The Portland daily press., 1894-07-13

of veterans, and they are veterans, for
many OF them are fresh from victori-
GUS battle with his satanic majesty s
chief butler. King Alcohol
AT last the third division moves. 1t
is an old phalanx, with regiments from
He'll Gate to the Golden Gate, from
Hudson Bay on the north to the Gulf of
Mexico on the South. New York State
for twelve years has marched in the van
when we have been on dress parade and
for tie first time will give the fright OF
line" to Pennsylvania and her 3, 458 en-
| rolled companies. New York is next,
with $3.50. Ohio takes the third place
this year, with 2,274; Illinois is fourth,
with 1880; and Indiana, fifth, with l, 534
co npanies in 1.-THE United States. This
hgure includes Senior societies Gan
advance -guard), 9 Mothers societies a
(splend1d movement, first started in KAN
sas,) 30 intermediate companies, and in
Guides the companies in our schools, in
our colleges. in public institutions of
various kinds, in prisons and schools of
reform to the number of IA. 1t includes
Ghat noble regiment of 200 companies
known as the North American Union
OF German Christian Endeavor 1t In
ciudes the six companies among the
ooys IN blue" in the regular army OF the
United States. 1t includes the company
among the policemen and patrolmen.
1t includes the companies among the In
dams of the West and in Canada. 1t in
Guides our comrades enlisted in work
among the life saving crews. lighthouses
and llghtships. 1t includes the Travel
lers' Union of Christian Endeavor, an
enterprlsIng company. 1t includes a
regiment of G, Al Junior companies.
And now, make way for those cadets,
the Juniors. In March, 1884, the first
Junior company of Christian Endeavor
was organized in Tabor, To-, by Rev. j.
W. Cowan. And today there are hundreds
of city battalions of Junior companies,
somesof which are large in numbers
Three years ago 655 companies had re-
ported. This year great progress has
been made. Junior superintendent of
State, Territorial and Provincial Hbrig-
AIDES, and of local companies, your work
| has been wonderfully blessed of God.
| Illinois has from the start marched
| first, and Montreal had 433 companies
enrolled. This year Pennsylvania has
passed Illinois, and now is the banner
| Junior State, having III companies.
| Illinois is next, with 67S and New York
| close third, with 673, Ohio next, with
Ais and California fifth, with 800. With
| the 81 Junior companies enrolled from
| foreign lands and the 247 Junior COM
anles IN Canada, there is now a brigade
of 6, 800 Junior companies in the world,
| with an enlistment of 365, 600. Make
| way for the boys and girls!
And now the whole army is under way.
The 2.740 companies from foreign lands,
then the 2,243 from Canada, and then
| 26,696 from the United States, making
an army of $500 companies-and still
there are more that 1--WE have not re-
viewed. Let me, therefore, remind the
j land forces that Christian Endeavor, like
| famous soap, floats and we now have
not less than 81 Floating companies OF
Christian Endeavor, the largest OF
| which is the one in the Brooklyn navy
| yard, numbering over $50 marines, and
| they and all mariners and seamen on
| fresh and salt waters are one with us in
| presenting united front against the
| hosts of sin on land and sea.