Los Cerrillos rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 188?-1891, 1891-07-17
LARGELY ATTENDED.
Convention of Christian Endeavo.
Societies at MinneapoliA
A REMARKABLE ANNUAL REPORT.
The secleti-. Increasing At = Fhenamsn@l
R.ts-Fath=r ClArk's Movement Likely
20 BECOME an Event Religious
mlstary.

Young Peoples society of Christian
Endeavor convention was formally
called 10 order shortly after 4 o'clock
Yesterday afternoon by DIR. Clark. Rev.
DIR. vAssar. Of Kansas City. formally
opened the convention with prayer.
There was a preliminary service of
prayer and music. and then Frank H.
Daniels. chairman Of the local commit
tee, made the opening address Of well
come.
Rev. II. II. French. D. D., Of Cente-
nary Methodist church. followed on be-
half Of the Minneapolis pastors Min
neapolis." he said. had a church 70
1000 persons All Of these joined in n
hearty welcome" He thanked God
for planting In all the churches n soci-
ETY. where no one was asked whether
he was n Calvinist or Arminian. high
church or low. whether he sprinkled or
immersed. whether he was in the set
tied ministry or the itineranL but where
the love Of Christ was the supreme test
Of fellowship, and deeds, not creeds,
were praised.
Rev. DIR. Robert Christie, ID. d., OF
the House Of Hope presbyterian well
coined the convention In behalf of the
pastors Of ST. Paul. OF the many con-
veutions which the twin cities had had
the honor to entertain, he considered
this, in it's composition. magnitude, its
aims and its possibilities, as Of over
shadowing Importance.
The evening session was begun with
n half hour praise service by the Twin
City Christian Endenvor chorus Rev.
d. X Tiffany presided and began the
formal service by having the twenty
third Psalm repeated by the audience
OF IL, 900.
After singing. the annual report of
General Secretary ]. w. Baer, of Bos-
ton, was read. IL stated that one year
ago the membership records showed
H., Ol3 societies-an increase over the
previous year OF 3.34l societies. There
were now 1924 societies. Three nun
bred and seven societies were supported
from across the water. There were
others from whom the society
have not heard. England has 1913
societies; Austria, 2s; Turkey IL and
China Z. The five leading madam
provinces reported as follows: Ontario
ass societies. Nova Scotia 1866, Quebec
Oh, New brunswick 80 and British Co
lumbia % The five leading society
states were: New York =, 354 societies,
Pennsylvania Laos, Ohio i,OGt, Illinois
l,043 and Massachusetts 9tS. A num-
Der Of other states were close behind.
The banner for the state, territory or
province showing the largest percent
age of gain was awarded to the terri
tory Of Oklahoma, British Column
bia second, Nova Scotia third, Vir.
ginia n close fourth, and Ala
bama, Arkansas and Mississippi,
with the same ratio. fifth. Another
banner was decided on last year for the
greatest aggregate gain and Pcnnsyl-
vania, having II gain of CAS- local socie-
ties, would hold that banner for one
year. New York was second with $50.
Iowa had increased her list 2S2, Ohio
800. Arkansas 277. Kansas reported
more gain than the entire membership
the first five years, Town, city and
district unions had been formed with
much benefit Philadelphia had II union
Of lS2 societies. Chicago 100, New York
city so, St Louis 81, Brooklyn 65.
There were four floating societies on
men-of-war. Great growth was re-
ported in the junior organization
of which fifty-fve societies were re-
ported. Illinois led with lee. Among
the denomination the Presbyteri-
ans had 4,t95 Christian Endeavor
societies; Congregationalists, S,545.
Baptists, 2.3sl, Methodists, 1000. aud
Christian (Disciples) SOL. Az to the in,
dividul members the growth was mar
vclous. In Philadelphia in 1883, 81, 0OC
members reported; at Chicago, 1889
4s5, 900; at St Louis last year 660, 900
and now the 1924 local societies hat
/, ZOOS, $50 members. No money was col
lected from the societies, all the ex
penses being paid by the sale of Bibles
literature and printing for local socie
ties. The Golden Rule, the paper Of tn,
society, was heartily commended. i
was known that PSI, 600 members of tn,
society had become church member,
within tie year. He closed with an ap
peal for greater Christian ~endeavor.
Ira ID. sankey, the famous evangelist
then sang: Throw Out the Lift
Line"
The introduction of President Clark
DIR. Tiffany spoke Of as Father En-
deavor" Clark, was the signal for
quick waving of handkerchiefs tina
showed how dear he was TO all tn
members of the societies. For his au
nual address he had chosen the topi
Fidelity and Fellowship"
General Secretary Baer read u mum
Der OF kilograms, among others on
, from Bishop Vincent regretting his in
ability 10 be present on accoun of hi
, bronchitis. He said Bishop Vincen
told him in Chicago yesterday that ha,
n