The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-12
Secretary Baer's Report.

half of the board Of trustees of the United
Society Of Christia.s Endeayor.
Secretary Baer's Report.
After the ladies in the audience had
sung Throw Out the Life Line" Secretary
John W. Baer read his annual report 1t
follows:
Every useful wheel must have its hub
Every hub, to be useful should have its
wheel. Figurativey speaking, Christian
ton is the Hub. AS we are in the Hub let
US turn the wheel upon its axis, and from
ference EQUALS o,sM m that of the slobe snd s
spokes number thousands upon thousands.
Each year the circumference of the Chris
tian Endeavor wheel widens each year
thousands of spokes are added. Last year
our wheel was strengthened by 1850 new
societies Tor "spokes,'' IL you please.) This
since the wheel commenced revolving.
fourteen years ago. Spoke after spoke
passes our vision rapidly in this whirl of
inspection. in ALL 4l,22s. OF these 4.7i2 are
from other lands. the United Kingdom
heading the list with 2.645, which figure
includes $50 from Wales, ll2 from Scotland,
less than 1.5os; Africa. 3d.; Ching 80;
France. Ga: India, III; japan, SO: Madagas-
car, SO; Mexico. %; Turkey, 80; West India
is represented save five, Italy, Russia. Ice
land Sweden and Greece. And now the
"spokes' from the Dominion of Canada
able growth of the last year. leads with
1895, Nova Scotia. 3Ss; Quebec 264; New
Brunswick, 152; Manitoba. l56; Prince Ed
ward Island 62; Assiniboia, So; British CO.
lumbia, 40; Alberta, 10: Saskatchewan. 5. In
all, counting five in Newfoundland, 3,105 an
increase of 1,223 during the. past year. And
balance of the wheel. all bearing the ia.
miliar colcrs of the stars and stripes
Pennsylvania still leads with 4.lss; New
2446: Indiana, 1852; Iowa, 1853; Massa-
chusetts. 1909; Kansas, 1,247; Missouri. LIB;
Michigan. 1852; New Jersey, l,o45 etc. In
all from the United States, 33,4l2, as against
These figures from the United States in
clude IS senior societies. SO mothers so,
cieties Ga splendid movement, first started
in Kansas 62 intermediate companies; and
IL includes the societies in our schools. In
our colleges. in public institutions IS Oh varl-
to the number of 169. 1t includes the noble
regiment Of $50 known as the North Amer
lean Union OF German Christian EnaeaHor;; =, h,,;
in the regular army and in the navy OF the
United States. 1t includes the societies
the ana the Indians
of the North and West. II includes our
comrades enlisted in work among the life
II includes the Travellers Union of Christian
Endeavor. an enterprisng company: 1t in
cludes l5s floating societies. 1t includes
a regiment of $3.50 junior companies.
THE JUNIORS.
And now for the juniors. In addition to
the s,S5s junior ''spokes'' from the United
States, there are S39 from Canada, ands&3
from other lands. making in all 9.l22 junior
societies, with a membership Of 10000.
While the numbers of juniors were included
in the enumeration by States. it will be of
interest to know that Pennsylvania still
leads the juniors. with 1923; New York not
very far behind with 92O: Illinois next,
with 74s; Ohio. 62s; Indiana, 47o; California.
a. etc.
And now we have counted the "spokes''
as they have swept by our vision. A total
of IL 229 societies, with an individual men,
bership from every CLINE and every nation,
are red. 70, 800 are yellow. los 400 are black.
and 34s.560 are white; in all. a great inter-
racial brotherhood OF 4S. .7iO.
ribbon badge banners. which have
been displayed at our conventions of late,
and will be presented here during the ses-
sions of the convention. The banner for
the greatest proportionate increase in total
number of societies during the year that
was first given TO Oklahoma, then 20 Man
been in the custody of West Virginia during
the last year, will now pass across the
imaginary line forrthe coming year into
the hands of our comrades in Assiniboia-
Pennsylvania first captured The badge
banner" which Is awarded each year for
the greatest absolute gain. Ontario took
it the next year, then returned ii 10 the
keystone State. Pennsylvania last year
was obliged to give 1t up to England: where
postan mas peeh tedav and our honoyed guest who
brought 1t from Eneland's. shores can
proudly return with the banner. for none
of the States have been able TO equal the
Ontario and Pennsylvania in order named
were not so very far behind, however. For
the second time this banner crosses the
capture 1t for this side, anothersye
There are other banners. however. to be
TeasyH Pennsyivania carried i two Junior banners
from our last convention. One for the
largest total number of junior societies, the
other for the largest gain in one Year.
Pennsylvania is again entitled to both of
those banners. The junior banner for the
largest proportionate gain in number of
District of Columbia to Delaware peia-
ware this year must pass her banner to
Assiniboa, for that province has surpassed
hold two banners another year,. When We
gather next year we shall know. England,
Pennsylvania. Assiniboia, yours las been
carry from this convention show that
Christian Endeavor is not decadent within
your. borders. Your efforts. put forth in
a spirit of friendly rivalry. were not for
the banners-we know there. is no real
value in them--but for the blessings that
come to those that valiartly fight ION the
Lords side"
AN UMBRELLA OF STATE.
Last year, at the Cleveland convention.
New York State received from China
richly embroidered umbrella of state" for
having reported the largest number of So
cieties that had adopted the Fulton plan
for giving "2 cents a week. per member
for missions. The umbrella of state" is a
peculiarly Oriental object. and is usually
presented by the Chinese to high officials
that have faithfully performed their duty.
New York brings the umbrella TO Bos-
ton, and this year 1t will be New York's
pleasure to place ii in the hands of our
lively friends from the District of Column
bia, it having been decided that this year
the umbrella should be awarded to the
ber of societies using the Fulton plan for
giving systematically to missions.
And that leads me to make mention at
this time of the missionary roll of honor
which will be unrolled in our meetings on
Monday. Upon 1t are the names of over
5000 societies from thirty-ive States. seven
Territories. seven provinces. four foreign
than $40 to its own denominational home
or foreign missionary board for the cause
of missions. The total amount as reported
on this roll of honor Is $l49, 1890. In add.
ton to this amount of money which has
been given by these 5.551 societies that we
have enrolled upon the roll OF honor, we
find that Sl90, ,Ss4.45 has been given by these
same societies for Christ and the church"
in other ways, making a total of S340 6O3 81,
the largest amount given by any one socie-
ty being the $500 of the Clarendon-street
Baptist Church, OF Boston. So much for