The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-10
FOR GOD AND CHURCH
Meeting of Christian Endeayor
Delegates at Minneapolis.
TWELVE THOUSAND PRESENT.
Stirring Addresses by President Clark
and others-Remarkabie Growth
of the Society.

AISsEAPoLIs. July s.-Ths great convention
OF the Young Peoples Society of Christian En-
deayor wss called to order this afternoon. Ag-
dresses OF welcome were made by Frank r.
Daniels. chairman of the local committee; Rev.
r. b. French, on behalf Of the Minneapolis
pastors, and Rev. DR.. Robert Christie, for the
pastors of St Paul. John B. Elliott, local sec
rotary of the Y. NJ. c. A. concluded the ad-
dresses of welcome.
The convention Is the largest ever held by the
Christian Endeayor societies and one of the
largest religious conventions ever held The
advancing hosts have been coming ali the week
and still others are coming tonight The audi
forum OF the convention hall has been beauti-
fully decorated for the occasion. thousand
seats for eherubs were built ND back of the
stage and twelve thousand seats for the audi
ence were on the main ioor and in the gallery
Fully 10000 persons were in the hall when
President Clark raped for order this afternoon.
The convention began with q grand mass
chorus singing: "All Hail the Power of Jesus
Name" The addresses OF welcome by the gen.
tlemen named were responded to eloquently by
Rev. DR.. George Wells, of Montreal, who also
extended an invitation TO meet the next time in
Montreal.
At the evening session, Rev. DR.. o. R. Tiffany
presided and began formal session by having
the twenty-third Psalm recited BY an audience
OF 2,OUo, after which Rev. L. g. Speare led in
F-eS~-- <NsSA ZIG rOAS sSEFIce TIE hQuuak re-
port OF General Secretary Baer, OF Boston, was
read The following extracts are taken from ii:
One year ago the membership record showed
1l.uSS societies. an increase over the previous
year OF 334l. There are now 1924 societies
regularly reported From across the water 307
report There are others not yet heard from.
England has II societies, Australia So India 8,
turkey IL ana China z. In Canada there are
s-s- Inc banner for the state, territory or prov
ince showing the largest percentage of gain 10
awarded TO the territory OF Oklahorna, British
Columbia being second. The banner for the
greatest aggregate of gain goes to Penn
syiSania, that state having gained CAS-
local societies during the year Great growth
is reported in the junior organizations, of which
500 societies are reported, Illinois leading with
H. There are four floating societies on United
states men-of-war. Among the denominations
the rssoyterians have 4,019 societies, the Con-
gregatonalists 3,545, the Baptists 1881 the
Methodlsts 2.o6s and the Christians (Disciples)
SUI As 70 individual members, the growth is
marvellous. At the convention of 1855 the re-
port shows $4,000 members. In 1889 there were
$4,000; in 1880 there were 10000 and now the
societies nave an aggregate of 10, SQ0,Sq0 men,
bers. 1t is known that 1900 members of the
societies have become church members within
year.
Ira d. Sankey, the famous evangelist singer.
sang Throw Out the Life Line" after which
President Clark was introduced as Father En-
deayor, and amid enthusiasm delivered his
annual address. He had chosen for his topic
Fidelity and Fellowship"
He spoke frs. OF the basis of the movement
and SAID the two elements that pre-emineutly
marx the history OF society are: Fidelity to the
local church of which each society is a mem
Der, and fellowship cemented by a common
name, common VOWS and common methods of
seryice-a fellowship that 10 exsmplifed by this
magnificent assembly. Fidelity and fellowship
may win the world for Christ The society
from its birth had stood unswervingly for fdei-
1ty TO the church Of God and the local church
Now there are million young hearts in thirty
The day has come when Christian fellowship is
an inspiration. The time has come, not to
simply accept, in an easy-going way, this in
neritance, but to stand for it-yes, to glory IN
1t, as We glory in the cross of Christ" He
maintained that this Is their duty, because
every church will be stronger because of this
t ,e s.,i.,. He He believed i. impossible
ing as this. GAS well try to compute the
value OF sunlight, or the worth of
dew or the commercial value of rain This con-
which these days of holy communion will ce-
ment shall flow back in refreshing rills of spir-
ituai power to the churches in every state and
territory and province between the two oceans.
and even TO the churches across the seas tbis
electric thrill of this fellowship will 90. and
wherever 1t goes 1t will carry strength and
cheer; The united strength OF the common en-
envy demands that We oppose to him the united
strength OF this common fellowship.
n nnefe tbs are oh no sects in hell: Let
n wiser e than 'h sSs children IL the Of pit Be
President Clark deprecated not denominations.
but the spirit that would perpetuate Inference
and promote rivaries. In the name of "Chris
tlan endeavor," common bond of union ia
Iound. lie pleaded for the INSTRUMENTATION
and international fellowship of societies because
Christ commanded it and prayed for it.
number OF kilograms were read, among them
one from Bishop Vincent, regretting his inabil.
ity to be present, owing to illness.
Kew. DIR. Tiffany spoke on Christian Unitvn
ana after the singing of "Ninety and Nine" bv
sankey, the evening session closed.