The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-07-10
gationalIsts, naptlsts, Presbyterians

gationallsts, Baptlsts, Presbyterians
follow.
To-day in the 46,125 societies through
out the world there is a total member
ship of 2,750,000
President Clark, in his annual adj
dress, sketched the platform Of the or
ganization and drew from the lessons
of the accomplished work Of the society
inspiration for the work of the future.
Christian Endeavor, he said, is prac-
teal paradox, reconciler of irrecon-
cilables. 1t has married the ideas Of
UNCONVENTIONAL fidelity and fellowship
between denominations. These Ideas
have been thought by many to be in
consistent, if not hostile, and many &C.
clesiastics are afraid of the Christian
Endeavor fellowship because they fear
1t will weaken the fidelity of the So
ciety members. But the society will,
sooner or later show them the ground
lessness of their fears. Christian En-
deavor, Mr.. Clark continued, also
stands for elf-governed society that
is yet wholly governed by its own
church. More and more strongly ev-
cry year is this principle of Christian
Endeavor established, that each society
owes allegiance to it's own church.
Some churches have taken advantage
of this principle of su5ordination to
compel their Christian EndeaVor soci-
cites to commit suicide, to so out of eX-
istence, or to label themselves with
local or sectarian name. Is this en-
tirely fair? / appeal confidently to the
Christian public of the future. to the
nf i1cfinA in tha ,huTrn at 11rkrt
for my answer
Another plank in the Christian En-
deavor platform, Mr.. Clark said, is
patriotism and humanity One is
welded to the other and the union
means good rulers and good laws 1t
means the abolition of the saloon. 1t
means prohibition wherever we can
get it. 1t means Sabbath observance.
1t means inflexible opposition to all
unrighteousness."
Finally the Christian Endeavor plat
form stands for organization and for
spiritual power. One is helpless with
out the other, but united they may
move the world.
Our future conquest" Mr.. Clark
said, SIS question of spiritual power
and he urged his hearers in conclusion
to make spiritual power" the watch
word of the coming year.
The morning ceremonies In this tent
concluded with the singing of an an
them. The services in tent "Endeavor'
We're conducted by Rev. Howard B.
Groose of Boston, with o. Excall of
Chicago in charge of the music. The
address of welcome to the visitors in
behalf of the District of Columbia was
delivered by Commissioner John w.
Andrews of Sackville, N. B, Otherwise
the services were similar in every re-
spect to those conducted in tent
Washington, the annual reports and
addresses being duplicated for the ben
eft of the thousands unable to secure
admission to the first-named tent.
The services in tent "Williston' We're
to have been conducted under the lead
ership of the Rev. DR.. Teunis S. Ham
| lin of Washington, with P. B. Bilhorn
of Chicago in charge of the music.
The Rev. DR.. S. H. Greene of this city
was to have welcomed the visitors, and
a response was to have been made by
Bishop Alexander Walters Of Jersey
City, N. j.. but, as already stated, these
services were necessarily omitted owing
to the collapse of the big tent