The San Francisco call., 1897-07-11

Society is to pray for aid to help in their
Christian life the children, especially those
VINO belong to the Junior Society OF Christian
Endeavor and these boys and girls, Juniors
and otherwise, need your older strength to
help them stand against the Influences that
surround them. AS motherhood is the crown
ing ory of womanhood, so the Mothers So
clety is the crowning glory of Christian En-
deavor. Every community needs such an Or
ganization; no CHURCH is complete without II.
May the Mothers Societies multiply, grow,
wax strong, until the earth shall be girt about
by welded bar of mother lova!
Treasurer William Shaw OF Boston dis
coursed on the United Society of Chris
tian Endeavor, telling particularly what
it is and how it works. He said, in part:
The United Society is a providential devel-
oopment OF the Christian Endeayor movement:
1t came not by the will of man, but by the
purpose of God. The first society OF Christian
Endeavor was born, not made.
As the knowledge of the success attending
the work OF the first societies was spread
abroad by newspaper reports and in other
ways requests for information came by the
score aud tnen by the hundreds to DR.. Clark
and others OF the early friends OF the move
menf, and leaflets and letters were sent in re-
ply, at their own expense. They were all busy
men, and the burden of correspondence be-
came so great that they were unable TO bear 1t
longer. So in 1885 the United Society of
Christian Endeavor was incorporated under
the laws of ihe State of Maine, and the next
year its headquarters were established in Bos-
the laws of the State of Mas sachusetts.
The mem bership of the United Society is
made up of indiyid uals as required by law.
Local societies as such could not be united in
a legal corporation. The membership require
ment IS the payment OF 81 for annual or $50
for life mem bership and election by two
thirds vote OF the members present at any
meeting of the corporation or the board of
trustees.
The purpose of the cor poration is ITO Pre-
mote earnest Christianity among the you q
people and to make them more useful in the
service of God"
Its necessity sprung from the fact that some
central organization was necessary that cou ID
lawfully holi The funds and be held to strict
account for the expenditure OF the same Tor
the purpose Tor which they were secured.
The expenses OF the United Society have
ranged from $4,000 to $4,000 year. The
average for the last eight years mas been about
$l3 600. The first four years the funds were
furnished by the vounta contribution OF
the societies aud friends OF the cause, but
from the beginning the trustees had for their
ideal self supporting organization. This
ideal was realized in 1889. and since that cate
the United Society has received 10 cnntribur
tions from local societies or unions. Through
the cooperation AMI help OF the Golden Rule
printing department was organized, and by
the receipts from this department and the
sale of our badges and other publications we
have bee able TO meet all our expenses. This
has been made possible through the co-Opere-
tion OF local societies that have favored us
with their printing orders, so that whatever
profit there might be on them should go into
tue extension OF The movement instead of into
the pockets OF private individuals.
Organic ltions well as individuals have a
right 10 demand that they be judged by their
fruits
. The United Society has not escaped the shafts
OF criticism. Some have thoug hit 1t was doing