The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-09
BOSTON GETTING READY
DISPLAYING GREAT INTEREST IN
TIE COMING CONVENTION.
The city Making Large Preparation to Care
for the Grand Army of CHRIS
tian Lndeavorers.

Prirn old Boston town is making great
preuarations, says a SPECIAL correspondent
Of the Philadelphia Press. for the re-
cention of the myriads Of pretty siris
and the rnultitudes OF stalwart young men
VINO will gather early IN June 10 attend
the convention OF the Young feopie
Society Of Christian EndeaVor, ana TINS
IS wei. since the present prospects are
that it will be the largest convention o.
any sort ever held on TINS earth.
Eight years ago, just after the secoho
Of the Saratoga Conventions man saiu
10 DIR. f.. H. Clark, President or the
f-nifcd Society. that Il would not BE-
more than a decade. probably. before the
Christian EndeayOr hosts would number
a million. .,
II aid not believe the prediction said
Or clark 10 me- q day or two ago. Dul
now. Two years before the expiration OF
The decade. there are two and quarter
million members. located In all parts o.
the world. and there Is no telhns now
many more may be constrained TO JOIN
the ranks. 30; / could not make any
sort of calculation in that direction. Tie
growth has been most amazing, but TO no
one more 50 than myself. and 1t is i'm
possible to look ahead, even for single
year
Endeavor was founded February ?, l@l
ia Williston Church. Portland. Me- by
the Rev. Francis T.. Clark. It's pastor.
According to tae latest reports. there
are $3.50 societies and 2.2-56o members
IL Is easier to tell where these societies
are not to be found than where they
are. for they now exist In every country
in the world bat seven-Italy, Austria.
Russia, Iceland. Belgium. sweden, and
Greece. The United states leads as e
matter Of course. there being 1874 socle-
ties and ass $40 members in this country.
Canada has g. fi6 societies and Great Bri-
tain 2.H2: Australia comes next with
g43: India follows with JIG. Madagascar
with %. Japan with SO. and other lands
with less. away down to Laos, Asia, with
one.
The organization is, and was from the
first. intended 10 be strictly undenOmi-
national the object being the building
up OF every church in which il fnds foot
hold, even as the object OF the first so
ciety was the building up OF the Willis
ton Church of Portland. But the Chris
tan Endeavor Society lcyics no tax, OK
acts no tribute. IL may offer counsel,
but il never seeks to control. For the
purpose of facilitating the extension Of
the work, a central organization. the
United Society of Christian sndcavOr,
has been formed, with headquarters at
CB Washington street But this central
society receives no contributions. its cX-
penses being entirely met 10y the sale OF
Christian Endeavor publications and sup
plies.
OF the officers Of the United Society
but one. Secretary Baer, draws any
salary from the society, President Clark
ana Treasurer Shaw deriving their sup
port from the Golden Rule. This poriodi-
cal is not published by the United So
Ciety. but by a private corporation.
The Golden Rule" is taken i'm every
country where there are English-speak-
ing members Of the Christian EndeayOr
Societies.