Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-11
FOR 1HEBENEFIT Or NAN
That Il the Aim OF the Christian
EndeaycP Movement.
TRANSACTIONS OF The CONVENTION
Secretary BAsr's Report of The Progress
Of the sseiesy Barring the Past
Year - Deesnaiai Exereisss
held Yesterday

evening session OF the Christian Endeav-
or convention Thursday was begun bY a
half hoar praise service By the Twin
City Christian Ende2vor chorus Rev.
Dr. o. H. Tiffany presided during the
evening. and began the formal session
by having the twenty-third Psalm re-
peated by the audience OF f2,0e0, after
" hieh Rev. l.. e.. speare led ia prayer
After singing Nearer. My God, 10
Thee" the annual report Of General
Secretary j. W Baer, of Boston, was
read A synopsis Is as follows:
one year ago the membership records showed
ll.1ls societles IA increase over the previous
year a 5 5fl societies. There are aow Is IA
eseties regularly reported Three hundred and
seven societies are reported from across the
water there are others from whoa we have
not heard England has is societies, Australia.
-; India. %; Turkey. IL and China. z The
ave heading Can sdi.n provinces report - fol-
lows: Ontario ss8 societies; Nova Scotia. 155;
Quebec, d. New brunssiek &c; and British
Columbia -. tn All Canada there SO
societies. fhe i've leading states are: New
York. 2358 SOCIETIES; Pennsy syaniz. 1 sn3;
Ohio, 1901. Illinois, 1 v43 and number Of 9th
ers close behind The banner FOR the state
territory or province showing the largest per-
centagc OF gain II awarded 10 the territory Of
Oklahoma British Columbia Is second. Nova
Scotia third. Virginia close fourth and Ala
hama. Arkansas and Mississippi, with the same
ratio. take NTH
Another banner was decided on last year for
the greatest aggregate gain. and Pennsylvania.
having gained 90 local societies. will hold that
banner Tor one year New Yefk Is second with
b5S. Iowa has Increased her list ESQ. Ohio 80.
and Kansas 2ss. Kansas reports more gain
Than the entire membership The
nrst ave years Town, city aad dis
trict unions have been formed with
much beneat. Philadelphia has a union with
iss societies. Chicago 100 New York city 81 ST.
Louis s. and Brooklyn IS. There are four
floating societies on Iaea o. war
Great growth Is reported II the junior organ
izsJions. oi which So societies are reported
Illinois leads with IL.
Among denominations the Presbyterians
have 40i9 Christian Eudeavor societies: Con
sregstionalists, 35O; Baptists. zssi: Metho-
dists, LOS; and Christians tDlsciplesl. sol AS
10 Individual members the growth Is mar
yelous. Al Philadelphia IN 1855 $1,000 mem
bers reported; al Chicago. 1854 $500; al 81
Louis last year. 5000; and the 1874 To-
CO, societies have LOS 80 members.
But numerical growth Is not all; the great
good that has resulted 20 all these and 10 those
with whom they have come Into contact is OF
infinitely greater importance No money is
collected from the societies.; ali expenses be-
INK paic from the sale OF badges literature and
printing for local societies Eighty-two thou
sand five hundred members of the societies be-
came church members within the year.
Ira ID. SanlSey. the famous evangelist
singer. sung Throw Out the Life Line. f"
The introduction of President F. E.
Clark, whom DIR. Tiffany introduced
a. Father Endeavor" Clark, was the
signal for quick waving of handker-
chiefs that showed how dear he is to
all members of the societies He spoke
on the topic. Fidelity and Fellow
ship" Rev. DIR. o. Ii. Tiffany spoke
briefly. and after Ira ID. Sankey had
sung Ninety and Nine" the night SEES
sion closed
MISNEAPoLIs. July t0.-The ''decen-
NAL day of the Christian Endeavor
societies was opened at $50 a IN. by q
half-hour prayer meeting led by Will
liam Shaw, treasurer of the united so
cieties, Boston. The regular session
was announced for o'clock, but il was
nearly half an hour later before it
was called to order. There were fully
$1,000 delegates present. The opening
hymn was This Is My Story" Rev.
DIR. ;. VI. Ware, of Omaha. read from
III. Corinthians vi Rev. DIR. Mcmillan,
of Allegheny City. Pa, offered prayer
and another hymn was sung. President
Clark then announced the membership
of the committees on resolutions, nom
nations and greetings.
The free parliament on the theme:
What the Society Has Done" gave
the delegates their first opportunity OF
participating directly in the proceed
ings. and they made the most of it All
over the hall delegates were on their
feet with suggestions as to the
work of the society. The chairman
pointed out one after the other
and they came SO fast aud the re
sponses of the audience were so quick
that each remark seemed the signal foi
fresh burst OF applause Socia
bility. evangelistic effort, support
OF the pastor, conversion Of souls
dav amnsements and many other
points were brought out in quick sue
eession. gainesville tO.) societies re
ported that they had closed all the
saloons in their town Kansa.
reported that i6e societies hae
been instrGme stal in over l.o0'
conversions. One ST Louis society
supports mission Sunday-schoo
of over 1000 children Nebraska re
ported an organization in every city
town and village in the state Indiana
societies have dropped straw berry festi
walls and gives the same money 70
missions.
Then came the formal.addresses of Tn,
morning. which took the form of
symposium on the theme: What TIT
Society May Do" Rev. Dr. +. y. Hol
man. OF this city. laid down what h
conceived to De the principles govern
ing the relations OF The society 10 tn
pastor.
TThe Young Peoples Society ~ Christian En
a. svor i ona OF the most remarkable move
merits ~ the Age us membership embracing
~ 10 does. one sixfictt Il the population Of N
United states n - snown in every civtl
tied cuunfry 90 tbs aiobe and comprises
in all flS00 societies The first societ
of Christian sndeavcr was forued Feerusr
1854. az Portland Ne. 10 Willis
ten church. BY its pastor. Rev. r +. Clark
wss established Ter The t-aining OF young cos
vcrts in ths dutt-s ~ church membership; :
promote an earnest Christian uf- among u
raernhers - increase their mutual acqasin'
sne- ard 70 make seem more useful IN -
ssrvice n Cod There has been no svcrvin
frerl this purpose; a. societies are row doid
lust Mat the original enc vas organized 10 "a
TIE irst sueiefT proving . s'icces% other
we're formed so that when the first aaniserSar
~ TIE wilson church society VAS celebrate
"a Jure. Isa there ~as total meu
rershfp IA the different churches
Portland - al TIE Tnfted Scciet