Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-10
HONOR FOUNDER
OF ENDEAvORERS
RALLIES HELD FOR WORLD
WIDE PRESIDENT
REV. Mr.. CLARK WANTS MILLION
NEW MEMBERS
Visitor rendered Banquet at First
Congregational church-Lauds
South for Prohibition and
Temperance

Rev. Francis E. Clark, president and
founder of the world wide Christian
Endeavor movement, arrived in Los
Angeles yesterday, and in his honor
two Christian Endeavor rallies were
held. At o'clock in the evening a
banquet was rendered him at the First
Congregational church. It was at
tended largely by the members of the
City union, and at o'clock the ban
queters marched to the Emmanuel
Presbyterian church, where Christian
Endeavor rally was held
Dr. Clark is making a tour of the
United States in the interest of the
movement, and arrived in Pasadena
shortly after midnight yesterday morn
ing and left last night on the night
train for San Diego, where he will
speak tomorrow.
At the banquet last evening Arthur
Cater, City union president, presided,
introducing Rev. A. S. Phelps as toast
master. Paul c. Brown gave the inVo-
cation and greetings We're extended by
Rev. e. R. Brown in behalf of the
Baptist Young People oliver o. Clark
for the Methodist Young People and
by Rev. Hugh K. Walker for the En-
deayorers. DR.. John Willis Baer re-
sponded and DIR. Clark made an adj
dress.
Long before the hour of the rally
every available seat not reserved for
the banqueters was taken and many
persons were turned away. ]. p. Wells,
county president, presided. Rev. r. A.
Haddon conducted the devotional. serv-
ice and Rev. William Horace Day well
coined DIR. Clark in behalf of the En-
deavorers Short addresses were made
by Neil E. Monroe of Sacramento, gem
eral secretary, and Harry H. Godber,
state president DR.. John Willis Baer
made a numerous address.
DIR. Clark was greeted with continued
applause and the Chautauqua salute by
the audience, which arose en- masse.
DIR. Clark spoke in an enthusiastic
manner of the work done by the En-
deavorers in Los Angeles since his last
visit here eight years ago.
"Your city has not only doubled, but
has trebled it's population" said DR..
Clark. 1 don't believe that there is any
other city in the world of which this
can be said. One way that you have
increased your Christian Endeavor
work is in the quiet hour-the practice
of the presence of God California is
remarkable and unique for the number
of older EndeaVorers. Older Endeav-
orers should not turn their backs on
the work. I pray to God that all your
sister states may take knowledge of
you and profit by your example.
II should cite the splendid work be-
ing accomplished in the south for tenn
perance. I Travelled 1000 miles in the
south in perfectly dry area. They
are doing wonders there.
Prayer is something and we have
had a good example. The upbuilding
of the Christian Endeavor has been
| largely due to the quiet hour. This
has been one of the factions in tho
awakening of the civic conscience to
| the need of better laws and enforc-
| ing those laws when they are on the
statute book. For twenty years the
Endeayorers have been preaching good
citizenship.
I'm Los Angeles I understand that
you have set the mark for 1910 for the
population at 100000. 1 like that spirit
that sets a mark and then realizes it..
l am going to propose rally cry for
the Endeavorers for 1911-then we will
be thirty years old as an organiza-
tlon-and that cry will be for a mil
lion new members throughout the
world. 1t is a great order, but we
should strive for great things. 1t will
not mean simply a million new names,
million conversions, but a million
votes, for If the young women don't
have votes they will have voters and
they will pray as they vote and vote
as they pray"