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The San Francisco call., 1897-07-06

of Christs work. He thought that the
present convention would do much to
open the eyes of the people of the Pacific
Coast to what is being done in Christ's s
name, and he believed that the present
meeting would help the cause greatly in
San Francisco. He did not say that he
was especially of the opinion that San
Francisco was more in need OF this work
than any place else, but bis manner might
be taken TO imply as much.
Mrs. Lowell, one of the strong workers
of Iowa, who mas come as one OF the ad-
vance guard from that State, said that she
was here because she always wanted to
be where the good work OF spreading the
cause OF Christ was going on. The meet
ing was here because San Francisco was a
point whence the gospel of good fellow
ship OF Christians could be better spread
than any other city in the country just at
this time, for the Eastern cities had all
had their chance and all had Gone well,
and now it remained for the great city of
the West to show that Chris ,ianity could
be sent forth from the Golden Gate across
the waters of the Pacific to the nations of
the western world. She believed that much
good would come to the cause OF Christ
first, to the Christian Endeavor society
second and to San Francisco third because
of this convention. She believed that the
people OF the West would have better
conception of what Christian fellowship
meant and the people of the East would
learn that there was much more Christian
spirit in the West than it was given credit
for
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-06
AFRAID OF FRAUD,
Visitors Warned Against Bold,
Bad Confidence Men. = ::

Much anxiety is being expressed. bv:
those at the head of the Christian Fn=
deavor gathering lest bad uses should. he.
made OF the rious badges, as has fre..
quenty occurred in Eastern cities wbers
the conventions have been held, It ;.is
told how the women of the tenderroin;;
districts of New York. Washington and.
Cleveland used The badges and beguired
many unwary people by their misrepre-:
sentations, and it is also remembered
how the. organization was broug hit. into:
disrepute in Washington by the arrest ofs
two drunken hoodlums vino were wearing
badges and singing Endeavor songs. Las3
something OF this sort might occur here
the wish Is expressed that the Chief ~
Police exercise especial care and see tn IL
that crooks and other bad people be pros
hibited from wearing the badges of the
visitors.
1t has been learned that on a train fol.
lowing the Endeavor trains there are fot
of thieves and con tidence men who ara
coming from the East for the express pur.
pose OF getting away with the valuables ~
the unwary people who believe thai ALI
are rood who wear the badge. Tro,ihIe
has been had with this gang at several
places on the road and 1t is believed that
they will try to mingle with the regular
delegates on their arrival here.
In the variety theaters in New York
many topical songs having the Christian
Endeavorers as butt OF ridicule were suno
much TO the shame of the good people ~
that city. The leaders in the move:
ment believe that they will not be snb-
jecled to anything of the sort here as
there appears to be a feeling of welcome
extended by all classes. whether they are
professed Christians or not, and there il
an evident intention on the part of every.
body in San Francisco 10 make the FsS,.
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WHY THEY COME
Endeavorers Give Their Rea-
sons for Meeting.
Br inging Christianity to the West
and Kinship to the
World.

What are you here for and what do you
expect to come of It?
This question was asked of many of the
Endeavorers yesterday by CALL reporter.
and the unanimity of response was sur
prsing in one sense of the word. They
were all hers for the same thing and all
thought that the result was to be gen.
eral awakening nj Christian spirit in
this part of the world as we'll as over the
whole planet.
San Francisco, while it may not be
looked upon by a vast majority of those
who are now coming within her gates rs
being on the outskirts Of civilization, at
least bears the odum among those who
have never been west of the Missouri
River as being rather noted for laxity in
mat ers pertaining to Godliness. The
tone of surprise that accompanies the
exclamations of wonder at the signs of
welcome is sufficient evidence Of this,
even if there was not just little sus-
picion of great big Interrogation point
in the eyes of each one as they anxiously
look to see the signs of wickedness which
they have read about.
This fact accounts for the general an
swer to the second question, which is
really supplement to the first. They
are here to bring Christianity to San
Francisco and awaken q stronger spirit
among the workers in this field. There
Is just little hesitancy when this answer
is given now, for the visitors are begin
ming 10 realize that there is quite good
! deal of hard work going on right in this
City, and when they fully realize what is
being and has been done they are not so
sure that San Francisco needs so much
enlightening as they expected. When
| they see the general feeling of good fell
| lowship that is evinced by all the people
and note how open San Francisco's s arms
are they wonder if that is really just what
| they are here for.
Those who came several days as o-the
early birds of the convention-now leave
out tine San Francisco part and say they
are here to bring about general COM
munion of the mem bers of the Union.
This. in addition 10 an effort to show the
| world that Christians can come together
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-06

the Yellowstone Park. San Francisco is
represented bv pictures OF Seal Rocks. The
Cliff House and the Hotel Californ a. For
the accom- modation of mem bers who may
desire to return to New York directly after
the close of the convention arrangements
will be made to have one section OF the
special leave this City on July IA.
John II. Downing OF the California goes
to Sacramento to-day to meet the incom-
ing tourists from the Empire State.
The following named tourists registered
at the Baldw n Hotel Yesterday:
Mrs. Sarah X. Mcdowell, Estelle Nc.
Dowell, Helena
Mrs. Henry Lamb and Miss Florence
Lamb Louisville, KY.
z. j. Center and J. 8. Center. San
Diego.
MISS Cleland and Miss Matte Cleland.
Portland, Or.
An independent party of tourists from
Kansas City arrived yesterday. having
availed themselves of the Christian En-.
deavor rate. The following members OF
the party are stopping at the California
Hotel:
Miss Summers. Miss E. Russell, Miss
Laurence. Miss Gray. Mrs. Slade, Mrs.
Reed. Miss Snyder, NJ IS Allen, Mrs. A.
V. Alexander, Miss Alexander and Mrs.
Bird eiord.
The Indiana delegation. with head
quarters reserved at the Grand Hotel, is
que to arrive this evening.
The delegations from Mississippi, A la
bama, Kentucky and Tennessee are due
to arrive in San Francisco tomorrow
evening. These Southern delegates will
make an earnest effort TO secure the next
convention for Nashville, Tenn. Their
headquarters at the Grand will be the
scene of constant activity.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-06
ADVANCE GUARD.
New York Central Wagner
Special Due TO-DAY.

The New York Central Wagner special
train of the Christian Endeayor excursion
is due to arrive in this City at 7:l5 P. NJ
to-day. The headquarters of the delega a.
zion will be at the California Hotel, but
General Warfeid's caravansary cannot, in
addition to other guests, take in the en-
tire party.
One Of the neatest and most attractive
of the folders issued for the trip across the
continent is that which heralds the 70 te
OF the New York Central special.
The last page of the cover is em bellish ed
with picture of train in full speed and
bears this inscription: ''New York State
Christian Endeavor Official Train to San
Francisco and Return" Thirty-seven
pages inside of the covers contain thirty
one illustrations OF scenery and map OF
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forwarded up to this morning. These
will all be delivered 20 US tomorrow. 1t
will be seen, therefore, that we shall have
a pretty lively day with these and other
passengers that will come in by other
routes.
mo trouble has occurred whatever in
getting the people off There has no, been
an accident and nobody has been sick.
Everything has moved along as satisfac.
tory as could be wished. There are from
nine to twelve cars in each train and a
train leaves on the average every hour at
least.
"There has not been breakdown and
there has been good water supply. We
have started twenty-four trains since mid
night and we expect to Keep up the send
ing of them at this rate right along. We
have not been blocked at any time, and
do not expect to be. No difficulty has oc-
CURED either in feeding the people"
Thetrain due here last night at 8:45
was over five hours late. The other
train was directly behind ii. Neither was
brought across the bay. for beginning with
last night the ferry service was discon-
tinued at near m dnight. This will con
tinue fer four consecutive nights. The
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chances for o change in the order of
things il not good at the present time.
Commissioner Chad bourne personally
superintended tbs work of getting affairs
into something like shipshape yesterday.
but it was slow work. All the availa BILE
space in front of the ferry slips was piled
almost roof high with trunks in every
variety. Hundreds OF men and women
were patiently awaiting o chance to obtain
some information about their missing
baggage, but the chances are that if the
facilities of the Southern Pacific are not
improved, and that at once, many OF the
Endeavorers will have to go without their
Sunday clothing on opening day.
Many of the trunks that have not been
called for Will be transferred o the upper
landing, which has been in disuse since
the framework OF the new depot has been
put up. Under Com missioner Chad
bourne's supervision passage-ways have
been cut through the piles, the trunks
placed end to end with the tugs out, thus
facilitating the handling of the baggage.
The old wharfnger's Office at the S. P
freight depot has been turned into bu-
reau OF information, and all who are in
search of missing baggage will be di-
rected how to find it. A reception.room
has also been furnished in the old ferry
depot, and there mem bers of the commit
tees are in attendance to receive th-
visitors. In connection with the movine
of the baggage, S. Wells of the Commerg
ciaI Transfer Company SAID:
Everything possible is being done.
Every wagon In the City is engaged-not
only transfer and express wagons, but
every vehicle we can get. All we can do
is 10 sit here and watch the trunks pile
up. When the Hum boldt sailed to-day
and my men had to carry over half q
dozen valises and trunks on our backs
from the ferry depot to the Washington
street wharf, simply because We could not
get wagon, and we had to deliver tae
baggage on time. If all goes we'll we may
clear up the bulk of the trunks on hand
and those expected before opening day,
and if we do it will be feather in the
caps of the transfer men OF San Francisco.
In ordinary circumstances the rush would
not have bothered US, hut this has been
unprecedented and We have had to rush
from one end of the front to the other in
order to cover incoming steamers and
trains. The ten carloads due to-day will
have to wait their turn, and [ think the
bulk of the consignment will not reach
San Francisco until tomorrow night"
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in brotherly communion regardless OF oe,
nomination, is now given as tne prllI1iipi,e
reason for these annual gatherings, "nion
are not in a true sense conventions.
General Secretary Baer says the OF
ing together of these large BODIES ol
Christian workers has the effect not only
TO enthuse the local workers ana mahe
them much more effective, but 1t gives 10
all the members of the various unions
over the world a feeling OF kinshlp thsI
induces them TO put forward more siren
uous exertions 10 enlarge the held OF
work. He looks upon the wide, interoe-
nominatlonal fellowship which results
from these gatherings as the brightest
crown of the Endeavor societies.
Rev. joseph w. Cochran, president OF
the Wisconsin union, and one OF toe most
energetic workers for the good of the so,
ciety in the western part OF the Unlteo
States, considers these conventions as the
prime essential in bringing about union
of Christian workers all over the world.
Through the press, which sends reports OF
the meetings all over the globe. tie Chris
tian workers know each morning Just
what is being said and done. and feel
fellow ship with these workers who are con-
gregated at the Golden Gaze for the good
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-06
BAER is PLEASED.

General Secretary Baer is in ecstacies
over the way the San Francisco people
have met the occasion and says he thinks
that il cultured Boston could just see
what is being done here it would be par
ally zed with astonishment. \
"Why, just think of it," said Mr.. Baer
last evening; 1--WE thought we were doing
wonderfully we'll with our Mechanics
Pavilion in Boston, but that could not
touch this one. This art gallery alone is
better than anything We Boston people
ever thought OF in the way of an enter
tainment for the visitors. 1t would be a
credit to the finest art cen ter in the world,
and 1t has beon put here with no ostenta-
tion or special mention whatever. 1t the
Boston people-or, in fact, any other East
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-06
POLICE PROTECTION.

Chief Of Police Lees says he has the
most perfect possible arrangements for
helping the committees to handle the
great multitude OF visitors. He will have
four men on each boat, and will have
large mum bers stationed at the proper
places in the City to he of assistance to
the com mittees.
I'VE are prepared to give the confidence
men and women a lively rece ption," said
the Chief last night, ''for we know that
large mum oers of criminals generally fol-
low such movements, as they do such
speakers as Bryan.
Il am inclined to belive that there will
be nearly $4,000 strangers in the City dur
ing this convention, for we know that
10000 to 90 600 people are attracted to the
City, aside from delegates and Others
whenever there is grea. thing like this
going on. l think there will be MANY
thousands coming to see the great show.
and you must remember hat many will
come TO see relatives who will come here
to the convention.
Il think there are 1000 or 5000 people
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-06
x YESTERDAY was the busi-
" est day yet seen at the

" est day yet seen at the
N Christian Endeavor head
quarters in the Young Mems Chris
tian Association building. All the
committees were very busy; mes
sengers were rushing from Offices
with kilograms, stenographers were
working with all speed, while hun
dreds of white-capped men and
women of the reception committee
were administering to the wants
of the guests who came with the
advance guard.
At the ferries there was a scene
of great activity, the vast piles of
trunks indicating what may be eX-
pected in a few days. In the his
tory of the City there has never
been such a rush of baggage buSi-
ness at the ferries.
There was great activity at all
the railroad headquarters where
kilograms from the army of advance
agents of the companies announced
the movement of trains. The To-
cal Endeavorers are well organized
to do all in their power to afford
the incoming delegates every COM
fort when they begin to overrun
the City to-day in search of ac-
ommodations.
The Southern Pacific Company
expects to handle at least sixty
specials to-day, many of which
will arrive at Oakland by tonight.
Every hour from now until the
last train reaches its destination
will witness an unusual sight at the
ferries and all along the road from
Ogden to San Francisco. Hour by
hour the various companies of the
East will turn their trains over to
the Southern Pacific, and on this
company's movements the eyes of
the railroad world are now turned
with the keeneSt interest.
The news of the great conven-
ton appears indetail in the columns
of THE CALL to-day, showing just
how the great army of Christian
workers will be handled here and
how the thousands were moved
along the line of the Southern
Pacific.
The hotels and restaurants of the
City already begin to show evil
dences of the convention, for there
are many strange faces among the
guests, and the great piles of bag
gage that come to the hotels with
each train show the congestion of
business that is to enIiven the City
during the next ten days. AS
many of the coming army are
tourists, it is believed that thou
sands of them will remain for some
time after the Endeavorers are
gone.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-06
SEEKING THE LOST
Christian EndeavorerS A
Hunting Baggage.

The block at the ferry depot is tecom-
ing greater day by day as the influx OF
Christian Endeavorers seek in vain for
their missing baggage.
Stacks of trunks are piled on the W wharves
and in the ferry depots, but the transfer
men seem to be unable to handle the
rush. Over fifteen hundred trunks and
vallses still remain to be delivered, and as
there are ten carloads more expected dur
ing the next twenty-four hours the
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-06
THE GREAT wEST-HOUND ARMY.

u> ;, SALT LAKE Utah, July a, 1907 ~.
~. H. oleaaser General Passenger 4gent Rio Raipay
NuV' IA c1ongomery Street San Francisco: Up III p nj I'VE
ahoeo hyeght special Christian trains and - coo
Vel our ne with ten specials sight be delivered
ouheu uon within next twelve hours This immense traffic
wou' serious delay By midnight will have carried oo
o estimate. F. A. WADLEIGII Passenger AGENT
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which began coming out OF Salt Lake and
Ogden yesterday morning. and they will
begin to arrive at o'clock this afternoon.
Those reaching the other side OF the bay
after II O'Clock tonight will be held on
the mole, and the passengers will be a.
lowed to remain in the sleepers until next
morning
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-06

ern people-had placed such fine exhibit
OF paintings for the benefit OF delegates to
a convention they would havo talked so
much about it that every one would have
thought it the grandest part OF the con-
vention, while with you people out here
it goes as a matter of course and as an in.
cident Of the meeting. Then the Pavilion
and the magnificent manner in which it
is decorated goes far ahead of anything
ever done in any OF the other cities that
have had the conventions"
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ferries will be started at in the morning,
and thus the landing OF hundreds and even
thousands of strangers in the City In the
dark hours after midnight Will be obviaed.
Other trains from the north and south
were fairy well loaded.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-06

here already by reason of this movement;
Many have come fom the interior and
from the States adjacent to see their
friends. You may say that we have spared
no pains to give the visitors the best pos,
sible protection during their solourn here. =.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-05
COWBOYS AND INDIANS IN THE PARK.

A party OF cowboys and Indians from the Wild
West show visited the Central Park Menagere about
noon Yesterday. The cow-punchers were attired IN
their regular wild West outfit. guns. knives etc.
and the Indians respondent In wealth OF
red blankets. necklaces OF bears teeth. eagle
feathers and all the things that are necessary to
make the red man happy In the lion house the
Indians seemed delighted. They were not content
with simply looking the animals. and one Of them
leaned over the rope and tugged the tail OF OF
the big lions which happened TO be near the bars
With roar that could be heard almost at the other
end OF the Park the animal jumped for the Offend
ing redskln and II looked as IL the beast was CON-
ing through the bars The Indian jumped and
shouted warning 10 his tribesmen and they rushed
from the building each screeching at the top OF bic
voice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-05
THE ONLY EXCUSE THAT SERVED.

Justice Edgar L. Fursman OF Troy, relieved Jusio>
sedgwick In Part " OF the Supreme Court yester-
day. Among the Jurors summoned before him was
James F. Dolan. contractor. When his name
was called he rose and said: Your Honor. have
s,xtv men az work on the Troy courthouse. and
unless am present TO superintend the work per-
sonally. the men will not get along fast enough
You are excused" said the Justice. and hurry
m, with that work. for am anxious TO move into
that courthouse myself.
MANY other jurors offered excuses. but unsuccess.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-05

Teacher-Tell ne a few Of the most important
things existing to-day which did not exist hun.
dred years ago.
Touimy-uA-[AnSwerA
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-06-27

True, the profession of law exacts no
great physical labor, but the law is a jeal-
i-...,1Is Jlth3
commercial and mechanical arts. and the
amazing growth of the corporations. n
multiplicity of new and lmportant ones.
tons are suggested the determination of
"h-ch requires the highest order of legal
talent and constant investigation. A vast
amount of the adjudged cases constantly
being printed by the press in the form of
reports and treatises on the increasing va
rely Of import -
growth of modern civilization must he ex
ahmed if the lawyer would keep abreast
with the times and be equipped for the
resai battle constantly being fought. He
must know not merely the law which
'he legislatures enact not the constitution
a. and statute laws alone. but that am
pier and boundless jurisdiction. the COM
mon law brought by the pilgrims and early
settlers from the mother country. and on
riched. enlarged and ameIiorated bv suc-
cessiVe generations and adopted to meet
me wants or a progressive civilization.
mere can this law BE found? in volumes |
You count them by the hundreds. by the |
thousands. filling vast Misunderstanding |
long labor, constant research, the labor of
Il lifetime. In early days the lawyer rode
me circuit. There were giants in those
days yet they carried their libraries with
'hem IN their saddlebags. Books were few
al" lhey We're compelled to rely not on
precedent SO much as ON principle. The
SOUTH being then an agricultural section
ne principal subjects of legislation were
SINUS ana negroes. Corporate law was I'm
~ INFANCY and the lawyer of the ante
'e'i"m days did not have to grapple with
sreat variety of new and perplexing
esai problems. yet the bar was crowded
WIN the highest order of talent, and es-
'eoia''y was the ban of Glynn county ever
distinguished for the ability and charas-
er of its members.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-06-27
JOHNSON q KRAUss.

Under the caption of lawyers of the city
it would not be amiss to briefly mention
the above well-known and popular firm
Its Individual members are Messrs. Owens
Johnson and Daniel Krauss. two young
but successful lawyers of much promi-
nence.
Hon. Owens Johnson until recently ably
administered the duties of city attorney.
and as such won the respect and conf
dence of the public for the thorough and
business-like manner in which he conduct
ed the office. The city council in electing
him to the office of mayor has made a
wise selection. and chosen a worthy sue
cessor to It's late incumbent, Mr.. E. II.
Mason.
Mr.. Daniel Krauss. an equally bright
and successful attorney. also serves the
city as an alderman. and his aggressive
spirit. connected with it's duties. has on
more than one occasion been made to
manifest Itself.
AS lawyers they stand with the leaders;
as citizens they enjoy the esteem and con-
fidence of the public.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-06-27
Hon. w. q. Brantiey.

base as the thronging millions that crowd
it. Towering upward its point narrows;
scattered along its sides are the men who
have achieved pae6 in 'ffe e thhie s tor Tsn 81
BRUNSWICK is the gentleman whose name
heads this article, one of the most suc
cessful and prominent attorneys in the
STATE and congressman from this, the
eleventh congressional district.
Hon. w. G. Brantley was born in RI,cIs-