The herald., 1897-07-13

preston with her earnest presentation
of "The Missionary Committee"
"The Other Committees were consid-
cred by Miles NJ. Shand of Washington
D. C. The concluding address was by
Charles T. Studd of London, England,
whose subject was The Source of All
Power for Service"
The audience drifted into the streets,
and, taking possession of the street cars,
indulged in one of their favorite songs,
speed Away"
EVENING MEETINGS
The evening session in the Mechanics
pavilion, led by President Clark, was one
OF the most notable assemblies ever held
on this coast. 1t is estimated that over
$4,000 persons listened to the closing ex-
ercises of the convention. In his re-
marks Mr.. Clark said that from authori-
tative figures he could assert that near
ly 400, 900 men, women and children had
attended the meetings during the week
He asked for quiet rather than demon
strative applause, and wanted their last
hours together here to be shared with
God. In keeping with this suggestion.
the services throughout were devotional
in character Rev. ]. V. Mccall Of Min
eral Wells, Texas, led the prayers, the
sermon was preached by Rev. ]. Wilbur
Capman of Philadelphia, and General
Secretary Baer was in charge of the
conservation meeting. Before adjourn
ing the vast audience united in singing
the Doxology, the volume of sound ac-
tually causing the decorations of the
lofty hail TO sway with its intensity.
The conservation meeting at Wood
wards pavilion in the evening was char
acterized from the first by an intense
spirit of devotion. The leader, John Will
lis Baer of Boston, requested the audi
ence to desist from applause and for the
first time during the convention the en-
thusiastic response of the Endeavorers
was expressed only in the flutter OF
handkerchiefs.
1t was intended to secure, as the eli
max of this great religious gathering, an
outpouring of the spirit in conservation
of the work all over the world during the
coming year. Under the direction of j.
]. Morris of San Francisco, the usual
song service was held preliminary to the
devotional exercises by the Rev John
Y. Mccall of Mineral Wells, Texas.
The musical features, which followed
included two selections by the Clara
Schumann quartet and several numbers
by the California male quartet. The
great audience listened to an earnest dis
course by the Rev J. Wilbur Chapman
ID. D., of Philadelphia, who spoke of
THE Outpouring of the Holy Spirit
After a series of favorite hallelujah
songs, followed the conservation under
Secretary Baer. 1t was like an old-fash-
ioned revival time.
! One of the final announcements tS to the
effect that London would be the meeting
place of worldwide Endeavorers in 1900
precipitated murmur of approval and
futter of white handkerchiefs.
The last songs We're given with an ami
nation only indulged in by Endeavor
hosts about to be separated for twelve
months.
With God be with you till we meet
again. the great spiritual gatherings in
this building had passed into religious
history.
Tomorrow the Christian Endeavor del
egates to the number of 10000 will be
the guests of the people of Oakland
There will be barbecue and address on
the shores of Lake Merritt
Today a message of greeting to the
Endeavorers was received from the con-
victS in San Quentin prison. It was
greeted with the Chautauqua salute of
| white handkerchiefs