River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-07-15
a GREAT CONVENTION.
Christian Endeavorer. End Most sue.

Christian Endeayorers End Most Sue
cessful Meeting in Its History.
San Francisco. July Cit may now
be said that the Christian Endeavor
hosts have completed their conquest of
this city. They have arrived in such
numbers during the last "a hours as 10
Permeate every quarter of the city. The
scenes at the pavilion resemble a ma
tional political convention except that
more women remain in evidence on this
occasion than usually attend great gath
erings.
Promptly at $3.50 the great gather
ing was called to order by Rev. F. r.
Wilke, of this city. and after a musical
welcome BY the choir brief devotional
exercises were conducted by Rev. Philip
+. King, of Benton, Tex. Then the
welcome of the committee OF az was de-
livered by Rolla v. Watt.
Lieut.. Gov. Jeter then assembled
the platform, and IL brief but well
expressed speech welcomed the dele
gates and their friends on behalf of
the state of California. An anthem
was rendered by the choir. and in be-
half of the visiting Endeavorers Rev.
Ira Landrith. of Nashville, Tenn. re-
sponded to the various addresses of
welcome.
When Pres ident Clark stepped for
ward 10 deliver his address the entire
convention arose in enthusiastic greet
ing, and the Chautauqua salute was
given with hearty good will 1t was
some minutes before the vast assem-
blage quieted down, and President
Clark was able to begin his speech.
His topic was "A World Encircling
Religious Movement: How Shall 1t
After singing John Willis Baer, gen
eral secretary, delivered his report,
which contained the following:
In 1881 there was one society and 81 mem
bers. In 1897 there are 81. $50 societies and
total membership of 100000. OF the states
having more than LOCO local societies,
Pennsylvania leads with S.44S; New York
has S.049; Ohio. 2,SS3; Illinois. 20l3; on
tario, l,IS3: indiana. 1857; Iowa, 1886, ard
Michigan. l,07i. These figures do not in
clude the Junior. intermediate, the Senior
and Mothers societies. Pennsylvania leads
the Junior societies with 1887; New York
has l,2SS; Illinois, 1898; Ohio, $40; California.
b5ls Indiana, 549; Iowa. 5lS, and Massa-
chusetts, SIT. The banner given to the state
that has made the largest gains goes :his
goes from Mexico to Spain. There are 800
intermediate societies, California leading
with 81; Illinois having A; Ohio, 81, and
Pennsylvania. "a. The Mothers societies
lumber 20; Illinois leading with 30; Penn
sylVania having 70 and Kansas H. TWEEN
ty-seven Senior societies have been or
ganized, California, New Hampshire and
Pennsylvania each having three and Con
necticut two
England has 1925 societies; Australia. D.
14; Scotland. 4SS; Wales, BIZ India. $50;
Ireland, 1853; Madagascar, SO; France eS;
Mexico, 100; Japan. &C.; West Indies. GO; Tur-
key. Al; China, 90; Africa, 81; Germany, 90
in all 1919 societies in other countries In
addition Canada has 1880.
The badge banner for the greatest pro-
portionate increase in the number of So
cieties, now held by Scotland, will go TO
the Endeavorers on the Emerald Isle.
In the United States the Presbyteriaus
have 5,5S1 Young Peoples and 1884 Junior
societies; the Congregationalists are
next with 4.l56 Young Peoples and 1922
Junior; Baptists. 1.64O Young Peoples and
1850 Junior; Cumberland Presbyterian, $50
Young Peoples and 36l Junior: Methodist
Protestants. 81 Young Peoples and 25l
Juniors; Lutherans. S69 Young Peoples and
S24 Juniors, nearly ~ denominations being
represented.
During the last II months 25. 264 OF the
Juniors have joined the church. and from
the Young Peoples societies. lS7. I25; in all.
213. 1888.
San Francisco, July 10. 49, With the
meeting Monday in the Mechanics pa
vilion the most successful Christian En-
deavor convention ever held was
brought to a close. The programme for
the day and evening was an interesting
one. The attendance at the morning
and afternoon meetings was large. and
at night those who managed to obtain
entrance to either of the main meeting
places were fortunate. for only $4,000
could be accommodated and 10000 more
sought admission. All the leaders of
the movement are pleased with the sue
cess of their efforts and with the out
look for the future of the society.
Tuesday the visiting delegates were
rendered public reception by the citi-
zens of Oakland. About 10000 attend
ed. With the end of the convention. the
thousands of visitors, delegates and
others win take advantage Of the op-
portunity and the cheap rates to visit
the many nlacrs ns interest throus hout
the state. Arrangements have been
made for excursions to Monterey. Ham
ilton, Yosemite, Santa Clara mountains,
Stanford university, and other interest
ing places, even taking in the southern
country as part of their Journey.