Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-10
The ENDEAvORERS
Are Holding San Francisco
Over 10000 Strong.
Convention is One Of Most Enthu-
siastic Held IN America.
Fridays Meetings Crowded and Exercises
Full Of Interest.

San Francisco, July 9-The second
day of the Christian Endeavor conven-
ton opened bright and pleasant In
fact the weather has been perfectly
lovely every day since the visitors be-
gan to arrive. The visiting Eastern
ers are congratulating themselves upon
escaping the torrid wave ncw sweeping
through the Central and Eastern states.
IT is noticeable ,nat the many who
came to town wearing their thinnest
summer clothing have taken on more.
substantial protection against the cool
breezes from the Pacific. But they are
having a glorious time and the pleas
ant weather is especially pleasing to
those who have endured the extreme
heat all the way across the continent.
Long before ,ne hour for calling the
meetings to order in Mechanics and
Woodward's pavilions, crowds filed
every available space i'm the big pa
vilions. The delegates We're even
more enthusiastic than on the first day
of the convention, nearly all havina,
had sufficient time to recover from the
fatigue of a long journey and more or
less discomfort of n railway trip.
The thousands of lady delegates, in
striking toilets and wearing badge;
and ribbons of bright colors, looked
fresh and happy and when the song
service was announced at the opening
of the meetings they responded with a
will.
Secretary Baer is elated at the suc-
cess of the meeting and says no con-
vention has ever held such n meeting
place. There are vast auditoriums but
never, under one roof a city in itself
has there been a better arranged place
for registration, rest and conversation.
Fine California fruits and flowers have
been artistically arranged in numerous
booths in the pavilion, and each dele
gate is invited to sample the fruit and
carry away pamphlet reciting the
resources of each county in California.
Just as the Southern Pacific officials
were congratulating themselves that
they would land all the excursion trains
in this city by sundswn. this evening.
their joy was changed to sorrow by 81
dispatch from the Salt Lake superin-
tendent, In his telegram that officer
said he had been appraised that 1000
more passengers, of whom he had had
no notification from connecting lines
would be turned over TO the Southern
Pacific.
The total number of registrations at
headquarters, this morning. is an
nounced as nearly 100000 whom about
1000 are from California.
Glorious weather prevailed again, to-
day. and the Christian Endeavorers
crowded the various churches. where
meetings were to be held. The topic of
all of them was ~'fhe Christian En-
deavor Pledge" and the leaders were
Rev. C. Fl. Phillips, jamestown, N. Y:
Rev. c. w. Finch, Cookshire, Que;
Rev. j. II. Barton, Caldwell, Idaho;
Miss Tyler Wilkinson, Temple, Texas;
John r. Gamer, Rushville, Ark; Judge
w. S. Dewey. Cairo, ILL.,; Rev. ID. w.
Fahns. Independence, Iowa; A. G. Lef-
fingwell Appleton, Wis; and Rev. o.
c. Sargent of Claremont. N. H.
The daily hour for Bible study was
conducted at the Central Methodist
church by Professor Herbert L. Willett
of Chicago the topic being Micah; a
Message of Warning and Hope"
AT the First United Presbyterian
church. the first daily Chalk Talk on
the subject of Truth at a Glance" was
conducted by Rev. Robert T. Pierce of
Philadelphia.
The regular sessions of the conven-
ton were resumed simultaneously at
the big pavilions at $50 o'clock. AL
Woodward's pavilion, President Clark
presided. and II. Powell Evans of San
Francisco, was musical director. At
ter singing and devotional exercises
conducted by Rev. James Mclean of
Great Village, N. s.. an address on the
Senior Society of Christian Endeavor
was delivered by Barton w. Perry of
San Leandre Cal.
The next address was on Christian
Endeavor and the Sunday Evening
by Rev. Jacob w. Knapp Of
Richmond, Ind. This was followed by
the open parliament under the charge
Of w. B. Phillips of Philadelphia. Il