Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
SAN FRANCISCO 81 ECHOES
Enthusiastic Meeting of O. E. Union at
Calvary Baptist Church.
Addresses by Delegates and Others
Baptist Union Heard From.

The interior of Calvary Baptist Sunday
school house never presented a more beau
t;ful appearance than it did last evening.
when a Christian Endeayor meeting, an
| "echo'' of the San Francisco convention,
was held there. The decorations included
among other things the banner presented to
the District of Columbia Christian Endeav-
or Union by the United Christian Endeav-
or Societies for faithful services during the
Christian Endeavor convention held here
last year. The attendance was very large.
Mr.. Miles M. Shand, the retiring president
of the District union, presided Others on
the platform were Mr.. Grant Leet, Mr.
Stands successor in office; Messrs. John
b. Sleman, jr., 8. A. Terry, E. H. Bogley,
w. w. Tuckey, Prof. r. b. Warder, Revs
c. H. Butler, and John Van Ness and Mr.
William T. Ellis of Philadelphia.
After song service, which was led by
Chairman Shand, the audience recited in
concert the 121st and ,122d Psalms, follow
ing which Mr.. Shand offered the Invocation
The chair subsequently announced two
amendments to the constitution, which were
ADOPTED by an unanimous vote. These were
for the appointment of the pastor of each
church in the District in which there is
Christian Endeavor society and each
CHAIRMAN OF an executive committee as
member of the executive committee of the
District union: also providing for repre-
sentation on the executive committee of the
intermediate societies.
The Sister SOcfetles.
Mr.. s. A. Terry of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church spoke very briefly on the re-
cent convention of the International Ep-
worth League at Toronto, and Mr. E. H.
Bogley of the Baptist Church made short
address, in which he gave his impressions
OF the convention of the Baptist Young
Peopie's Union which was held at Chatta-
nooga.
Mr.. w. A. H. Church, who had been Sc
lected to speak on California. OF Seen
from Affair."" was unable to attend. and
his place was ably filled by Mr.. John B.
Sleman, jr. The speaker Interestingly told
how those Christian Endeavorers who " ere
unable to go to San Francisco followed the
delegates along the route; how they read
IN IN The Star the progress made by them
from day to day. and the sensations pro-
duced upon the "stay-at-homes" when
they learned. through the same source,
that one day, when the temperature here
was about 100 degrees in the shade, some
| of the delegates were snowballing each
| other en- Pixies Peak. Mr.. Sleman con-
cluded his remarks by telling the dele
gates that the entire membership of the
District union was glad to welcome the
pilgrims home again.
Rev. Charles H. Butler told Of the pleas
| ure it was to attend the San Francisco
| convention. the knowledge gained while
in session. and the effect of entire con-
servatism by the delegates.
Prof. r. B. Warder urged. as result
of information gained by the delegates
through their trip, the inauguration of a
| movement for the employment Of an evan
ge)st to represent the Christian EEdeavor
societies in Yellowstone Park.
Rev. John Van Ness spoke in humor-
Gus vein ON the "BtgneSS OF Everything
in California"
By the Wnysfde.
Mr.. William T. Ellis theme was Way
side Impressions" He told about how the
delegates amused themselves on the way
to San Francisco; the people they met;
jokes played by some of those in the party
On their associates. and the Impressions
made on various communities by the pres
ence of the delegates. Mr.. Ellis provoked
great merriment when he related that
well-known Washingtonfan was Informed
that In one place ..brick bat" represented
to be very rare bird. had been caught.
The delegate very carefully approached
the place where the Bird was said to be
secreted, and cautiously lifting curtain.
discovered, to his chagrin, that there was
nothing to be seen except a fragment of
an ordinary brick.
It was expected that q large number of
minute guns" would be 'ifired'' by nine
ty-seveners." but only tive, responded. and
after singing an appropriate hymn, Messrs.
w. w. Tuckey and Grant Leet of the
transportation committee told about the
arrangements made for the conveyance
OF the delegates to the Pacific coast and
return.
Fratcrnally EGreetines.
kilograms were ordered sent as follows:
Arthur w. StevensJ 7O8 Phoenix build
ing, Minneapolis: The District Of Column
bia Christian Endeavor Union. in Califor-
nj echo meeting. sends cordial Christian
greetings to the Minneapolis Union. Men,
cries OF July % very pleasant.
Rev. John Hemphill. D. D., Calvary
Presbyterian Church, San francisco: The
District of Columbia Christian Endeayor
Union. In California echo meeting. sends
cordial Christian greetings to the young
people OF Calvary Church. Beautiful men,
cries of reception. July 10 Numbers six.
tWenty-tour. five and six
| "Rollo ". Watt. San Francisco. C4a.: The
District OF Columbia Christian Endeavor
Union. In California echo meeting, sends
most cordial Christian greetings to the
committee OF 81. We rejoice greatly that
your labor OF love was crowned with mag
riflcent success"
.sW. n. Lewis. Seattle, Wash: The Dis
tr1ct OF Columbia Christian Endeavor
Union. In California echo meeting. sends
loving Christian greetings 10 Plymouth
CHURCH Endeavorers. Beautiful memories