s
he finished his last remark as they had never seen there before. They
realized they were in the presence of a divine man, and their natures
had been touched by his discourse.

After a pause Penloe said: "My father left me property which brings me
an income sufficient to make me independent of receiving financial
support from those we intend to address."

After further talk in regard to perfecting arrangements, it was decided
that Barker and Brookes should go to Los Angeles and arrange for Penloe
and Stella to speak on Thursday evening of the following week. The
committee of arrangements in Los Angeles saw the need of securing the
largest hall in the city, for the city dailies had taken up the matter
of their coming and dwelt upon it, so that interest in the subject
combined with curiosity to see and hear two such remarkable personages
caused the committee to do their best to provide accommodations for the
large crowd they expected. Before the time for opening the meeting every
seat in the large hall had been taken and standing room was all that was
left, and that even was taken by the time the meeting was opened.

The Mayor of Los Angeles opened the meeting in the following language:

"It gives me great pleasure this evening to see before me this large and
intelligent audience. I am proud to think that this audience before me
to-night has demonstrated the wisdom and good sense of the leaders of
the C.I. in selecting this city, above all others in this State, to open
the campaign for the C.M. In order that you may feel better acquainted
with the persons who will address you to-night, I will let you into a
little secret which came to me in a very indirect way. It seems that the
gentleman and lady who are on the platform were about to start on their
wedding tour through the Oriental countries, and they had received the
gift of a handsome sum of money to defray their traveling expenses; but
when Los Angeles and other places sent pressing invitations to them to
speak they gave up their wedding tour and returned the money to the
giver in order that they might be able to accept the call which you and
other cities have given them. I must say, in justice to the giver, it
was subsequently returned. They are here at their own expense, they
receive no remuneration whatever. I tell you this so you may appreciate
their nobility and fidelity of character, their honesty of purpose in so
grand a cause. Ladies and gentlemen, I now h