Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-14
FOR THE GOOD OF ALL.
highest Motives Arrived at by Unified Society
Of Christian Endeavor.

BOSTON, June 13-The United Society
of Christian Endcavor, which is the gen
eral body that has directed the growth of
Christian Endeavor in all the world. held
its annual meeting yesterday at the offices
In this city. The old officers were elected
as follows: President, Rev. Francis F..
Clark, DID; treasurer and clerk, William
Shaw auditor, Frank II. Kidder.
DR. Clark's report was as follows: In
submitting my report for the society year
just closed have only good news to re-
cord and the abundant blessing of God to
rejoice in. Our fellowship has increased
all the world around as never before in
all the IA years of our history. In almost
every land and in every cline the societies
have increased 'by leaps and bounds"
The Junior societies have fully shared in
the general blessing and have made an
even more marvellous advance than the
Young Peoples societies. The floating
societies and other special developments of
the kind have taken strong hold of the
affections and the interest of the Endeavor
public. The state conventions have been
as d rule, far larger and more productive
Of spiritual results than ever before, and
the local unions have
Shared In the General Prosperity.
In many new countries, notably in Ger
many, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden ami
Holland, the work has been started The
constitution has been translated into "A
number of additional languages in many
lands
The interests of the great cause of Chris
tan citizenship and of missions have been
advanced everywhere, and these effort,
constitute some of the most cheering and
important forward steps Of the year
While the Christian Endeavor society
never has, and never will, believe, ally
itself with any political party, yet in the
triumph OF righteousness at the polls, i'll
the aid given toward the overthrow of cor
ruption and moral evil in some of our
towns and cities in the clearing of the
civil atmosphere, in the volunteering of
hundreds of young men and women for
the foreign mission fields in the contrib
uting by Endeavorers of hundreds of thou
sands of dollars to the denominational
boards, is the practical outcome of these
great movements seen.
Our British and Australian brethren
have shared with us in this general pros
ptIltt, NollNtDllOlIS VI gItuU power
have been reported not only from Eng
land, Scotland and Wales, but from Japan
and China, while France, Jamaica, South
Africa and other countries have shared
in similar convention blessings. In every
denomination in the world, with the single
exception of the Methodist Episcopal de
nomination in the United States (north
and south), has
Our Fellowship Increased
and the attitude of the denominations
was never so favorable to the movement
as today.
More fully than ever, l believe, are the
real functions of the united society ant
of the state unions understood and OBJ
served. They can. especially through
their yearly conventions, suggest, stimu-
late, inspire; but it is for the local socic
ties and the local unions, us being in clos
connection with the local churches, {,
carry out these plans Us best they may
not at the dictation of any united societ,
or state union, but as their divinely
guided wisdom and local circumstance,
may demand.
1t has become increasingly clear that STATE
and national unions are simply bureaus
information and channels of information
whose chief duties are to circulate the lit
erature of the movement, to multiply so
cieties wherever they properly can, and t,
hold annual mass meetings for the spirit
ual stimulus of Endcavorcrs and En-
leavor societies.
To carry out these ideas, and these idea
only, in the united society of which you
have chosen ne the president, shall be IN,
constant aim and purpose, and to this enc
pledge myself to strive to secure an un
selfish, economical efficient administra
ton of the affairs of the united socet,
wherein the cause we love shall be the sol,
consideration.