Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-10
GREAT CONVENTION
FIGURES SHOWING THE srRCNerH
or rHC SOCIETY
There Are 40 Sccis in HELL" Con.
fldcntlI Declares 0nc Of the
speakers.
~ Teiesfrrh 70 the NseAi
IunENsE s.ruEntNu.
one OF tho Largest Religious CouNcn.
tians Ever uetd.

one Of the Largest Ueiirious CoaNcu.
tians Ever ueid.
MtNNEAtpLfs, July g.--rhe great
convention Of the Young Peoples So.
cirty n' Christian Endeavor was called
10 order iatr this afternoon. Addrrfscs
u welcome were made hy Frank II.
Dsuicls, chairman Of the local commit
tee, Rev. u. Is. French, on hclialf ~
the Minneapolis pastors, and Rev. Df.
Robert Christie for the nAsi0fs ~ ~.
Paul. John Il. Elliott, local secretary
VI tho y. NJ. &. A., concluded the adj
dfrssU. of Welcome. The convention
l. the largest ever held by Tire Ch'istl.B
IndcavOr societies, aud one Of the
largest religious conventions ever held.
The advancing hosts have been CONF
iug NIL thc week, aud stlll others are
coming tonight. The auditorium NJ
tho convention hall has been heRGti.
fully decorated Tor tho occasion. A
thousand seats for the chorus wcrr
| banked up hack " tho stage, ani
! 1900 seats Tor the audience were
ON tho main floor and la the
gallery. Fully 10000 persons wcro
In the hall when President Clark
raped for Orlcr. This afternoon the
onycntiun brgan with "a grand mN.
chorus, singing can Hail the Power
Of J,tus Nnmc.D Addt,sscs u welcome
10y the gentlemen named above were re-
I spondcd 10 by Rev. DIR. George n.
Wclls u Montreal, who also extended
an Invitation to meet next time Ia
/ Montreal.
AZ TIiE EvrsiSG SESSION.
Row. Ds. q. 70. Tiffany presided, aud
/ began the formal session by having the
/ Twcuiy.thiri Palm repeated 10y the
audience u la.0Op, after which Rev.
/ l.. q. Spcafo led Ia prayer. After song
service the annual report % General
/ Secretary liacr. ~ Boston was rcnd.
The following excerpts taken form II
showed that one year ago the member
ship record was 4 ,Ol3 s0nlotics, an IN.
crease over the previous year OF a3il.
There are now 1924 societies fcgu.
larly reported. From across the water
~ report. There afu others not yet
heard from. England has e societies
Australia ~, ludih -, Turkey u aud
| China Z. In Canada there are
$50. This banner for the state,
Territory OF Province fhowinc the
largest percentage of gain IL awarded a.
tho Territory of Oklahoma, British
Columbia being second. The tanner
for the greatest aggregate gain goes 10
P.nnsy ivania, that state having gainud
6ij local societies during the year.
Growth l. reported In Junior ursaniEi.
lions, on which SIS societies nfo ~.
ported, Illinois leading with ~.
rlrrc Rru four floating societies on
United states mcn'Of.war.
Among the denominations, pr,hby.
tcfinnr have 1919 societies; Congfcgh-
tionalistu, aii5; Bap,istH, s3sl; Meth.
odisis, .0is, ami Christians (difciplrsl,
sol. As Ia individual members, the
growth l. marvellous. A. the convrn.
ton Of 1855 the report showed $4,000
members; In 1850 there wcrc isb u1n;
In 1890 thup were bln,u11, nnd now
tho ssolctic. have an aggregate mem.
befship % l,OOs, $50 members. II IL
known that 5000 members Of the
societies have become church members
within n year.
Ira ID. Sankey, tho famous ovRngel.
1T singer, sang "rhrOw Out the Life
Line" after which President Clark
was introduced NJ "Fathor EndeavOfn
CLARK, amid enthusiasm, aud delivered
his annual address.
PRESIDENT CLARK
for his annual address took the tonic
"Fldelity aud fellowship" He spoke
iiFst Of the baAis OF tho movement, and
said the two elements that prr-emln.
emily marked the history " IN. society
were fidelity 10 tho local church %
which each society ani member be.
longed, aud fellowship ccmsnted by a
common name, common VOWS aud
common methods OF scfvice-fellOw.
ship tina, was exemplifivd by this mag.
niiicent assembly,
"Fidelity aud friendship" said he,
"may win the world for Christ. Tho
society from It's birth has stood un.
swervingly for fidelity 10 tho Church
OF God and tho local church. Now, n
million young hearts IN thirty do.
denominations Ia every realm NJ the
globc--thc day has come when Chris
tian followship II an inspiring reality"
The time has come, he thought not
10 simply accept II IN an easy going
wAy--thi- Interchangeable 10 stand
M for Ito glory la II 10 the cross "
Christ. He maintained that this was
, their duty because every church would
be- stronger because Of this fellowship.
He believed II impossible 10 estimate
the value " such n meeting NJ thls-as
well try 10 compute the value OF sun.
Hight or the worth Of dow, or
the commercial value u rain. The
convention would never adjourn.
This fellowship which these days OF
holy communion would cement should
flow back In refreshing rllls Of spiritual
power 20 the churches In every State
and territory and province between
tho two oceans; and even 10 the church
across tho soas the electric thrill Of
this fellowship would go, aud wherever
Il went Il would carry strength anu
cheer. Tho united strength OF the com.
mon enemy demanded that Christians
oppose 10 him the united strength OF
common fellowship.
"rhefe arc no seois In hell" said
he. "l.ot not the children VI the pit
be wiser than the children Of light"
President Clark deprecated not the
denominations but the spirit that
would perpetuate differences and pro.
mOto rivalries. In the name "Chtiutian
Endeavor" common bond OF union
Ia found. lie pleaded for inter'de'
nominatlonal aud International fell
lnwship Of societies because Christ
commau'led II aud prayed for II.
a number Of telegmms were read,
among them nne from Bishop Vincent
regTutting his liability 70 br present
owing TO illneaa. i'ev. DR.. Tiffany