The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-11

membership from every cline and every
nation, with skins of varying color, OF
which 4S0 are red, 20, 800 are yellow, l09,-
400 aye black, and 2.3i3,560 are white; in
all, great interracial brotherhood OF a.
473, 74o.
England, Pennsylvania, Assiniboia,
yours has been successful year, and the
banners you carry from this convention
show that Christian Endeavor is not de-
cadent within your borders. Your efforts,
nut forth in a spirit of friendly rivalry.
were not for the banners-we know there
is no real value in them-but for the bless
ings that come to those that valiantly fight
con the Lords side"
The missionary roll OF honor will be un-
rolled in our meetings on Monday. Upon
IL are the names of over 5000 societies from
35 states territories, provinces. for
eign lan6s. Each society has given not
less than 80 TO its own UNCONVENTIONAL
home or foreign missionary board for the
cause of missions. Tho total amount as
reported on this roll of honor is Sl49, 7l9 09.
In addition TO this amount of money
which has been given by these 555l
societies that we have enrolled upon the
roll of honor, we find that Sl00, ,SSi4 45 has
been given by these same societies for
"Christ and the church" in other ways,
making n total of $40, 0,603.5i, the largest
amount given by any one society being
the $500 of the Clarendon Street Baptist
church Of Boston. So much for the roll
OF honor, which measures nearly 500 feet
II we use "a yardstick, but who can meas
ure IL. real length and breadth but he that
guides us all in our endeavorp
Let me make IL plain that the sliD, 1900
given direct to mission boards by the 5000
societies, and their gifts of Sl00,Ssi.45 for
other benevolenccs. represent only the
record OF the societies that have asked To
be enrolled upon the missionary roll Of
honor"
After careful gathering OF other sta
tistics and information, and from advice
received from the representatives OF mis-
sionary boards, home and foreign, we find
tha' the societies in the United States and
Canada have contributed not less than
$4,000 for missions at homo and abroad.
Patriotic spirit Enhanced.
Let me mention now, and briefly. too,
that the battle for Christian citizenship,
which was begun three years ago at Prcsi-
dent Clark's suggestion has been fear
lessly wnged, and has been blessed in pro.
noting a more intelligent spirit Of patriot.
ism: "Christian Endeavor Is against tho
gambling dens, the lotteries, the violation
of the Sabbath, and condemns intemper.
ance in every form, stands for total absti-
ncnce, for the suppression of the saloon,
and for the nnnihilation Of the power OF
the saloon In politics and in all 'pnrtics.'
Aye, we believe the liquor traffic Is the i'm.
placable oncmy OF righteousness and
purity, and OF Christ and his church.
The saloon must gol The saloon must
go!'
The Christian Epdeavor "local union"
idea Is assuming larger and better propo
tlons every month. 1t contains so much
of the blessed idea Of interdenominational
fellowship, and its possibilities in tho way
of inspiration and fraternity are SO large,
that IL Is evidently an institution that has
come 90 stay. Many OF these unions arc
doing practical work through their mis-
sionary, executive, citizenship, correspond.
cnce, lookout, evangelistic, prcss and
visiting committees.
III one thing has been made clear by tho
history Of these II years. IL Is Gods design !
10 brinS the young people OF all evangCli. |
cal denominations together, not for tho |
sake OF dcnounclng denominations or de. |
crying crccds, but I'm a common fellowship |
that respects differences aud believes in |
diversity The fears of those who thought |
that the society would destroy all dis |
tinctiyo beliefs, and demolish the princ. !
Piles for which the fathers suffered pcrse- |
cution have been largely allaycd, for 10 |
has como to be acknowledged that the so |
cicty makes every young person more |
loyal To his own denomination, nj tho /
same time that Il makes him moro gen.
erous toward others
I'm the United States, tho dcnomina-
fional representation Of the Christian En-. |
is rs follows: The PTcsbytcrians
still lead, with 52s3 Young Peoples so-
cietics and 2260 Junior societies; the Con
Rrcgntionalists have 1920 Young Peoples
and 1908 Junior societies: the
Disciples Of Christ and Christians. 26S7
Young Peoples societies and S82 Junior
,ocieties the Bapilsts, 2eS6 Young Pco-
Dlc's societies and sol Junior societies.;