Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-09

his address, stood corrected when he
said, Your president has chosen me OF
the desert to address you," to which
the president corrected him by saying
From the desert, not of the desert"
Rev. Mr.. Driver smiled and gathered
his forces, saying in part:
1.-THE desert has been annihilated. A
desert is a barren place and unproduc-
tive, but we have nothing like that now
in Nevada. We have one of the most
remarkable countries on the western
continent.
Mines Make Mllllonaires
"Out of half dozen mines of Nevada
San Francisco has got large per cent
of her capital used there. There are a
half dozen men who were compare
lively poor short time ago who are
now millionaires in Nevada, and If the
prosperity continues there will be 10C
millionaires before many years.
within three years 500 miles Of rail-
roads have been built in Nevada. Ex-
pensive smelters have been put up and
like improvements contributed to the
growth of the mining towns.
"But some of the towns have no
churches or Sunday schools. A few
Christians scattered here and there are
subjects Of congratulation. But with all
the adverse conditions the so-called
desert is blossoming like the rose.
"F'iwe years ago / was the only
pastor within a large territory, and
now we have the gospel preached over
a radius of many thousands of square
miles. The Episcopalians are among
the most aggressive workers in Nevada
in establishing churches and Sunday
schools. The Methodist people have
staid in the field when the religious
interests were very low, and now that
there Is a revival in church work the
denomination is receiving its just
recompense for remaining in the field
through adversely.
"I think that there is one of the
most inviting fields to establish con-
vention in Nevada. have acted as q
spy to look over the country, and have
dreamed that the work would grow Sc
that we could have convention of ouI
own in ten years. But the prospects are
now that we shall see the realization
before that time.
"One Los Angeles business man said:
Let me know what your possibilities
are and will help you. The business
men see the opportunity. The COM
mercial and material sides are united
in this work. And now the demand fol
the spiritual side is the greatest con-
quest"
Rev. r. H. Emmett spoke on "South.
ern California Evangelistic Echoes,
following which Rev. w. l.. Tucker
spoke on ".The Spiritual Foundation
for the Young Peoples Work. Espe'
cially as to Giving"
Owing to a defect In the lights In
the main auditorium the session last
evening was held In Berean hall. All
during the evening the lights went
out spasmodically, but did not inter-
rupt the service. The session was
opened by a short song service. fol-
lowing which a rising vote OF thanks
was rendered DR.. Kingsley and Mr.
Paul, who had charge OF the music.
Speaker Is III
Rev. w. b. Hinson, who was to have
spoken, was compelled to be absent
on account of illness and his place
was filled by Rev. Albert Hatcher
Smith Of Pasadena. DR.. Smith pre-.
faced his sermon by speaking on the
young peoples societies. He said:
II want to congratulate the young
people of today that they live In this
twentieth century. The nineteenth
century will go down to history as
one OF the physical sciences, but this
twentieth century Will 80 down witt