The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-07
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
Remarkable Growth Of the Order
in Twelve Years.
A MILLION AND A HALF MEMBERS.
Tho Catholic Mayor of Montreal Gives q
Cordial Welcome to tho Delegates.
President CLARK Says tho Endeayorers
Are Not Boycotters.

Tho Catholic Mayor of Montreal Gives q
Cordial Welcome to tho Delegates.
President CLARK Says tho Endeayorers
Are Not Boycotters.
MONTREAL. July 7-Catholic Montreal
gives a hearty welcome to the delegates to
the Christian Endeavor convention The
convention opened with a song service fol
lowed by Scripture reading and prayer
and then came the addresses OF welcome
by local pastors and others The main in
terest centered In the address of Senator
des Jardins, the mayor of Montreal, who
appeared wearing his chain of office He
got royal welcome from the convention,
and when, after prcfacing his remarks by
few words of welcome, he said. while
am Roman Catholic myself, and while
Montreal is a Roman Catholic city, that
is, the greater portion of her citizens pro.
fess that faith, none will extend heartier
welcome than we will, " the great crowd
cheered the senator almost into astonish-
ment "It is not battle OF creeds now.
adays," continued the senator. but bat
tie between belief and unbelief," and there
was another great outburst of applause.
Then the audience sang God Save tho
Queen" and ''AIy Country, 'Tis of Thee, I"
and Rev. ]. W. Cowan, of Tabor, reviewed
the growth of the order. He was followed
by Rev. DR.. 1Ioyt, of Minneapolis, on
"Christian Endeavor Possibilities" and
Mrs. Francis +. Clark, Of Auburndale.
Mass, on Union Christian Endeavor in
Foreign Lands"
The annual address of Rev Francis e.
Clark, president and founder of the So
ciety. was delivered at last evening's
session and was devoted mainly to n re.
sumo of the orders history Continuing.
he said:
Il should suggest to the Christian En-.
deaNorers the cultivation of larger and
more intelligent spirit of patriotism and
good citizenship; not by joining any par.
ticular party, but by bringing their vote
and influence to the test of the Christian
Endeavor pledge; by not knowingly voting
for n bad man or a bad measure Such a
course would impel politicians 10 select
better men for candidates..
so, in humber ways, let your influence
be felt for every right cause / am glad,
for one, Of the stand that Endeavorers
have taken for the Christian and the
American Sabbath believe that the
course of the society on this question has
set an example that we may wisely follow
In the future.
I'VE have proved, for one thing, that we
are not boycotters, whatever i'll natured
people may say. 1t is not our word nor
does it express our attitude. Weprotested
and petitioned we did everything that we
could as individuals and societies to save
the nation from the threatened disgrace,
and now we, each one for himself without
judging others, will decide what he would
have us do in regard to going TO The expo.
sition or staying away from it.
Let it be understood that there is no
power or wish in the Endeavor society to
compel uniformity, or to force the con-
sciences OF its members in regard to the
Worlds fair or any other subject. This
convention can pass no votes or resolutions
that are binding upon individuals or so.
cieties, nor can any state or local union,
but it can and should lead us in this and
every such matter more fully to recognize
our individual responsibility as citizens as
well MS Christian men and women"
The report of Secretary Baer was also
read last evening. The secretary, in Civ
ing the number of existing societies, re.
GREETED that all had not enrolled and some
were therefore not enrolled. He urged all
10 enroll.
The official enrolment is as follows: New
York state leads with 2,9S5 societies; Penn
sylNania is second, with 2,G2S; Illinois
third, with !, ,S22; Ohio fourth, with ,Td6
and Iowa fifth, with | 1856 Massachusetts
and Indiana are far behind, however. In
Canada there are ,992 societies Ontario
leads, with l,072 societies; Nova Scotia has
399; Quebec, 1875; Manitoba, "a, and New
Brunswick, 50, und so on through the
Dominion.
The growth in the south has been en-
couraging, Maryland, Tennessee and
Texas each have over 200 societies, and
Georgia, Florida, West Virginia and Ar
K sGs each have over 100, with Virginia
and South aad North Carolina not very
far behind.
England has over 60Osocietes. Australia
595, India Il. Turkey Al, New Zealand 80,
imp u "a, Madagascar 32. Scotland 80
Mexico -, West Indies 10, Africa Is, China
II, Ireland 10, France Q, Samoa o. Sand
wich Islands o, Bermuda 3. Brazil ., Per
sin g and Chile, Columbia, Norway and
Spain each /. In all nearly thousand So
cieties in foreign lands making n grand
total enrolment for the world of 20 2s4 10.
cal societies, with membership OF / l,5I7,-
0i0
Secretary Baer announced to the United
Press reporter that the membership of the
hoard OF trustees had been increased by
three. They are Rev. Cannon Richardson,
London, Ont, representing the Church of
England in Canada; Rev. ]. VI. Lowden,
Boston, representing the Free Baptists of
New England, and George Lewis Howe,
of Louisville, Ky, representing the south
ern Presbyterians. The trustees also de-
cded upon the meeting place for 1898, and
the annou' ment that San Francisco
was the lucky city was made in the drill
hall Immediately after the convention had
assembled in the evening.