The record-union., 1897-07-06
WELCOME, THRICE WELCOME.
California Legislatures Greeting
to the Endeavorers.

The following Assembly Concurrent
Resolution was adopted by the Legisla-
ture on the 11th of March last:
Resolution welcoming to the State of
California the societies of Christian En-
deavor of the world, upon the occa-
sion Of their sixteenth annual interna-
tloral convention, to be held in the city
of San Francisco, July 7th to II. 1897.
Whereas, The sixteenth annual Inter
national Christian Endeavor Convention
is to be held in San Francisco, in this
State, July 7th to 18th of this year; and
Whereas, The society of Christian En-
deavor is an organization embracing
over forty-fve thousand local societies,
with an aggregate membership of over
2,o0O,0O0 persons located in the different
countries of the world, but principally
in the United States of America; and
Whereas, A large number of our citi-
zens in public and private life have for
a long time past been devoting much
time, labor and money to the end that
the convention of 1897 might be secured
to our State, and will continue to labor
and eXpend their money and devote their
time in order to assure to our visitors
a cordial and hospitable welcome; and
Whereas, This society is an inter-de-
nominational organization, which has
for its object the development of the
young in good morals, high character,
and to fit them for laudable achieve
ment; and
Whereas, It has come to our notice
that at the conventions held in sister
States within the past few years, the at
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persons; and
Whereas, The railway associations of
the United States have agreed upon
rat tes for transportation to and from the
State on account of this convention Of
1897, lower than were ever granted at
any previous time, upon any account
whatever, which rates of transportation
are available to everybody, whether
members of the societies or not, and
such rates being upon terms that will
allow reasonable time for all visitors on
that occasion to not only attend the con-
vention, but also permit them to visit
tine innumerable points of interest in the
State; and
Whereas, 1t is confidently believed by
those who have charge of the affairs of
the societies and the sessions of the con-
vention, that many thousands will visit
our State byreason of the holding of the
convention of 1897 in California; and
Whereas, 1t is the sense of the Legis-
lature of the State of California that it
is but meet and proper that the people
of California should welcome to our be-
loved State the delegates to the conven-
ton of 1897, and their accompanying
H.
auspicious occasion, from which we
must inevitably derive much benefit. be
it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State
of California, the Senate concurring
therein, That the Legislature of the
State of California, at it's thirty-second
session, beginning on the 4th day of
January, 1897, does hereby extend to
the societies of Christian Endeavor of
the world, and their friends, a cordial
welcome to our State upon this the oc-
casion of their sixteenth annual conven-
ton, better known throughout the world
as California 1897 Christian Endeavor
Convention" and we assure them and
their visiting companions that they will
find in our people deep and earnest in
terest in that moral culture which is
elevating and helpful to humanity, and
a disposition to aid and encourage those
who have already devoted much time
and labor to this cause.
While those who. will come to Cali
fornia during July next are within our
State, we hope they will not fail to
visit the many points of interest for
which the State is famous, and see for
themselves what a goodly heritage is
ours; and we especially call their at
tention to Ammo Domini 1901, when the
first Christian Endeavor work on the
western coast was initiated: where
Twenty years before the Pilgrims
landed on Plymouth Rock, there was
reflected a rude cross in the waters Of
the Bay of Monterey" which cross was