The western sentinel., 1897-08-26
THE ENDEAVOR RALLY
AT THE MORAVIAN HOME
CHURCH, LAST WEEK.
A Large and Enthusiastic Gathering.
Bishop Rondthaler's Glowing De-
scription of California and the

Bishop Rondthaler's Glowing De-
scription of California and the
International Convention.
The Christian Endeavor rally at the
Moravian Home church Tuesday night t
OF last week was attended by large
audience. composed Of Endeav-
crers and their friends. 1t was an
interesting and impressing event.
Rev. A. D Thaler was chairman
and his prediction at the opening OF
the exercises that the occasion would
be very happy one, proved true 10
the letter.
After pleasing c. E song service,
a fervent prayer was offered by Rev.
j. f. McCuistOn-Rev. E. S. Crosland
being absent.
An appropriate scripture lesson was
read by Rev. j. K. Pfohl, from 2 Tim
2:15. This was followed by song. and
hearty address Of welcome by Prof
J. E. Brewer, of the Salem Boys
School.
After a beautifully rendered solo by
Miss Alice Rondthaler, the ''crowning
event" OF the occasion came in the ad-
dress by Bishop Rondthaler. He
spoke for an hour or more, but the
audience was as attentive as when he
began. The Bishop took his audience
lin imagination) to California and the
great International Christian En-
deavOr Convention which he attended
at San Francisco. His account and
word picture Of the trip was truly
grand and interesting.
THE BISHOPS ADDRESS.
Bishop Rondthaler, in response to
. i,l I'll l.; a;rl
that it was worth while to travel TO-
900 miles, in order to be sosklndly re-
ceived, on coming home. He was ac-
cust0med, on all mis- journeys, to take
his people, in spirit, along with him,
looking at things for their sake, as
well as his own, that he might tell
them about it on his return.
He then proceeded TO speak of Cali
fornia and the Christian Eudeavor
Convention. First, the coming to
San Francisco was described. The
tiful, with it's great walls Of rock.
overgrown with stately pines and
deep smiling valleys and railroad
tracks opening to the gold mines and
irrigated orchards laden with fruit.
All California wore broad smile of
welcome. Hats and handkerchiefs
waved from cabin doors and ranch
porckes. g. E. colors twined every
where. Singing hymns on tthe Sacra-
mento platform showed how Cali
fornia's great heart was stir red to
greet its guests.
The speaker next described San
Francisco, situated on it's peninsula,
with it's face turned eastward to its
broad bay and it's back westward to the
Pacific So billy that, at a distance,
the cable cars look like flies crawling
up a window pane; with busy crowded
Market street running through it for
four miles, as it's main artery, and the
street cars radiating from Market
street like the ribs of great fan. He
described the sights Of San Francisco
and especially the strange uncanny
scenes in Chinatown at midnight.
Having spoken Of the wonderful
beauty of Monterey bay, he went on to
describe South California with it's
chief city, Los Angeles, which, on &C
count of it's health advantages, has
in a few years grown to be great and
prosperous place. He described the
reapers In the grain fields, the mar
veIlous yield of fruits and the sweet
abundance of flowers in that dry,
mild, rainleSs air where everything
depends on irrigation.
Next the Bishop gave an account OF
the Convention. Tweuty-six thousand
delegates, strictly counted, were In
attendance. Many thousands more
were interested with them. Mechan
ics' Pavilion, where the chief meetings
were held and which was gayly adorn
ed with flags and colors, seated vast
throng, the ends of which would hard
ly be reached even by the strongest
voice. No meeting was as fitted &c
this great hall as was the farewell
meeting, when. under impressive cir
cumstances, State after State arose
and uttered or sang its conservation
| to Christ and mis- Church.
The addresses we're able, avoiding
all crank subjects. The singing was
grander still, not only in the Conven-
| tion, but everywhere, at railway sta
| tions, on street cars. down busy Mar
ket street. The management wa
| smooth and harmonious. California;
reception was kindness itself Marke
| street in San Francisco was decorated
as il to welcome triumphant army
| The EndeavOrers made the impres
sion of a great host of willing ant
happy workers in the cause of Christi
kingdom.
| The results, the speaker said, vii
be deep and far-reaching. A multi
tude of poung people have received a.
impression of the greatness OF thei
own country which b0ey Will neVe
lose. New bonds of love and aequaint
ances have been created between th
different parts of our Union and th
| banner of Christ has been displaye
before the eyes of the American pull
lie as never before.
CHATAUQUA SALUTE.
On account of the absence of Re
J. 81. Clewell, Mr.. Walter Spaug
extended vote ofthanks to the Bis
op, for his timely address, in behalf I
the Endeavorers. At his suggestion
they also gave the Bishop the Chata1
r qua salute.
The q. e. choir sang beautiful a.
/ them, after which Chairman ThBlt
]. | announced that the executive cor
mittee at her request accepted ii
resignation of Mrs. B. L. Hendricl
as President of the Christian Endea
d orer Society for the Southern Nor
: Wan district. He also stated tn
Rev. H. e. Rondthaler had been elet
a ed President until the annual met
t. ing next Spring. He urged the 4
! deavorers to give him their suppol
3 Another song was rendered by 81
congregation and the rally closed wi
! the MiZpah.
The Wheat Boom.
CHICAGO, August 21.-The quo