Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-18
CHRISTIAN ENpEAvoRERs.

SDokes In the Wheel Of the Great Interra.
easi NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are Nearly
Two and Half Millions OF Them-Every
Countrf Save Italy, Russia, Iceland,
sweden and Greece Represented in the
Ranks Of the Mighty Christian Army.
BOsToN. July I2.-At the morning
session of the Christian Endeavorers
the annual report of John Willis Baer,
general secretary, was read simulta-
neously by Secretary Baer. in Mechan-
les building; by Rev. John Barstow,
Medford. Mass. in Tent Williston. and
by Mr.. j. e. Cheesman, Cleveland, O.,
In Tent Endeavor. 1t saws:
Each year the circumference of the
Christian Endeavor wheel widens; each
year thousands of spokes are added.
Last year our wheel was strengthened
by 1850 new societies Tor ''spokes," if
you pleased This is the largest in
crease of any one year since the
S'wheel" commenced revolving, four
teen years ago. Spoke" after spoke"
passes our vision rapidly in this whirl
of inscription, in all, a, 2a9. OF these
4.712 are from other lands, the United
Kingdom heading the list with 2,645,
which figures include $50 from Wales,
liz from Scotland and So from Ireland.
Australia now has no less than 1, 500;
Africa. 30; China, 80; France, "a; In
dia, lit; Japan. SO: Madagascar. 93;
Mexico. 25; Turkey. 80; West India
Islands, 63; 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 remark
able growth of the last year. leads
with 1895; Nova Scotia. 3SS; Quebec,
264; New Brunswick, I52; Manitoba,
156; Prince Edward Island, e.; ASSN
iboin, SIS; British Columbia, 40; AL
berta, Is: Saskatchewan. 5. In all,
counting five in Newfoundland, 3,1O5,
an increase of 1,o23 during the past
year.
And now our view from the hub"
discloses 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
3-s22; Ohio, 2,7s7; Illinois, e.446; In
diana, 1.76o; Iowa, 1868; Massachu-
sets, 1909; Kansas, 1,247; Missouri,
1.133; Michigan, 1852; New Jersey. l.
045; etc. In all, from the United
States. 33,412, against 1906 last year.
And now we have counted the spokes
rs they have swept by our vision. A
total of LEG societies, with an indi-
vidual membership from every cline
and every nation. with skins of vary
ing color. of which $50 are red, 20. 800
are yellow, 100. 400 are black and 2, 343.-
$50 are white, in all great interracial
hrOtherhOO6 of 473 7a0
Upon the missionary roll of honor
are the names of 5. 551 societies from 35
states, territories, provinces and 4
foreign lands. Each society has given
not less than $40 to its own denomina-
ton home or foreign missionary board
for missionary causes. The total amount
as reported on this roll of honor is
$40, 1900. In addition to this amount
of money which has been given by
these 5.551 societies that we have
enrolled upon the roll of honor, we
find that 500, ss4.45 has been given
by these same societies for ''Christ and
the Church" in other ways. making a
total of $40, 6O3.45.
In 1890, 10000 new church members
were reported; in 1891, SO, 500; in 1892,
900; in 1898, 900; in 1894, 1885,
$50; and now. in 1895, 202, 1S5. In the
last six years s16,345. What a ran
somed host. ''Praise God from whom
all blessings flow