The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-08
Ups. C. E. CONVENTION
PRELIMINARY MEETINGS HELD IN
MANY CHURCHES LAST NIGHT.
Arrival at San Francisco of the Indi-
ana and other Delegations
"Father'' Clark on Hand.

SAN FRANCISCO July All day long
trains laden with Christian Endeavorers
have been pouring into the city. Although
their headquarters at the Mechanics Pa
vilon were opened as early as o'clock in
the morning, there were delegates at the
doors awaiting the welcome already as
sured. Among the first to arrive were the
Ohio delegates who came shouting the yell
of the Buckeye State. The second and
third sections of the Iowa special brought
500 delegates. The first section of the Mich
igan delegation arrived and 250 people reg
istered at headquarters From Kentucky
and Indiana 300 people came. A train with
$50 Endeavorers arrived from Oregon. The
first and second Wisconsin specials came
in and the special from New York and
New Jersey One of the next delegations
to arrive in a body was from Vermont. On
the same train were the representatives
from Missouri, the strongest representation
being from St. Louis. The Vemonters num-
bered sxty-three. and were accommodated
in two Pullman cars. The party was under
the direction of Rev F. F. Lewis, pastor of
the Hardwick Congregational Church
Among others in the party are Rev. w. c.
Clark, Rev. VESSEL, Rev. Benjamin Swift
and D. w Fisher. The Colorado delega-
llOl CAME III WIFI II IlIlSlllS yCIls
pixies Peak or bust!
Pike 5 Peak or bust!
Colorado! Colorado!
Yell we must"
A few of the representatives from South
Dakota arrived the train that brought
the IoWans. over five hundred people from
Kansas have arrived and are more than
pleased with their reception and the ar
engagements made for their comfort.
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Father" Clarke, founder and president of
the society He came on the Massachu-
sets special and was greeted with d gen
uine ovation. He expressed his surprise
and pleasure with the character and com
pleteness OF the arrangements for the con-
VentiOn. 1T beats anything I've ever seen,
was his lacOnic expression.
The Slight delays of the various trains
have occasioned little complaint while the
marvellous handling of the enormous num-
Der of special trains now on the road Is the
subject of admiration 1t is true, however,
thu considerable inconvenience will be
caused by the late arrival of some of the
more distinguished delegates. Mrs. Sydney
Culeck. of Japan, Is here as the representa-
tive OF the Christian Endeavor Society
formed among the children of the mission
aries of the American board in Japan.
THE NIGHT MEETINGS..
There were eleven simultaneous meetings
tonight in this city and Oakland, constitut-
ing the first series of services connected
with the convention. The subject at all
the meetings was The Life Filled with the
Spirit" At Calvary Presbyterian Church,
Rev. j. H. Hemphill, pastor, Robert John-
ston, of London, Ont, was the principal
speaker. His discourse was an elaboration
of the thought Mans Great Personal Re
sponslbility to God" He made an earnest
appeal to his hearers to claim the nheri-
lance of a Christian life, which is open to
those fulfilling the conditions imposed
Rev. b. b. Tyler. of New York. also de-
livered an earnest sermon.
At the First Baptist Church, Rev. NJ. p.
Boynton pastor Rev. -. w. Cochran. of
Madison, Wis, made an address, in which
he said: This is not international pic
mic, but international filling with the
spirit. Scenery, hospitality, decoration mu-
sic are the bright background of a simple
midst and are touching the hem of His
garment" After describing the tremen-
dous but invisible influence of the Chris
tian EndeavOr movement upon the spiritual
national political party was lately formed
in Chicago to give the country better mon
ey We were all soon TO be rich. The birth
of this party fully assured, springing from
the brain of one man into the arms OF a
national convention was heralded over the
world and we prepared ourselves for the
worst Its only members to-day are the
president and secretary. Christian En-
deaVor was not begun in that way. IT Is
great because il has had its solemn, silent
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS some one years ago
walked apart with God
Rev. Courtland Myers. of Brooklyn, n. Y.
spoke at the same church. 'E0rth's grand
est possibility" he said, is the subject of
life passed -pon mountain tops, which