The herald., 1897-07-12
Will Convene at London
in 1900
THIS YEARS MEETING ENDED
BUT DELEGATES LINGER IN
THE STATE
Every San Francisco Church Save
One Is Filled With Crowds Of
Earnest Worshipers
Associated Press Special Wire.

Earnest Worshipers
Associated Press Special Wire.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 11-"London
in 19OO!"
That is to be the rallying cry Of the
Christian Endeavorers for the next
three years 1t is the ambition of Pres
ident Clark and his millions of followers
to show the old world something Of the
strength of their organization. Nash
vile has already been chosen as the
place of meeting in 1885, and at the an
nual meeting Of officers Tuesday morn
ing the selection of a convention city Tor
1899 will be discussed, but the question
may not be settled then, for the offers Of
a number of places are ITO be considered.
Denver has put in strong bid, and
both st. Louis and Cincinnati are anx-
ious to have the young Christians visit
them. All that can be said now is that
the matter is unsettled, and all appli-'
cants have an equal chance of success.
Morning dawned with a cloudaess sky.
the atmosphere not too cold and not in
the f6dSL LOO wall lOl PAAJ SiS0A SSAA>T
fort. Never before has the CaliforniH
climate received so effective an adver-
tisement, for as though ordered for con-
vention week, the weather has been per-
feet every day since the arrival Of the
delegates and the thousands who came
in their wake The visitors are already
beginning to depart, but it will be more
than another week before the city will
resume its normal appearance. for the
decorations will remain and many Of
the strangers have announced their in
tention Of spending several weeks in the
vicinity
All of those who attended the various
state rallies last night were enthusiastic
in their expressions of delight. After
the informal receptions they were liter
| ally loaded with gifts Of fruits and fiow-
ers.
SUNDAY SERVICES
This has been a busy dayfor the mem-
bers of the organization, many meetings
having been held, all, however, having
been devotional in character, business
| affairs not interesting the Endeavorers
on the Sabbath.
The topic for the early morning prayer
meetings was Prayer for church SER
vices ana pdSIOTS. al Acdily CNCAy
church it was necessary to close the
doors before the beginning of the SER
vices, so great was the throng of earnest
worshipers. The principal meetings
were led by the following clergymen:
First Baptist church., Rev., A M. Daw-
son, Cincinnati; First Congregational
church, Rev. W. A. Humphrey, Guthrie,
O. T.; Starr King A NJ E. Zion church.
| n First
Presbyterian, George E. Copeland,
Worcester, Mass; West Side Christian.
John R. Clements, Binghamton. N. T.;
Westminster Presbyterian, c. C., Nc
Neil, Burlington. Iowa; Third Congrega-
tional, Albert A. Reed, Boulder, Col:
Grace M. E., Rev. E. d. McLarin, Alex
andria, Ont, and at the FIRST Congre-
gational church in Oakland, Rev. Ralph
J. Lamb of Indian territory.
The daily hour for Bible study was
conducted by Prof. Herbert L. Willett
of Chicago at the Central M. E. church,
his topic being "Habakkuk--A Message
of Endurance and Hope" He con-
cisely summarized the teachings of the
book of the prophet and aptly applied
them to the affairs of today.
AT the First United Presbyterian
church, Rev. R. F. Y. Pierce of Phila-
delphia demonstrated in a practical way
the use of the blackboard in Christian
work At the regular morning services
of worship in the pulpits of all of the
| Protestant evangelical churches of the
city except the Emanuel Baptist, the
scene of the Durrant murders, of which
Rev. j. George Gibson is pastor, were
filled by prominent preachers from all
parts of the world. Mr.. Gibson is
Christian Endeavorer but did not. offer
his pulpit to the local societies. In sew
| eral instances overflow meetings were
| held in the extensive basement Sf the
First Congregational church, addressed
by Rev. w. H. Temple of Seattle, being
almost ae large as the gathering in the
main auditorium at which the sermon
was preached by Rev. Nehemiah Boyn-
ton of Detroit.
The great gathering of the day was the
afternoon meeting in Mechanics pavil-
ion, presided over by President Clark.
In the Interest of the Lords Day was
the general theme of a series of eloquent
addresses which rank among the best
of the convention. Thousands who
sought to gain admittance to the audi
torium fingered regrettfully in the
streets long after the mo more room"
sign was hung outside.
The usual song service. conducted by
Robert Husband of San Francisco, was
followed by devotional exercises led
by the Rev. A. D. Kinzer of Lyons, Iowa.
The first speaker, Miss Matilda May Of
New York. had as her subject "Woman's
Part" She spoke particularly of the
Women's National Sabbath alliance,
which had it's birth in New York city
two years ago, at which time eighteen
eonsecrated women took the following
pledge, which outlines woman's part in
securing Sabbath observance today:
1--WE. the women of America recognize
/ ing the American Christian Sabbath az
our rightful inheritance, bequeathed to
us by our forefathers; as the foundation
of our national prosperity; as the safe
guard of our social, civil and religious
blessings; as the conservator OF the
rights Of the wage earners: do hereby