The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-19

Men of the.stamp of Bishop Vincent anc
others OF his school have taken pride in
working on similar committees in past
years.
when they let me get away from Bos.
ton," pursued the pastor, 81 went for
breathing spell to my old home, neal
philadelphia. There, amid the scenes anG
faces endeared to my boyhood, l passed {
short season of rare happiness. But
soon realized that earthly joys are fleet
ing. Off TO Washington | must go to at
tend the International Christian Endeavol
Congress.
Il tell you that was a congress-" unused
the reverend gentleman. There were sc
many thousands.there, so many addresses
were delivered and so many grand ideas
forced into my head that feel as though
l would need a year to formulate CO.
herent statement of my recollections.
Did l speak2 you ask. Yes, had to
deliver three formal addresses. The first,
on Growth in the Spiritual Life was de
llyered in the Metropolitan African Meth
odlst Church, one OF the largest church
buildings in Washington. This is what
you would call fashionable colored con-
among the members, but they have style,
education and exquisite refinement as
we'll.
Then spoke at the Calvary Baptist
church on Christian Citizenship to one
OF the largest audiences | have ever adj
dressed. NV last formal speech was when
MRS. Frances Clark, wife of the president
OF the congress, and addressed the body
on the Importance OF Christian Youth as
Factor in the Church and Nation And
now, said the pastor, in decided tone,
you have made me talk too much about
myself and | refuse to answer any more
questions about the Rev. Mr.. RAIDER
doings"
"a graceful incident came under.my OBJ
servatlon while / was IN Washington. In
a large space back of the White House,
called the White lot the congress had
three monster tents, each capable of con-
tanning about 10000 persons. During a
transform one of these tents fell and was
much damaged. Immediately the Penn
sylvanIa Railway Company sent check
Tor $1,000 requesting US to employ it in re-
pairing the tent and refitting it for use
without delay.
The keynote of the Congress as given
by resident Clark was Spiritual Power !;
put the speakers seemed more inclined to
dwell upon Reform in its widest sense
The need for rem sdy able to prevent q
recurrence of outrages like those recently
perpetrated in Armenia, the rights. duties
and responsibilities of the Christian citi-
zen, and the relations among young peo-
pie and civic life were among the matters
exhaustively discussed and ably treated.
can only say that learned a great deal
by merely listening.
ut may be owing to the love of things
spectacular, which seems to be innate in
the human heart, but my most vivid recol-
lection OF the congress takes me back to
the immense popular demonstration on
the SIPS of the Capitol. What sight it
was! Thousands upon thousands crowded
the space about that grand building, the
choir alone mum bering 1000 voices. The
great Marine band was there, its membe RS
in spotless uniforms of white duck; but
the volume of human voices kept the ac-
compartment from being heard.
"a banner was presented to the En-
deavorers of Cleveland, Ohio, for the most
efficient work during the year, and many
kind things were said about California,
where great number of members hope
to come next year; but 1, like the boys
and men who filed the trees or looked
down on the glorious scene from the Capt.
tol dome, could only rejoice that l was
able TO figure as an atom in that ighty
mass OF workers for the right"