The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-09
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men unIc' c.meeC, and just as we rep
reseri- HIN. In cur thoughts, our words
our deeds. in our daily lives, 50 meI
will see Inn. He holds IN his hands the
sc-Cicn of az our proSaesns, social, po-
litical and spiritual. 1t is the part OF
Christian Endeavorers to take these
preferred gifts and offer them to man.
Kind
We welcome you,- therefore. because
you are see9NiI.s to PRESENT the Savior
OF man to the world, thst the world
rly be made DSi.er- We cannot offeI
yCu me Historic sestings Of Boston Gem
mon nor the beauties Of a national cap
ital; we are TOO young for suCh things
bar we are -G0ud OF our eIy, ss. on
mora Hills than Rome boasced, and Ct
our srete, wiz rs varied and uneQualed
atiaaC .iCIs. While you are in cur city
! trust you wlg seek out the bglghi
SOS, Ia-her than the dark ones; as
certain fer yourselves What we are do
INC on Tie NScG coast along the lines
you have chosen Tor your activities.
Note the evidences of material,
moral and religious pIpgress, and IN 50
doing remember that Lct 30 years ago
on this little peninsula, Yerba Buena
was ohriSoened san Fgarctsco; IL was
! then scarcely a hamlet, and was net in
corpoI9ited into a town until three years
| thereafter
And let me remind you that as New
| York and Moctreal and Boston and
Washington, We invited you to Cali
fornla, our invitation was broader than
a CIV, and the stamp on our souvenir
BADGES, on our arch, on 'ur banners,
| in flowers and shrubs in our parks, you
wa find inscribed the magic words
which have induced YOU TO leave your
homes and to travel thousands of miles
through the burning heat of the July
un-Calffornia, 49,
After the applause which followed
| the remarks of Mr.. Watt had subsidized
the welcome of the Golden Gate pastors
! was given by Rev. John Hemphill.
DR.. Hemphill's address was eloquent
/ ~ delivered and evoked much enthusi-
asm.
Lieutenant Governor Jetern then as
! cended the platform and in a brief but
/ well-eXpressed speech welcomed the
| delegates and their friends on behalf
of the state of California. An anthem
/ was rendered by the choir, and in be-
half of the visiting Endeavorers, Rev.
/ Ira Landrith of Nashville, Tenn, re-
I sponded to the various addresses of
welcome.
The next incident was attended with
wild demonstrations of enthusiasm. 1t
was the badge banner for the greatest
proportionate in number of societies
during the last u months. which has
been in possession of Scotland during
the past year. 1t was won by Ireland
and was presented in behalf of the
United society by Rev. Charles A.
Dickinson of Boston. 1t was a long
time before the applause subsidized after
the victory of the Emerald Isle was
announced.
The Junior badge banner given for
the greatest proportionate increase in
number of societies during the last u
months was awarded to Spain and was
presented by W. II. Vogler of Indian
apoliS in a neat address. 1t had been
in possession of Mexico.
After singing by the monster choir,
the Mechanics Pavilion meeting then
adjourned until evening. 8
The crowd at Woodward's Pavilion
was almost as large as that in the Me-
chanics' Pavilion, although it is fur
Their from the center of the city. Rev.
Howard B. Grose of Boston, Mass,
presided. A welcome by the choir pre-
coded the devotional exercises conduct
ed by Rev. 500 Moo Nam Art, an ORR
entail clergyman Of this city. Vice
Chairman ]. S. Webster delivered the
welcome of the committee Of '97, Rev.
J. K. Mclean of Oakland that of the
Golden Gate pastors and Mayor Phe-
Ian spoke in behalf of the city, the re-
Spouse being made by Rev. Silas Mead
Of Adelaide, South Australia.
Immediately after the reading of
Secretary Baur's report, the badge
banner for the greatest increase in
number of societies during the past
year, which had been held by England.
was retained and Represented to the
same country, the address being de-
livered by Rev. W. ]. Darby of Evans
vile. Ind. The Junior badge banner
for greatest increase in number of
societies. held by Pennsylvania for
-
keystone state by Ohio. whose repre-
sentatives were extremely enthusiastic
When the presentation was made by |
Rev. J. Z. Tyler of Cleveland.
Then a poem, THE Army of Day
break" by Rev. Ernest Warburton
Shurtleff of Plymouth, Mass. was read |
and favorably received The delegates !
then adjourned to assemble again at (
night.
During the noon hour evangelistic !
services were conducted at the Y. NJ. C. |
A. hall by c. n. Hunt of Minneapolis |
and Rev Charles Roads of Chester. Pa.
At the chamber of commerce T. z.
David of South India and. Rev. Ford |
c. Gilman of Newark. n. j., conducted /
the services. A meeting at the EN-
porium was addressed by Rev. ]. VIII
bur Chapman OF Philadelphia.
IN THE EVENING.
The sessions of the Christian En-
deaV0r convention this evening, both
at tine Mechanics pavilion and Wood
wards, were even more largely at
tended than those held in the morning.
and fully 10000 people listened to Jhe
at the Mechanics pavilion.
THE monster meeting in WOodwaTd's
pavilion was presided over by Francis
e. Ozark, president of the Endeavor-
ers.
A vigorous attack on the pernicious
reading matter CT the day was made by
Rev. George L. Pentecost of New
York.
An.er an earnest address by Josiah
StIclg of New York. on Christian
EndeavOr AKA Christian Citizenship"
the convention adjourned.
UNCONVENTIONAL RALLIES.
DenominationaI rallies under the aus
Dices of the Christian Endeavorers,
we're held in no less than 80 churches
his afternoon.
Never has such a religious wave
;wer. over the city; and the leaders
IF the Christian Endeavor movement
ire confident that their labors will be
,Towned with success.
Aside from the demonstration at rail-
les this afternoon several open air
meetings were held by the Christian I;
One of the most largely
attended was at Stockton and Market
streets, where a gospel wagon of the
1pwoiFh League was stationed
More than 10000 are now in the city !
md several thousand more viii be ad-
led to the number before the end of |
he week.
FROM THE PRESIDENT.
An incident of the Christian En- s