Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-11
NOT FOR CHICAGO.
Headquarters Of the Society Of
Christian Endeavor.
WORLDS FAIR CITY MAKES A BID,

KohIsast, Of The Times. Herald, Offering
to Pay %, 600 Per Year for Three Years
Towards Expenses II Headquarters Were
Removed from the Hub to the Western
Metropolis, but the Offer Is Declined
Great Religious Gathering.
Boston, July 1.-THE most important
proceedings in connection with the four.
teenth annual convention Of the Young
Peoples Society Of Christian Endeavor,
which formally opened at $50 a IN. to-
day, was the meeting Of the trustees Of
tho organization at noon yesterday. The
session lasted all the afternoon with a
brief intermission for lunch. The chief
business to be considered was the offer Of
II. H. kohlsca., Of the Chicago Times.
Herald, who had agreed to pay 5000 a
year for three years towards the main.
tenance Of the society's headquarters, on
condition that they be moved from Bos.
tor to Chicago. After committee had
passed adversely upon the subject and re-.
ported the report was unanimously ac-
cepted, and the headquarters will not be
removed from Boston at present.
Impressive Headquarters Not Needed.
Kohlsaat's ofrcr was presented to the
trustees by Iev. John Henry Barrows,
OF Chicago. Tho committee appointed to
consider the matter consisted Of Barrows,
James, l. Hill, ID. d., Of Salem, Mass,
and Nehemiah Boyuton, ID. d., Of Bos-
ton. The committee reported their ap.
probation Of the generosity OF Kohl.
saats offer which, they were pleased to
note, indicated that the work of the So
cie:y was thereby recognized as being OF
national and international character.
The work, however, i3 wholly one of in
hucncc. 1t Is not necessary that tho So
ciety should have large buildings or in
comes. The work Is successfully carried
on Mt n nominal expense and the princi-
Piles OF the organization forbid the head.
quarters being more than n bureau of in
formation, levying no taxes and seeking
no authority,
Los Angeles Bids for Next Year.
The only other matter Of general inter-
est was the presentation Of the claims Of
Los Angeles, Cal, for the convention of
1897. The delegates from lower Cali
fornia, which presented the claims of Los
Angeles. included Leonard Merrill, state
secretary OF the society, who made the ar
gument and urged as chief among his
reasons the facts that the city was the
only one on the Pacific slope that had
three railroads running into it; that its
climate Mt this time Of the year was SUI
perb and unfailing; that the Endeavorers
there had already raised considerable
money in anticipation OF getting the con-
vention, and that the business men of tho
place had guaranteed to subscribe enough
to cover the expenses Of a convention.
Location To l;e Decided Today.
Tho trustees then accepted an invita-
tion from Maryor Curtis, OF Boston. to
go with other guests on n trip down tho
harbor on the city's boat and to visit
the public institutions of Boston. The
trustees will meet today to decide the
matter of the 'g7 convention for which
Portland Co., san Francisco and Seattle
Grc also aspirants, and also TO take action
looking towards the extension of the So
ciety into u worlds organization.