The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
Left Three Feet of Snow in His
Front Yard in Boston
Two Weeks Ago,
AND FOUND BLOOMING ROSES
The National Convention of 1897 May
Be Held in San Fran.
cisco.

WIN a Ilglt IOyAI grip was -Lne Cnr1S-
tian hand of fellowship extended yester-
day to William Shaw, treasurer of the
United Society of Christian Endeavor,
who had come from Boston to visit the
branches of the order on this coast. When
he stood upon the stage of the auditorium
of the Young Mems Christian Association
he saw before him sea of friendly faces of
Christian Young men and women, with
here and there wave of gray hairs dash
ing upon the rocks of honorable old age to
emphasize the fact that all the Christian
Endeavorers are not young.
There were no vacant chairs in the cozy
auditorium, either downstairs or in the
gallery, and all who were there were of
one family. This impaired warmth to
the atmosphere that harmonized we'll with
the true California greeting extended to
the brother who had come all the way
from Boston to thaw out in the genial sun
shine of the Golden Gate.
The Plymouth congregational choir,
consisting of Mesdames Eva Tenny and
]. w. Madden and Messrs. Charles L. Par
ent and ]. R. Ogilvle, led in the singing
and was one Of the most attractive features
of the occasion.
The exercises were opened with the
hymns Praise Him Praise Him! Jesus,
Our Blessed Redeemeri" "Joy to the
World, the Lord Is Come" Onward,
Christian Soldiers and others of the
familiar Endeavor selections, for quar-
ter of an hours service of song which put
the society into the frame of mind appro-
pirate for the occasion. The service was
led by II. S. Stedman.
DR.. Williams OF the Plymouth Congrega-
tional Church offered prayer, after which
followed a recitation in concert of the
twelfth chapter of Romans led by Rev. Mr.,
Kicker.
Miss Susie Hert Mark followed with a
song Forever" and sang with exquisite
feeling.
Secretary Mccoy announced that this
evening there would be Q birthday social
and grand fellowship meeting in the Y NJ.
G. a. editice on which occasion the en-
tire building would be thrown open to the
members OF the society. Every visitor was
requested to bring a cent for every year of
his age. He also requested that each
branch OF the society send five del
egates to the State Convention which will
meet at San Jose on May 13. IA, Is and 16.
The announcement was also made that
on Thursday evening, April 80, there would
be an open night meeting for young men
under the auspices of the Forward Move
ment Society
Professor ]. A. Wiles made neat and
gracefully worded address of welcome to
the distinguished guest, William Shaw OF
Boston, whom he designated as one of Gods
noblest men standing in the front of the bat
tie. Mr.. Shaw, he announced, was in favor
n hn soil af
place of meeting of the National Conven-
ton of the Y. 2. S. c. E. in 1897. He
closed by introducing Mr.. Shaw.
Nh. Shaw began By expressing his pleas
ure on beholding a welcome even in the
beautiful flowers which he found growing
here. He was a tenderfoot and was as
green as anything that grew in California
He had this to say, however, and that was
that whether or not the society here
wanted the National convention to come
to San Francisco, the society in the East
wanted to come here and would come here
The members were eager to come. Many
members had been saving money for
years to make the trip, and if the railroads
would not make reasonable terms they
would sail from Boston to the Sandwich
Islands and get to California by that way.
They we're bound to come if they had to
go by way of the north pole.
He declared that if he told half the
truth about California he would be called
a romancer. He would have to tone it
down very much. When he left home
two weeks ago he left three feet of snow in
his front yard, and he did not know how
many feet in his back yard, and since he
went away from there three feet more had
fallen. He came here and was walking on
roses and breathing in climate of floral
perfume and of sunshine.
The witty remarks of the speaker ke ut
the audience in continual good humor
and made decided hit when he good.
naturedly spoke about the difficulty with
which the farmers of Maine planted beans
with a shotgun, and the discouraging
nature of the task of Eastern horticultur-
lists in attempting to grow roses on
Plymouth Rock. They wanted soil in the
East and they ought to come to Califor-
MIA, where there is plenty of good soil and
good climate.
1t would do the Christian Endeavorers
of California good also to see the kind of
EndeayorerS they raise in the East-voung
men with the Bunker Hill monum ent III
their backs.
I'VE want young men" he added, with
the Bunker Hill monument in their back
bone who will stand against all the as
saults of the devil and all the invitations
of the enemy, and who will stand for
Christ and for his church."
The speaker told of the $4,000 delegates
who were expected to attend the National
convention in Washington next July.
They were body of vigorous young men
and women with live ideas, and next year
they might be able to transplant some of
those ideas in California. He closed with
a graceful tribute to the Endeavorers of
California for the earnestness and enthu-
slasm they had shown in the work and for
the remarkable progress they had made
during the last few years.
In the absence of Mrs. Eva Tenney. ].
X. Ogilvie sang "Come Unto Me," and dis
played very sweet tenor voice.
Rev. William RAIDER made an address in
which he spoke of the manner in which
the Endeavorers OF California had greeted