The record-union., 1893-01-14
CHRISTIAN EgDEAVOR.
Proceedings Of the First Quarterly
Convention Yesterday.
Interesting Exercises at the Congre-
gational Church-Prayer, Ad-
dresses, singing, Etc.

The first quarterly convention of the
Sacramento City and County Christian
Endeavor Union was held at the Congre-
gational Church yesterday afternoon and
evening. Representatives were present
from six societies of the city, and mum
ber of pastors and friends interested in
the success of the organization were pres
ent.
The mornings session opened with
prayer by Rev. t. c. George, after which
the convention was called to order by w.
6. Mcmillan, President of the union.
Routine business and the election of Off
GERS occupied the first hour.
A committee, consisting of one mem
Der from each society, was appointed by
the Chair to prepare the nominations for
the ensuing year and after brief recess
the committee reported the following
nominations: For President. W. G.
Mcmillan; Nice-President, George NJ,
Purnell; Corresponding Secretary, Miss
Jessie Aitken; Recording Secretary, Miss
Bessie Rogers; Treasurer, a. =. Soule
The nominees named by the committee
were elected by acclamation.
George NJ. Purnell made an address on
missionary committee work, and fol-
lowed his remarks with poem entitled
leather Them In.'' About that time. as
was subsequently shown, burglars were
gathering in someof Mr.. Purnell's stock
in trade.
A number of others gave expression to
their views on missionary work.
Allen =. Soule read a paper on the
''Christian Endeavor Movement" in
which he recited the objects of the or
eauization and reviewed the fiattering
success of its work in twelve years since
il was inaugurated.
At $3.50 O'Clock the junior class, con-
dueted bv Miss Nellie L. Todd. came in
and a half-hour was given to it. Miss
Todd put the class through very interest
ing exercises, during which the young
members showed remarkable degree
OF interest and training i'll their lessons
and singing.
Nearly every member of the Junior
class took part in the exercises, and the
promtpness and readiness with which
they responded to the requests of Miss
Todd showed them to have been very
carefully and intelligently drilled.
The afternoon session closed with a
sPastor's half-hour," led by Rev. B, B.
Burton, and Joined in by Revs. Reider,
Stevenson and others.
In the evening, commencing at 7:30
O'Clock. the convention opened with a
praise SeTNit6. h6N. d :. OaNlS OU9TeU
an earnest invocation, after which Rev.
K. NJ. Stevenson delivered an eloquent
address on ''Magnifying Endeavor," dur
ing which he eulogized the work being
accomplished by the societies, and the
great need for united endeavor.
After the singing of the ''Y. P. S. c. E.
Hymn by a selected choir and the con-
gregation, E. b. Hays of Los Angeles,
ex-President of the State Union of Cali
fornia. delivered an address. and con-
Quoted the conservation service which
followed.
A large number of young people arose
and in various brief speeches testified
their faith in Christian work and their
earnest desire to follow the teachings of
Christ.
The services throughout were very i'm
pressive, and indicated that deep and
sincere interest is taken in the efforts of
the society.
The session closed with singing and
prayer.