The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-05
4 NATIONAL LEADER.
Christian Endeavorers Enter
tain Secretary Baer.
GREAT GATHERING or MEMBERS.
10 Addresses ne Kslssvsrsss - Wsss-
en- Washsasss.-Assiss rsss -
Glsssssas Advised.

A reception vas rendered 70 John Willis
Beer. q Boston, general secretary Of the
Yecne Peoples eocsssy of Christian
Eudesvos of the unitsd States. 1t the
Y5rst Presbytsrian church last evening By
The members Of that osganiSstion in West
srn Washineton. One hundred visiting
dsIsrsfes wsrs present. snd, with the
large msmbsFship IN eea.t;e, dllsd every
eat IN the church.
The Chyistisn EndsAvorefs Of Seattle
hsvs bssn preparing for this event for
ssvssal weeks, - u would b Mr.. Bser's
Erst visit 70 this city. He arrived. scrofa-
panied b. his wiis. On the Northern Pa
eiae tsain It ass o'clock from spokans.
and was INST q the train by COMMITTEES
consisting Of II. Willis Carr. Henry
Ewing. d. w. I. Ludlow. O. A. Bysrs
end W. n. Lewis. Mr.. and Mrs. Basr we're
accompanisd from PuyaiIup BY John p.
Hartman, state president and the party
was sscsrted 10 the Rainier hotel. whore
Mn. Baer was met by . committee Of
women consisting Of Miss Munday. Miss
Bailey and Mrs. n. H. Ropksy, who pre-
oentsd her with ofFerines IL flowers. The
whiting delegates from Western Washing
ton towns nearly all arrived on boats and
trains late In the afternoon and were
taken 20 the First Presbyterian church,
whore lunch was served from 5 10 7o'csock.
The evenings programme consisted Of
singing. religious sxercisss, m address by
Mr.. Basr and . question boz conducted by
Mr.. Beee, eiosing with the conservation
service Of the Y. r. &. G. r.. led by Miss
Bailey. The membsrs Of the society wers
sssssd ID the church according to dsnomi.
nations, the location Of each one being
marked BY signs. The meeting was pre-
sidsd over BY Henry Ewing and the music
Vas under the direction Of William Pond.
Nr. Basr's address Was distinctive.y on
DDS Of work. and occupied about thirty-sivs
minutes. He h very ready and rapid
taikss, rather boyish In appearance. with
. good articulation and pleasant voics.
His chief characteristic II his enthusiasm
IN his work. and the faculty Of exciting
the same in othsrs. His talk Vas sprinkisd
with pathetic. touching illustrations and
pertinent stories. Ha made IN especial
point Of the temperance plsdse Of the 90
eisty and, while intimating that II might
b herssy, advised members Of the society
70 attend the primaries Of their political
parties. even II on prayer meeting night.
instead Of staying away and then kicking
beoause the right candidate we're not
nomiuatsd. He brought down the house
b. saying that he hoped to So the day
when the women would also attend the
primaries and vots. Meantime they
should do their part by throwing the right
infiuences about their husbands, fathers.
brothers and cousins.
Fred Bssbs. Of Tacoma, Of the trans
portation committee. announced that .
rats Of one fare fog the round trip had
hssn granted BY the railroads to the state
convention Of Endsavorsrs at Spokane.
July 3, & and 8. and . similar rate was sx-
pscted 20 the national convention At
Cleveland. July II 70 IL A special train
hsd been arranged for to Spokane. and 40
msmbsrs we're sxpsctsd to 60 from West
srn Warrington.
The question box afforded Mr.. Baer q
further opportunity to give ideas concern.
ing the methods Of the socisty's work,
this plan bsing adopted 20 obtain his
views on certain points Of detail not COW
cred In his address His answers showed
that he had had experience Of the question
box before, being ready and to the point
and carefully worded to offend no one.
In the conservation service the spon.
tansous singing was conducted by tho
Plymouth Congregational society. After
the exercises were completed, asociable In
the church parlors afforded an oppor-
tunity to make the acquaintance of visit
Ing delegates, whose entertainment for the
night had been provided Tor by the Seattle
Endesvorers.
A large number OF members will 20 10
Tacoma on Tuesday 70 attend . simil ar
reception there.