The San Francisco call., 1898-06-23
ENDEATORERS'
 CONVENTION Three Days Session at
 Los Angeles.
TO OPEN THURSDAY EVENING
AN ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME
 ARRANGED.
Leading Divines of the State Will Participate and an Unusually Large Attendance Is
 Assured.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES, June 22-The State Christian Endeavor Convention is tC convene in the First Baptist Church O. this city next Thursday evening anG continue for the three succeeding days i Rev. A. w. Rider of this city will con. duct the praise and prayer service or the opening night. He will be followed by words of welcome from Mayor M ?. Snyder on behalf of the city, Rev. A ' c. SmitherS for the churches, President J. D. Radford for the City Christian Endeavor Union, and Robert Sibley fol the intermediates and juniors.
 J. c. Suhr, president of the Alameda County Christian Endeavor Union. will make the response for the visitors After the appointment of the usual committees Rev. George Adams of Sar Francisco will make the convention address, Jesus. the Light of the World"
 Friday mornings work will open at S:S0 with the Comrades of the Quiet Hour" led by Rev. H. K. Walker of this city. E. H. Baker of San Jose will conduct the praise service. after which the annual reports of officers and su- perintendents will be presented as fol- lows Secretary, Francis W. Ried; treasurer, w. E. McVey; superintend- ent intermediate and junior work, Miss Belle P. Mason; superintendent floating work, M. c. Turner; superintendent missionary extension, Miss M. L. Ser ry; superintendent commercial travel CTS, E. c. Gilbert; superintendent Tenth Legion, H. J. Waters; president, Leonard Merrill
 Rev. George H. de Kay of Norwalk and Rev. D. M. Stewart of National City will follow with twentyminute addresses.
 The afternoon session will open with devotional exercises, led by W. S. phases of city union work will be dis cussed by Endeavorers: Among the Seamen," Mrs. William Young of San Diego; City Missions" Rev. c. s. Ma son of Los Angeles; Missionary EX- tension" Norman McKellar of San Francisco; Among the Street Railway Men" E. c. Gilbert of Oakland.
 Miss Belle P. Mason of San Diego will follow with an address on The Hope of the Nation" after which "The Christian Endeavorer-His Home, His Country, His Church, His Goodwill be discussed by Rev. F. H. Maar of Redwood City. George P. Lowell of Oakland, J. c. F. MacInness of Oak land and L. T. Hatfield of Sacramento.
 A missionary parliament will then be conducted by Miss Mindora L. Berry of San Francisco.
 At Friday evenings session Rev. Will liam A. Gardner of San Francisco will speak on Christ, the Master Builder" and Rev Wayland Hoyt ,- ohiladel- phia on His Workmen."
 Saturday morning Rev. D. R. Dille will conduct the Quiet Hour," after which the floating societies will be tee and it's reports will occupy an hour. to be followed by Lessons in Personal Work by Rev. Joseph Smale of this city.
 c. s. Montford of Pasadena will con duct a patriotic song service at the opening of the afternoon service, to be followed by reports of committees, business matters and election of offi- cers.
 To the Rev. MT. Wayland Hoyt trustee of the United Society, has been delegated the task of presenting Nashville '9S." This will be followed by "Denominational Rallies."
 The final business session will be held Saturday evening, with an address on 'The Christ of To-Day" by Rev. E. R. Dille.
 Sunday morning will open with six sunrise prayer meetings in as many different churches. The delegates will then attend the Sunday schools and churches of their choice. In the after noon there will be evangelistic services for intermediates and juniors at the various churches.
 The convention will close Sunday evening with devotional exercises led by Rev. Warren F. Day of this city; an address by Rev. MT. Hoyt, and the usual consecration service by Leonard Mer- Till.
 Arrangements are completed for a large gathering. A special train with 300 delegates is expected from San Francisco and vicinity