Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-23
VOGT DECLARES
FOR Los ANGELES
VISITING ENDEAV0RER FAV0RS
ANGEL CITY
Is Greatly Impressed With Southern
Metropolis as Place for Hold
ing Big Convention
in 1907

"If were to vote tonight for the
meeting place of the Christian En-
deaVor convention Los Angeles would
be my CHOICE" was the declaration
of Won Ogden Voat of Boston, general
secretary of the United Christian En-
deavor society, last evening at the
opening of the Christian Endeavor In
stitute at the First Congregational
church. The statement was greeted
with prolonged applause.
Mr.. Vogt is very much pleased with
California and is looking the field over
regarding the financial and entertain
ment features of the city for the inter-
national convention of 1907. He says
that he is very much pleased with the
Christian Endeavorers in California.
At the session last evening Mr.. Vogt
stated in a clear and concise manner
the aims of the society in it's four great
endeavors, namely: To secure a million
new Christian endeavorers; a million
new church goers: a million new church
members and million new dollars for
denominational missions.
To Interest Young Folk
He advocated the establishment of
auxiliaries in the societies under the
supervision of the pastors to reach the
young people who would not join the
society and in a superficial way bring
them into contact with the work Of the
society.
I'VE cannot win young people to the
worship of God unless we are there in
the house Of Cod" said Mr.. Vogt. Our
membership in the Christian Endeavor
society incites loyalty to the individual
church and denomination"
Mr.. Vogt closed with a plea for per-
sonal conservation in bringing to sue
cessful issue the work undertaken by
the society.
Prof. Rayner w. Kelsey of Whittier
college took for his theme Sermons of
Everyday Life" He spoke as young
man to young people and brought to
them. He said:
THE great sermons are those of
everyday life. The greatest ideal is to
preach the life that will be a sermon
to those about us. Not to look holy,
but to act holy.
THE good Christian lives that 1 have
met that have helped me to be better
rnan are my rosary. 1 can tell the
beads on the lives of those friendships
and worship my God at the shrine of
those good friends"
Music was rendered by the interme-
diate male quartet, Mrs. r. H. Bacon
and Mrs. Brown.
The session will open at o'clock this
morning with F. D. R. Moote pre-
siding. Rev. A B. Prichard will lead
the Bible study, which will be followed
by several conferences.
Echo Meeting Today
Leon V. Shaw will lead the "Balti-
more echo meeting at the afternoon
session.
At noon today a luncheon will be
given at the Lankershim in honor of
Mr.. vogt. at which the clergymen of
the city will be guests.
Following the afternoon session a
banquet will be served in the social hall
of the First Congregational church at
s o'clock, at which F. D. r. Moote will
be toastmaster. Won Ogden Vogt, DR..
A. S. Kelly and Rev. A. S. Phelps will
speak.
Rev. Levi D. Barr will lead the
prayer and praise service at 7:9O o'clock
this evening. at which service Mr.. Vogt
will make an address.
The institute will close with the SER
vice commencing at 2:3O O'Clock tomor-
row afternoon.