The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-10
WEATHER COOL AND DELIGHTFUL.
Eastern Christian Endeayorers at San
Francisco Don't Know What They Es-
capped.

San Francisco Cali, July 9.-The Sec
ond day of the Christian Endeayor con-
yention opened bright and pleasant. In
fact the weather has been perfectly lovely
every day since the visitors began to ar
rive. The visiting easterners are congrat-
ulating themselves upon escaping the tor
rid wave now sweeping through the GEN.
trail and eastern states. 1t is noticeable
that many who came to town wearing
their thinnest summer clothing, have tax
en- on more substantial protection against
the cool breezes from the Pacific. But
they are having a glorious time and the
pleasant weather is especially pleasing to
those who have endured the extreme heat
all the way across the continent.
Long before the hour for calling the,
meetings to order in Mechanics and
Woodward's payilions, crowds filled every
available space in the big pavillons The
delegates were even more enthusiastic
than ON the first day. Nearly every one
had time to recover from the fatigue of a
long journey and more or less discomfort
of the railway trip. The thousands of
lady delegates, in striking toilettes and
wearing badges and ribbons of bright
colors, looked fresh and happy and when
the song was announced at the opening
Of the meeting they responded with
will.
Secretary Baer is elated at the success
of the meeting and says no convention
has ever had such a meeting place. There
are vast auditoriums, but never under
one roof, q city itself, has there been q
better arranged place for registration, rest
and conversation. Fine California fruits
and flowers have been artistically ar
ranged in numerous booths in the pa
vilions and each delegate is invited to-
sample the fruit and carry away a pamph-
let reciting the resources of each county
in California.
Just as the Southern Pacific officials
were congratulating themselves that they
would land all the excursion trains in
this city by shutdown this evening, their
JOY was changed to sorrow by despatch
from the Salt Lake superintendent In
his telegram that officer said he had been
appraised that one thousand more passen-
gers OF whom he had had no notification,
from connecting lines. would be turned
over to the Southern Pacific.
Glorious weather prevailed again today
and the. Christian Endeayorers crowded
were to be held. The topic of all them
was 1.-THE Christian Endeavor PLEDGE
and the leaders were Rev. C. II. Phillips
of jamestown, n. Y, Rev. C. W. Finch.
Cookshire. Que; Rev. J. Fl. Barton,
Caldwell, Idaho; Miss Tyler Wilkinson,
Temple, Texas; Mr.. John R. GARNER
Rushvilie, Ark; Judge W. S. Dewey,
dence, Ia; A. g. Leffingwell. Wisconsin,
and Rev. o. G. Sargent of Claremont, N.
H.
The daily hour for the bible study was
conducted at the Central M. e. church
by Prof. Herbert l.. Willett of Chicago,
the topic being ''Micah-a Message of
Warning and Hope"
church, the first daily "Chalk Talk
on the subject of "Truth at Glance, ~
was conducted by Rev. Robert L. Pierce
of Philadelphia.
The regular sessions of the convention
were resume simultaneously at the big
pavilions at $50 o'clock. At Woodward's
pavilion, President Clark presided and r,
Powell Evans of San Francisco was mu-
steal director. After singing and deyo-
tional exercises, conducted by Rev. James
Mclean of Great Village, n. S., an ad-
dress on the Senior Society of Christian
Endeavor WAS delivered by Barton W.
Perry of San Leander, California.
The next address was on Christian
Endeavor and the Sunday Evening Ser
mond, Ind. This was followed by the
open parliament under the charge of w.
B. Philpot of Philadelphia. M
The convention at Mechanics pavilion
was opened by Henry Mccoy, secretary
of the Y. M. G. A. of this city. Devotion
al exercises were conducted by Rev.W. K.
Spencer of Adrian, Michigan. The first
man of Boston. Rev. R. l.. Powell of
Louisville then spoke.
DR.. Powell was followed by Rev. W. r.
G. Temple of Seattle, and Rev. Robert
johnson of London, Ont.
The eyangelistic meetings at noon
were conducted by Rev Robert F. Pierce
of Philadelphia and Rev. VIM. Peterson
Evangelist David of South Emilia and
Rev. J. W. Chapman of Philadelphia at
the Chamber of Commerce, and Rev. Geo.
W. Pentcost at the Emporium.
In the open parliamentary session at
Woodward's pavilion many members
Rev. E. W. Thompson of Patterson,
n. j., spoke on christian Endeavor and
the Midweek Prayer Meeting"
An open parliament was opened by Mr.
W. C. Perkins Of Baltimore with an ad-
dress by Rev. B. Butler of New York.
u The report of the intermediate society
Of Christian Endeavor was read by Mrs.
James L. Hill of Salem, Mass. The re-
port of the Mothers society was read by
Miss Frances Lebaron of Chicago. The
next subject was ''the relation of moth
ers' endeavor societies to Junior and in.
termediate societies of Christian En-
deavor"
Mrs A. M. Lathrop of Boston, spoke
on the subject.
The afternoon was devoted to confer
ence Of committee officers and pastors.
The session of the convention resumed
tonight. Mrs. VIM. Patterson of Toronto
addressed the meeting. Following Mrs.
Patterson, paper was read, the subject
being "Why mothers should have deep
interest in the band of mercy work. and
it was delivered by Mrs. E. W. Olney of
Providence.