Evening journal., 1896-10-31

president then introduced j. H. Burns,
OF Wilmington, who read his report as
secretary and treasurer of the state
union.
Ten years ago the first Christian En-
deavor Society was formed i'm the Dia-
mond State. Ten years ago this month
Delaware had one society and seven
teen members. while to-day the secre-
tary reports GS Young Peoples so
cieties and 81 Junior societies, with a
combined membership OF 4,l2l. In
which the Juniors are credited with
$50. During the past year five Young
Peoples societies and three Juniors
have been formed, while two societies
have disbanded.
New Castle county is credited with So
Young Peoples societies and 10 Junior
societies; Kent has 16 Young Peoples
societies and four Juniors; while
there are 16 Young Peoples
societies and Juniors in Sus-
sex. There is also in this union one
society in Maryland, the same having
one member. Eight denominations are
represented in the union as follows:
Presbyterian, % Young Peoples So
cieties, LAO members; Methodist,
Protestant, Is Young Peoples
dist Episcopal, 10 Young Peoples so
cieties. $50 members Baptist, Young
Peoples societies, 238 members; Re-
formed Episcopal, 2 Young Peoples
societies. 63 members; Union Church, 2
Young Peoples societies, SO members;
Reformed, / Young Peoples society, 10
members; African M. e.. 2 Young Peo-
ple's societies, 293 members; African
NJ P., / Young Peoples society, 85
members.
The Junior societies are distributed
among the denominations as follows:
Presbyterian, 13 societies. 400 mem-
bers Methodist Protestant, societies.
331 members; Baptists, societies, ia
members: Reformed Episcopal. So
cieties, 40 members; Methodist Episco-
pal. 1 society, % members; African NJ
o., 1 society, 35 members.
Mr.. Burns said the society contained
500 associate members. and urged their
becoming active. Many societies are
aiding their churches financially and
In various other ways. Three young
men are being assisted in the expenses
of their education for the ministry.
Church services have been sustained
during the pastors absence on vaca-
tion and at other times Contributions
of religious books and papers are given
/ TO hospitals and prisons, and city mis-
/ sion work is carried on in Wilmington.
/ In his report the secretary urged the
need Of more effective work along the
I lines OF Christian citizenship and in
| fighting the liquor traffic. From re-
ports Of 3S societies, S30S61 has been
contributed to Home and Foreign Mis-
sions, and S723.2S to other religious
and benevolent purposes.
During the year 175 have united with
the church from the different societies
2S3 active and 10S associate members
have been added the past year. From
statistics gathered from 1000 societies
all over the country; it is shown that
7S per cent. OF the active members OF
the Christian Endeavor Society attend
the regular Sabbath services, So per
/ cent. attend the mid-week prayer
meetings, 40 per cent. the Sabbath
evening services, and 26 per cent. the
mid-weelx prayers. During the secre-
tarys report he presented Or. w. l.. S.
Murray and II. J. Guthrie, of Whining
ton, who were fathers of the Christian
Endeavor movement in Delaware The
convention then listened to the annual
address of President Joseph Brown
Turner AS the speaker arose to de-
liver IL the large audience greeted him
with the Chautauqua salute. Mr.. Tur-
ners address was a mastery produc'
, tion. teeming with oratorical flights
and interspersed with many a telling
climax. He said in part that he wanted
to talk to the convention on Christian
Endeavor Christianity. What it was
what it should be. 1t was not some
I thing other than the Christianity o
the apostles and saints, and yet some
thing different than much which W.
see to-day. Taking each letter Of th'
word endeavor is an initial, he stated
that Christian Endeavor Christianit!
is an experimental, non-conforming
devOut expectant, active and aggres
sive, vigilant, out and out, and rejoic
ing Christianity.
In the choicest rhetoric he reviewe,
the noble work of the past year, ant
told what would be expected during tn
ensuing year.
A free parliament was then neld OF
: Testing by Christian Endeavor Stand
ard" the presiding officer being w.
= Gillespie, of Philadelphia. During thi
discussion papers were read by Mis-
{ Mary s.. Rothwell, of Middletown, Mis-
Grace Stevenson, of FELTON,, and Mis-
+. X. McGloghan, of Dover The morn
ing session then closed.
4 At 2 o'clock the convention reas
4 sembled to further the work alread
n begun. After a short praise servic
! another free-parliament was opened
n The subject considered was "The In
4 perative Need of Missions" the presto
n ing officer being Mrs. J. b. Turner,
h Dover The two speakers under tn
l. subject were Rev. T. p Revelle,
T. Dover. and Miss Eva b. Taylor,
l. Wilmington. the former delivering
le strong address, advocating the impor
h ance of mission work in our own con
,e munities. The convention was the
v addressed by Rev. Fred. West, mission
= airy TO Africa