The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-07-19
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOEIRS.


spokes In the wheel ~ the Great interrs.
eisi Brothcrhood-rh~r- are Nearly
| Two and Half Millions of Ihen,-tverv
| Country Save Italy. Russia. lceisn
Sweden and Gre zee Represented In the
Ranks OF the Mighty Christian Army.
BosroN. July AT the morning
session OF The Christian Endeayorers
the annual report Of John Willis Baer,
general secretary. was read simulta-
neouslv by Secretary Bacr. in Mcchan-
les building, by Rev. John Ears;ov.
Medford. Mass. in Tent Willi>ton. and
by Mr.. J. f. Chccsman. Cleveland, o..
in Tent Endcavor II saws:
Each year the circumference Of the
Christian Endcavor wheel widens; each
year thousands Of spoSss are added.
Last year our wheel was strengthened
| by ,.,p new societies tor "spokcs." il
you plcase) This is the largest in
crease OF any one year since the
wheel commenced revolving. four
teen years ago Spoke" after spoke"
passes our vision rapidly in this whirl
OK inscription. in all, Al. 2.9 or these
f.1l2 are from other lands. the United
Kingdom heading the list with s,d45.
which figures include $50 from Wales.
liz from Scotland and J3 from Ireland.
Australia now has no less than T. 500:
Africa, so; China, 81; France. "a; In
dia. IL; Japan. 80: Malaga scar, o3;
Mexico, %; Turkey 30; West India
Islands, 90; and so on until
every country is represented. save
five. Italy Russia. Iceland Sweden
and Greece. And now the ''spolscs''
from the Dominion of Canada come
into view. Ontario. with her remark
able growth of the last year. leads
with 1895; Nova Scotia SIS: Quebec,
.Gi: New brunswick. 1852; Manitoba.
1876; Prince Edward Island, c.: ASSN
iboin. So; British Columbia, 40: AL
berta, -; Saskatchewan. 5. In all,
counting five in Newfoundland, 3lO5.
an Increase of l,a.3 during the past
year
And now our view from the hub"
disclo>es the balance of the wheel. all
bearing the familiar colors of the
Stars and stripes. Pennsylvania still |
leads with i.l3o: New York next with |
3 SD; Ohio, ..-s-: Illinois, a.4iG; In |
diana, l.152: Iowa. 1868; Massachu-
sets. loo; Kansas. l.2i7: Missouri.
l.iS3; Michigan, Lose; New Jersey. L.
oi5: etc. In all. from the United
states. 33.4ie, against :s.G96 last year
And now we have counted the spokes
a they have sweep. by our vision. A
total Of ii.2a9 societies, with an indi-
vidual membership from every cline
and every nation. with skin, Of vary
ing color Of which $50 are red. eO30o
are yellow. 100. 100 are black and s.343.-
800 are white, in all great interracial
brotherhood of 3.473,1i0.
Upon the missionary roll of honor
ire the names of 5.55l societies from IS
tates. territories. provinces and 4
oreign lands Each society has given
lot less than SO to its own denomna-
ion home or fore en- missionary board
or missionary causes. The total amount
) reported on this roll Of honor is
'li0. 1902. IN addition to this amount
y money which has been given by
hese a.55i societies that we have
nrolled upon the roll Of honor. we
ind that 500 ss4 Is has been given
" these same societies for Christ and
he Church" in other ways. making
otal Of $3.50. 6O3.s,.
In 1890, 20. 900 new church members
rerc reported in 1891 IS. 800: in lsya.
20. 600; in 1893. lbs. 900: in 1904. l.s.-
30: and now. in 1895, 2O2. Isl In the
ast six years slG.3i5 What a ran
omed host Praise God from WHOM
N l.iauut,.r. a..