The record-union., 1897-07-11
CHRISTIAN WORKERS
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
One Of the Most EVentful Days OF
the Convention.
Sincerity Of the Welcome to EndeaVorerS
Strkingy Emphasized.
People Turn Out En- Masse to
Listen to the Addresses at the
Open-Air Meetings on Van Ness
Avenue - Proceedings of the
Morning Sessions of the Con-
veutioR.


Morning Sessions Of the Con-
ventioR.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 10.-This has
been one of the most eventful days OF
the Christian EndeaVor Convention, for
its varied incidents have demonstrated
t. the delegates from near and far that
the people Of San Francisco are sincere
in their welcome and that this is not a
goddess city. This fact was strikingly
. emphasized at the great open-a1r meet
irgs held on Van Ness avenue at noon
For many blocks the wide boulevard
was thronged, and the impassioned ad-
dresses of men earnest in their faith
were received with marked attention
and approval. 1t was matter OF civic
bride. not of creed, for nowhere was the
applause more generous than at the
great gathering under the shadow of the
splendid Roman Catholic Church OF st.
Icnatius These assemblies under
cioudIess sky, one of the finest days OF
4 California year, We're even more en-
thusiastic than was expected, even by
General Secretary Baer, through whose
suggestion they were held.
i
meetings was COMMITTEE Work Sery-
ice All the churches were hlied- ne
services were led by the following men,
all prominent in the Christian Enaea-
vor movement: F. T. Vincent, Seneca
Kans.; w. II. Rice, New Dofp, LII
IL. CanteI. New York; Walter M. Jor-
dan. Deer Lodge, Mont; d. f. stack
house, Denver: d. s. Kelly, Emporla'
Kans.: George K. Burns, PhlladeIphla'
William Slaves, Indiana; j. v Mulilgah'
Boise City, Idaho.
The subject of the daily hour for Blple
study was "PhilipDians-A Message OF
JOY in the Midst of Adversely" 1t was
conducted in fervent manner py Kew
Herbert T Willett of Chicago.
AT THE MECHANICS PAVILION.
At the Mechanics Pavilion the audi
ence of 10000 was called to order py
Rev. L. Hill of Salem, Mass, VINO
proved to be an admirable presiding
officer. keeping the delegation in con-
slant good humor by his tittieisms.
The devotional exercises were conduct
ed by Rev. Dwight c. Hanna OF
Springfield, ILL.,
Giles Kellogg of San Diego then made
an Interesting address on The Float
ing Society of Christian Endeavor. Mr..
Kellogg began by saying that during
the past few days the hearts OF Chris
tians had been raised to a high plane
of aspiration-to the hope that the
word of God might reach to the ut
termost parts of the world. How was
this best to be achieved?
MY friends said he there is
chance here for the spread of the king
dom which perhaps we do not realize
We ask you, friends, to consider while
there is a way for the Christian En-
deavor Societies to spread the work of
the kingdom May we not take in
the whole wide world? Our denomina-
tions have great opportunities for
spreading the word of God. Friends,
there is an opportunity in this line that
we do not realize"
The speaker dwelt upon the foreign
missions, which, he said, might also be
called home missions, for the noble men
who had gone out into the far fields
had been educated here. Mr.. Kellogg's
address was warmly applauded.
DR. Little and wife sang a duet, after
which there was a symposium by State
Secretaries on How Can We Make the
Committee Work in Our Local So
cieties More Effective?" The principal
speakers We're Secretaries Tucker of
Nebraska, Carrie A Holbrook of Min
nesota, Miss Calvert of Washington,
Miss Parsons of Michigan and Amos R.
Wells, editor of the Golden Rule
Then followed a few practical sug-
gestions from the Trustees of the So
cety and from President Clarke.
Treasurer William Shaw of Boston
then spoke on The United Society of
Christian Endeavor; What 1t Is and
. How 1t Works" He said in part:
The membership of the United So
ciety is made up of individuals as re-
quired by law. Local societies, as SUCH
could not be united in a legal corpora
ton. The membership requirement is
the payment of 81 for annual. or $40
for life membership, and election by a
two-thirds vote of the members pres
ent at any meeting of the corporation
or the Board OF Trustees.
The purpose of the corporation is to
promote earnest Christianity amongst
the young people, and to make them
more useful in the service of God Its
necessity sprung from the fact that
some central organization was neces-
sary that could lawfully hold the funds,
and be held to strict account for the
expenditure of the same for the pur-
pose for which they were secured. In
dividuals may come and go, but the
corporation is permanent.
The expenses of the United Society
have ranged from s., 600 to $4,000 a
year. The average for the last eight
years has been about $4,000 The
first four years the funds were fur
nished by the voluntary contribution
of the societies and friends Of the
cause, but from the beginning the
Trustees had for their ideal a self-sup-
porting organization This ideal was
realized in 1889, and since that date
the United Society has received no con-
tributions from local societies or un-
ions Through the cooperation and
help of the Golden Rule a printing
department was opened. and by the
receipts from this department. and the
sale of our badges and other publica-
tions, we have been able to meet all
our expenses. This has been made pos
sible through the cooperation of local
societies that have favored us with their
printing orders, so that whatever profit
there might be on them should go into
the extension of the movement instead