Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-13
society and furnished hotels and wait
ing rooms with good reading matter.

ing rooms with good reading matter.
Loyalty to Chnr-a anl Pastor,
II Is also pleasing thing TO see and
hear different societies srcak OF what
they are dulnE FOR their individual
ehurch-speiking Of 1t IN such n way
that one cannot help but know they
are deeply Interested in tho welfare
OF their own church.
Ia conclusion, permit me TO express
my appreciation OF the many kind.
nesses shown TO me during the past
year. And am sure you Win all unite
with me IN singing;
Praise God from Whom ell blessings
low."
Report OF the tate Treasurer.
Fellow Endcavorers: During the year
Just ended there has been paid into
| the treasury from NIL sources the sum
OF Sil1.1a, and there remains unpaid
pledges amounting to the small sum OF
SlI,S5. OF this amount $3.50 is due
from societies thar have disbanded or
else are so disabled financially ms not
TO be able TO pay, while only 80 .05 (and
| possibly less than this amounO is owing
| from societies that are able 70 pay and
yet fail through Indifference.
| There has been paid cut on proper
vouchers the sum Of sgS6.21 IN amounts
as follows United Society OF Christian
/ Endcavor OF Boston. Mass. for litera-
ture for the use OF the secretary and
superintendent. S560I; expense OF the
/ PRESIDENTS office. S2930 expense OF the
secratary's office, S2g; expense OF the
treasurer's office, Si165, for the several
\ sup erlntendents, SIS; junior suporln-
tendent. 81; correspondence committee.
$3.50; stationery, Sass, accounts from
last year, Sbi.90. minutes OF last con-
\ vention, S., We have n cash balance
on hand OF siSl.4s. but there are some
H outstanding Indebtedness, convention
/ expenses etc. that cannot be computed
| until after adjournment. which VIII cut
down the balance.
uater-1hat Indebtedness is $3.50. 40.
| leaving n balance OF 99c.)
| Respectfully submitted,
j. II. BANToN, Treasurer.
"why I Like Christian Endeavor."
was answered by three young ladies'.
| Miss Bertha c. Mason OF Houston;
Miss Alice H. Leech of Cleburne. ana
| Miss NJ. Dollie Dobhs OF Palestine,
| Tho reasons set forth by the young
| ladies were clear. concise and logical
| their brief talks Astounding In words OF
| good cheer and showing an abiding
| faith In their work that was plainly
reflected In their happy countenances
The Texas state Song was sung
with n Will at the close Of the young
ladies' addresses. after which Or. NJ
| J. Blicm of San Antonio, addressed
| the convention on "Systematlc and
| Proportlonnte Giving 8 M" ancin,
| confined hia remarks CLOSELY 10 tho ann
4 iect. reading from manilserlpt Tbe
| address was we'll received, and was
| followed by singing "The Homeland
| Shore" after which tho convention
adjourned for dinner
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Upon assembling IN the AFTERNOON
| request was made Tor all In tho hall
| who were attending their frat stute
convention 20 ARISE About 200 stood
| up ''queht LOT hi VINO were present
] AT lhe meeting hEe years ago TO arise
onIy Drought UP ABOUT twenty-five
| me Ieno,t OF inc stat" junior super
lntehuent' Mt' ~, V; BnIhinB OF waco
Wha fead ny MI Fhilllp IT, KING OF
| Austll, us mr' b"hhlhs could not pc
\ present FoloWlhg are extracts from
'ne report' ,..........
one year ago very unexpectedly TO
| myself was called to the euperlntcn-
| uency OF me Junior work IN TeNas'
| with nut a meagrc knowledge OF the
| requHcmthW OF the WORK
our gfoWth mas NOT been suah az We
expected ana dealrd. w set our
marx AT 2oo societies, ana have real
lsed something more tiinn mar OF THIS
huinDef' 400
IN June, ssz, mere were Two junior
societies organized, one IN the central
CHRISTIAN church OF Dallas and one IN
the Cumberland Presbyterian church
Of Gainesville. SO FAR as ! can learn
these were the hfst Junior societies
| organiEed IN TeNns. AZ the state con-
Nentlon NJ waco IN 1873 there were re-
! ported twelve societies, with an eStl-
! mated membership or 400,
have now enrolled OF all denomina-
TONS JOG societies. with total mem-
bership OF 5000 This X nm Increase for
the year or nearly 300 per cent. The
great majority OF these Hoeietiea are
reported as nourishlng. May 10 sent
out double posthl cards aAkinB fun re-
| ports from each OF these lOG societies.
| only forty-one responded, OF these
| forty-one societies twenty-five have
given 3lg5li 10 missions during the
year, and nineteen have given moth
ing Twenty-two OF these societies,
with membership OF 7O6 report i1d
conversions; nineteen report no con-
versionh.
Please note that twenty-five societies
with n membership or sb2 have given
si95li TO missions. An average OF $3.50
70 the society, and 2Sc per member
The Cumberland PreHbyterlnns
stand at the head OF the column with
thlrty-four societies and member
ship OF il22. Eleven OF these societies
responded to my request for report
| OF which eight with Il membership OF
2fl report hfty-fve conversions, ana