Morris tribune., 1895-07-17

exercises, and after singing hymn Of
welcome, written for the occasion by
Rev. S. f. Smith, DID,, author of
America" Rev. A. II. Plumb, DID,,
| delivered the welcome of the city.
Hon. S. B. Capen then welcomed the
| delegates in behalf of the committee
of 1895.
| Gov. Greenhalge was greeted with
cheers and waving of handkerchiefs
when he rose to deliver the welcome
of the commonwealth of Massachu-
sets, which he did in a fitting speech.
The response on behalf of the board
of trustees of the United Society of
Christian Endeavor and visiting En-
deavorers, was delivered by Rev. F. R.
Ollie, d. D., of San Francisco.
The annual report of John Willis
Baer, general secretary, was read SIM
ultaneously by Secretary Baer in
Mechanics building, by Rev. John Bar
stow, Medford, Mass, in Tent Willis
ton, and by Mr.. J. E. Chessman, Cleve-.
land, O., in Tent Endeavor.
The Report In Part.
Every useful wheel must have Its hub Ey-
cry hub to be useful, should have its wheel.
Figuratively speaking Christian Endeavor
Is a useful Wheel certainly Boston Is
the Hub. AS we are in the Hub let us
turn the wheel upon its axis, and from
the hub view its revolutions. Its circumfer-
ence equals that Of the globe, and its spokes
number thousands upon thousands Last year
our wheel was strengthened by 7,750 new so
cieties (or spokes,' If you please). This is
the largest increase for any one year since the
wheel commenced revolving, fourteen years
ago.
".Spoke" after spoke passes our vision
rapidly in this whirl of inspection. in all A.
229 OF these 4,712 are from other lands, the
United Kingdom heading the list with
$685. which figure includes 1870 from
Wales, liz from Scotland and So from Ire
land Australia now has no less than 1900;
Africa, 30: China, 81; France "a; India, III;
Japan, 50: Madagascar, &c. Mexico, rs: Turkey,
3d. West India islands, SO, and so on until every
country is represented, save five, Italy, Russia,
Iceland Sweden and Greece
And now the 'spokes' from the Dominion OF
Canada come into view. Ontario. with her re-
markable growth OF the last year, leads with
1885, Nova Scotia 1853; Quebec, 1854; New
Brunswick, 152; Manitoba, 1856; Prince Edward
island, 81; Assiniboia So; British Columbia,
30; Alberta, IS; Saskatchewan, g. In all. count
ing in Newfoundland, S,1O5, an increase Of
1,223 during the past year.
"And now our view from the Hub dis
closes the balance Of the wheel, all bearing
the familiar colors of the Stars and Stripes
Pennsylvania still leads with 4.139; New York
next, with 1922; Ohio, 2,7s7; Illinois. 2.44e
Indiana 1,762; Iowa, 1858; Massachusetts,.
1909; Kansas, 1,247; Missouri, 1,133: Michigan.
1852; New Jersey, 1.045, ETC. In all, from the
United States, 33,4l2, as against. 1896 last
year.
Thousands Of Junior Societies.
"In addition to the $3.50 Junior .spokes'
<ha Int
Canada and 224 from other lands. making in all
GLE Junior societies, with a membership of
$4,000. Pennsylvania still leads the Juniors,
with 1903; New York, not very far behind.
with 920; Illinois next, with 746; Ohio, $685.
Indiana, 40; California IA. etc.
And now we have counted the 'spokes'
as they have swept by our vision. total of
ii ,229 societies. with an individual member
ship from every cline and every nation, with
skins OF varying color of which $50 are red |
20 800 yellow, los, 400 black and 2343 $50
are white in all, q great interracial brother
hood of ,473,740
I'VE have reached the rim of our wheel, the
felly. Our .felly is made up of the fellowship
of over thirty evangelical denominations.
In the United States the denominational
representation is as follows The Pres
byterians still lead, with $3.50 Young
Peoples societies and 2269 Junior
societies.; the Congregatonalists have 1890
cieties; the Disciples of Christ and Christians,
1857 Young Peoples societies and S62 Junior !
societies; the Baptists, 2,cs6 Young Peo-
pies societies and sol Junior societies: !
Methodist Episcopal, 931 Young Peo- |
pies societies and 39l Junior societies.
Methodist Protestants 1853 Young Peoples So |
cieties and 247 Junior societies: Lutherans, |
7gs Young Peoples societies and 245 Junior So |
cieties; Cumberland Presbyterians, 600 Young |
Peoples societies and 23l Junior societies, and |
SO on through long list
Chicago Loses Its Banner.
1.-THE Chicago union has had in It's possess |
sion for year the banner awarded at Cleve-
land for the most aggressive Christian citizen
ship warfare Chicago's record this year is
even more worthy than her last. 1t has been
decided, however, after careful del.beration,
that the report made by the Syracuse union |
entities them to the custody Off the Christian
citizenship banner for the coming year. !