Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-09
THE ENDEAVORERS.
Meetings Favored With Bright and
Pleasant Weather.
THE DELEGATES ENTHUSIASTIC.
PERFECT Arrangements 10 Gnard
Against OvercrowdiDg and
Possible laDics.

convention opened bright and pleas
ant. In fact, The weather has been
perfect every day since the visitors
began to arrive. The visiting east.
erueIs ara congralulating themselves
upon escaping the torrid wave now
sweeping through the central and east
states. 1t 10 noticeable that the many
who come to town wearing their
thinnest summer clothing have taken
on more substantial protection against
the cuol bre, z 8 from the Pacific. But
they are having u l0rlt US time, and
the pleasant weather is especially
pleasing TO those who have endured
the extreme heat all the W ay across
the continent. AS early rs daylight
this morning little parties OF o dozen
or two score could be- seen going to-
ward the parks, Cln House anu
Ocean Beach III searc1 Of pleasure
while hundreds Of otherB atten dej
early morning. prayer services at the
d derent churches.
Long before the hour for calling the
meetings to order in Mechanics anu
w oodwsrds pavilions crowds Allied
every available space in the big build
ings. The delegates were even more
enthusiastic than on tie first day OF
the convention nearly oil having
sufficient time to recover from the
fatigue Of a long journey ami more or
less discomfort OF q railway trip. The
thousands OF lady delegates iu striking
toiiettes and wearing bauges and rib
bons OF bright colors looked fresh anu
happy. When the Is. * service wa, an
nuuHced al the opening OF the meot-
ings they responded with will that
showed their whole spirit Was In the
undertaking.
Secretary Bear Is elated at the sue.
cess OF The meeting and says that NJ
convention has ever had such q meet
lug place. There have been vasIer
auditoriums, but never under one
root. Never has there been better
arranged place for registration, rest
anu conversation. Fine Cali or MIA
iInil6 aud flowers have bses artist.
cally srrangeI Ia numerOul bo)ths in
the pavilion end each delegate ~ in
vited to sample the fruits aud carry
away pamphlet reciting the resources
Of each county in California.
The second Illinois delegation con.
sisting oil $40 delegates, we're late in
arriving, reaching this oity 10 tue
early hours OF the morning. They were
In charge OF Il. s. Rapsome and dt :
clare they hau a delightful trip,
barring tue heat on the plAtts.
Just az the Southern Pacific Off cials
were coDgratulating themselves that
they would land all the excursion
trains In this city by sundown this
evening, their ~ was chang to
SORROW ny a dispatch from the Salt
Lake superintenusnt. Ia his telegram
| that flicer said that no had been
appriseu that 1000 more passengers, OF
W hom he had no notification from
connecting lines, would be turned
over TO the Southern Pacific.
Thirty police ofiicers have been
placed IN and around Mechanics
pavilion to guard against overcro wiling
and possible panics. When the
capacity Of ths hall hal been reached,
the police closed the uoore and turned
away thousands, directing the over
dow meetings 10 Wood wnru's
pavilion and Odu Fellows hall. Six.
teen flremen are constantly ON patrol
to guard against FIRE. Arrangements
havs been made by the Chinese con-
verts TO show special attention TO
visiting EnueavoIers. Rev. ]. M.
Egum, head OF the congregational
Chinese mission, promises free guides
to all Endeavorers to go through
Chinatown.
THE MEETINGS.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 9.-Early
this morning tue Christian Endeavor.
| ers crowded. tue various churchts
where prayer meetings were to be
held. The topic OF oil these was "rhe
| Christian Endeavor Pledge"
| e,The daily hour for Bible study was
conducted at tho Central M. Il. onurch
by Prof. Herbert l.. Willett Oi Chica-
20, the topic being "Micah-A message
| Of warning and hope"
At the Fir0t United Presbyterisn
| church the first daily "Chslk" talk
on the subisoI OF "rruth at Glance"
was conducted by Rev. Robert Il. Y.
| Pierce OF Philadeiphia. He demon
| strated In an effective way the prac.
tical use of this Dashboard In Cnristia n
work, with especial application to the
Sunday school.
AT wooDwARp's PAVILION.
The regular sessions OF the conven-
ton were resumed simultaneously at
the two big pavili0ns, Al $3.50 a. IN. AT
| Wood wstd's p vilion, President CLARK
| presided, and r. Powell Evans OF Ban
| Francisco was musical director. Aiter
singing aud devotional exercises cor
| Quoted by Rev. James MscLesn, OF
| Great Village, Nova Sootis,nn address
| on the Senior Society OF Christian Eu-
deavor was delivered by Rev. Barron
| w. Perry, OF San Leandro, Cal. He
SAID In part:
1.-THE fountain source OF all Chris
| tan Endeavor WORK lie The local socie.
| " In tho local church. To increase
the volume oil this perennial fountain
IL the object OF the Senior society.
| Each new year we close up the history
| OF the past anu turn over new leaf.
| When a member OF Christian En-.
| desvor society arrives NJ the years OF
| discretionary about thifty-but the
| nature OF the problem iorbids exacl
days and dates, then Il Is advisable T.
| turn over new leaf and take up work
| In the Senior department.
| 1t 10 the design Of the Senior society
| TO be vitality connected with the mid
week pray or meeting. In large churches
the organ z ,tion Will be simple; not
| much more than committees, Increased
| attendance anu spontaneity OF the reg
ular prayer meeting led by the pastor
| In the average church the erGanizS'