San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-11
OUR VISITORS.
SECOND DAYS WORK AND PLEAS.
URE OF ENDEAVORERs.
Afternoon Session and Church Rallies
Night Meeting and Song Service
Program Today and Tomorrow
Excursion Planned.

The afternoon OF the second day
of the great Christian Endeavol
convention was pleasantly and
profltably passed yesterday in the
big pavilion Of San Pedro park by
Introductory service of song and
prayer, followed by an open psrli.
ment, in which a score or more OF
subjects were talked about and
discussed, among them the liquor
question, Sunday baseball, prize
fighting, good citizenship, charity,
etc.
Greetings from absent Endeavor-
ers were read, and then more sing
ing ended the session.
The Juniors held a rally in the
Central Christian church in the
later part Of the afternoon.
The Cumberland Presbyterian
rally took place at the First
church, on Soledad street, from
4 o'clock, Rev. Francis Clark
founder of the Christian & ndeavor
society, was present and was given
a splendid reception.
Madison Square Presbyterian
church rally was also held in the
afternoon.
The Methodists and congrega-
tionlists also held a rally in the
Y. M. G. A. hall in the afternoon.
The night session at San Pedro
park was very largely attended.
the services being distinguished by
the fine musical program rendered.
Congregational and choir singing
was INDUCED in for greater part
of the session.
After this had subsidized for a
time, the effort of the single tax
party to present their views to
the Endeavorers in a communities
tion attempting to show an anal
ogy between their theory and the
Scriptural guides was quickly
squelched by the announcement
that no politics we're wanted, and
the communication was declined.
The motion was put as to
whether the Endeavorers would
assemble on Alamo plaza this
afternoon for a grand rally, with
an address on the Alamo, and its
history, or Of spending one hour in
a "Good Citizenship" meeting in
the park pavilion this afternoon.
The Good Citizenship meeting
carried the day by a large major
ity.
President Francis G.. Clark de-
livered q fine address on Goods
Great Purpose for Christian En-
deavor," and after a few more
musical numbers the meeting
closed.
The program of today Is being
carried out as follows:
6:15-7-"In the quiet of the morn.
ing" Y. M. @. A. Hall, Christian
church. Meeting without q leader.
9-"Praise Him." Led by Mr.. E
s. Kane, Palestine.
9:20-Christian Endeavor. A
note from the future. Mrs. Alice
Leech Kelley, Waxahachie.
9:30-Address by Rev. w. P.
Bentley, M. A., general secretary
Of Christian Endeavor for China.
10-Open Parliament. "Practi-
cal Methods" Led by Mr.. J. II.
Banton, Waco.
10:45-Singing.
1856 - The Christian Endeav-
orer.
His Business-Mr. J. R. Davis,
Galveston.
His Church-Mr. Frank Dean,
Corsicana.
His Countrywide. Page 7. Lo-
max, Fort Worth.
IL :15-Words from the pastors.
IL :45-Reports from the com.
mittees.
2:OO-Devotional.
2:l5-Special junior program,
Mrs. Sylvia Shelden-Leonard,
State superintendent, presiding.
l. Flower salute.
2. Song, "Our Christian Band"
| 3. Prayer, closing with the
Lords Prayer.
4. Responsive exercise.
5. Prayer hymn.
q. Pledge song.
z. Responsive reading Of Psalm
SO.
s. Music, Junior Endeavor
choir, accompanied by Waco or
chestra.
| 9. Responses Of junior officers
and ommittees.
10. Texas Juniors Flag song.
| IL. Chautauqua drill, by Tay-
lor Juniors.