The herald., 1897-07-05
Visiting Delegates at Inn
manuel Church
THE DELAYED TRAINS HERE
CROWDS OF PEOPLE BUT FEW
CHRISTIAN EN ENOEAvoRERS
The Visitors Regret They Cannot
Stay Longer-They Will See
the City Today

grand rally of the Christian Endeav-
or societies of the city was held yester-
day afternoon, to extend a raternal and
religious greeting in the service, to the
visiting delegates.
The church was profusely decorated
with the endeavor colors, flags and
palms.
The large audience room gallery was
crowded to the utmost limit Of space
Rev. c. S. Mason presided, and after
devotional exercises introduced Rev. A.
W. Rider of the Memorial Baptist
church, who took for his subject, 1.-THE
Convention"
The speaker touched on the power for
good the Christian Endeavor association
had become, and the mistaken impress
sion in the minds of many concerning
the good accomplished at the annual
conventions. He enlarged upon the in
f1uence the coming meeting would ex-
ert on those present and on the city in
which it is held, and the inspiration to
be gained from listening to the words
of men eminent in the movement.
w. E. Sweet of Colorado followed in
an address on "The Inspiration of Our
Trip Realized
The cordial welcome extended to- the
visitors by Californians was the theme
of Mr.. Sweets talk, the fruits and flow
ers received on the way and the fra
ternal spirit in the greeting they found
in the city. The spirit of the Christian
Endeavor society, he said, is not devo-
tion to any set manner and method of
worship, but the spirit of devotion to
Jesus Christ.
Rev. A. c. Smither spoke on the Con
vention Anticipated" The speaker said
he did not believe there is anything in
this century that can stir up city like
a Christian Endeavor convention. 1t is
a great impulse for righteousness. Mr..
Smither spoke Of the inspiration to be
gained by listening to the great men to
be heard there. Fellowship is powerful
inspiration and the working with a COM
mon purpose in great cause losing
sight of denominati tional lines. If the
delegates go to the convention in the
right spirit, it will be blessing and in
spiration to the state.
The delayed trains arrived yester-
day loaded down with people, but as in
the preceding ones there were few
Christian Endeavor delegates. The alb
sence of badges on the members of the
organization arriving in the city has
been an awkward embarrassment to the
reception committee, who find it difficult
to select the delegates from the hun
dreds of tourists who are fiocking in
from the east.
The headquarters at the Y. M. c. A.
rooms were kept open all day yesterday
and will be open today. This morning
at o'clock the chamber of commerce and
citizens will drive the visitors over the
city in tally-hos and carriages, after
which excursions will be made by par
ties TO Mt. Lowe, Santa Monica ana
other points of interest. Some of the
visitors will leave at o'clock this eve
ming while others will remain until to-
morrow. There is tendency to prolons
the visit to the utmost limit of time and
many express regret that they had not
deferred their visit until after the con-
vention, which would have given them
more time in Southern California
The following persons registered yes
terday: Thomas W. F'lemming, Jean F.
Flemming Allison S. Flemming, Fair
mount, w. Va; c. E. Greaser, Denver,
Col; Z. E. Thornburg, Marion, Ind;
Misses Ida Davis, Mary b. Marsh,
Canon City, Col; Carrie Harmon
Charles McClintock and wife, New AL
bany, Ind. Aleck c. Nelson, Dugald
Stevenson, Minneapolis, Mimi; c. r.
Watson, r. M. Barrett, Fulton, Mo-:
q. G. Hallimond, New York; H. G
Smith, New York; E. D. Roberts, Pres
colt, Ariz.; James r. Dewey, Chicago;
Mrs Curtis NJ Bebee, Chicago; Halen
NJ Southwick, Salem, Ore; U. L. Dixie,
Redlands; Charles E. Perry, San Ber-
nardino.