The San Francisco call., 1899-05-20

First Congregational Church, San Fran
clco, brought comfort to many restless
spirits. DR.. Adams answered the many
puAzing. perplexing questions aptly and
satisfactorily.
Dr. Clark, the reverend founder of the
order, followed, speaking on THE Quiet
Hour DR.. Clark in convincing phrase
spoke piIs of the. Fifteen minutes alone with
God and dilated upon the wonderful
blessing Of communing with the Maker;
w. G. Alexander's address, What We
owe to Our Intermediates and Juniors,
was filed with noble thoughts and con-
tanned an earnest plea to save the Jun
ior from drifting away. Many. Jun
iors," Mr.. Alexander explained. when
feel they are too old for Juniors and too
weak to grapple with the earnest pur-
poses of the Seniors. We must keep them
from drifting from out the circle. of good
lRiuenees, and that is the especlal WoFk
OF the intermediates.
The Chinese children from the San
francisco mission interrupted for pleas
ant moment the solemnity of the proceed.
ings. and In childish treble sang hymns Of
praise and patriotic songs.
Rev. T. b. Cherington of the Plymouth
congregational Church told of the Mis-
sion of Christian Literature" and happily
commended the fact that the horrible,
realistic fin-de,-secle literature was
such as "Pigrim's Progress and the
works of Thomas a Kempis destined to
live forever.
Alter q prayer ana De0eQlCIlOn Dy fNeN
V. L. Fulton of the First United Presby-
terian Church of Alameda the Endeavor-
ers separated into small gatherings to at
tend the various following open parlia-
ments":
Presidents" George P Lowell, State presi-
dent; Secretaries" Francis w. Reid state
secretary ',Treasurers. j. A. Wiles, state
vice. president asf missions sp Mindora L. Berry
Fresno: Tenth Legion r. w. Fem, super
intendent Of Tenth Legion; Press and Good
if.ara aft.rs ali ,fy,4s ,fa1
good literature; citizenship and Temperance. I"
l.; T. Hatfield, superintendent OF citizenship;
Lookout Committee, " J. H. Lawrence, sacra-
State vice president: Hotel and Railroad
Work" E. G. Gilbert, superintendent of rail-
road work; Transportation. Lester B. Smith
San Francisco; Junior and Intermediate" ="
Belle p Mason. superintendent of intermediate
and Junior; Floating Work. H F. Eden, San
francisco; Whatsoever Committee" c. M
Whitney, San Francisco.
The evening session of the convention
was largely devotional. Like last night
the big hall was packed, and the police
earned many unkind looks for its enforce
ment of the ordinance providing that all
aisles and exits be kept clear. Rev. L. A
Woods, DID, of the First Baptist Church
of San Francisco, delivered a short SER
mon, dealing with the responsibilities of
Christian EndeaVorers.
Rev. Father" Clark, whose presence is
always the signal for a salute, spoke from
the convention that the national gather
ing of the society was to be held in De-
troit in July, and that California send as
large delegation as possible, as all the
States were anxious to return the gener-
osity shown by California in '97 at the
San Francisco convention. The speaker
dwelt at length upon the need of En-
deavorers abiding by the pledge required
of them to do their whole duty to God
and man. He advised them not to be car
r1ed away by enthusiasm and ostentation,
but to follow closely the vocation to
which they were called
Rev. c. Pierce of Los Angeles dealt with
the subject fGiving' to Cod, and "Oppor-
tunitY' was the theme of Rev. G.. c. Ad-
ans Of San Francisco. The latter speaker
said that the true creed of all Christian
Endeavor was embraced in his text The
opportunity was at hand. the fields are
white unto harvest and the world looks
to the Endeavorers to gather in the
sheaves.
The session was brought 10 a close with
prayer and benedction by Rev. ]. c.
Edwards of the Los Angeles African NJ
IL. church