The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-12
THE ENDEAV0RERS
"London in 1900" the Rallying
Cry for the Next Three Years.
TO MEET NEXT IN NASHVILLE.

Visitors Already Beginning to De-
part, but 1t VIII be More Than An
other Week Before San Francisco
VIII Resume Its Normal Appear.
ance.
San Francisco. July 12.-"London in
1900'' is to be the rallying cry of Chris
tian Endeavorers for the next three
years. 1t is the ambition Of President
Clark and his millions of followers to
show the old world something of the
strength of their organization. Nash
VILE has already been chosen as the
place OF meeting in 1898. and at the an
nual meeting of officers tomorrow
morning the selection of convention
city of 1899 will be considered, but the
question may not be settled then, for
the offers of a number of places are to
be considered. Denver has put in
strong bid. and both st. Louis and Gin
cinnati are anxious to have the young
Christians visit them. All that can be
said now is that the matter is unset
tied and all applicants have an equal
chance of success.
Sunday morning dawned with
or in the least too warm for physical
comfort. Never before has the Cali
fornia climate received so effective an
advertisement, for, as though ordered
for convention work. the weather has
been perfect every day since the arrival
of the delegates and the thousands who
came in their wake. The visitors are
already beginning to depart but 1t will
be more than another week before the
city will resume its normal appear
ance, for the decorations will remain,
and many of the strangers have an
nounced their intention of spending
several weeks in this vicinity. All of
those who attended the various state
rallies Saturday night are enthusiastic
in their expressions of delight. After
the informal receptions they were liter
ally loaded down with, flowers and
fruits by their numerous guests.
This has been busy day for the
members of the organization. Many
meetings have been held, all, however,
of devotional character, business af-
fairs not interesting the Endeavorers
on the Sabbath.
The topic for the early morning
prayer meeting was prayer for church
services and pastors. Nearly every
church found 1t necessary to close the
doors before the beginning Of the SER
vices, so great was the throng of ear
nest worshippers.
At the regular morning services OF
worship the pulpits of all the Protes-
tant evangelic churches in the city ex-
cept the Emanuel Baptist the scene OF
the Durrant murder, OF which Rev. j.
G. Gibson Is pastor, were filled by
prominent preachers from all parts of
the world. Mr.. Gibson Is Christian
Endeavorer. yet did not offer his pulpit
to guests of the local societies.
The gathering of the day was the
afternoon meeting in Mechanics Pa
Wilton, presided over by President
Clark. "In the Interest of the Lords
Day" was the general theme of series
of eloquent addresses, which rank
among the best of the convention.
Thousands who sought admittance to
the auditorium fingered regretfully In
the streets long after the mo more
room" sign was hung outside. The
usual song service. conducted by Rob-
ert Husband. of San Francisco, was
followed by devotional exercises led by
the Rev. A. d. Kinser, Of Lyons, la.