The San Francisco call., 1896-05-16
President Kellogg Urges the
Need Of Funds for Mis-
sion Work.
A SESSION OF THE JUNIORS
State Superintendent Belle P. Mason
Reports the Progress of This
Body.

SAN JOSE, CAL, May 15.-The sessions
OF the State Convention of the Christian
Endeavor Societies this morning opened
with the rally song, "Christ and Victory"
This was followed by a talk by Rev. E. s.
Chapman of Oakland on How to Study
the Bible" A large number of delegates
were in attendance, and at the meeting
both the Presbyterian and Methodist
churches were crowded. President Giles
Kellogg read the following report:
This last year has been somewhat of drouth
we nave had some hesitancy in calling for
money. We feel very much in need of it. Dear
friends, from one church there was an Offering
made that properly belonged to Armenia and
we cannot accept the money. We should go
further down into our pockets. We find that
the State committee has no right to accent
money, though coming from California, that
should go TO mission fields in foreign lands, and
in the work of commercial travellers and sea-
men we must be careful. The Baptist members
need all the money they can get TO forward to
their foreign missions; the Presbyterians, Con-
grega;ionalists and other boards likewise. We
do not want to infringe upon their prerogative; !;
yet We do say that there is a necessity for
means.
Shall the work of our God go backward? We
want the Holy Ghost as a power in our lives.
We cannot say what the work will be in the
future. The president who takes charge of tb G
work for the year should be man more able
than l, and one who has more time TO devote
to the work.
do not ask for cooperation of all the unions
In this important work In order to prepare
for the 80 900 Christian Endeavorers that we
expect at the National convention next year,
there Will be a need OF cooperation. You will
need president who can give time outside
the regular working hours in order that We
may be able to do more effective work. Many
are coming from the East and West, most OF
them to reside permanently in our midst
What will be done to affect the future? The
new officers for the coming year will need
pledges in their benaf Dear friends, the ex-
penses that you hear urged are necessary ex-
penses only. 1t is never to meet salaries. How
much we owe them TO the officers, who give
not to us, but for the Lord ! make this ex-
gratitut tide is due, and we want that the work
may go forward. We want to work faithfully
those in foreign and home lands. AS we think
of the work in the future we hope to be in the
ranks and uphold the hands of the executive
committee as they have held up ours.
State Secretary Leonard Merrill's report
showed that the Presbyterians led in point
of members, having nearly 1000 The
Congregationalists were second. During
the past year the Presbyterians had given
some $12, 900 for all purposes.
State Treasurer P. G. Macfarlane's re-
port was presented by Z. c. Gilbert. show
ing $1l45 receipts, $500 disbursed. $165 on
hand. Reports were made on the COM
mercial travellers by w. G. Alexander and
The report of the superintendent of float
ing Christian Endeavor societies was pre-
sented by p. b. Goss of the warship
Thetis. The work of these societies is
among the sailors, six of whom are present
as delegates from the Thetis.
The first annual convention of the
superintendents of tie Junior Christian
Endeavor societies in the First Presby-
terian Church this morning was attended
by about fifty enthusiastic workers. Miss
Belle p. Mason of San Diego, the State
superintendent of junior work, read sn in
teresting report covering this ever-extend-
ing movement and urging upon the older
Endeavorers the necessity OF encouraging z
and sustaining this work.
The great carnival pavilion on the Ala
media was packed at the session of the
Christian Endeavor convention this
evening.
Rev. Alexander Patterson of Chicago
delivered an address upon Influence of
the Holy Spirit and Rev. William RAIDER
of San Francisco spoke upon "Good Citi-
zenship."