Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-07-16
AIMS OF ENDEAv0RERS
Christian Citizenship and Loyalty TO
God and Church.
Convention at Boston Com
pletes Its Labors.
RousIng Meetings In Mechanics Nall, Tent
WIlIis.on and Tent ESdeavor.

BOSTON, July l0.-The following Is the
platform and principles of tho Society OF
Christian Endeavor, as formulated by the
board of trustees and unanimously en-
dorscd by the conventions:
We roafiirm our adherence 10 tho principles
which, under Gods blessing, have made tho
Christian Endeavor movement what 10 IL to-
day.
First and foromost--PersonaI devotion to
our divine Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Second - The covenant Of obligation ON.
bodied In the prayer meeting pledge, without
which there can bo no true society OF Christian
Endeavor.
Third--Constant religious training for all
kinds Of service involved In the various com
mittees, which-so many Of them as arc needed
ARE, equally with the prayer meeting, essen
tial to society of Christian Endeavor.
Fourth-Strenuous loyalty to the loca.
church and denomination with which each So
ciety IL connected. THIS loyalty Is plainly OK
pressed In the pledge; 10 underlics the whole
idea OF the movement, and, as statistics prove
and pastors testify, Is very generally exempli.
fed In the lives OF active mepbers Thus tho
Society OF Christian Endeavor, In theory and
practice, Is IA loyal u denominational society
as any In existence, as well as "a broad and fra.
ternai interdenominationl society
Fifth-We reafiirm our increasing confidence
In the interdenomin ational spiritual fellow.
unity. but TO fulfill our Lords prayer, "that
they all may be- one" This fellowship already
extends to all evangelical denominations, and
we should greatly depiore any movement that
would interrupt OF imperil IL.
Standardization Endeavor stands for Chris
tian citizenship. IL Is forever opposed to the
saloon, the gambling den, the brothel and
every like iniquity. IL stands for temperance,
for law, for order, for Sabbath keeping, for O
pure political atmosphere, in q word, for right
BUSINESS. And this IL does not by allying itself
with a political party, but by attempting
through the quick conscience Of its individual
members to permeate and influence all parties
and all communities.
Seventh-That all moneys gathered by the
various societies Of Christian Endeavor for the
cause Of missions be always sent TO the mis-
sionary boards Of the special denomination to
which the peculiar society belongs. and, also
Christian Endeavor officers and societies are
ahectionately reminded that appeals to them
for money should come through their pastors
and the officers OF their churches, and when
such appeals are addressed to the societies di
rectly they should be referred TO the pastors
and church officers for their approval before
being acted upon by the societies; ALSO that the
causes to which the societies give should be
those approved by the denominations to which
the societies belong. Thus the societies avoid
recognition and support Of Independent and
irresponsible movements.
Eighth-Christisn Endeavor has for It's ulti-
mate aim q purpose no less wide and lofty
than the bringing OF the world 10 Christ.
Hence 1t is an organization intensely evangel.
istic and missionary in its spirit, and desires
TO do all 1t may under the direction Of churches
and the missionary boards for missionary ex-
tension the world around.
These objects 1t seeks TO accomplish while it
remembers that 10 il an influence rather than
an institution; that It's united societies, and it's
state, provincial and local unions have no leg.
islativc functions; that they can levy no taxes
and control no local society which Is always
and only under control Of It's own church. The
duties OF these unions are limited to matters
Of information. inspiration and fellowship.
We rejoice in the growing friendliness Of
Christians. and in the fact that more and more.
as the true spirit Of Christian Endeavor is un-
derstood in every evangelical Protestant de-
nomination, the world around. with but one OF
two exceptions our fellowship Is constantly
growing larger.
We believs that for the sake Of Christian
fairness and courtesy in all denominations
and all over the world, the Christian Endeavor
principles should 60 with the name, and the
name either alone or in connection with d;s
tinctvc denominational name, should go with
the principles.
For the maintenance Of these principles OF
covenant obligation. individual service, de-
nominational loyalty and INSTRUMENTATION
fellowship. we unitedly and heartily pled,e
ourselves.
The l4th international Christian En-
deavor convention
Came to an End Last Night.
Since last Wednesday morning 1t has
overtowered all contemporary events In the
city or state, perhaps In the entire country.
During its continuance more than 500
meetings have been held. Approximately,
$1,000 men and women have come from all
corners Of the North American continent
as delegates. Others have come from
strange and distant and obscure lands,
and the greatest and most powerful ma
tions of the earth have been represented
In this vast gathering.
This great organization, the growth Of
which, from a membership of in 1881, to
more than 2,300, 900 In 1885, has been cx-
panded into q worldwide organization,
and what its growth under It's new posi-
bilities, or the good its influence may do
religiously, socially and politically In this
land and all the rest of Gods footstool, no
mans mind can predict. Yet, notwith-
standing oil its prominence Of today, and
It's newly created oosmopolitanisn, IL re-
mains as simple rs ever, doing merely
work of influence.
When the publisher of great paper in
great Chicago offered the society the tempt
ing offer Of $4,000 year for three success
sivc years, on condition that the headquar-
ters Of the organization be removed from
Boston to the city by the lakes, the trus-
tees ut their meeting last Thursday made
an answer characteristic OF the principles
mo" they said, I'VE are but society to
influence. We need no costly buildings or
expensive offices. Boston is strong In
ideas. We shall stay there"
ideas" Is the tocsin of the Christian
Endeavorers, and then they propagate
thcm. And now widely have been those
Ideas propagatod by the series of splendid
meetings thi. week Everywhere where
are printed the news of the
has been carried. The oonycn-
tion just closed has been one of tho great.
est religious event the world has ever seen,
Its promoters believing Its influence for
good incalculable.
Three urcat mcctinpa yorn hold Ia H..