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"For Christ ANA the Church"

4 "Eor Christ ANA the Church"
| The tenth annual state convention
of the Young Peoples Society ot
Christian Endeavor of Michigon wa,
| held at Ionia with over 300 delegate.
present, representing 10000 members
The two principal streets were gavlx
decorated. Endeavorer flags, with
their triangular colors and yellow 80
Il. monogram, were flung from almost
every window of the business honse.
and residences, and the endeavorel
colors of red and white were in evil
depce everywhere. The first service
was a general prayer Meeting which
filled the Central NJ. Il. church TO over.
| flowing. The convention was formally
opened in the evening with two meet.
ings. The principal one was held at the
| NJ. Il. church. The address of welcome
was delivered by President Charles ID.
| Ransom, of the local union. Vice
| President G.. T.. Cooler, of the state
union, responded. Rev. j Nj. Tolmie,
of Windsor, Ont. spoke upon "lnspira-
tion Service" Rev. w. Hall William.
son, of Grand Rapids followed with an
address upon THE Supreme Need. 81
At the overflow meeting held in the
Presbyterian church the crowds were
fully as large. The address of well
come was delivered by Rev. w. III.
L homas, of Iona Rev. Wiley X.
Wright, of Traverse City, responded
and addresses were delivered by Rev.
VIM. w. Taylor, of Hastings, and Rev.
+. c. Wood, of Mancelona. Both
meetings were very enthusiastic.
State Secretary Luclla r. Holland.
of Saginaw, reported that during the
past year the state membership had
increased one third. At the Bay CITY
convention, there were reported ,01O
societies, with membership of 40 so.
Today in Michigan there are ,395 So
cieties, with membership of nearly
GO, 900, total gain of $50 societies and
l6, $50 members. Miss Mary G.. Has
kins, state superintendent of the Junior
league, reported that last year there
were reported 231 Junior societies in the
state, with membership of 9,24O.
Now there are 337 societies in the
state, with a mem bership of $3.50, an
increase in the past year of JOG socie-
ties and 4,240 members, showing that
nearly one-half of the increase of the
mem bership of the whole organization
lies in the work of the juniors. Treas
urer II. O. Tanning, of Grand Rapids,
reported that during the year S963 80
was received by the treasurer, making
"A total fund of S4GS. As. There was eX-
pended S3O2.7 leaving balance of
Sl65. 66 on hand.
The addresses of the convention
were very good, but the interest and
enthusiasm centered on those of Fran.
els f.. Clark, ID. d., OF Boston. president
of the national union of societies, who
said that Gods design for the c. Il.
movement was to raise the spiritual
standard among young peoples w. III.
Strong, of Detroit, president of the
state societies, and Rev. Donald Dr.
Mae Laurin, of Detroit.
The feature of the closing dav was
the election of officers and the feature
of the election was the unanimous
choosing of w. III. Strong. of Detroit,
for third term as president despite
his repeated destinations. His election
was heartfelt expression of the love
and esteem of the Michigan endeayor-
ers toward him as a man, as worker in
the cause and as their president. The
other officers elected were: Vice
PRECEDENT, Rev. j. NJ. Fulton, of Grand
Rapids; secretary, Miss Flora Il.
Roberts, of Lapeer; treasurer, III. o.
Tanning, of Grand Rapids; junior
superintendent, Miss Mabel Bates, of
Traverse City; missionary superintend.
ent, b. X. Hoobler, of Bay City.