The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-08-14
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR CONVENTION.
An Interesting Account OF the Great Convention at Los
Angeles, which Miss Helen Whistler of Leon, Attended

(The following very interesting
account of the trip to California and
the International Christian Endeav-
or Convention held at Los Angeles,
California, was written by Miss Helen
Whistler, of Leon, and sent to the &.
e. society of Leon before whom it
was read, and we are pleased to
publish it so that all our readers
can enjoy it,
Glcndora, Calf, 7-15-13.
Dear Endeavors: AS the great In
ternational convention has now clos
ed and I am settled at Glendora for
the remainder of my vacation, l will
attempt to give you an outline OF our
trip and the great convention. l
would like to go into details but
space will not permit. To say we all
enjoyed the trip and convention
would be a mild expression indeed.
We left Omaha the night of the
Fourth on a special train over the
Rock Island. We were scheduled to
arrive at Colorado Springs, Colorado,
our nrst stop, at l p. m. of July 5,
but were nearly three hours late.
Upon arrival the delegates immedi-
ately started out for sightseeing,
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other. However, the Iowa bunch al
ways stayed together, and we board
ed car for Manitou to visit the
soda and iron springs, arriving
back to the car at bed time, staying
there over night. The next morning,
the 9Th, we received orders our
train would not leave until 1856, so
we again went out to Manitou as
some of the ministers wished an ex-
ira drink from the soda fountain.
Leaving the Springs over the d. &
r. G.. we passed through the Royal
Gorge that afternoon about 4 o'clock.
Just before reaching the Gorge, at
Canyon City we took on an observa-
ton car, and that was crowded to
the limit, for We were met at the
Springs by other delegates, being
fourteen cars on our train, estimated
800 people. There were two Sec
lions of our train sent out from the
Springs, and we were on section two.
We certainly enjoyed that trip along
the Gorge, and maybe you think the
cameras were not kept busy for
awhile. When we were nearly through
the Gorge a shower of rain came up
and drove us all into the closed cars.
Our next stop was at Salt Lake City,
and we were scheduled to arrive
there the morning of the 9TH, but
were quite late and did not arrive
until about o'clock in the after
noon, and that was most too late for
much sightseeing. However, we were
fortunate by having in company with
us one of the travelling passenger
agents, of Chicago, who did not
spare any pains in trying to make
the trip pleasant for us and accom-
modating us in every way possible,
so when he saw we were to arrive so
late at Salt Lake he wired ahead and
made arrangements for our enter
tainment that evening, which all OF
us certainly appreciated and feel
grateful to him for. Upon arriving
we straightway boarded cars for the
great lake where we spent a few
hours bathing in the salt water and
enjoying the beautiful scenery. We
arrived back into the city promptly
at 8 o'clock at the great Mormon tab
ernacle where everything was in
readiness for our entertainment.
This is certainly beautiful building
surrounded with high stone wall.
There was a teachers convention in
session in this city at that time and
arrangements had been made to en-
terrain the teachers and Endeavor
delegates at the same time, so We
were admitted only by badge. If one
did not have on a badge they were
not admitted without paying. How
ever, the Iowa badge was very con-
spicuous. Each state had a different
badge, but, of course, we thought
ours was the prettiest. I cannot de-
scribe to you the beauty of this mag
nificent structure, with seating
capacity of 10000, and it was almost
filled that evening. The choir was
composed of 500 voices. And Oh!
that great pipe organ, l don't think
half of it would, go inside of our
little church at home. The instruc-
tor of this chorus is Prof Stephens,
a Welchman, who came to Salt Lake
when about twelve years of age, and
was reared in the Mormon church,
now being an old man, nearly so
years of age, and the strange part of
it is, he has never married. The fol-
lowing is the programme as was car
ried out:
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William G. Give, accompanied by
Clifford c. Give.
Baritone solo-"The Pioneers,
Horace S. Ensign.
Great organ 'w
(a)-A Grand Selection from
-~"Cavaleria Rusticapa."
)-Andantino- My Wife,"
Prof. J. J. Mcclellan.
Soprano solo-''Fierce Flames Are
Soaring" II Trovatore, by Emma
Ramsey Morris. .
eIection-Sextette from Lucia"
Tabernacle choir, New York Tour
Choir, Soloists and Great Organ.
Selection allelqjah from Mes
siah,' Tabernacle choir and Great
Organ. ~ s-. ...
This ended the programme and we
returned to our train a few minutes
before time to leave the city at mid
night, going from there direct to Los
Angeles over the Salt Lake Route.
Our time, while on the train was
spent visiting each others car, each
state having separate car, and SER
vices were held twice day, first in
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