Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-06-30
FATHER
ENDEAVOR
CLARK
welcomed First by Brattleboro

Il
.,c,. If the JOurncy---Ph0ses of the
christian EndeNvor work I'm other
r,nd.---Tuesday Evenings Reception
a, west BrattleborO.
prattlrboro counts herself most fortu-
,,te I'm being the place first visited by DR..
nmJ Mr., f. f. Clark, on their return from
.Loi, tarir of the world in the interest of
49, christian Endeavor work of which Dr.
Ci,rr 4, everywhere known as the founder.
Tro NJ their children have been with Rev.
w. Rabbits family in the West village,
j,rinr their absence, and most naturally
,Ls frs, place to be sought by them on their
rs.rrn from a foreign shore and an absence
81 nearly year would be that which held
.L,sa nearest and dearest to them. The
..,,mar Alaska landed DIR. Clark and his
,rifs in New York on Monday morning, and
,balatrtrain brought them into Brattleboro,
,rbare small company of EndeavOrers, de.
s,ita thp lateness of the hour, waited to
welcome them home.
ON Tuesday Dr. Clark very kindly gave
n The Phoenix a portion of the limited
time which he had to spend in Brattleboro,
and with modesty that made one forget the
in1iyidua in the cause he represented, told
in , simple but most entertaining way
something of the lands and scenes through
which he and his wife have been passing
for year.
The object of the trip was to visit con-
v,ntion, and societies of Christian En-
dqayorers in other lands, to see what the
movement meant among other peoples, and
IN bring the Christian Endeavor world
more closely into union and sympathy.
on to Australia.
Their objective point, upon leaving San
Francisco August 10, was Australia, where
where Dr. Clark was to speak at various
conventions Touching at Honolulu and
other Pacific island cities, and Auckland,
New Zealand, % days trip brought them
IN sight of Sidney and its beautiful harbor.
As the vessel approached, steam launch,
living the United States flag, came down
the harbor to meet it. "Having a United
States consul on board" said DR.. Clark,
1--WE concluded those on board were his
friends. came out to meet him. But we
soon discovered, flying from the other mast
head. a pennant bearing the letters ". p.
sc. f.. and we knew then they were our
friends: the honor was not for us as indi-
yduals but for the great movement and its
vast numbers of supporters in this coun-
try. of whom we were representatives. y
DR.. Clark impressions of Australia were
very pleasant. The energy and vigor of life
there are very striking and there are many
things in which marked similarity is no.
tced between its people and those of our
own country. The country has much the
same problems to face that we have. 1t is
great new country, like our own, though
vastly more undeveloped. The people are
an active, Anglo-SaXon, English-speaking
people as are we. The sympathies of the
country are much more with us than with
England, even tn )ugh she is the mother
country. At the time of this visit the
country was Just on the verge OF the imam
Cia troubles which have since shaken 1t so
severely but no one must think that tinan-
Cia wreck and bankruptcy are all there is
in Australia. There is a warm feeling and
great enthusiasm, among the young people
especially. and much earnest Christian
work is being done by them. The EndeavoI
movement has met with great favor. This
was shown by the crowds of young people
who a, every station or landing where a
stop was made, gathered with songs and
greetings and good cheer from Christian
Enieayorers to Christian Endeavorers
The same good spirit was noted day after
day Of the six weeks tour through the diff
frIent provinces, where in all 20 meetings
We're held, The interest in the movement
was much greater than DR.. Clark had eN
pected to find, and the conventions, which
crowded great halls in the different cities
We're equal to the great state gatherings il
the United States.
Leaving Australia voyage of q day
was made to Hong Kong and there ma.
be a surprising revelation of the size of tn
great isand-continent to some readers, a
there was to Dr. Clark, in the fact that
was only after ten nights and days of con
slant steaming, from Brisbane on the cas-
coast, that Australia was lost sight of.
An incident of their voyage in the Asiati
sea was the encountering of a typhoon
one Of the much to-be- dreaded hurricane
Of the tropical ocean. For day and nigh
the fearful storm had continued, the pas
sengers having all they could do, by dint
cllnging to the side of their berths, to kee
from being thrown out among the trunk
and furnishings, which were being tumble
back and forth from one end of the stat
room to the other by the pitching of tn
vessel. In the morning, it was Nov. 2(
Thanksgiving day Mrs. Clark reache
~
endars which had been prepared for thel
before leaving home to see what messag
OF comfort she could find for that day, an
ms was what she read: THE Lord is aOl
to give thee much more than this"
In China a number of Christian EndeavC
societies were found, and week was speI
IN Canton with Presbyterian missionarie
Wonderful Japan.
Japan. the next country to be visite'
Impressed DR.. Clark as the most wonderf'
OF all the non-Christian nations seen. L
people are wide-awake and aggressive, III
OF energy and push, and while not so stab
as some peoples, are quick and alert an
eager to receive the progressive ideas OF u
West. The Characterization of the Japal
ese as the "Frenchmen of the East seen
very apt. They have much of nation
pride, and anything which comes to the
as benefit or help to Japan appeals
them at once. Their sudden springll
forward to the advanced position they no
ho!d in civilization from long ages OF ba
oari,m, almost in day, is a marvellous b
OF history. They have made great strid
IN cyllization. Their railway system, the
telegraph and postal systems are as goo
as ours, and except the railroads, perhal
"s eNlensiye. The Imperial institute strlk
one as an institution TO rank with any
tle large colleges of our land-Haryar
ale or Princeton, and other education