The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-10


These three last branches named, In
termediate, Mothers, and Senior, like
the Junior and Young Peoples, have
greatSpromise of power, a-thriIl with life
as they are AS the Junior is for she
bows and girls, the intermediate for the
young men and women, the Christian
Endeavor succession graduates into the
Mothers and Seniors. AS one pastor
SAYS; sit is noG too much to hope and
predict that the churches will gradually
welcome she application of Christian En-
deavor principles to all their activities.
THESE PRINCIPLES UNDERLIE
oil Christian work, and by the force of
their inherenu rea onableness have the
right of general application, and the day
draws on apace when the church will
foster the Christian Endeavor idea a s
anoaher method, like unto the Sunday
School, subordinate to itself, and will do
| through it it's manifold work.
We have not time TO investigate the
branches in schools, in colleges, in pub
lie institutions of all kinds, in prisons,
and schools OF reform, in alnshouses. In
situations for the blind, ETC., en- board
stations and among life-savers among the
boys In blue in United States barracks,
| IN l&fgeagaotories, amongsoar drivers, po-
licemen and patrolmen in the Travellers
| Union etc. but VS. cannot pass by she
growth OF the Canadian and foreign
branches" for they next attract our au-
mifaJion. ALI Canada has 1892 societies
and in foreign and missionary lands
there ara now $500 societies enrolled.
The United Kingdom has over 5000;
Australia over 1000; France 66; West In
dies 63; India 1873; Mexico So; Turkey Al;
Africa, 50; China 40; Germany, 1S; ia
| pan, Sc; Madagascar, 93; and SO ON until
every country in the world Is represented,
save three or fonr, making grand total
of 46, 1875 branches.
The 'badge" banner, which Is given
for the greatest absolute gain in mum Dor
of Young Peoples societies can again
| be
CARRIED BACK TO ENGLAND'S
SHORES.
| Pennsylvania and other States have
made splendid effort to keep it ON this
side of the 'pond," but it is evident that
our brothers and sisters on the other side
have firm grasp upon it,
| The banner for ths greatest proportion
ate gain in number of societies for the
first time CROSSES the "briny deep" to
Sootland's shores. What will another
year bring forth? Shall both banners
| float on the Queen's domains?
| But time is passing, end we must cease
our counting branches, twigs and leaves,
and get to gathering the fruit from this
mighty paradox of Gods planting, this
tree with mushroom rapidity of growth
and the sturdiness and solidity of the
oak.
The fruits, what are some of them?
Systematic Bible study; circulation of
good literature; denominational loyalty
intensified; pastors enoouraged; Sunday
schools enlarged; church services attend
ed; p8storlegs churches assisted; mid
week prayer meetings sustained; cottage
prayer meetings inaugurated; eyange-
listic services in asylums, elmshouses,
prisons, reformatories, in factories, In
street Car stations, at homes for the
aged, the fseble-minded, soldiers homes,
and other public institutions; open air
gospel meetings at wharves and coal
docks, in parks and at street corners
gospel wagons employed; public drink
ing fountains erected; poor children and
mothers given free river ocean and car
rides; new churches built; old ones rs
paired; city missions revived; young
men preparing for the ministry Endeav-
or volunteers for home and foreign mis-
sionary fields; more money than ever be-
fore given to the
CAUSE OF HOME AND FOREIGN
/ MISSIONS.
And that leads me to make menti on OF
the missionary roll of honor which Will
be unrolled in our meetings on Friday.
Upon it are the names of over 6, 1863
| De- I'll, 81 T,r
nior societies from 30 states, z Terrific
ries, Provinces, foreign lands.
These societies have given S154, 022. IS
through their own denoninational
boards to the cause or home and foreig y
missions. In addition to this amount
which has been given by these s, 900 So
cieties that we have enrolled upon she
roll Of honor, we find that S206, 100, 81 has
been given by these same societies fol
Christ and the church in other ways,
making o total of $500, 172. SO. the largest
amounts given by any one society being
81, 107. Oh, by the Clarendon Street Bap-
fist Society, of Boston. and little ovel
81, 900 by the Calvary Presbyterian Sooi-
ETY. of Buffalo, n. Y.
Let me make it plain that the $780,
022. 90 given direct to mission boards by
the eight thousand societies, and their
gifts of $206. 100 81 forsOther beneyolenoes,
represent only the record OF the societies
that haye asked to be enrolled upon the
missionary roll of honor"
But there is
OTHER GOOD FRUIT,
such as open hostility to Sunday baseball
playing and Sunday excursions, whether
by bicycle, train or boat, and every vic.
lation of the Sabbath Day. Race TRACK
gambling and lotteries entagonized; vel
planned Christian citizenship bat tls
fought at the primaries aggressive and
organized voters warfare against the
saloon; increase Of hatred for the entire
liquor traffic and its power in the party
politics OF all nations. Ay, more in.
telligent spirit of patriotism has beer
promoted everywhere. Christian En-
deavor believes Bishop Berkeley knew
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