The San Francisco call., 1897-07-09

| weeks sooner you would have witnessed us in
little different mood for a few minutes. You
might have thought we were having earth
| quake, but we were not. 1t was simply the
| great State OF California in commissions of Joy
at the prospect of having this organization
meet with us. And if while you remain here
you should witness trembling and Quaking of
the earth be calm; you are i'll no danger. 1t
Will be simply California and her way OF
| shaking hands with you.
In extending welcome to you in behalf of
| this State ! cannot resist congra tulating you
that you are abe TO sit here for brief time
and rest, kissed by the chaste kiss OF the Caii-
! fornia sun, while others less fortunate than to
take this trip have trouble, and are sunstruck
on every hand; that you not obliged to be
back and assist the Governor of your State in
| finding the State lines after one of those cy-
| clones you have here passed by.
You STe all full of faith, but will have to
exhort you to use II as you assover the con-
you cannot be made to believe in a small
while all that you will see. 1 cannot afford to
fisk my reputation telling you what wonder
ful things you Will see in this State l assume
tnat you are all going TO the town where
live-that is, Santa Cruz! city surrounded
by scenery the most beautiful of any in the
universe. ! say this without regard ior my
reputation, because know you ali will agree
| with me. And when you see the big trees,
sixty feet in circumference, so large that il
wou lake thirty of you standing shoulder to
shoulder to girdle it, and YOU are told that it
is 300 feet in height, and that 120 feet 40
years ago was blown from the top, please ac-
cepL tDe statement ana 90 not go To asking
what has become of that piece.
greatly regret that my time will not permit
me 10 remain through the convention. | Cor
daily ask you all 10 remain and M Ike your
home anywhere in this State. and when you
are compelled to return arrange your affairs
as soon as possible and bring yourselves and
your energies over here where you can do
good work. We have broad acres in cultiva-
tion and broad acres in brushy wildness, and
our people are largely in the same condition
We have a large number of good Christian
r.1n. n lar ,h.rx
may be in virgin wildness, but as soon they
are sown with the right material they will be
in the vanguard of things that are good in this
world, the same as the rest.
| thank you for the magnificent welcome
that you have xtended to me, and will now
extend 10 you Il We come to the State OF Cali
fornia on beha OF the Governor of the State,
James H. Bud.
The solo, "Praise the Lord, o My Soul"
by Holden, was hen sung by Mrs. Martin
Schultz. soprano OF the First Congrega-
tional Church ch oir of Oakland. She was
accompanied (Dy special reques) by Sam
uel d. MAYER, organist and chorlstsr OF
the First Congregational Church of San
Francisco.
THE VISITORS RESPOND.
The welcoming being finished 1t was
now the turn of the visiting thousands to
tell how we'll pleased they were with their
reception. and this was done in most
happy manner by R.v. Ira Landrith of
Nashville, Tenn, in the following words:
Mine is an overwhelming embarrassment of
riches. To ME is committed the task tre-
mendous OF expressing the boundiess graft
tude of an almost numberless multitude, and
all for welcome as rich and beautiful as your
glorious sunset land and as deep and wide as
the ocean which bathes your oldstandard
shores with free-siver spray. Who wouldn't
be embarrass by such riches? Ard TO be
compelled TO spend ali this fortune of iervent
in fffppn nninntpS uf inns jc iuuf
a little too much to expect OF even this prodi-
gal son.
We are welcome-there can be no ubt about
it; tor hasn't Watt SAID so, and all EaS tern En-
deavorers have long. since learned 10 look for
G hatcher and cherry bark. Besides. hasn'' he
minis teria legislature of the Golden State
enacted til S W leone into law of love and
good che r. and has not the Governor OF this
Golden State authorized executive approval
OF this benign atute? On half OF some
thousands of young Americans who have taken
Horace GTeeley's SOUND advice, and on behalf
of worthy representatives. OF most OF the rest
of the eartn, thank the committee OF '97,
the Golden Gate pastors, the state OF Ca!1tor-
MIA the rest of the delightful afternoon side
of the Rockies, and leagne or so OF old ocean.
for q welcome evidently sincere, so crafty
irgly subst, ntial and so admirably expressed
as 10 helpless paralyze all my Southern su-
perlatives OF appreciation, ana 10 renoer weak
and puny every gigantic adjective had more
recently appropriated for this occasion from
the agents of wheat lands In Washington and
the owners OF fruit farms i'll oregon and Cali
fornia.
No, no, can't tell you how grateful we are
for this welcome, but in common with the
hos OF my companions can show you If you
will watch the way We use your gift of hospi-
tality through these days OF duty and delight;
and again | say unto you, watch. he is the
wor hiest guest who leaves blessing in the
home where he is entertained, and in the
name and for the sake oil our Master we would
be worthy guests. We have come across the
continent, some OF us across the sea, praying
that God may use US IN helping you as we'll as
bless us through you. We have come to learn
and teach 'more, more bout Jesus" and
her. whore the restless waves talk 10 US of
eternity. and weaith h and productive soil, and
mountains filled with treasure troye, tell OF
the riches of our Fathers love, we exp, CT a
deepening of our own spiritual lives. bap-
tism OF peace ano power which We devoutly
trust YOU may enjoy with US.
With this sure and steadfast foundation OF
consecrated and spirii-illed life we would be
glad to exempliiy in address and song and
service ali the holy purposes and fruits OF
Christian endeavor. This is a practical age
men tell us. but there is nothing in all this