Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-07

t1<&s4 lEto &uc1rs oo4 e9ey Xuuo CAon<s
by qolckening the conscfencc. trsinlng
the intelicct stimulating the scfisiis.
snisrging the sympsthiss. promoting the
geneno<.ty of young psopie under the
dlsection Il. and IA conformity 20 the
wiiI Ut the churches With which they
are connected-'
6oa.e ssersd 0uxgcuatua2
President Clark added that he sympa
thised xi1h tbo~e xhnee watchsord wss
-onN ard and forw ard and upward" and
Who cried cut for larger aud bs'tter
thinss, aad he would suggest tao or
thr~e -iarxes~ daipgs Tor the year %
come 20 otscupy the eocrries ~ endcav.
osers One vas the cultivstion u =
larger and more inteilixent spirit q
patriotism and go<d citlEeuship; noe by
joining any particular party. hut BY
bringing their vote aud influence Co the
teal of ths Christian Endesvor pledge
but not knowingly voting Tor bad man
or = bad measure. Such . coorse would
impei politicians TO select better men for
candidates..
lie continued: so In humber says.
let your influences he felt for escry right
cause. ! ann glad. Tor one, cf the stand
VIM ttt%f*8st*4rfR u0s8 k0AfI A8t tafF
christian and the American Sabbath.
beiieye that the course of the society on
this question has set an example that
We may wisely follow In the future"
A second suggestion bs the president
Tor the year 10 come was an enlargement
and more practical exemplifiestion Of
the missionary spirit
After the delivery the convention sane
an appropriate hymn. after which Serre-
tary baer read 10 the delegates the an.
nual report.
Secretary Raer's Report.
I'VE have come together for the
twelfth international and inter -denomin.
ational gathering nf great prosideni
ial movement among young christians
IN the evangelical churches 81 III.
world. said general secretary Baer ia
his annual report Twelve years ago
the first society was organized in the
Willisfon church. Portland, Maine. To
day there are thousands II societies and
every society. II really entitled to the
name Christian Endeavor. emphasizes
IN it's constitution certain distinctive
principles which. under tsoi's guidance.
have made the Christian Enieasor
movement what il is today. The favor
gained in all evangelical denomination
save one never has been - markeP az
during the last twelve month";
The secretary. in giving the number
of existing societies. regretted that all
were not enrolled and some were there
fore not counted. He urged all To enroll
The Official enrolment is as follows:
New York state stiil leads with 3.aa5
societies: Pennsylvania is good second
with 2.6,,s; Illinois third with ST.. Ohio
fourth with I.1G;. and Iowa fifth with
1,1a6. Massachusetts, and Indiana are
not far behind. however
Work or Foreign Societies.
In Canada are $50 societies. Ontario
leads with 1.0.2 societies; Nova Scotia
has 3s3; Quebec. l35; Manitoba. -. and
New Brunswick -, and 20 on through
the dominion. The growth in the south
has been encouraging. Maryland. Ten
nessee and Texas each have over 30
societies. and Georgia, Florida, West
Virginia and Arkansas each have over
100. West Virginia and North and South
Carolina not very Far behind.
III we think our growth has ocen re
markable what can we say OF the history
of the movement in England. with over
GOO societies. Australia with 5a5. India
a; Turkey. poor. prosecuted Turkey.
still has Al societies. New Zealand "a.
Japan "a. Madagascar 3. Scotland -.
Mexico, our ncighbor. -. West Indies
~. Africa Is. China IA. Ireland 10.
France 8. Samoa 9. Sandwich islands q.
bermuda 3. Brazil .. Persia =. and Chile.
Columbia. Norway and Spain each one.
in all nearly a thousand sociefiee in
foreign lands. making a grand total On
rollment for the wide wide world IL 2i.
2si local societies with membership 81
1,577.004
The badge banner for the greatest
proportionate Increase during the year
goes to New Mexico. The greatest ab.
solute increase was in Pennsylvania. be
ing gain Of 80 societies. AZ ST. Louis
il was reported that 10000 had JONES:
the churches from our society. nt Min.
neapolis IL WAS s2..J1o, and last year nj
New York Praise God From Whom All
BLESSINGS Flow was sung whsn II WAS
known that 10000 os our members had
become church members"