The record-union., 1897-07-11
of into the pockets of private individu-

| and denomination. 1t has stood for
| spiritual fellowship among the young
people of our evangelical churches. II
has exercised no authority over the To-
cal societies, but as bureau of infor-
nation and a bond of union, it has
tried to advance the Masters kingdom
through the Society of Christian En-
deavor.
What have become of the fruits OF
twelve years of work performed by the
| United Society? In 1885 there were
reported 253 societies; 1886. S50 1887
2,3321; 1888, 4,S79; 1889 1872; 1890
HOB; 1891, 1921; 1892, 21,0S0: 1898
26,2s4; 1894, 33, 720; 1895. 41,229: 1896
1925; 1897. 90, 700, with a member
ship of 10000 In 1885 the move
ment was confined almost wholly to
the Eastern States; to-day it belts the
globe. Then only few of the denom-
nations were represented; to-day more
than forty are included in our fellow
ships
The Mechanics Pavilion meeting then
! adjourned.
AT WOODWARD'S
The Rev Ralph w. Brokaw Of Spring
field, Mass, presided over a small but
enthusiastic assemblage of Endeavor-
ers at Woodward's Pavilion this morn
! ing. The song service was followed
! by devotional exercises by the Rev.
| William c. Clark of Keeler's Bay, Yer
mont
| The first speaker was Miss Cora B.
Bickford of Biddeford, Maine, whose
theme was The Mothers Society of
! Christian Enlpax he -
part:
THE Mothers Society is not a new
movement, but a development of the
original growth Its purpose is TO
stimulate mothers to raise the standard
OF the Christian home. And it could
not have a higher aim, for out of the
home are the issues of life. The home
life is the light of the world life.
THE mother possesses equiet hours.
The boy and girl will never forget a
mothers words. a mothers love In
the midst of the turmoil in after life
will come to the tired adult the sweet
picture of the mother bending over the
cot singing Holy Angels Watch Over
Thee"
| Next to God in divine nature is
/ the true Christian mother Who are
our coming statesmen but these very
| boys who have knelt at the knees of
the mothers of to-day? Fathers and
mothers, you must give your boys and
girls to the world-giye them to it pure.
THE next object of the Mothers So
! ciety is to aid the juniors in the Chris
| tian Endeavor Society. What shall
we do? Anything but inertia? Put
around your children such influences
! that they cannot be touched by the
evn without. Mothers, unite your
| work to the junior work May the
| Mothers societies grow until the world
shall be surrounded by a gilded circle
| of mother love-
Treasurer William Shaw of Boston
followed with an address on THE Unit
ed Society of Christian Endeavor;
What 1t Is and How 1t Works"
The symposium by State Presidents
on the topic, How Can We Interest
the Pastors and Churches in the Or
Sanization of Junior and Immediate
Societies." was participated in by the
Rev. w. j. McKittrick of New York,
Rev. w. K. Spencer of Michigan, H. D.
Gile of Oregon, Charles A. Forse of
I
Indian Territory, Lyle A. Dickey of
! Hawaii, John P. Hartman of Washing
ton, C. H. Phillips of North Dakota. c.
n. Hunt of Minnesota, T. G.. Langsdale
of South Dakota, and Rev. F. l.. Nash
/ of Nevada.
! The concluding feature was practical
| suggestions from General Secretary
Baer and several Trustees of the Unit
/ ed Society, after which adjournment
was made for open air demonstration
on Van Ness avenue
| OPEN AIR MEETINGS.
! AT the noon hour Van Ness avenue.
the finest thoroughfare in the city, pre-
sented a splendid sight. 1t is 125 feet
/ wide, smoothly paved, and four blocks
of its length was crowded from curb to
curb by Endeavorers and others con-
gregated around the stands erected for
the open air meetings
AT the first meeting, between Grove
| street and Birch avenue, President
Francis E. Clarke of Boston presided
| The speakers were Rev. Matt S.
| Hughes of Minneapolis, Bishop B. V.
Arnett, the eloquent colored speaker of
! Wilberforce, Ohio, and Rev. Silas Mead
of Adelaide, South Australia, who spoke
| impressively and was well received
| Rolla V. Watt presided at the sec
| ond stand, where the speakers were
Rev. Howard H Russell, Rev. William
| Patterson of Toronto and Rev. Josiah
| Strong of New York
| AT the third stand General Secretary
/ Baer conducted the services. The
/ first speaker was Rev. Robert John
/ ston of London. Ontario, whose sub
/ ject was Better Citizenship Rev.
! George F. Pentecost then spoke and
was followed by Rev. l.. Penwen of
! Louisville, Ky.
! At the fourth stand Treasurer Will
/ liam Shaw OF Boston presided, and
| earnest addresses were delivered by
/ Rev. Courtiand Myers of BROOKLYN.
/ Rev. j. r. d. Ewing of Lahore, and
/ Rev. B. B. Tyler of New York. Their
! remarks We're brief but sincere and
were received with enthusiastic demon
strations of approval.
The afternoon was devoted to recita
tion and sight seeing.
CALIFORNIA ENDEAVORERS
This evening was devoted to rallies
and gatherings of the various States.
mostly informal in character and So
cial as we'll as religious. The Mechan-
| les Pavilion was given over to the
Californians. who held their tenth an
nual convention. at which the reports
of the various officers and committees
were received and short addresses de-
| livered by many of the members of
the society in this State.
The Pracidpnf of ha
Guy W. Campbell of San Jose. presid-
/ ed