The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-13
ENMITY AMONG ENDEAvoRERS
TWO FACTIONS FROM ILLINOIS
FALL OUT.

One Tears the Banners From the
Train of the Other on the Way Ont.
sunday Travelling Question Gave
Rise to "A Split at Denver-SIim
Meetings at San Francisco Also
Give Rise to Differences in the
Ranks.
San Francisco. Cal, July 12.-The last
open session of the International Christian
Endeavorers was held to-day The attend
ance at the Rorning and afternoon meet
ings was large and at night those who
managed to obtain entrance to those of
the main meeting places, were fortunate,
for only 5000 could be accommodated,
and 10000 more sought admission.
Estimates made by leading business men
agree that the people brought here by this
great gathering will leave not less than
100000 In the city.
All the leaders of the movement are
pleased with the success of their efforts,
and with the outlook for the future of the
society.
The rivalries which has existed between
the coterie of Chicago Endeavorers since
the lncipiency Of the California excursion
has eliminated In open agitation. One
faction was headed by the Rev. c. S.
Bullock, editor of the Christian Endeavor,
the other by Il. A. Ransom, who repre-
scented the Golden Rule followers, en-
route to San Francisco. The Chicagoians
split at Denver on the Sunday travelling
question, the Bullock party arriving at
Salt Lake City on Saturday evening, and
the Ransons on Sunday evening. At this
point the banners illinois Endeavorers"
hanging on the Bullock coaches, were
taken off by the Ransom people on the
plea that the former did not officially rep
resent the Illinois delegation.
The Bullock passengers were all Illinois
Endeavorers, and maintained their right
to organize a separate California bound
excursion and to so designate themselves
on their coaches The Banners, however
were not recovered
The second chapter of this religious
war has been written on the Pacific slope
The Bullock party, which arrived two
days ahead of the Ransom party, plan
ned, under the leadership of Mr. Bullock
who had been officially assigned to slum
meetings in connection with the conven-
ton, a series of gospel meetings in China
town and other similar rHaetings. When
the Ransom crowd arrived they promptly
had Mr.. Bullock turned down as the lead
er of the slum meetings.
Inc banner presentation to local unions
having reported the progress in the past
year in promoting systematic and other
proportionate giving to God, aroused
great enthusiasm among the New York
ers, who were the possessors of this beau
tiful blue emblem last year, and are the
recipients of It for the coming twelve
months. The presentations speech was
made by the Rev. +. L. House OF Attic
boro. Mass, the banner being presented
by the Rev. H. o. Kinhorts, vice presi-
dent of the New York city union, who said
that the metropolis possessed 1900 1.-THE
givers in Endeavorer ranks. New York
ers in the audience responded with a song:
Bring Back the Banner to Me-" and
from the platform was waived a big blue
and white Christian Endeavor flag.
There was a great rally at the junior
societies at the Mechanics pavilion this
evening OF the 1900 people within the
walls of the immense structure, at least
one-hah were children, and their interest
I'm the proceedings seemed to surpass that
of their elders at previous sessions. The
meeting was presided over by Rev. ]. H.
Bomharger Of Columbiana o., and an in
teresting progra mme was rendered
All OF the day meetings were attended by
large crowds of enthusiastic Endeavor-
ers.