The herald., 1895-01-30
THE CHRISTIAN EROEAvORERS
Appeal for an international
Convention.
Rev. Bert Estes Howard Asks f0i'
Aid in Securing It.
IL Means Forty Thousand Strangers to
Come to this City In 1S97-Rev.
Docking on Evils of Cities.

Rev Alfred Docking, formerly missionary
in Alaska delivered lecture last evening at
the First Presbyterian church under the aus
pieces of the local Christian Endeavor society.
He took for his subject, Our Country, the Sun
light, the Shadow.
Rev George E. Dye, president of the local
union of Christian Endeavors, presided.
Rev. Docking explained in general way the
necessity of missionary work in this country,
and especially in the larger cities.
He characterized Chicago as a goddess,
wicked, shameless city, not better and not
worse, however, than New York, st. Louis
Boston, San Francisco and other large cities.
The speaker stated that 90 per cent OF the
population of Boston is of foreign birth. SO
per cent OF New York's 81 per cent of Chi
Cages, and "God only knows" said Docking,
show many residents of San Francisco were
born on foreign soil. Those aliens need the
services of the missionary as much, if not
more than the heather of China or Alaska"
In home for friendless children out of 63
inmates. he had found that only two were OF
American parents
DR.. Docking said that the pessimist is abroad
in our country, but that there is room for the
latter What we want is an optimist. While
our population has increased 80 per cent. In
10 years crime has increased SO per cent In
He complimented the Salvation army upon
its good work, but he claimed that the soldiers
could not reach all the criminals.
Speaking of Los Angeles DR.. Docking said
that it is cleaner, morally, than other cities of
its size, but that the number of saloons, gam
bling dens and houses OF i'll repute here would
surprise many. He said that if the chief of
police were to enforce the law in regard to
these evils, His head would be in the basket i'll
short time.
los ANGELES '97.
Rev. DR.. Bert Estes Howard. pastor of the
church, delivered the following interesting adj
dress with view of obtaining the aid of the
people of Los Angeles in securing the interns-
tional convention of the Christian Endeavor
societies in this city in 1887:
''ltis u fact known to all Christian Endeavor-
ers that the International convention OF '95 was
promised to California, and that only tho fail
ure to secure the promise OF low rates from the
railroads prevented this mighty host from
meeting in our state this coming July. The
convention is disposed of for 1898 and 1896.
Why should it not come to California-yes, to
Los Angeles, 1897? Already is the board of
trustees under sort of obligation 10 give Cali
fornia the convention when 1t is demonstrated
that she can take cafe of it. All that stands in
the way OF securing this host of young people
for this state is the assurance OF cooperation of
the railroads and of the citizens.
1.-The convention of "a was practically prom
ised to San Francisco. 1t may be said that
therefore san Francisco is entitled to the con-
vention in 81: This is proposition that Is
not now up for debate. The main issue is
the securing of the convention for California.
Let it go after it gets to California to that city
that can secure the best rates on the roads and
the most cordial response financially on the
part OF the people.
"The advantage to Los Angeles from having
the convention in 97 will be the advantage
that will arise from having in the city at time
when the city is vacant OF tourists and business
at its dullest viz, in the middle OF July,
meeting of from 30, 900 to 10000 people, who
will remain 10 days or longer. These people
are for the most part young people, the home
makers OF our country. They are also from
every section of our own land and from every
country on the globe. They represent 2,O0O,-
900 Endeavorers, whose eyes and hearts will
be turned for the next two years towards this
city as the Mecca OF their hopes for 'S7. Merely
advertisement OF Los Angeles nothing
could be better. For neatly two years these
100000 of the best young manhood and
womanhood of the world viii be reading and
studying about Los Angeles and planning to
come here.
Further, these 10000 or 80, 900 people will
pay their way. They are not loaded on our
people for entertainment. They entertain
themselves Take 10000 as most conserva-
tive estimate of attendance and what is the
meaning to this city? The average expendi-
ture of each delegate will not be less than so
per day. That means $4,000 day for at
least 10 days Together with the other ex-
penditures incidental on holding such con-
vention-- printing, car fare, and thousand
gees during those 10 days will not be less, on
conservative estimate, than 100000.
what Los Angeles '97' will mean to the
spiritual interests of our city it is not difficult
TO determine. The spectacle OF an army of
from 10000 to 10000 young men and young
women, representing 1900, 900 OF the best
manhood and womanhood of the world,
united with one heart and one soul for the
furtherance of righteousness in every depart
u ment of life, is well calculated to swaken
tremendous enthusiasm in even the most
sluggish bosom. 1t will give the Christian
people of this community sense OF the
mighty power that is at work in the world.
1t will bring to every earnest, thoughtful mind
factor to reckon into the problems of the fu-
ture that we think too little about To see
1000, 900 young men and women possessed OF
a common idea and a common belief is IN in
dex OF gigantic possibility. To see them an.
mated by the same spirit and dominated by
same purpose is In earnest tn at pOssibilitv