Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-16
CHRISTIANS I'M COUNCIL.


Convention of Christian Endeavor Societies
at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS annual ne
port-The Societies Increasing at . Rapid
Rate.
MINNEAPoLIs. Mimi, July 1o.-The-
Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor convention was formally
called to order shortly after o'clock
yesterday afternoon by DR.. Clark Rev.
Dr.. Vassar, of Kansas City, formally
opened the convention with prayer.
There was a preliminary service OF
prayer and music, and then Frank b
Daniels, chairman of the local commit
tee, made the opening address of well
come
Rev. b. 81. French. d. D., of Cente--
nary Methodist church, followed on be-
half of the Minneapolis pastors Min
neapolis." he said, had a church to-
1000 persons All Of these Joined in q
hearty welcome" He thanked God
for planting in all the churches soci-
ETY. where no one was asked whether
he was a Calvinist or Arminiau. high
church or low, whether he sprinkled or
immersed. whether he was in the set
tied ministry or the itinerant, but where
the love of Christ was the supreme test.
of fellowship.
half hour praise service by the Twin
City Christian Endeavor chorus Rev.
ID. r Tiffany presided and began the,
formal service by having the twenty
third Psalm repeated by the audience
After singing, the annual report of
General Secretary j. W. Baer, of Bos-
ton, was read. 1t stated that one year
ago the membership records showed
IL, OILS societieS-an increase over the
previous year of S.S41 societies There
were now 16 274 societies. Three hum
dred and seven societies were supported
from across the water. There were
| others from whom the society
| have not heard. England has 12S
| societies; Austria, IS; Turkey IL and
China z. The five leading Canadian
provinces reported as follows: Ontario
ass societies, Nova Scotia 156, Quebec
53, New Brunswick So and British CO.
lumbia %. The five leading society
states were: New York :. S54 societies,
Pennsylvania ], 463, Ohio LOCI, Illinois
1,043 and Massachusetts, 91S 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 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 Pennsyl-
vania, having a 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
| .,en
more gain than the entire bership
the first five years Town, city and
district unions had been formed with
much benefit Philadelphia had union
of Isl societies. Chicago 100, New York
city so, St Louis 60, Brooklyn Is.
There were four floating societies on
men-of-war. Great growth was re-
ported in the junior organization
of which fifty-five societies were re-
| ported Illinois led with I22. Among
the denomination the Presbyteri-
ans had 4.195 Christian Endeavol
societies: Congregationalists. 3,545
Baptists, 2.3S1, Methodists, a.060, and
| Christian (Disciples) sol. As to the in,
dividul members the growth was mar
velous In Philadelphia in 1sSS, 81. oo0
| members reported; at Chicago, 1889,
ass, 900: at St Louis last year Geo, 600.
and now the 1924 local societies had
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 the
society, was heartily commended II
was known that 2S2, 600 mem bers of the
society had become church members
within the year. He closed with an ap
peal for greater Christian endeavor-
General Secretary Baer read a mum
Der of kilograms, among others one
from Bishop Vincent regretting his in
ability to be present on account OF HI:
bronchitis He said Bishop Vincent
told him in Chicago Yesterday that had
he been Congregationalist or Pres
byterian he would not have started
but being a Methodist ne thought he
should try to come This remark wa:
greeted with applause because of the
rival Epworth league work of the
Methodist church
About Is, 600 persons are in attend
ance at the conve ntion-
Mr.. BLAINE'S HEALTH.