The San Francisco call., 1896-11-06
A Review of the Labors of the
Society for the Past
Year.
THE NINETY-sEvEN COMMITTEES
Preparing for the Intern ational Con.
vention to Be Held Here
Next July.

The tenth anniversary of Ct GNden Gate
Union of Christian Endeavor was held last
evening at the First Baptist Church on
Eddy street. The edIfice was crowded and
the services were listened to with attention.
Upon the platform were President J. A.
Wiles, First Vice-President Louis Titus,
Second Vlce-President Miss Susie A. Ward,
Corresponding Secretary Miss Hettie Rey-
nolds, Recording Secretary Miss NJ. c.
Sanquist and Treasurer Charles M. Whit
| ney, officers of the union.
The services began with selections by
the church orchestra, followed by praise
| service led by Robert P. Evans. doxology,
| Lords prayer. responsive reading, chorus
| and the Gloria from Mozart's twelfth
mass.
The following is the report of Recording
Secretary Minnie G. Sanquist:
The earnestness and enthusiasm which char
acterized our mass s-convention of three months
ago seems to have embodied itself into an
abiding presence. Work along al lines is
| being earnestly pushed forward, and our So
cletles are busy planning and ccomplishing
| Tor 1897. Our union committees are making
every effort tell for this great cause.
various Intermediate and junior societies
ing 10 raise the convention funds.
The superintendent OF junior work reports
| their ninth quarterly convention successful
in every way. A junior society has been or
| ganized at the Hamilton square Baptist
| church. Howard Presbyterian Junior Socie ty
| has been reorganized. The Boys Junior So
! ciety of the Park Congregational Church has
disbanded, owing 10 the resignation of its
| superintendent. Intermediate societies have
| been organized at the First Christian and
| First Baptist churches, and senior 7. P. 8.
| &. E. has been organized at the First Congre-
gational Church OF Sausalito. A hearty well
| come is extended to all our new societies.
| The military authorities contemplate aban-
doning Angel Island as military post, and
our work at the island has been given up. The
| good literature committee are distributing
! books and papers at the hospitals, Newsboys'
| Home, Children's Home, outgoing ships and 10
the Indian school in Humboldt County The
| individual societies are somewhat delinquent
In the matter of reporting their work in this
line to the committee. 1t is very important
that reports be sent monthly to the chairman
OF this committee, that the work may be car
ried on Systematically.
The floating committee has been working
| faithfully and the September report alone
| shows an enrolment of thirty new mem bers;
| this is the largest membership received any
one month since its organization, The picnic
! given to our sailor boys on Admission day
| proved grand success
The lookout committee is Keeping in touch
with all our societies. Several have been Wis
ited during the last quarter and the meetings
led by memb bers OF that committee. The rally
| at San Rafael. october %, was attended by
| nearly 200 San Francisco Endeayorers and
| proved an enthusiastic and helpful meeting
| to all
The fellowship and Sunday morning prayer
|
| The Christian Endeavor Bulletin, which
made its first appearance on October IL is
weekly, published in the interest of C. E.
work, and is issued by the press committee
! OF the Golden Gate Union. Every Endeavorer
should be q subscriber and every society
should have number of copies for distribu-
| ton, thus enabling all members and others
| interested TO keep in touch with our inter-
| national convention work. The subscription
rate is within the reach Of ALL cent per copy.
effort in raising the amount assessed them for
| the '97 fund promptly. The time for the great
| convention is rapidly drawing near; a vast
amount of preliminary work must be done,
and the 81 committee rely upon the prompti-
tude of the societies in making the monthly
contri buttons.
AT this time, perhaps more than any other,
will the success of our undertakings depend
upon personal efforts. Let the representatives
to the union report proceedings OF the execu-
tive meetings in their respective societies, so
that all may keep in touch with the work.
Rolla V. Watt, the chairman of the
international convention "com mittee of
| '97, addressed the asse NJ bled delegates
and memb bers OF Golden Gate Union on
the subject of raising funds tor the '97 con-
| ventio 1t was expected that Mr.. Watt
would outline the duties of the committees
who will have charge of the work of pre-
| paration, but he deci ed that it would be
better to wait the coming of General Sec
retary John Willis Baer, who is expected
10 arrive about November Is.
|
ute their pro rata of the $4,000 pledged by
| ;he union as promptly as possible. AL
| tiough the pledges are not due until May,
1897, over 5000 mas been paid to the treas
! urer.
The fund for '97 amounts to S25 .OOc
| Two thousand five hundred dollars has
| been pledged by the Alameda County
! Union, $4,000 by the Golden Gate Union of
| Christian Endeavor and $1750O by the
merchants OF this City.
| This fund will be expended largely in
advertising this great convention. Thou
sands of beautiful posters advertising
| California will be sent East by the com
mittee OF '97." and every means will be
used to make California and it's great
natural advantag s well known the world
around. In addition to advertising
money will be expended for halls, decora-
! tions, excursions, etc.
All delegates will pay their own ex.
penses while in the City. and it is antici-
! pated that at least $1,000 will cross the
Rocky Mountains next year to visit the
/ Golden State.
The convention will be held July to 12,
1897. IL will be ali international affair
| Delegates will come from every country in
the world. The following members of the
81 committee were announced:
Chairman, Rolla v. Watt, also Chairman
| committee on transportation; vice-chairman
| ]. S. Webster, also chairman committee on
| halls; secretary, Z. f. Baker; treasurer, Will
| liam II. Crocker.
| Chairmen of committees-Finance, C. q.
| Merritt; entertainment, Donald Mackenzie;
reception, A. s. Johnson; music, A. NJ. Ben
ham; printing, A. P. Black; ushers, r. L.
! Rigdon, Md, vice-president California
State Christian Endeayor Union; registra-
ton, L. E. Ke ly, MD, ex-president
| c. b. Perkins; on pulpit supply and social
meetings, Rev. William RAIDER, pastor Third
| Congregational Church; on press, G. B. Little
! field.
Ex-officio members-Professor J. A. wiles,
| president Golde1 Gate c. f. Union s. w Con-
don. president Alameda G. E. Union; Rev. Z.
r. Ollie, ID.
| This evening musical and fancy drill
by the Ninety-seven drill squad. band of
young ladies of the Young Peoples Soci-
ETY. of Christian Endeay0r. will take place
at the First Baptist Church. II will be in
aid of the International Christian En-
deavor Convention to be held in this City