The Portland daily press., 1894-07-13
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvORERs.
The Secretary RecOunts the Progress
Of the Great Society.
Over Thirty-three Thousand Companies
+ Now Enrolled,

Over Thirty-three Thousand Companies
Now Enrolled.
Clev Gland. July 12.-At today session
of the Christian Endeavor Society Secre-
tary John Willis Baer submitted his
annu lsreport. He said:
Last year at Montreal our mum bers had
been increased in year by 5,276 local
companies; and out of the fullness of our
hearts we sung" Praise God from whom
all blessings flow." Another year-what
would it bring forth? The largest num-
Der of recruits since the march of Chris
tian Endeavor was begun, thirteen years
ago. Look along our lines today, and
appreciate the fact that there are now
1895 more companies of Christian En-
deavorers than there were one year ago..
In other words, our ranks have increased
the past year more than they increased
in the entire first eight years of the
army's history.
Listeni The order is sounded to fall
into line. The procession moves. Eng
land in the vac, fairly entitled to that
recognition, having made the largest alb
solute gain in number of local companies
of any of the many brigades, in the last
year. Count them as they march by;
you will find that there are now 1853
regularly enrolled companies. These
| figures include the So companies in Scot
land and 8 in Ireland. Lead on, valiant
| soldiers from Victoria's home, fresh
| from your annual field day in the Met
| ropolitan Tabernacle. In 1888 you had
but IS companies in line, and this year
you have light brigade of 75,O0(
| pledged soldiers. Three cheers for the
British Section!
Before the United States troops" fall
in, nay, before England's fellow subjects
of the Queen from Canada take their
places, the American division will "mark
| time" as the briagde from under the
| Southern Cross follow into line their
| comrades from the "old" country.
| True, it is that Australia in many
| ways, when compared with our country,
| is land of curious contradictions; but
| Christian Endeavor there stands for the
same grasp upon simple, evangelical
| gospel truth that it stands for in the
/
rolled companies from several colonial
battalions cheer of encouragement as
they pass the lines. India, of the regi-
ments from foreign lands. marches next,
with ~ we'll organized and fully
i equipped companies of Christian Endeav-
or. Japan's SO companies are at this
hour enjoying their second national field
| day. Do you not feel the sympathetic
| thrill of their consecrated, enthusiasm
| Here are more whose faces are of a differ.
emit color from ours, whose language is
not ours. Encourage them as they salute
you, the a companies from the West
Indies Turkey, poor downtrodden
Turkey, keeps step with 80 companies.
| And here, fast. crowdlng upon them, are
| their "colors" and their newly organized
| United Society of Christian Endeavor,
| and dozen more companies of theiI
| own comrades in this our country, for
whom the Geary law has no terror. The
| next battalion of warriors are from
among the natives in the diamond and
| gold fields of South Africa and from
other points on that continent. They
have 25 companies Christian Endeavo1
has become a bright torch, and in the
hands of these soldiers will do much,
under Gods guidance, for the lighting
| up of the Dark Continent. And now the
division moves on the double-quick.
Here come 30 companies from Madagas
car, other companies from the islands Of
the sea and from every missionary camp
and from France. Spain, Mexico, Brazil,
Chill and other countrie in every con.
tinent, making, in all, from foreign and
missionary lands, the grand total oi
2, 740 companies in the several regiments
and brigades of our first division.
! The second division, the Canadian,
now swings into line, and is separated
from us by only an imaginary line. Al
our last field day, which was held within
their borders, they marshalled 1885,
companies This year their ranks are in
creased, and they have on their roster
2,243 companies, with an individual
membership of 1874, $50 Ontario still
leads, with 1921 companies; Nova Scotia
comes next, with 391; Quebec has ev
IDENTIFY felt some of the benefits of oul
camp in their midst last year at Mon
treal, for they report gain of 80 com.
panies. and now have IA total of 215
Manitoba has 1877: New Brunswick, il
Prince Edward Island, 6; British CoIum
bia, 81; Assiniboia II; Alberta. 10: New
foundland, 5; and Saskatchewan, 2.
| Mark their step. They have the swing