The record-union., 1898-06-25
Anhual Reports Of Officers Read and Com
mittees Announced.
The State Banner Goes to Sierra
County and the County Banner
to Los Ange1es-Active and As
sociate Members Of the Society
in the State Number Over
Twenty Thousand.

LOS. ANGELES, June 24.-The ses-
sion of the eleventh annual convention
of the California Christian Endeayor
Societies was resumed this morning at
$50 in the First Baptist Church IN this
city.
After an hour of prayer and song by
Rev. Hugh X. Walker, there vas a
praise service conducted by Z. H. Baker
of San Jose.
The annual reports of officers were
then read, and the announcement OF
committees made by the Chairman.
Miss Belle p. Mason of Sar Diego,
Superintendent of the intermediate and
junior work, read her report. 1t show
ed a membership of $4,000 in 5OI So
cieties, fifty-five of which have been
organized since last July. The State
banner goes to Sierra County, and the
county banner to Los Angeles County.
She urged the organization of Red
Cross auxiIiaries.
n. c.. Turner of San Diego read the
report of floating societies.
State Treasurer w. E. McVey read a
report showing a balance brought for
ward from last year of 81, ,061.11, which
was increased this year to 81 ,35S.U3.
Mrs. NJ. L. Berry of San Francisco
read a report of the missionary extern
sion work, and the work done in con-
nection with Red Cross Societies for
the soldiers.
The report of General Secretary
Francis w. Reid showed that there
We're 1904 active members and 4,32l
associate members; a total of 2O,S.G
The reports of Mrs. c. S. Wright of
San Francisco on Mothers C. E. Clubs
and of State President Leonard Mer-
rill were read.
Rev. George II. Dekay of Norwalk
and Rev. d. NJ. Stewart talked in the
afternoon. and the devotional exercises
We're interspersed with talks by w. S.
Windham OF Pasadena Mrs. Williams
Young of San Diego, Rev. c. S. Mason
of Los Angeles. Norman McKellar of
San Francisco f. c. Gilbert of Oakland
and closed With a missionary parlia-
ment.
Sudden darkness filled the great au-
ditorium half an hour after the even
ing session of the convention began.
Something had gone wrong with the
electric lights, and for fifteen minutes
the immense audience sat in absolute
blackness. made resonant with sacred
song.
The lights went out during the de-
votional services conducted by Pro-
fessor c. E. Tebbets of Pasadena The
organist struck up the famous Chris
tian Endeavor hymn, Sunshine" and
the congregation Joined in the singing.
There We're prayers by Rev F. A.
Culver, Secretary Francis Reid and
Rev. c. 5. Mason, then the audience
sang AT the Cross" Suddenly the
lights blaZed up again.
Rev. VIM. A. Gardner of San Fran
cisco delivered an address on Christ,
the Master Builder in which he told
of the responsibility which rests upon
every man to build for himself a fine
and splendid character, modelled after
Christ's own soul
DR.. Wyland Hoyt of Philadelphia, the
distinguished Baptist minister, one Of
the Trustees of the National Society
of Christian Endeavor, who has come
from the East to attend the California
convention, preached on resistance to
evil and character building. His adj
dress was of unfagging interest and his
patriotic utterances were received with
warm applause.
For the benefit of those unable to
enter the First Baptist Church, an
overflow meeting was held at the En-
manuel Presbyterian Church, with ad-