The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-06-25
of Kentucky Christian En-
deavor Union.
Held at Louisville, May oath to
goth, 1895.

t tuckyfOr the past year, LOT tnere
s much cause for rejoicing. There
/ an immense field of labor in the State
which we are pleased TO call tn
"Gateway to the SOUTH" and on
! section after another is being CAREFUL.
laid out and prepared for the work o
cultivation, which the Endeavorer
are planning for Christ and thu
church. But figures are uninterest
ing even when coupled with fact
that should make our hearts burr
within us as we trace the Father
hand in the review of the past; an6
so L have tried to weave the few sta
tistics in and out in such manner
that they will be caught by the nearer
and retained to his enlightenment and
inspiration.
Looking back over the events
which have made the history of the
past year, it would seem that such
was the momentum given our cause
at Hopkinsville in '94, that for three
months our Union lived, labored and
advanced with only the blessed MEM
cries of the Great Convention to lead
us on. But not so; Mighty hand
hand was at the helm--God heard
our prayers for a president, and in
His own good time sent us in answer
just the one we needed. On Septem-
Der 9th, the Executive Committee APP
pointed Judge John ID. Ellis, Of New
port, to the Chair, and an aggressive
work was at once inaugurated. BIZ
monthly meetings of the State Com
mittee have been held at the Louis
vile headquarters, the majority of
them well attended, and reports from
the local committees and officers pre-
scented since May, '94, seventy mine
societies have been added to. our list,
of this number twelve are Juniors.
Many Of these have been discovered
by the merest accident, and we be-
lieve that there are a number of
whose existence we are not cognizant.
Just here 1 would request of any
Endeavorers present who may learn
of new organization during the year
that they make il known to the State
Secretary, sending the name and adj
dress of the Society's Secretary. The
present enrolment is aS9 Societies
233 Seniors and Sc Juniors. 1t is
source of much regret that from less
than one-half the number have re-
ports been received. A personal let
ter and report blank have been sent
out to every Corresponding Secretary
in the State before the first of May.
In many instances second was sent,
and it is fact that sixteen So
cieties only sent in their statement
from the Convention City. The Sec
rotary must sympathize with herself
and with the Treasurer, who we are
sure could put the contents of the
Treasury to more advantageous use
than the stamping of letters which
will never be answered
We claim 12,250 soldiers in our
Endeavor Army-an increase of more
than 5000 since our last report. BY
actual count there are 6S7 associate
members in LOG Societies. A halt
dozen souls to be won for Christ
right in the midst of each. "a work
for me and work for you." placed
at our very doors. Oh! if we cannot
go and "preach," let us remain and
"teach" the Gospel to every creature
with whom we come in contact. III
we cannot cross the ocean, nor the
heather lands explace, we can find
the heather nearer, we can find them
at our door.
There are few Kentucky Societies
that cannot point to many young
Christ ians who have been brought in
to the church through their instru-
mentality. Let those who cannot
do this consider whether they are liv-
ing up to their privileges as a Society,
and to their duties as Christian men
and women. The very last report to
reach my desk this week, told of 81 |
Juniors joining the church this year. |
Another, 80 christians from our ranks
in five years, and all our S. S.
)ficers and Christian Endavorers.
We heard an Endeavor pastor declare
week sermon that "there are ]