and- est Christian manhood and womanhood. The eniargement and enrichment of the new na- ture born in you of the Holy Ghost is the goal of your desire and ambition. It Lns often been remarkea that missions have been vindicated aud glorified by their reflex influence upon the persoual character of those who have engaged 1n them. The church only lives and grows as it cher- ishes and culiivates the missionary spirit. The church that merely holds its own will soon loose its own, Neglecting the people, the pecple will neglect it; leaving tne lost to die without the Gospel, it invites, insures and justifies its own decay. No man can expect to taste the deepest jov of salvation, to behold the face of his Lord and hear his approving voice, if he is content to sit*down in solitars meaitation and se.fish concern for his own scul. esring not for the starving world that unconsciously, but none the jess truly, pieads for the bread of life. The man who sits down ta enjoy his re.igion, satis- fied with the ecsiacizs of devotion, will soon find his joy expirtng. FOR STATE WORK. The New Executive Committee Plans for the Year. The first meeting of the executive com- mittee of the State Christian Endeavor Union with the newly elected officers in charge was held at 12 o’clock yesterday at California headquarters in Mechanics’ Pa- vilion, President Leonard Merrill, Vice-Presi- dent Grove F. Ekin, Vice-President C. C. Reynolds, Secretary Francis W. Reid, Su- periniendent of Flouling'Work M. C. Tar- ner, Superintendent of Missionary Exien- sion Work Miss M. L. Berry, Buperinten- dent of Commercial Travelers E. C. Gil- vert and President of the Oakland City Union H. J. Waters, were present. It was decided to continue the work alung the line of Babbath observance as in the past and take up systematic and pro- vortionate giving under the work of the Tenth Legion. H.J. Waters was elected superintendent for this work. Becretary Reid presented an estimate of = 2 29 7 at conventions are considered as a joke by the newspaper men who have to report the proceedings, but the press committee of the Christian Endeavor convention is a most pleasing exception to thisrule. Itis doubtful if the interests of the reporters in any convention hall were ever beiter looked afterthan yere those who took the proceedings at Mechanics’ Pavilion. To Mr. George B. Liitlefield credit for | this is due, and his every effort seemed to be looking to the one end—that all tke newspapers should have every facility for obtaining all the news at the earliest possible moment, and it is largely due to his conception of the requirements and his constant watchfulness, that such com- plete reports have been obtained. At the same time his cheerful and ready response to sll requests, absurd assome of them were, marked him as the ideal press committeeman. A GARDEN OF BUDS. Meeting of Junior Endeavorers at Mechanics’ Pavilion. It was a bouquet of buds that was the most beautiful of all the floral display at Mechanics' Pavilion yesterday afternoon. Flowers were banked along the front of the stage, palms waved amid the ban- ners and roses were everywhere, but the great body of th2 hall contained a mass of buman buds, the members of the Junior Christian Endeavor Union. Their fresh faces, eager eyes and bright dresses pre- sented a pleasing contrast to the crowds of adults who have thronged all of the other sessions. Probably no better method could bave been found to give an adequate idea of the magnitude of this gathering than the fact that these thousands of children have he prohibited the use of the voice in testi- fving to the pleasura of the youngsters, The exhibition of these Chinese children was the most pleasing part of the exer- cises, so far as the majority of those pres- ent was concerned. Rev. Robert F. Y. Pierce is not a deaf- mule, vet he talked with his hands and gave a picture talk that interested and in- structed the little ones. With his pictures he gave more object-lessons than are usualiy given in ayear of Sunday-school work. He began by drawing a circle, which he called a picture of the Junior | Society. Then by a few dextrous strokes he changed it to a wheel, witn the cross of Christ as the hub, His use of candles was new and novel and tanght an in- structive lesson. His story told by the daisies was well brought out, ard showed that even the flowers praise God, botile and a loaf of bread, and showed what the effect of whisky was on the brain by showing how it cooked an egg, After bis picture talk the San Francisco juniora did a little picture talk themselves 1n their groupiog as they represented and sang *‘Tne Junior Garden.” It was a liv- ing representation of the work done in the fields of the earth by the workers of the Junior Society. President Francis E. Clark was greeted with applause loud and long continued as he came forward to close the meeting with a few words of greeting and encour- agement. He addressed the children briefly and then a flashlight photograph was taken of one of the prettiest sights accorded to man—acres of children, RETURN TICKETS. There Is Likely to Be Trouble About ““Stop-Overs,”’ CHICAGO, Irr, July 12—A meet. GREETING FROM SAN QUENTIN, f We deem it a great privilege of greeting you in our dismal home. We, therefore, the inmates of this prison, extend to you a hearty wel- come. We fully appreciate your kindness in paying us a visit and bringing to us kind messages of love, hope and salvation ; and we feel constrained to praise God for the grand and noble work and the self- denying spirit with which it is done by the members of your worthy organization. We pray God’s richest blessing upon you and your labors. May his grace lead you on to victory and his love to ever- lasting peace and happiness, Very thankfully, THE INMATES OF SAN QUENTIN. From a sheaf of rye he drew a whisky | | ing of the executive committes of the Western Passenger Association to- day considered the action of the Colorado and Utah roads in allowing stop- overs on returning Christian Endeavor business contrary, as they claimed, to the explicit terms of the original agreement. The action is specially agzravating, cause it is in the nature of a breach of faith with the northern transcontinen.al lines, which stayed out of business west- bound on the understanding that an op- portunity should be given them to make the most of it returning. 1t has been sug- gested that the roads east of the Missouri River should refuse to honor tickets on which the stop-over has been granted. Honoring them will involve an extension of return limits, and that is a phase of the question in which these roads east of the giissouri are directly interested. g e IN THE EVENING. Consecration Services by the Overflow Crowds. Those who took advantage of the sign at Mechanics’ Pavilion that it was “full, g0 to Woodward's,” either got there very early or did not get in, for the crowd was as great there as at the main pavilion, Thousands were disappointed and had to content themselves with the various street services. The vast hall was filled to overflowing to hear the consecration exercises, and it was at once beautiful and impressive. Secretary Baer, in his usual energetic manner, carried things along with a swing and 1nstilled much Life into the meeting by his rapid talk and his enthusiasm. Praise service was conducted by J. J. Morris of San Francisco, after which de- votional exercises were haa in the Bible reading and prayer by Rev. John V. Mc- Call of Mineral Wells, Tex. Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman of Philadel- phia, Pa., preached the sermon, and in 1t he exhorted the Endeavorais to acloser re- lation:bip with God and urged them to put forth every effortto come cioser to bim, not only in the present consecration meeting, but in their whole lives and ia their daily conduct of their business. He made a strong and eloquent plea for a feariess upholding of the vunner of Jesus Christ, and asked that all go home with a firm determination thst they should do all 1n their power to help along the causs in which they were enrolled. The consecration meeting began with silent prayer, in which every member stood for a few minutes silent before God and offered up their petitions for a bless- ing upon the work and upon themselves, Secretary Baer then urged all toshow a true spirit and lat all the world know by their works that they had given their bearts, toeir souls and their lives to God. He then called the roll of Btates, which was responded to by the various delegates in mottues appropriate to the solemnity of the occasion, the same_as those which were pronounced at Mechanics' Pa- vilion, and then the sixteenth annual convention of the Uhristian Endeayor Union was adjourned. -— HEAVEN'S WELCOME. | Even the Stars Shine Out in Their Glad Greeting to Endeavorers. Even the stars shine out their welcome to the great body of Christian workers who are visiting San Francisco. At high noon yesterday bhundreds of people con- gregated upon the street corners, gazing heavenward, not, as might well have been supposed from the religious charac- ter of the convention at present sitting here, but looking at the planet Venus, which was shining forth in all her glory, even though the sun was shining with its usual California briliiancy. While a shining star at noonday is not an un- heard of thing in astronomical circles it is seldom that one is seen when the sun is undimmed, and for this reason the spectacle of yesterday will be classed by tne thousands of visiting tourists as ons of Ban Francisco’s efforts to show that everybody was welcome. As in all ages untoward astronomical signts have been looked upon as portend- ing some great event to take place in mundane affairs, so the incident of yes- terday deeply impressed great numbers of those who saw it, and the groups congre- gated on the street corners were full of predictions and forecasts as to the mean- ing. Strange as it may seem all the pre- dictions were of a pessimistic character and war was the leastof the evils which were to come, according 1o these latter- day prophets. The whole gamut of ca- lamity and catastrophs was spoken of, sickness, strikes, failures, piague, pesti~ lence and famine being augured from the presence of what was termed the‘*heavenly sign.” According to those who daily and nightly study the stars from a scientific standpoint it meant nothing more nor less than the peculiar clearness of the at- mosphere, which permitted the rays from the largest planet to be visible, and rather than presaging evil it was portent of good, in that it indicated that California air had nothing the ter with it. DELEGATES’ VIEWS. Many Visitors %ak Their Opin- ion of the Convention. Many delegates yesterday expressed opinions on the success of the convention. All are of the belief that it has done un- told good. Following are the opinions in detail: R. W. Morse, Shenandoab, Iowa: *‘The convention has quickened our spiritual life and strengthened us in the cause of Christ.”’ D. W. Fahs, Indianapolis: *“Ithasgiven a grander idea of the home mission field.” Rev. W. M. Baker, Wetnersfield, Conn.: “It has done more good than any institu- tion or organization that ever came to San Francisco. It has demonstrated the reality of the reiigion of Jesus Christ.” Rev. H. Barton, Caldwell, Idaho: ]t has stirred up the zeal of the Chris- tian Endeavorers for more diligent and mplete work.” w’l‘. pI) Ransom, Springfield, Ohio: “It has done more good than can bs esti- mate Rev. B. B. Dibble, Moberly, Mo,z *“It bas brought new strengih to us in our work.” W. J. Davis, Goshen, Ind.: *It basen- larged the ideas of the people as to the country, its height, breadt and depth, It has given us new ideas of the earnest. ness of Cbristian living and the value of he society.’” b J.W. Kyapp. president of the Indiana State Union: ‘It has broadened the con- ception of Christian work, deepened in- spiration, given new methods and kindled entnusiasm.” _F. A. Plaisted, Gardner, Maine: *“*Noth« ing ever came to the State that advanced the cause of Christ as much as this meet- ing.” Eon B. Bickford, president of the Maine Union: “It has wedded the East and tbe West in the great cause of Christ and the church.” H. H. Gratthouse, president of the Texas Union: “It has given a higher ideal of what Christian fellowship is.” Miss A. M. Reed, Smithfield, Utah—It has been a spiritual blessing, 7 H. M. Williams, Austin, Tex.—It has been an example to thsdpeopls and has done a whole world of good. G. M. Tuitle, Beloit, Wis.—It has been a great advertisement for San Francisco. 0. M. Wilson, Kansas City, Kans.—It e 2 Attention Christian® Endeavorers—Yel lowstone Park Trin. It has been reported that the Northern Pa. cific Railway bave booked all the Yellowstone Park business that they will be able to handle. Itake this method of denying t| umor will state that we are pre ‘xed t\:n.nél:zfi purties that cesire to make the trip. T, K, Stateler, General Agent, 638 Marketst,