The herald., 1895-07-11
The Fourteenth Annual Conven-
tion Will Open Today
KOHLSAAT'S OFFER REJECTED
Headquarters Will Remain In Boston as
Before
The Claims Of -Four Cities, Los Angeles ln-
cIuded, to Have the Next Annual
Convention
Associated Press Special Wire.


BOSTON, July lo.-The most import
ant proceedings in connection with the
fourteenth annual convention OF the
Young Peoples Society of Christian En-
deavor, which formally opens at $3.50 a.
m., tomorrow. was the meeting OF the
trustees of the organization today.
The chief business to be consi dered was
the offer of H. H. Kohlsaat OF the Chi
cago Times H earld, who had agreed to
pay $4,000 year for three years towards
the maintenance of the society's head
quarters on conditi on that they be re-
moved from Bvston to Chicago. After a
committee had passed adversely on the
subject and reported the report OF the
committee was unanimously accepted.
The headquarters will not be removed
from Boston at present. The committee
reported their appreciation OF the gener'
osity of Mr.. Kohlsaat's offer, which they
were pleased to note indicated that the
work of the society was thereby recog-
nized as being of a national and interna-
tional character. The work, however, IS
wholly one of influence. 1t is not nec-
essary that tie society should have large
cessfully carried on at a nominal expense
and the principles of the organization Tor
bid the headquarters being more than
bureau of information, levylng no taxes
and seeking no authority. Therefore they
concluded it 60 be inexpedient to accept
this kind Offer letter embodying the
decision was tonight mailed to Mr.. Kohl
saat. Besides the routine business and
the consideration of the question OF re.
moval to Chicago, the only m after OF
general interest was the presentation OF
the claims of Los Angeles for the conven-
ton of 1897. The delegates from Califor-
mia who presented the claims OF Los An
geles included Leonard Merrill, state Sec
retary of the society, Rev. A. W. Ryder
and Herbert Wylie, all OF Los Angeles;
Mr.. Merrill made the argument and
urged as chief among his reasons
the fact that the city was the only
one on the Pacific coast that had three
railroads running into it; that its climate
at this time of the year was superb and
unfailing; that the Endeavorers there
had already raised considerable money in
anticipation of getting the convention.
and that the business men of the place
had guaranteed to. subscribe enough to
cover the expenses of the convention.
Tomorrow the claims OF Portland. San
Francisco and Seattle will be presented,
The trustees then accepted an invita-
ticn from Mayor Curtiss of Boston to go
on trip down the harbor on the city 8
boat, and to visit the public institutions
of Boston.
The trustees will meet tomorrow to de-
eide the matter of the 1897 convention, ard
also to take action looking toward the ex-
pansion Of the society into La worlds Or
ganization.
Four cities on the Pacific coast are 60
ing to put forth strenuous efforts before
the board of trustees Of the Christian En-
ueavor society for the 1897 convention.
Seattle was the last of the four cities to
come in line for the honor, the others
having been Los Angeles, Portland and
San Francisco.
William H. Lewis, one of the delegates
from Seattle, spoke warmly on the SUD-
ject last night. He said: "Our Endeav-
orers have gone cheerfuly over all the
states. and are not only thoroughly con-
vinced that We can suitably entertain tie
'97 convention, but that Seattle is the
place on the coast for it.
GAS to workers. l can assure you Sc.
attic and the state of Washington have
such men as could we'll handle an inter.
national convention. We have a large
number of strong Christian business mon
who are taking an active part. and who
will devote their energies to making the
convention not only benefit to Seattle
but power for good ito the Pacific coast
as we'll as to the delegates"