The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-08-15
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.
Reception and Welcome to President
Francis {. Clark.
An Interesting Meeting Yesterday At
ternoon-President CIarlz's Adj
dress Last Evening.

1 Preparatory to the reception rendered
i to Rev. Francis E. Clark last evening by
/ the Young Peoples Christian Endeavor
! Societies, a mass-meeting was held at the
1 Congregational Church in the afternoon.
| The meeting was quite largely attended
! by members of the societies from the
yarious churches, composed chiefly of
young people, although many of the
elder church members were also present.
I a special choir Of thirty voices had been
! selected, and the meeting opened with a
/ number Of hymns.
/ The meeting was addressed by the
President of the societies, w. G.. McMil-
! lin, and ministers of the various churches,
1 among whom were Rev. Messrs. Steven
! son, Reider, and O. A. Lane, President of
/ the Oakland society, and Chairman Of the
Committee of Reception appointed to re-
! ceIVe Mr.. Clark III this State.
/ Mr.. McMillin in his remarks stated that
/ this meeting of all the church societies of
/ the city was in 4 way an initial one, and
that 1t was called as preparatory meas
ure TO the reception of Dr.. Clark in the
evening.
lie then briefly reviewed the phenom-
| email success the movement has met with
! since II was inaugurated by DR.. Clark in
I 1881. in the eleven years since the move
ment was started it has acquired MEM
! bership of over | ,370, 900, and its branches
! have spread throughout the world.
/ Rev. j. III. Rsder also delivered a brief
address, combining his remarks to the
good work done by young people in the
churches, and outlining the work that
! may be accomplished by their organized
/ efforts.
1 Rev. T. C. George, pastor of the Sixth
/ street NJ. Il. Church, delivered an earnest
| prayer, and Rev. Mr.. Stevenson followed
| with brief address commendatory of
| the work being done by the societies.
=. a. Lane of Oakland claimed his
county to be the banner county of the
State IN so far as having The largest mum
Der Of members was concerned, and,
while he did not wish to appear boastful,
he was glad there were so many young
people interested and working in the
movement there.
During the meeting the ''Y. P. S.
z. Il. Hymn" was sung by the choir.
After the announcement of the meeting
III the evening and the benediction, the
afternoon meeting closed.
IN THE EVENING.
In the evening the church was filled
| to It's utmost seating capacity, large pro-
portion of the audience being young peo-
pie and members of the various Christian
EndeavOr Societies, After a number of
| hymns had been sung, q Scripture read
| ing and prayer, II. b. Harvey, Vice
| President OF the State Union, delivered
| an address OF welcome, expressing, on
| behalf of the members of the societies of
! the state the pleasure it gave them to
have the opportunity of meeting the
founder of the Christian Endeavor move
ment.
After him came the Rev. Mr.. Clark,
! who is President of the United Societies
| OF Christian EndeavOr and the founder
! of the original society in Portland, Me.
Mr.. Clark spoke for over an hour. and is
manifestly full of enthusiasm and vim to
| push the work being done. He spoke
very rapidly, and after expressing the
! surprise and pleasure he experienced in
being met at Auburn by the committee.
and the sincere welcome he had received
here, he gave brief history of the con
ception of the plan which resulted in or
ganizlng the first society in his church in
Portland, little thinking at that time that
the movement was to become one of so
large and general a nature.
1t seemed TO him that the hand of God
had directed the movement from the first,
and that its course was guided by Him
/ lie told how at first it grew slowly, and
/ at the end Of the fourth year only about
! q hundred societies had been organized
| but it's growth had been constant. There
/ after its spread had been phenomenal.
until on the 2lst of last July it numbered
/ Y, 100 societies, representing mem bers by
! the hundreds OF thousands. The Socie-
/ ties have been started all over the world.
/ and new ones are being constantly organ
/ iZed.
| He dwelt for some time on the conven-
! ton held in New York, where 10000
! young people from all over the country
| met, and told of many pleasant incidents
I of the nnlfU and opn1 irit hot
| vailed. He thought it one of the most
! remarkable manifestations of Christian
! endeaVOr ana effort to promote good, re-
/ CARELESS OF UNCONVENTIONAL or sectarian
/ interests, ever witnessed. In this connec-
ton he stated that the Christian Endeavor
/ societies We're Of all creeds and found in
all churches and instead of creating any
! dissension, the movement tended to pro-
mote harmony and break down existing
/ barriers.
! DR.. Clark announced his route of travel
through various countries Of Europe,
/ whittier he goes, accompanied by his
! wife, and asked to be remembered by his
| friends and prayed for here.
Following Rev. Or. Clark, Rev. T. C.
/ George offered an earnest PRAYER, and
/ Mr.. McMiliIn made a few closing re-
| marks, asking contributions from those
| present in aid of the work.
| Nh. Lane of oakland then delivered an
/ III y lAclLiOli " Ill W no COulA 10 De present
Ia Oakland on the 18th instant to attend
! the meeting there.
The song, GOD Be With You Till We
/ Meet Again" was sung by the choir and
the congregation, and was followed by
the benedlction by Rev. j. Il. Reider
This morning Mr.. Clark Will depart
for Santa Cruz, san Jose, Oakland and
then to San Francisco. After a short
stay in the latter city he will take the
ocean steamer for Australia.
He expects to return from his tour
around the world in time TO attend the
next convention, which viii be held in
Montreal during next July.
Next Thursday sixteen memb ers ofthe
Sacramento Society viii go to Oakland to
join IN the reception OF Mr.. Clark.
The California societies are moving to
have the convention OF 1895 held in this
State.
DREAMING OF 40.