The Portland daily press., 1897-07-13
THE FINAL DAY.
Closing Services at the Christian Endeavor
Convention.

San Francisco, July 12.-The last oner
session of the international Christian En-.
deayorers was held today. The atten.
dance at the morning and the afternoon
meetings was large and at night those
who managed to obtain entrance te
either Of the main meetings were fortu
nate, for only $4,000 could be accommo
dated and 10000 more sought admission
Estimates made by leading business mer
agree that the people brought here b,
this great gathering will leave not less
than 81 ,00o, 200 in the city.
| The rivalries of the Chicago Endeayor
| ers have eliminated in open agitation
One faction was headed by the Rev. C
S. Bullock, editor of the Christian En-
| deavorer, the other by e. A. Ransom
who represented "The Golden. Rule fol
lowers. Enroute to San Francisco til,
the Chicagoians split at Denver on tn,
| Sunday travelling question, the Bullock
party arriving at Salt Lake City on Sat
urday evening and the Ransom on Sun
| day evening AT this point the banner.
| VI Lll1hOlo ldu2lu2 OF
the Bullock coaches were taken by tht
Ransom people with the plea that the
| former did not officially represent the
Illinois delegation. The Bullock passen
gers were all Illinois Endeavorers and
maintained their right to organize a
separate California bound excursion, and
so designate themselves on their coaches.
The banners, however, were not recovered
In the afternoon Woodward's payil-
ion was packed with an animated crowd
of Endeayorers, Secretary John Willis
Baer of Boston presided.
San Francisco, July 1a.-Early this
morning began the last days work of the
International Christian Endeavor conven-
ton. The topic at the pray meetings
were "Our Associate Members the
leaders being John G.. Spangler of
Phoenix, Arizona;: Grant Loeb, Washing
ton, d. c.; f. f. Tucker, Lincoln, Neb. );
Col. j. G. Hallimond, New York; A. L.
Ringgold, Gardiner, Me-. Leonard Mer-
rill, Los Angeles; Rev. S. FL. Woodrow,
Providence, RI; Rev. B. G. Long, York,
Neb. and Rev. Edward S. Davis, Oak
land, vt. The daily hour for Bible study
was conducted by Prof. Herbert L. Will
lett of Chicago, his subject being "John
"a Message of Light and Love"
Robert f Pierce of Philadelphia, spoke
at the United Presbyterian church on
"Children's meetings and how to make
them interesting, illustrating his re-
marks on the blackboard.
The morning session of the convention
proper was opened in the Mechanics pa
vilion by Rev. Mr.. Rhodes of st. Louis.
The topic of the morning, Christian En-
deavor, a missionary force, was taken up.
The first speaker was Amos r. Wells of
Boston, who spoke on 1.-THE Tenth Lee
gion."
: An eloquent address by Rev. Mr.. Boyn-
ton of Detroit, on home missions, was the
last set speech of the morning. Then
the committee of 81 was called to the
platform by Secretary Baer, who present.
ed through the Golden Gate union a
testimonial for it's effective work This
was not on the programme and a genuine
surprise.
This mornings session at Woodward 5
that half filled the auditorium President
Clark presided. The praise service was
conducted by T. I. Sutherland and de
yotional exercises We're conductedRby Rev.
H. Mosser of Reading, Pa. % pa'
The first speaker was Miss Lillian
Stable Meade of Adelaide, South Aus
tralia, whose subject was s The World's
Prayer Chain.
The Rev. Charles Roads, D. D., Of
Chester, Pa, spoke of HCity Evangelical
tion outside of the churches.