Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29
OF CHRISTIAN EnDEAg0R INTEREST.

VT UTlnlOiI INN LNULhfuli iHil
In his annual rapport John Willis
Baer, general secretary OF the United
Society of Christian Endeavor, liBeneu
that organization to tho river deacribed |
in psalms 46, and Ezekiel AZ. II.
Reverently. he said, the figure Is
borrowed from Gods word, to make
palmer TO you and to NE what eiod
really intends TO do with this river
which he caused to spring up In Fort
land, Me-, III years ugo, and the over
flow OF which he has directed, until It's
waters now extend through the utter
most parts oil tho earth.
Continuing, he said 10 part:
Careful observers OF ths onward
sweep OF this river OF Christian En-
deavor have noted that ii has wldened
during the past year. Since iaeS we
met, this great current has heen
swellsd by 5000 new societies. ke-
joice with exceeding JOY, for the
world wide enrolment is now 50,74i
local societies, What swift and
mighty flood In 1881, Que society
and 81 members. In 1897, 80. $50
societios and a total membership OF
3. 000. 600.
vi lbb tributary fDthbb duI
streams in this country that have over
! 900 local societies, Pennsylvnnia still
lends with 3, 443: Now York, 3,04D;
Ohio, 9, 3S3; Illinois has now passed TO
the fourth place, with 2,0l3; Ontario,
i, 1873; Indiana. l,3s7; Iowa, 1,336;
and Michigan, with Lon, for the first
time is entitled to u place in thia class.
Those figures do not include tho Junior
trfth fhnir hnyu mil nirlQ.
the intermediate societies, with their
lads and lasses, the Senior and
Mothers societies for the fathers and
mnthers ana those who in yours are no
longer considered young.
Now we are reminded that Christian
Endeayor has flowed into many and I'm.
looked for fields, for there are Chris'
tiau Endeavor societies in colleges, in
public institutions of various kinds, in
| prisons and schools Of reform, in aims
| houses, aaylums, institutions for the
| blind, &C., on hoard ships men-of- war,
at navy yards, in life Having stations,
among the boys in blue in the Unlted
States army and navy, In large fac
| tories, among car-drivers and police.
men, in tho Travellers Union, &C. to
tho total number OF 231.
The Juniors now claim our attention,
the springs that feed this mighty river.
| The Keystone state, Pennsylvania,
still leads with 1,3D7; New York, only
little behind with LESS; Illinois.
993: Ohio. go: California has made a
mighty lean, and passed. into fifth
place with SOL; Indiana, BIO; Iowa,
51S: massachusetts, 5l7, this ondine
tho list of States with more than 50C
Junior societies enrolled. The Junior
bauge banner, given to the State thai
has made the largest gain 10 Junior
societies during the year, WAS lirst pre-
sented at Montreal to New York, and
at the three annual conventions since
that time Pennsylvania has proudly
carriud 1t away; but this year oui
good mig IRON friends must paaI
that banner over to the buckeyes o
Ohio.
Tho other Junior badge hammer, frs
given to tho District of Columbia al
Montreal for the greatest proportionatt
increase in number Of Junior societiei
and held successfully by Delaware, As
ainihoia aud Mexico, must now pas
from Mexico to Spain. A Christian
I En1eavor banner to travel from MexiGt
to Spain! Strange history we ur,
Writing o that il might be cnrriet
ny tho shortest route, by way of Cuba
and that to bleeding Cuba it might b.
an emblem of liberty, peace and pros
perity!
Tho intermediate societies nsxt CLAIM
attention. The first society was or
ganized a few years ago by Rev A. z
Conrad, ID. d., of Worcester, Mass
There arc now 3G6 intermediate sorio
ties enrolled. California leads thu
States with 81; Illinois has a.; Ohio
30; Pennsylyanla,27 AS busy pastors
especially In large churches arc he
ginning to see the wisdom nj banding
tho older boys and girl1 into scparat
, sorietieB, preparatory TO graduation
into thu regular Young People 8 eogiety
tho growth of intermediate societies tn
coming year is likely TO ho large
Make way for now applications q
Christian Endeavor principles, Abroad
the Mothers soeietius number 70
Illinois having 30; Pennsylvania, 20
Kansas, i, and tho rest scattered har
and there.
California, New Hampshire an
Pennsylvania each have thrcp, an
Gonnecticut two, Senior societies. a
far as We know, Rev. II. N. KINNEY, a
! tho time a resident OF Connecticut, an
now OF Syracuse, N. ", was tho frs
pastor 10 report II Senior society.
all, q churches have announced tia
0 they have organized thnir regular mid
, week experimenting into Senior 80
r ciotiea, by applying the Christian En
b deayor idea.
0 Engiand's Grand Old Man haa wsl
said: "Precept freezes, while exampl
O warns; procept addresses us. exump!
I lays hold of us; rrscept is marbl
a statue example CLOVIS with lifo Their
\ is at leuHt one kind of exchange bt
tween nations which hostile tariffs ca
/ hardly check. the exchange Of hig
It personal example. Our river ia IL
tornatiunal and interracial and heal
a upon its h0aom this exchange Of hig
personal example.
. England has 3, 925 societies; Australia
= 2, l2i; Scotland, 4i3: Wales, III
Il India, 2j0; ireland, 100; Madagascar
! 90; France, 90; Mexico, 100; japan
! &c; West Indies. 63: Turkey, Al
China, 53; Africa. ~; Germany, 3.
y and 50 ON through a long list, with
: total of 7,9l9 societies. In addition
. all Canade has 3, 800 societies.
= The hadge banner for the greatei
70 propurtionHte incroaHe in number ,
!, societies which Oklahoma first secure
y ut the Minneapolis Convention, While
: thon was captured by Manitoba, Ne
Mexico, WeHt Virginia, Asainiboii
y and which is now held by SCOTLAND
d will fail into tho hands Of the lnyI
!. Endeavnrers on tho Emerald Isle. III
70 shamrock is ahead of the thiatle th
u timo India, with her uplendid AZ
vance, was very littIo behind lrelan,
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