The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-24
A Y. P. S. c. E. ECHO MEETING.
Stories of the Big California Gather
ing Told Last Night.

The auditorium of the Meridian-street NJ.
E. Church was filled last night with an
enthusiastic gathering of young people rep
resenting the different Christian Endeavor
societies of the city. The meeting was an
echo of the big convention of Endeavor-
ers recently held at San Francisco.
The young people sang songs descriptive
of the trip to the golden coast, and there
were addresses telling of the good times
enjoyed by those who attended the conven-
ton. A number of those who went to San
Francisco as delegates occupied chairs on
the platform, and most of them had some
thing to say of the recent trip. Miss Kate
Cochran told about the experiences of those
aboard the Indiana trains as they travelled
westward, of the delays and the sights
they saw and how the delegates beguiled
the time on the long journey. Miss Har-
riet Wishard spoke of the preparations at
San Francisco to entertain the delegates
and how the great convention was carried
on. There were nine hundred people or
the reception committee alone, and the diff
ferent committees included $500. There
were from twenty-five to fifty meetings a
day, and the young people attended them.
Miss Wishard spoke of the model conduct
of the delegates, which she thought should
interested in the Christian EndeaVor work.
Mrs Charles j. Buchanan described the
decorations of the convention hall and of
the different California cities in honor of
the Eastern visitors. The purple and gold
could be seen everywhere. The business
men had their advertisements printed in
purple and gold. Nc matter where the dele
gates went these colorS greeted the eye.
Mrs. Buchanan spoke of the reception given
the Indiana, illinois and Michigan dele
gates 49, an occasion when the decorations
displayed were most exquisite and costly.
William II. Vogler told of the great men
whom the delegates had the pleasure of
hearing-men of national reputation in
Christian Endeavor work. Miss Belle Wick
ers had something to say of the missionary
spirit among the delegates, and l.. j. Kirk
patrick of KOkomo, talked of the lessons
taught by the convention. The fact that
the young people found their way to the
churches on the Sunday spent in San Fran
cisco, instead of patronizing the different
amusements got up for them, was a SER
mon wide and mighty in its influence. Mr..
kirkpatrick spoke of an Oakland saloon
keeper who complained to the committee
which gave the delegates an evening recep-
ton. The saloon keeper had subscribed $40
to the occasion. After II was over ne went
TO the committee and asked that his money
be returned, claiming that his business had
been injured instead of benefited.
Chairman Raub announced that G. j.
Buchanan would present the banner award
ed by the San Francisco convention to
the Indianapolis Christian Endeavor Union.
but Mr.. Buchanan came forward and said
that the banner was probably at the bot
tom of the Pacific ocean 1t had gone
down with the steamship City of Mexico
Mr. Buchanan undertook to bring the ban
ner back to Indiana polls, and had detached
it from it's staff, placing II in one of his
trunks The banner went down with the
baggage of the Buchanan family. The
staff however, was preserved. and this
Mr.. Buchanan presented to II. l.. White
head who received il for the good citizen
ship committee of the Christian Endeavor
Union. MIR. Witch ad face ,ionsly observed
that the staff might be presented to the
Of . off r
ing the Christian Endeavorers held an In
formal reception in the church parlors.