The San Francisco call., 1897-07-09

tain, from hamlet and village and city-from
tn e rugged coasts OF Maine and the cow-paths
OF old Boston, from Liberty Hall and the city
on the Potomac, from Lookout Mountain and
Missionary Ridge, from the Plains OF Abraham
and the slopes OF Mt. Royal, from the Crescent
City in the South and the Windy City in the
North, from the pralries and great plains OF
the middle West, from the Rockies and the
Selkirks, from the ranges of Texas and the
| forests OF Washington, little streams of
humanity from a thousand hillsides, meeting
at last in one great river, whose irresistible
current swept on and on through the land of
Mormon and the sagebrush of Nevada to
make glad the city by the Golden Gate
ItIs my privilege this morning to welcome
you to California on behalf OF the committee
OF '94 (New Yurk), the committee OF '95 (Mon-
treall the committee OF 81 lBoston sud Wash
Ington), and from this incident the old super
stltion Is easily proven that "the third time
charms"
lam also 10 welcome you on behalf of the
Golden Gate and Alameda County unions
your hosts. and on behalf OF the California
State Union, also your host in broader sense
On behalf OF the Epworth and Westminster
leagues, Baptist Young Peoples unions, and
all kindred organizations which have united
with US in one bond OF fellowship in this. our
LABOR OF love.
We welcome you first and above all for the
sake of our Master, whose banner of love is
over all and whose servants you are. He has
said II We lift him p he will draw all men unto
himself; and just We represent him in our
thoughts, our words, our deeds, in our daily
lives, so men will see him. He holds in his
hands the solution of all our problems, social
political aud spiritual. 1t is the part of Chris
tian Endeavor to take these preferred gifts
and IF n them 10 mankind.
We welcome you therefore because you are
seeking to present the Savior of man 10 the
world that the world may be made better.
We welcome You Ior your own sakes; your
buoyAnt enthusiasm, your thouthtful earnest
ness, your calm determination, your intelli-
gence, your integrity, your sincerity, your con-
sccralon to great cause, commands our ad-
mirat'on, begets our love- and makes your will
Ing servants
We we.c1 me you because or the millions of
young people devoted 10 good citizenship,
temperance and righteousness whom you
represent
I'VE welcome you because we believe you
VIII be among our people Giving epistles
known and read of all men," and that thereby
the youth OF our Fundown country may be
INSPIRED 10 greater zeal in all right fort.
We welcome you because we believe your
coming will direct the thoughts and attention
of our young people 10 higher aud holier
things and because many lives Will be made
better and more useful by what shall be uttered
by those who viii occupy this platform from
day to day.
We welcome you because we see the develop
ment OF reform in political and civil life
through your patriotic and commendable
Christian citizenship movement. If this line
OF work is wisely and vigorously carried on
you will gradually but surely substitute lead
ers for "bosses, statesmen Tor politicians, and
patriots for plunderers, and may God hasten
that day! [App.ause.l
What shall we say of ourselves? We are
Weserners of the true type. You see US as
''steaIing of the livery OF heaven to serve the
devil in," for the devils livery is quite poDu-
lar enough out here.
There is no special premium put on church
mem bership, but If you are chuIchman you
are expected to live 1t.
In some OF our towns saloons must have
clear glass fronts and no screens; in Others
looms are not permitted at all. But in most of
the West aoons occupy the chief corners
AS IN your Essiern Giles, gambling is pro-
nlolted by law, but permitted without law
lLaughter-I Tn vice seems 10 be increasing
everywhere and is one of the trinity OF evils
'Ihiemperance, gambling and impurity"-
Whlch Christian Endeavor must stamp out. In
Inc West you vii, lad as loyal as consecrated
ana as true Christians as anywhere on Gods
loo,stool- Big try is confined TO few narrow
Ss sou's, OUT every man has the right TO worship
science.
fhllanthropy has marked the history of Cali
IoThla, as Is evident by numerous parks, mon
uments, museums, pubic institutions and
ehuiches. For philanthropy on a large scale
there are few parallels for stanford University,
lhe LlcK observatory, not to mention art in
m siitutes, AZ nos Pitals, orphanages and homes for
and trairing-schools for the Young.
I oq VIII De particularly pleased to find on
ehls Neeteln err coast one of the best-equipped
citation buildings N America,
trip through Chinatown viii soon reveal
TO the dulest observer why the cry 'The
Chlnese must go!' became almost universal;
but you will also find that the christian
people were not deferred by popular pre- judice
from gong their dntv. And while here you
WIZ oouDIess visit the numerous missions
maintained by the various churches among
the peoples from heathen countries A score
or more OF the converts of these missions To-
day wear the white caps With the pnrnie hand
qI our reception committee. [Applausel
Hund eos OF Chinese girls have been wresled
from the oasest heathen slavery There is no
lack OF opportunity here for missionary effort.
and we are glad this is u be pre-sminenttv >
missionary convention.
We cannot offer you the historic settfnos of
boston Common nor the beauties OF a National
capital. We are too you for such things:
put we ate proud OF our City, set on more nils
than Rome boasted, and oi our Stale. with fts
varied and unequaied attractions 1t is true
selves for these features which nave made
California famous-such as geniality of eli
mate. fertility OF soil, richness of mines,
beauty OF scenery, advantageous commercial
situation, and boast as though we had made