The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-15
FLASHING SBAW ARD.
Rev. ]. Lester Wells Reports
on Lighthouse Work Before
the Boston C.E. Convention.

The Rev. J. Lester Wells. assistant
pastor of the Tabernacle. made a report
on International Christian Endeayor
Work before the c. e. Convention in
Boston on Saturday.
Mr.. Wells spoke more particularly
about the life saving stations, light
houses and light ships in all lands
He said that the International Commit
tee having this branch of the work
in charge held the first service"
On the Southeast, in Central America,
two thousand five hundred miles of life
saving territory confronts us. CROSSING
over Panama, we can step upon the
great South American Continent, upon
whose $1,000 miles of banks roll the surf
oceans and the Caribbean Sea. In this
vast territory we nave located three
agencies, one on the eastern coast In
Brazil. and two in the western, at U.
S. Columbia and Chilli. Turning to the
eastern hemisphere, from Great Britain,
with 1920 miles of water front, the
work has advanced to Europe, includ-
ing France, 1900 miles; Germany, Il, 0f
miles along the Baltic and North seas.
OLDEST LIGHTHOUSE IN THE
ORLD
Switzerland, with five hundred miles
has the honor of having one of the old
est lighthouses in the world at Lucerne,
Spain and Portugal have one thousand
nine hundred and twenty miles, Tur-
key, three thousand miles; Asia Minor,
three hundred and fifty; Persia, one
thousand miles. India, with three thou
sand miles of shore, is divided into east
ern and western divisions, with repre-
sentatives on the field China claims two
thousand miles, and Japan two thousand
five hundred; while Corea possesses ore
thousand and two hundred; Slam. three
hundred; Laos, one thousand two hun
dred; Syria and Palestine. three hun
bred miles of sea front Africa possesses
fifteen thousand miles of coast lines, and
is divided into three divisions, east, west
and south. Ceylon has four hundred
miles, Hawaii and its surrounding is
ands contain about one thousand miles,
while great Australia is proud of seven
thousand eight hundred, and can look
out on the great deep on all sides. AL
these countries are in this mammoth
movement and have their representa-
tives on the International Committee.
In a life saving station on the New
Jersey coast in 1891, until now. the in
terest in keepers and crews has not
abated, but has gone sweeping around
the world. During the year, thirty rep
resentatives have been appointed in for.
eign countries on work in life sewing
stations, for lighthouse keepers. and
lightship crews, and the total number Of
miles of coast reached by our present
representatives mounts to ninety-two
thousand one hundred and forty miles,
From the United States, with its tan
thousand miles of sea ana lake shores,
we have leape1 ever to the Dominion
of Canada, Containing over twelve thou.
one thousand milas Of Pacific waters
has a representative on VAN 5uver Is
land.
WORK NOR INVEST.
Going Northwest, ou. work has reached
Alaska, which boasts OF two thousand
five hundred miles of seaboard. South
of the United States three thousand
miles of Mexican banks are washed by
the Pacific and Gulf. and are ready to
alive has been appointed.