The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-07
SECRETARY'S REPORT

To the Officers and Members Pennsylvania
Christian EndeavOr Union, Greeting.
Pennsylvania, the Keystone of the
Union, the Banner State of Christian
Endeavor. The little acorn planted in the
city of Easton almost ten years ago has
become the mighty oak of Christian En-
deayor, and we rejoice tonight in having
not only the largest union in the world.
hut In the fact that almost One-tcnth of all
the societies known to be in existence are
10 be found within the borders of our own
state. AS we look from our mountain
heghth of observation upon the work of
The past year. and remember the wonder
full record of the other nine years. surely
we cannot help but raise our voices in
songs of thanksgiving to Him who hath
led us, and in whose name all our victories
have been won.
with grateful hearts the past we own
''The future, all to us unknown"
1--WE 10 thy Guardian care commit"
And peaceful leave before thy feet"
When We last gathered in the city of
Erie our enrolment showed two senior
five mothers. 2,Il3 young peoples, one in
termediate and SSi junior societies, a total
of 800. Tonight ii Is with great pleasure
that report the enrolment of six senior.
seven mothers, 2,9Si young peoples, three
intermediate and l,039 junior societies.
making total Of i,O39. with 4 combined
membership of POS, ass. in which the juniors
ary credited with 1917 This you will
notice Is Il net Increase of 3l societies. or
an average of little over one new society
for each day of the calendar year. Ten
societies have been reported to me as
disbanded during the year, and seventeen
have changed 10 denominational names,
and have Withdrawn from the Christian
k.ndeavor fellowship.
The general plan of organization adopt
ed almost at the birth of our State union.
has been adhered to with slight modilica-
tions during the entire ten years, and I
am free to confess that 1t has had much to
do with making our state one of the best,
If not the best organized state in the
Union Our policy has always been to
organize IA county union in each county
as soon as this could be done. thus bring
ing into the field II larger number of
workers. We now have forty-siN county
unions. five bi-county. and one tri-county
union, leaving only eight counties in the
state yet to be provided with county or
Sanization. In addition to this there are
in existence seventy local unions through
out the state. all of which through the
earnest efforts of the officers and members
are doing much for the upbuiliing and ex-
tension of the work. We are proud or
our local union workers. and much credit
is due them for the success of the work
in the past, and upon them to a larger ex-
tent will depend the success of the fu-
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PHILADELPHIA THE GIBRALTAR.
Great interest is always taken in the
county enrolment Philadelphia. the
"Gibraltar' of Christian Endcavor, has
credit with 50i societies, Allegheny coun-
ty has 337. York 135. LuZerne III. Chester
10i, Montgomery l0l, Dauphin %. Lancas-
ter 81, Blair ~. Delaware 81. Armstrong
50, Northampton So Bradford s., Schuylkill
81. Westmoreland so, Lycoming 20, Fay
ette Is, Lackawanna 73 Washington a.
Erie GS, Cumberland 81, Jefferson 81 Frank
lin 60, Berks IS. Northumberland IS, Indi-
ana 81. Susquehanna Sc. Bucks -. Cam
bria %, Butler 81. Clearfeld So Chester IS,
Tioga iS, Huntingdon As. Mercer IS, Clar-
ion ", Perry 42. Wayne Al. Union -. Adams
30. Crawford 81. Lawrance 81, Beaver 81,
Lehigh 50, Columbia 80. Lebanon. 81 Gin
ton 49, Mitin 2s. Juniata q. Venango q,
Bedford %, Carbon g. Greene q. Warren
%. Snyder y, Mexican 20. Somerset ~. Pot
ter Is, Pike Il. Wyoming 12, Monroe 1S,
Montour l3, Elk 10. Forest s, Sullivan S,
Cameron ., and Fulton 2.
Eulton county has doubled her member
ship Of last year, and we have Just been
able to secure district secretary for this