The herald., 1897-07-07

Society under the direction of Miss NJ
L. Berry, State Superintendent of Mis-
sions for the Christian Endeavor Union.
The entrance to this Interesting exhibit
will be so fashioned as to represent ex-
actly one of the Oldest missions in the
State In the tower which rises at the
northeast corner will be hung bell
taken from an old mission which has
been for some time past reposing silent
in the park museum. The bell is the
property of Mrs. William Garrett and is
loaned for the occasion. Five minutes
before each session of the convention
opens this bell will ring as it did hun
dred years ago to call the faithful to
service.
TRAINS ARRIVING
SAN FRANCISCO, July 6.-The first
of the procession of forty trains bearing
delegates to the great 1897 convention
Of Christian Endeavorers arrived here
this morning, and at intervals of about
an hour others poured their loads. Of hui
man freight into this city all day long.
AS fast as the delegates arrived upon
this side Of the bay they were registered
by force of nearly two hundred clerks,
and each individual given card upon
which his or her name, address, denom-
ination, church and San Francisco quar-
ters were filled in. Each State regis
tered separately and the delegates reg
ietered alphabetically for the conven-
ience of their friends, who are allowed
access to the books. Todays' arrivals,
which consist of delegates from Kansas,
Maine, Connecticut, Vermont. Ohio and
Nebraska, will probably reach seven
thousand, and as many more will prob
ably arrive tomorrow
A TRIP BY STEAMER
STOCKTON, July 6-The steamer
Mary Garrett left Stockton this evening
with 401 people aboard, most of the pas
sengers being Christian Endeavor ex-
cureionists from the valley who had
come to Stockton over the Valley road.
1t was said to be one of the finest special
trains ever brought into Stockton The
transfer of passengers and 123 pieces of
baggage was made in twenty eight min
utes.
GOOD SERVICE
DENVER, Col, July 6-From the
morning of June 90th up to p. m., July
9Th, the Denver and Rio Grande railroad
handled seventy-six trains into Grand
Junction, carrying Christian Endeavor
people. OF these fifty-seven were special
and nineteen regular trains, this service
being necessary on account of the move
ment of Christian Endeavorers.
A careful estimate would indicate that
the total number of west bound passen-
gers handled during this period would
exceed 10000, in the movement of which
there was not an accident of any de-
scription either on the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad or Rio Grande Western
railway, and while a number of these
trains were delivered late, they were
moved west of Colorado common points
with a delay not to exceed two or three
hours in any instance.
A NARROW ESCAPE
REDDING, July 6.-The Christian
which passed through Cottonwood this
afternoon was saved from a frightful
wreck two miles south of Cottonwood
by Charles Broadhurst, farmer. Broad
hurst discovered that trestle twenty
feet long had been burned out He saw
the Endeavor excursion train approach
ing d a rapid rate and knew that unless
the train was tagged it would instantly
be dashed to destruction. Without a
moment to spare he rushed up the
track and tagged the train, which came
to a standstill few feet from the burnt
out trestle. The conductor ordered, the
train back to Cottonwood where the
local members of the Endeavor society
entertained them with song and prayer