Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-30
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.
THE CONFERENCE OF THE sOCIE.
TIES HELD YESTERDAY.
Delegate Selected to the New York Con
vention-Preparation for the Com
ing Evangelistic Meetings.,

The regular quarterly conference of
the Christian Endeavor society of this
city was held last night in the First
Baptist church, corner Sixth and Broad
way. The exercises opened promptly at
z :45, with praise service, led by Mr..
G. D. Wilbur. The president of the city
union, Mr.. A. L. Whitelaw, jr., took the
chair. He commenced with the an
nouncement of the coming Mills meet
ing, and called the attention of the
young people to the meetings and to
their responsibility in regard to them.
A short address was given by state
president Mr.. E. B. Hayes in regard to
the coming state convention at Santa
Rosa, and also the international Christ.
ian Endeavor convention to be held in
New York in July. He closed with a
motion that the union send delegate
to the New York convention, which was
passed without a dissenting voice, and
Mr.. Whitelaw was selected to go.
Mr.. Ball, the secretary of the Y. M.
G. A., spoke on the preparation for the
coming meetings in this city, urging the
truth that they are intended not for the
pleasure of Christians, but for the con-
version of those who are not. He pre-
sented the work of the canvassing com.
mittee, and explained that each church
was assigned given territory, 80 that
every store, factory and dwelling house
in the city may be visited and an invi-
tation left there. The invitations were
presented to the meeting and the per-
sonal manner OF their use explained.
Rev. A. G. Smithers, the chairman of
the executive committee of the Mills
meeting followed, using as text for his
remarks. always used by Mr.. Mills in
his opening service: ''But first they
gave their own selves to the Lord" He
insisted that unless we give ourselves
along with the what we do our gift is
useless. Ii we expect to accomplish
anything we must expect to do what.
ever hard work may be given us; nor
must we expect time of pleasure for
and must be willing to trust his ex-
perience and do what lie can tell us out
OF his experience is necessary. Others
then took up the discussion and fol-
lowed in the same strain. Representa-
tives from many societies expressed the
determination that they for themselves
and for their societies would take up
whatever need be done. especially the
work of canvassing. Other societies
than Christian Endeavor were repre-.
sented among us, and joined heartily in
the expression of their readiness for the
work.
Before the next speaker, Mr.. Ryder,
was introduced, Mr.. Whitelaw announced
the union prayer meeting of the young
peoples societies of the city, to be held
Sunday evening after next in the First
Congregational church.
MIR. Ryder then introduced the conse-
Grafton meeting, telling his hearers the
need of taking the needful task upon
ourselves, and not passing over the
honor OF doing to some one else. IfGod
calls US to work we will find the instru-
ment neediul for its accomplishment
already in our hand. We must use
what we have, and not wait for an op-
portunity or talent that we do not have.
Following these Introductory remarks
came conservation service that gath
cred into itself the spirit of the most
earnest and helpful meeting ever held
by the city union.