Show C MEET great conference a at t san francisco PAN SA ANGLICAN CONGRESS important subject before a noted con conference ference ties corrections fusion FUS 1011 S AN franci cisco july uly 8 special the mechanics pavilion and woodwards pavilion were crowded to suffocation this morning at the simultaneous welcome meetings that signalized signalizes the formal opening of the sixteenth al convention of the society of christian endeavor the welcoming hand for tho the city churches and pastors was extended by rev J K mclean D D of oakland an rev mackenzie D D of san francisco while governor james 11 II budd spoke for the state and mayor james D phelan for the city suitable responses were made by representative delegates after which president dark clark of boston delivered his annual address and general secretary baer p presented read re td the report of the organization this latter set forth thit that the growth of the society during the past year had kept pace with that of previous years the number of young oung peoples endeavor societies in in bho united states state s is nearly twenty seven thousand or with the junior intermediate mothers and senior societies the total is nearly thirty eight thousand 1 the be number of societies in the entire world approximates with a total membership of over three million this is the record of sixteen years ears the society having been brought into existence at a small meeting held in portland maine 1881 this afternoon denominational rallies were held in twenty local churches the following bein being among the presidents of the respective meetings rev J F cowan D D pittsburg rev 0 E eberman lancaster pa rev ev D davies DD D D oshkosh wis bishop W B derrick new york rev kev J B colbert D D washington 1 D C rev J C kelly D P D birmingham ala prof william P taylor birmingham ala rev prof metzger lafayette ore rev E S mckittrick pasa dena call cal rev LI T S conning caledonia ont On tRev rev geo C adams D D san francisco rev J M lowden olneyville Olne R I 1 rev thomas newlin newberg edberg ew berg breaud ore and aud rev W S coslin son eon D D sacramento tonight at the two pavilions the session will be devoted to the consideration of the relations of the christian en deavor to social purity to the saloon to sabbath observance and to good literature |