The San Francisco call., 1897-07-17
Endeavorers Join in the
ChautauQua Council
Exercises.
Happy Finale to the Grand
Convention Held in
This City.
Interesting Addresses of Eminent
Divines Interspersed With
Anecdotes.

gathered in this little town by the sea the
day of days of the first week of the con-
vention, because it forms not incon-
siderable part of the grand finale of the
great convention just closed in San Fran
cisco. The hotels, Del Monte and Ell Car
mello, and the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company have lent themselves to the eff
fort to make the day one OF unusual sue
cess, and to that end special excursion
was run down from San Francisco to-day,
arriving here in time for the first public
exercise, the forum hour, at IL A. NJ
Both the hotels are prettily decorated in
purple and gold, com bined with the
National red. white and blue. and the
Endeavor monogram is conspicuonsly in
evidence everywhere.
OF the excursionists who arrived at
Del Monte yesterday more than half re-
mained over for to-day, when 800 more
Endeavorers came down. The enthusiasm
here evidenced is fairly reflection of that
lately shown in San Francisco. and o-day
has been one long to be remem bered.
The usual chapel exercises at A. NJ.
began the day and the regular morning
ctasses commenced their work. ...The
classes are very successful this year, hav-
ing good and interested mem bership and
we'll qualified instructors.
Long before the appointed time for the
beginning of the forum hour people began
filing into the assembly hall and by the
time the speakers of the morning came
upon the platform the big building was
com pIetely filled with an enthusiastic and
attentive audience.
Rev. Robert Bentley of Alameda, first
vice president OF the c. L. S. c., took
the place OF President McClish, who was
absent, and opened the session with a few
words tracing the close kiEsnip between
the Christian Endeayor society and the
Chautauqua Circle because of the breadth
and cath olicity of the principles OF both
organizations. He then introduced the
presiding officer of the day, Rev. E. r.
Ollie, D. D., OF San Francisco, director OF
the United Christian Endeavor Societies.
DR.. Di lie began his short talk by SPEAK
ing of the marvels of the great convention
inst ended-the size and enthusiasm of
the crowd and the general freedom from
complaint even in the congested condi-
ton of baggage and traffic. He told of a
remark of the Chief of Police to him that
with the addition of the whole 40, 900 peo-
pie, there were fewer arrests than in the
ordinary course OF city life.
The two chief takers OF the morn
ing were then introduced in turn
Rev. Dr.. Darby. trustee of the United
Christian Endeavor Society, and Rev. Ira
Landrith, editor OF the Cum berland Pres
byterian of Nashville, Tenn.
DR.. j. w. Darby was the first speaker, and
while his talk had the same general trend
as that of all the Endeavor leaders who
spoke here to-day-the Young Peoples
Society of Christian Endeavor, its work
and the convention just closed-the main
idea he brought forward was EN- braced in
two of the cardinal principles taught by
the Chautauquans-duty performed in all
situations and fellowship with each other
and the world. The strongest feature of
the Endeavor Society, nterdenomlnation-
alism and at the same time intense adher-
ence to each ones particular denomina-
ton, was the principal illustration OF this
idea and was the one thing which gave it
such power.
Rev. Ira Landriih began By speaking of
the coming Endeavor convention to be
held in his city Nashville. in 1898, and of
the committee of arrangements, of which
he is chairman. His leading idea was
that it is mans duty as citizen 10 solve
to-day, beginning first by solving the
pro oblem of himself and reaching always
after the higher things
The other speakers of the morning pro-
longed the session SO that luncheon mad
to be quickly swallowed by those who at
tended the 2 O'Clock platform meeting.
The building was filled for the afternoon
lectures. and purple and gold cleaned
everywhere.
Rev. Dr. Herbert n Bevier of San Fran
cisco delivered the invocation prayer, and
DR.. Ollie, as president of the day, occupied
the chair and introduced the lecturers in
his accustomed happy fashion.
Rev Ezra Tinker of Wilmington, Del,
took for mis- subject What the Christian
Endeavor Society Stands For," and Under
this head he spoke vigorously and earnest
ly OF some of the great principles taught
by the society, such as perseverance, ac-
tlvity of heart and brain, great determin-
alton and divine conviction, for whicn one
is willing to suffer and perhaps to die.
He also gave a splendid eulogy upon
Father Clark and his efforts and won
derful success.
TIE talk of DR.. g. w. Cowan, OF Pitts
burg, Pa, who followed DR.. Tinker, was
widely different from any of those which
had preceded MIN, Tor while it took up
the pervading idea of the day it dealt
with this idea In a lighter but none the
less reverent manner. His first sentence
that he felt himself unequal to the
emergency of following his colecturers in
their expreS sions OF admiration for all
things Californian, and must therefore
say as did Platt to the atterances of Ros-
coe Conkiing, me, too"-put him into a
diff rent lihe, and as his lecture proceed
ed and be illustrated it OCCASIONALLY by an
anecdote, this idea was continued. He
spoke of the need for every one to do his
best in physical. intellectual and moral
effort, and so to follow the pace set by
Christ our pacemaker.
Al 5 o'clock the formal Chautauauan
yesper service took place, conducted by
Rev. DR.. McClish. The short address OF
the service was delivered by Rev. DIR.
Tinker.
The evening exercises to-day consisted
of a lecture by Rev. Robert Bentley OF
Oakland upon. "Oid World Universities. :"
This lecture consisted of brief general
description of the more celebrated COL
leges of Oxford and Cam bridge, as we'll as
Heidelberg and Ed borough, and a short
supplementary discourse upon Rome.
The lecture was illustrated by 100 fine
stereopticon views which DR.. Bentley
brought upon his last return from Europe.
GRO WDS At DEL MONTE,