Rock Island Argus., 1895-07-12
COVERS THE EARTH
The Organization Of Christian
Endeavor Societies.
BUT FIVE NATIONS UNREPREsENTED

In the Immense Gathering OF Young Work.
ers in the Vineyard at Boston-A Mem-
bership OF Nearly 100000 Reported
Number Of Delegates Present Put as g..
O0O-Enthusiastica and Largely Attended
Meetings Open the Proceedings.
BOSTON. July 12. - Fifteen thousand
people crowded Mechanics hall at the
opening of the business meeting Of the
Christian Endeavor societies, and there
was another meeting Of 1900 in the Tent
Endeavor, where subjects interesting to
Endeavorers were discussed and a good
time generally was had. About the most
interesting report made at the Mechanics
hall was that of Secretary Baer. His re-
port showed a gain Of 1850 societies for
the year, the largest increase for any con-
secutive twelve months during the four
teen years Of the tody's existence. The
total number Of societies is Al, aa229. includ-
ing :. .6i5 in the United Kingdom; Aus.
tcalia. l,5C9; Africa, 80; China, 81: France,
Gi; India, III; Japan, 50; Madagascar.
Y3; Mexico, ~; Turkey, 39; West India
Islands, 6}, and so on until every country
is represented, save five, Italy, Russia,
Iceland, sweden and Ireece.
Nearly Two-anti-a- IL IL Million Members.
The total membership is 2. i73 7i0. In
the United States the denominational
representation is as follows: The Pres
byterians still lead with :, 5,2SS young peo
pies societies and .,.69 junior societies;
the Congregationalists have $500 young
peoples societies AID l,9JS junior socie
tics; the Disciples Ct Christ and Chris
| tians. 2,6S7 young peoples societies and
sol junior societies; Methodist Episcopal,
| 93l young peoples societies and 39l jun
| ior societies; Methodist Protestant, S5t
| young peoples societies and 2i6 junior
societies; Lutherans. 79S young peo
pies societies and 2i5 junior societies;
! Cum berland Presbyterinns, 600 young
peoples societies and 23l junior socic
ties, and so on. In the Dominion of
| Canada the Methodists lead with ], ,057
| young peoples societies andl22 junior So
cieties. (Most o the Dominion societies ar,
known as Epworth Leagues Of Christian
| Endeavor.)
| Baptsts Lead I'm the United Kingdom.
| Presby terians nre next with 9I3 young
peoples societies and los junior societies.
Baptist next, with lO6 young peoples So
| CitticS ~ JuhicT SOC!tlAcS. SouSEcSa
tionalists, l22 young peoples societies and
81 junior societies. In the United King
dom the Baptists lead with al; Congre
gationalists next, with 133; Presbyterians
| 1S2; Methodist free church. 115; Metho
dist New Connexion. 132. In Australi,
the Wesleyan Methodists and Congrega
tionalists, Bnptists and Presbyterians fol
| low in the order named.
| MONDAY Rallies All Over tho City.
| After the big convention meeting of the
forenoon hundreds of the delegates helf
MONDAY rallies throughout the city. II
churches, halls, in vacant lots, or street
corners and wharves, in the big market!
and factories, ard in missions and larg
retail stores, they gathered and offered
prayers for tine benefit of the thousands o.
tCilers who heard them. The largest o
these meetings vas held in the historic
FaneUil Hall and the Bromfield stree
NJ. +. church. In the hall 40 white
frocksd markctmen joined them in the
| familiar hymns sung by the young ladie:
of the choirs. Twenty ladies and gentle
mc2 wearing the badges of the socet!
entered the gallery OF the 5 S,ock Ey ychang'
at noon. The traders ut once abandoned
business and facing the gallery, with un
covered heads, earnestly sang Amer
ica."