The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-07-09
THE DAYS SERVICES


ithNEfH AF AfufN.
San Francisco. Juiy sat daylight inls
morning b,gsa the prayer meeting or the
Christian Eudeayorerr' services held 10
40 the principal churches. subject bciuy
tae same la each. Prayer for th, con-
vcnilon"
4, th, Mechanics pavilion, the great
saihoriug Was called TO order at s.59
rs Rev T. A. Ollie After "a musical
and welcome by the chair and brief
devotional exercise. welcome OF the COM
mi'tsr of ~ was delivered hy Rona V
watt
welcome Of Golden Gate pastors was
gt',n by Rev. John Hemphill
Following is the address Of welcome
delivered ON behalf Of the san Francisco
pastors by Rcv. John Hemphnl .. D..
at Mechanics pavilion. Thur.day MORN
lng. July S.
Several centuries ago "a monk of Pic
ardy. named Peter the Hermit. went up
and down Europe preaching o. fiery cru
salc against those who held tho sopul-
chr, wherein IA. Savior Of the world WAS
laid. aud Doe inspires, the people wherever
be- went with his own Wild. weird en-
thuslasm. Al Europe few TO arms The
wotchword. Deus vult. burst from ten
thousand times ten thousand lips. and
the ermies OF Christ precipitated them
selves upon the holy land with the awful
war cry. Cod viii sit echolng from
rank TO rank
Francis 4. Clark. the Peter the Her
nit OF the nineteenth century. has for
several years boea going iup and down
our own land and other lands. preach
Ing far hollcr crusade. lSlndllng ,the
urvs og Christian zeal and ioye on the
altar Of young hearts; and now. with a
has invaded California. and we have sur
rendered Internationally In the name OF
the pastors OF tho Colon West We
bid you thrice welcome. and We invoke
such showers OF blessings upon you that
In the coming years tho san Francisco
convention will be referred TO Us the Pen
tccostu convention"
Observation-Disclosures Jeter then well
coined the delegates in behalf OF the
state.
Rev. Ira l.oudrith Of Nashville. Tenn,
responded TO the various addresses OF
welcome IN behalf OF visiting delegates.
4 badge banner for the greatest pro-
portionate gain OF the last twelve months
was awarded TO Ireland. one for the
greatest increase In number Of societies
was awarded TO Spain.
At woodwards pavilion the crowd at
the opening was as large as that at the
Mechanics pavilion. Rev. Howard b.
Goose, OF Boston. prcside1. Devotional
exercises led by Rev. 500 Moo Narn Art,
the Oriental clergyman. OF this city
Clce-C Chairman II. S Webster delivered
the welcome Of the committee of '97
come OF the Golden Gate pastors and
Mayor Pholan spoke in behalf OF the
city. Response TO the welcomes was
made 10y Rev Meade OF Australia. Then
came the report Of SECRETARY Baer and
the address OF President Clark
pcnomnauonal rallies under the aus
plcos OF the Christian Endcavorers were
held In no less than thirty-two churches
this afternoon. All were largely attend
ed Never has such religious wave
swept over this city, and the leaders OF
the Christian Endeavor movement are
confident that their labors will be crown
ed vita success.
Notwithstanding the fact that thousands
OF delegates and 9th ts have entered the
city during the past few days, other
trains are constantly arriving. and Il Is
reported this afternoon that thirty-siX
NOR, heavily laden specials We're on the
road heading for he Golden Gate. SO far
he only Inconvenience occasioned the
visitors has been on account OF bag
gage blockade which, however, is being
quickly raised More than 5000 are now
In the city. and several thousand more
will be added before the end of the
week
An incident of the meeting in Wood
wards pavilion today which caused long
continued applause was the reading OF
the following telegram from the presi-
dent:
WASHINGTON, July John Willis Gaer
san Francisco: Best wishes for the GUS
cess Of the convention.
WILLIAM MKINLEY
The sessions of the Christian Endeavor
convention this evening. both NJ the Ne
chanics' pavilion and at Woodward.
were more large attended than those
held In the morning, and fully 10000 peo-
pie listened to the proceedings at the
Mechanics pavilion. The handsome ban
ner to he presented to the local city
union having reported the hest progress
during the past year, which had been
I'm possession Of Cleveland, was presont-
ed to indianapolis The monster meeting
In Woodward's pavilion was presided
over by Francis Clark, president Of the
Endeavorers. The banner for the best
work accomplished during the past year
in defending the Lords day was awarded
to California.