The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-12
LONDON IN 1900.
This Is To Be Rallying Cry of Chris
Ian EndeayOrers.

ian EndeaTOrerSs
Nashville Selected for Convention of 1898
'99 Still Under Consideration-The
Meeting at San Francisco Yesterday.
San Francisco, Cali, July 11.-"Lon-
don in 1907
That is to be the rally cry of the Chris
tian Endeavorers for the next three years.
1t is the ambition of President Clark and
his millions of followers to show the Old
World something of the strength of their
organization. Nashville has already been
chosen as the place of meeting in 1898,
and at the annual meeting of officers
Tuesday morning the selection of a con-
vention city of 1899 will be discussed, but
the question may not be settled then,
for the offers of number of places are
to be considered. Denver has put in a
strong bid and both St. Louis and Gin
cinnati are anxious to have the young
Christians visit them. All that can be
said now is that the matter is unsettled
and all applicants have an equal chance
of success.
This has been busy day for the men,
bers of the organization. Many meetings
have been held, all, however, being de-
votional in character, business affairs not
interesting the endeavorers on the Sab
bath.
The topic for the early morning prayer
meeting was prayer for church services
and pastors Nearly every church found
it necessary to close the doors before the
beginning of the services so great was the
throng of earnest worshippers.
The great gathering of the day was the
afternoon meeting in Mechanics pavilion,
presidedi over by President Clark.
'sIn the interest of the Lords Day.
was the general theme of series of
eloquent addresses which rank among
the best of the convention. Thousands
who today sought admittance to the
auditorium, fingered regretfully in the
streets long after the mo more room >
sign was hung out. The usual song
service conducted by Robert Husband of
San Francisco was followed by devotion
al exercises, led by the Rev A. D. Kinser
of Lyons, Iowa.
The first speaker, Miss Matilda Kay of
New York city, had as her subject
''Woman's Part"
Following two selections by the uni
formed policeman's glee club, the Rev.
Josiah Strong spoke of the s'Civic Sab
BATH
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audience separated for the 'squiet hour
devoted to prayer. A mass meeting for
men only was held at Woodward S pavil-
ion in the afternoon. 1t was success in
every respect and the sight of thousands
of men, many of them gray bearded, ex-
giving the Chautauqua salute, will long
be remembered
Then came a unique and striking feat
ure of the service, singing by the police
choral society of San Francisco, all the
men being in full uniform. They rendered
Throw out the life line.''
meeting for women, presided over
by Mrs. Frances E. Clark of Boston, was
held during the afternoon at the First
Congregational church. Miss Katherine
M. Jones of New York spoke on ''Wom-
ans Power" and "Our Reasonable Ser
vice. was the subject of an address by
Mrs. G W. Coleman of Boston.
A Biddeford Young Woman Spoke.
San Francisco, July 1O.-There was no
decrease in the size of the audience at to-
days sessions of the Christian Endeavor
convention at the Mechanics pavilion.
The audience of 10000 was called to Or
der by Rev. L. Hill, of Massachusetts,.
Among the speakers were Secretaries Miss
Calvert of Washington; Miss Parsons of
Michigan, and Amos R. Wells, editor of
the Golden Rule. Treasurer Shaw of Bos-
ton, spoke on 1.-THE United Society of
Christian Endeavor, what it is and how
it works -
The Rev. Ralph W. Brokaw, of Spring
field, Mass, presided at Woodwards s
pavilion this morning.
The first speaker was Miss Cora B.
Bickford, of Biddeford, Maine, whose
theme was ''The Mother Society of
Christian Endeavor."
Profiting by the experience at the
previous sessions Of the big convention,
when they came too late to get within
hailing distance of the Mechanics and
Woodward pavilions, many Endeavorers
were up with the dawn today, determined
to be among the fortunate ones in secur-
ing seats.
All railroads seemed to lead to the head
quarters at Mechanics pavilion. By eight
O'Clock they came pouring in until the
broad entrance to the big frame structures
were coEgested with humanity.
The weather was quite cool. Nine
O'Clock saw all the 5000 seats filled while
several thousand persons formed a fringe
of humanity around the outer edges and
packed the aisles until the police and fire
departments cried enough and barred
the door to further arrivals
Longshoremen Gathering at Cleveland.