The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-12


next three years.
1t is the ambition of President Clark
and his millions of followers TO shol
the old world something of the strengtl
of their organization.
Nashville has already been chosel
as the place OF meeting in $685. and a
the annual meeting of officers Tuesda,
morning, the selection of a convention
city for 1899 viii be discussed
Out the question may not b,
settled then, for the offers o
number of places are to be consid
cred Denver has put in a strong bid
ana both st. Louis and Cincinnati arr
anxious to have the young Christian:
visit them All that can be said now
IS the matter is unsettled and all an
I pllcants have an equal chance of suc.
cess
. Sunday morning dawned with a
! cloudless sky. the atmosphere not cold
/ nor IN the least too warm for physical
/ comfort. Never before has the Cali
tornia climate received so effective an
/ advertisement, for, as though ordered
] Tor convention week, the weather has
/ peen perfect, every day since the ar
rival of the delegates and the thou
sands who came in their wake T1e
visitors are already beginning To de-
part but it will be more than another
week before the city will resume its
normal appearance, for the decorations
will remain. and many of the strang-
ers have announced their intention of
spending several weeks in this vicinity.
STATE RALLIES.
All Of those who attended the vari-
Gus state rallies last night are enthusi-
astic in their expressions of delight.
After the informal receptions. they
were literally loaded down with flow
ers and fruit by their generous guests.
This has been a busy day for the
members of the organization. many
meetings having been held, all, how
ever, being devotional in character.
business affairs not interesting the
EndeavOrers on the Sabbath.
Inc topic for the early morning
prayer meetings was PRAYER For
Church Services and Pastors" At
nearly every church it was necessary
TO close the doors before the beginning
of the services. so great was the
throng of earnest worshippers. The
principal meetings We're led by the
Following clergymen: First Baptist
church, Rev. \. NJ. Dawson. Cincinnati:
First Congregational church. Rev. w.
A. Humphrey. Guthrie Okla; Starr
King, A. NJ. Z. Zion church, Rev. c. c.
Pierce, Chelsea, Mass. First Presby-
terrain, George E. Copeland, Worcester.
Mass; West Side Christian church, r.
Clements. Birmingham. Y. Y: West
minister Presbyterian. C. C. Mcneil.
Burlington, Ia; Third Congregational.
Albert a. Reed. Boulder, Colo: Grace
NJ p, Rev. d. McLaren. Alexandria.
ont, and at the First Congregations
church in Oakland. Rev Ralph ].
Lamb of the Indian Territory.
The daily hour for Bible study was
conducted by Prof. Herbert L. Willett |
OF Chicago at the Central NJ E church. |
MS topic being Habakkuk-A Message !
Of Endurance and Hope" He concise |
~ summarized the teachings of the !
book of the prophet and aptly applied !
them to affairs of today.
At the First United Presbyterian |
church Rev. r. F. Y. Pierce of Phila-
1elphia demonstrated in a practical !
way the use Of the blackboard in
Christian work
IN VARIOUS PULPITS.
At the regular morning services of
the pulpits of all of the pro-
estant evangelical churches in the city
Except the Emmanuel Baptist. the /
scene of the Durrant murders, of
which Rev. J. G. Gibson is pastor.
we're hlled by prominent preachers
on is a Christian Endeavorer. vet
I'D not ,offer his pulpit to guests of
he local societies. In several instances
verfiow meetings were held. that in
ne extensive basement of the First
church. addressed by
rev. w. H. Temple of Seattle, being
lmost as large as the gathering in
he main auditorium, at which the
ermon was preached by Rev. n. Boyn-
on of Detroit, Mich
The great gathering of the day was
ne afternoon meeting in Mechanics :
avilion, presided over by President
larke. In the Interest OF the Lords
Jay was the general theme of a Sc ;
les OF eloquent addresses which rank
mong the best of the convention.
thousands who sought to gain admit
inee to the auditorium fingered re- j
retfuIiy IN the streets long after The 5
No More Room sign was hung out I
de.
WOMAN'S PART. a
The usual song service. conducted by r
ebert Husband of San Francisco, was l
Flowed by devotional exercises led '
Rev. A. u. Kinzer of Lyons. Ia. a
he first speaker. Miss Matilda Kay e
New York City, had as her subject
Noman's Part" She spoke particu- a
rly of the Woman's National Sab
ith Alliance. which had its birth in !
eW York City two years ago at n
hich time IS consecrated women took c
lie following pledge, which outlines ?
oman's part in securing Sabbath OBJ II
rvance today:
we, women of America. recognizing
e American Christian Sabbath as our
shtful inheritance, bequeathed to US n
: our forefathers: as the sign of our -
-tional prosperity: as the safeguard q
on. nfn1 0frr IL. .
gS; as the conservator of the rights G
the wage Garner. do hereby pledge
rselves to resist, by precept and ex-
lple, whatever tends to undermine
nday as day of rest and worship eC
oh as the Sunday secular paper, Sun W
y social entertainments and Sunday d.
wing and travelling for gain or d.
easure; and we further pledge our
YES TO use our influence TO create a
hit sentiment on all aspects of the
nday question. especially in refer IN
&c TO traffic of every kind on that 50
"" hi
n conclusion Miss Kay spoke of II, IN
sa Bonheur of whom Victor Hugo -
re said. las a creative artist 1 prize
r works above those of all other
men. because she listened to God
i not to man" May that be said pc
every woman here" said the speak st
that she listened to God and re- H
mbered to keep His day holy co
SPEED AWAY, ID
It this point a humber of people left
pavilion and the musical director
suggested the song Speed
ay,' which was sung with enthu- II
SIN by the remaining throngs. AZ
Modern Times of Sabbath Observ- sil
,e' was presented by the Rev. w. G.. gu
nple of Seattle, Wash, who. after ce
luently painting the perfect Sab {
h day, discussed three forms of des- to