Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-07-12
OVER TWO MILLIONS
Represented at Christian
EndeavOr Convention.
A MARVELLOUS GROWTH.
Interesting Figures Presented by Gen.
eral Secretary Baer.

CLEVELAND, July IL - The Christian
Endeavor of "a estimates that there are
fully 1900 delegates In the city. with
more coming.
1ne convention proper begun this
morning in S engerfest hall. with praise
and prayer service
The appointment of committees then
took place. aud the com mittes Of "a. Rev.
J. u. Tyler, chairman, extended a cordial
welcome to the delegates. Governor Mo-
Kinley was then introduced, and he well
coined the visitors In the name of the
state of Ohio. Rev. r. r. Ollie, d. d.. of
San Francisco responded In behalf of the
board OF trustees Of the United Society of
Christian Endeavor and the delegates
present. The annual report Of General
Secretary Baer was then read, and the an
nual presentation of state banners fol-
lowed. A business mems prayer meeting.
conducted by c. N. Hunt Of Minneapolis.
was held at noon.
Following is
Secretary Baer's Reports
II IL an ever-lengthening procession
that marches by each succeeding mile
stone. Last year at Montreal our num-
bers had been increased In year by 6276
local companies Another year-what
would It bring forthf The largest num-
Der of recruits since the march Of Chris
tian Endeavor was begun, ID years ago.
Look along our lines today. and appre-
ciste the fact that there are now 1898
more companies of Christian Endeavor
than there were one year ago. Our ranks
have increased the past year more than
they increased In the entire first eight
years of the army's history.
England made the largest absolute gain
In mum Der Of local companies Of any OF
the many brigades In the last year. There
are now 1853 regularly enrolled companies.
These figures include the SO companies In
Scotland and SO In Ireland, representing a
mighty brigade Of 5000 pledged" sol
diers.
Australia has ss4 enrolled companies
from several colonial battalions
India. of the regiments from foreign
lands. comes next. with ~ well. organized
and fully equipped companies of
Christian Endeavor. Jspan's 80 COM
panies are enjoying their second national
field day. Then comes "A companies from
the West Indies. Turkey keeps step with
80 companies. And here, fast crowding
upon them. are our % companies from
China
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. Then come 30 companies
from Madagascar, other companies from
the islands Of the sea and from every
missionary camp, and from France.
Spain, Mexico. Brasil, Chill and other
frts In In.
all, from foreign and missionary lands,
the grand total OF e74O companies In the
several regiments and brigades of our first
division.
Encouraging Figurea
The second division--the Canadian-At
our last field day. which was held within
their borders, marshalled 1889 compa MES
This year their ranks are increased, and
they have on their roster 2243 com panies,
with an individual mem bership Of 1884,
$50. Ontario still leads, with 1881 CON-
panies; Nova Scotia comes next, with SOL;
Quebec has evidently felt some of the
benefits of our camp In their midst last
year at Montreal, for they report gain
of 80 companies, and now have a total of
2lB; Manitoba has I27; New Brunswick,
1la Prince Edward Island, 46; British
Columbia 81; Assiniboia, 10; Alberta, IL;
New w:oundland, s, and Saskatchewan, q
The third division is a solid 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 II years has marched
IN the van, and for the first time will give
the fright of line" to Pennsylvania and
her s4bs enrolled companies. New York
10 next, with $500. Ohio takes the third
place this year, with 2274; Illinois Is
fourth. with 2260; and Indiana, fifth, with
1884 societies
In all, there are now vs. 600 companies In
the United States. This figure includes
six senior societies ian advance gusrd),
nine mothers societies "a splendid move
ment, first started in Kansasl 80 inter
mediate companies, and 1t includes 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 that regiment Of 200 COM
panies known - the North American
Union of German Christian Endeavor;
six companies among the "bovs In blue"
in the regular army of the United States:
the company among the policemen and
patrolmen; the companies among the
comrades enlisted In work among the
life-saving crews. lighthouses and light
ships, and the Travellers Union Of
Christian Endesvor and the Juniors.
The Junior Societies
In March. 1884, the first Junior com.
pany Of Christian Endeavor was organ
ized in Tabor, Ia, by Rev. J. w. Cowan.
And today there are hundreds Of city
battalions Of Junior companies, some of
which are large In numbers. Three years
ago sb6 companies had reported. This
year great progress has been made.
Illinois has from the start marched
nrst, and Montreal had 43s companies en-
rolled. This year Pennsylvania has
passed Illinois. and now is the banner
Junior state. having III companies.
Illinois IL next, with 67S, aud New York
q close third. with o1s; Ohio next, with
Aib and California fifth, with $50 With
the e1 Junior companies enrolled from
foreign lands and the 2t7 Junior COM
panies in Canada, there IA now brigade
Of ESQ Junior companies In the world.
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