Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-23
OF CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR INTEREST.

What the United Society Is--How officers
and Convention Seats Are Chosen--
Future Pluces of Meeting London in
1O00--what win the Future Reveal ?--
A Much-mooted MISUNDERSTANDING of
Events.
Wonderful and sublime is the spirit
that characterizes Christian Endeavor COM
petition for officers and future convention
seats. In the United Society, and all
local societies, the government is SO ar
ranged that 1t is we'll nigh impossible for
so-called politics to enter and despoil that
which is fair.
The United Society, which has its head
quarters ut Boston, Mass, Is composed of
all the Christian Endeavor societies that
enroll on the official list, and has board
OF trustees consisting of eminent diyines
and prominent laymen from all over the
world, and representing more than score
Of different evangelical denominations.
This board elects president, secretary aud
treasurer for the United Society, who serve
as long as they give satisfaction. The local
societies throughout the world are not
compelled to adhere to the United Society,
as each society is answerable, and answer
able only. to its individual church. but
the United Society acts us an advisory
board and is gladly acknowledged as such
by all societies.
In the local societies, the officers are
nominated by n trustworthy committee,
whose report Is generally accepted, and
consists of one nomination for each office
The competition for International con-
vention seats is very interesting. Prob
ABLY IN no other organization is the con-
yention seat selected two years in advance.
The ~ convention of Christian Endeavor
will be held in Cleveland, Ohio, and the '05
convention is to be held in San Francisco,
Cal; AT Cleveland the board of trustees
will decide where the '06 convention shall
be held. Atlanta. Ga, Baltimore, Md,
Washington, d. e., and probably Denver
Col, are i'll the field for the 1896 conyen-
ton. In dealing with the subject the
board of trustees take into consideration
the spiritual need, the railroad facilities,
&c. The delegation from q competing city
appears before the trustees armed with u
monstrous petition, signed by the city au-
thorities, ministers and prominent cti-
zens; also with a guarantee to furnish a
place of meeting sufficient to accommo-
date the multitude OF delegates that go to
these conventions. These Christian En-
deavor conventions are growing to such
immense proportions that it will soon be d
question how to handle them. 1t has
been suggested by one enthusiastic En-
deavorer i'll st. Louis, Mo-, that the con-
yention for 1900 be held in London, and
immediately after pilgrimage to the Holy
Land, When the unparalleled history of
the Endeavor movement since its concep-
ton, twelve years ago, is taken into CON
slderation, 1t can confidently be expected
that fifteen or twenty years hence will re-
veal something amazing and stupendous,
if not the millennium itself.
The Junior rally for Wilmington has
been appointed for Monday evening, De-
cember 4th. Christian Endeavorers are
requested to keep this date in reserve for
this rare oDpOrtuuity of An enthusiastic
meeting. Stirring addresses and fine sing.
ing will mark the occasion. Place of meet
ing will be announced later.
The social reception to be given to all the
Q. y. societies of the city by the Y. p, S.
G. l.. of Central Presbyterian Church, will
occur on the evening of Tuesday, Decem
Der 9th. Another event to keep in mind.