The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
SACRAMENTO CONVENTION
EndeavOrerS Select San Jose
as the Place for the Meet
ing in 1896.
Giles Kellogg OF San Diego Chosen
President OF the State
League.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, May 25.-San Jose
was to-day selected as the site for the
Y. P. S. c. E. Convention of 1896, by vote
of 224 to 120 for San Diego.
The following officers were elected unan-
imously: President, Giles Kellogg of San
Diego; general secretary, Leonard Merrill
OF Los Angeles; treasurer, A. Z. McFar-
land of Los Angeles; first ice-president,
NJ. W. Jenkins of San Jose; second vice
president, Miss Anna Stone of Grass Val
ley; third president, Harry E. Shook
of San Francisco; superintendent of Junior
work, Miss Bell P. Mason of San Diego;
superintendent of the floating society, M :.
missionary extension cause, Miss Mindora
L. Berry of Fresno; superintendent of COM
mercial travellers, .. W. Ehmann of Oak
land.
The juniors and seniors of the conven-
ton held a sunrise service in the Congre-
gational church at o'clock this morning.
The dual leaders of the service were M. C.
Turner of San Diego and Mrs Erwin III.
Baker of San Jose. The subject was /:
Entrance and Exclusion
The session of the convention opened at
9 O'Clock with paper by Mrs. William G.
Alexander of San Jose on the subject:
"The Demand for Consecrated Junior
Superintendent" P. e. L. Bickford of
Napa followed with an address .entitled
ga Key for Unlocked Doors" A bass solo
was sung by Professor Harrell.
Miss Belle Mason, superintendent of
junior work, delivered an address on the
necessity of vigorously prosecuting junior
work. Rev. Francis E. Clark, DID,, foun-
der of the society, also spoke upon the
same subject. Among other things, he
said that there is no boss in Christian En-
deavor work. There is no ecclesiasticism
about it. Nobody here says, "You have
got to do things just so and so." There is
no business carried OF except the reports
of few committees. This meeting is for
| inspiration only. There are no paid off,
GERS, nor anything to attract the people
who have not their hearts in the work.
Everything is done simply for the love of
the cause and the love of the children. A
general discussion followed as to the best
way to encourage and stimulate junior
work.
| Rev. T. M. Jones of Gridley made a
! statement on behalf of the committee on
credentials, to the effect that 300 Chris
| tan Endeavor Societies were represented
in the convention by between 500 and 600
| delegates. There were, eleven Protestant
denominations represented. G. NJ Camp
| bell of the State Sabbath-school Associa-
ton gave the convention the greetings OF
"a ZOO teachers, pupils and officers in Cali
| fornia.
Nearly 5000 persons attended the meeting
| tonight. The exercises were mostly of a
musical nature and the music was rendered
by the First Congregational orchestra Of
Oakland. Banners for the highest percent
age in mem bership were presented to the
California Union of Siskiyou County and
to the Junior Mendocino County Union.
| An address on ultimate Endeavor" was
delivered by Rev. William RAIDER of Oak
land. His remarks were listened to with
profound attention by the immense throng.
Tomorrow there will be rallies in all OF
| the evangelical churches, and in the even
| ing there will be a sacred concert in the
convention hall. Addresses will be deliv-
cred by Rev. Francis e. Clark, DID,,
founder of the Endeavor Union, and Rev.
| E.,B. Hayes.