Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-07-08
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS
Opening of the Annual Convention Be-
fore Multitude Gathered in
the Mechanics Pavilion, San
Francisco.
The PRESIDENTS ANNUAL MESSAGE
Rev. Francis E. Clarke Talks of the
Wonderful Growth of the Organiza-
ton in All Parts of the World
Report of the Secretary.

this morning, began prayer meetings of
the Christian Endeavorers. Services
we're held in all the principal churches of
the city, the ject being the same in
each-"Prayer for the Convention" One
meeting was led by Rev. r. M. Craig of
Santa Fe. Long before the hour of
opening the convention, every seat in the
vast pavilion, which accommodates over
10000 people, was oupied--women pre-
dominating. After an opening prayer,
Rev. Francis E. Clarke delivered his an
nual message on the subject of ga
World Encircling Religious Movement;
How Shall It Fulfill Gods Design" He
said in part:
met you last, in all parts of the world.
The people whom have seen have been
of diverse creeds and views of religious
truth. All, to be sure, have acknowledged
the supremacy of Jesus Christ as the very
son of God and the only Savior Of lost
sinners. All have accepted the Bible as
the word of God, and the Holy spirit as
the sanctifier, comforter and guide--in
such soil only can Christian Endeavor
flourish.
"But in minor particulars the creeds
and forms of church government of these
hospitable hosts of our society differ as
widely as their complexicns. The shade
of tan on mans cheek does not make or
unmake his manhood; the shade of his
creed does not make or unmeke his Chris
tianity.
"Our society then has these signs of
universal movement. Ii was born IN
obscurity and weakness. 1t has not owed
it's extension to human advocacy or eccle-
siastical authority. 1t has spread to
every land.
"Endeavorers, let this be the motto, the
purpose, the prayer of this our coming
18th year: 'To abide in Christ, to sur
render ourselves to Him, to let Him use
Us, to think less of our efforts and more
of His fullness, to seek a larger milling
from above, deeper draughts of His life,
more emptiness of self, more ful]ness of
Christ Thus only will Christian En-
deavor, and all for which it has come to
stand-Christian citizenship, Christian
missions and Thousand forms of benev .
olence-receive ever fresh life and vigor."
The report of John Willis Bear, gen.
eral secretary, contained the following
SIN 1881 there was one society and 81
members. In 1897, there are 50,7S0 So
cieties with total of membership of 81
100000. OF the states having more than
1000 local societies, Pennsylvania leads
with 3,443, New York has 3,049; Ohio,
1888; Illinois, 2,013; Ontario, 1,7S3; In
diana, 1887; Iowa, 1886, and Michigan,
1,071. These figures do not include the
junior, intermediate, the senior and
mother societies. Pennsylvania leads the
juniors societies with 1897; New York
has 1888; Illinois, 933; Ohio, $40: Cali
fornia, 55l; Indiana, $40; Iowa, SIS, and
Massachusetts,, SIT. The banner given
to the state that has made the largest
gains goes this year to Ohio. The Sec
ond junior banner goes from Mexico to
Spain. There are 1856 intermediated So
cieties, California leading with 81; Illinois
having A; Ohio 80, and Pennsylvania, 81.
The mother societies number 70, Illinois
leading with 30; Pennsy ylvania having 20,
and Kansas, II. Twenty-seven senior
societies have been organized, California,
New Hampshire and Pennsylvania each
having three, and Connecticut two.
"England has 1925 societies, Australia
2,124, Scotland 433, Wales 311, Ihdia $50,
Ireland 1863, Madagascar SO, France 6S,
Mexico 100, Japan sc, West Indies 63,
Turkey Al, China So, Africa SO, Germany
32-in all 1919 societies in other coun-
tries. In addition, Canada has 1880.
"The badge banner for the greatest
proportionate increase in the number of
societies, now held by Scotland, will 60 to
the Endeavorers on the Emerald Isle.
"In the United States the Presbyterians
have 5,531 young peoples and 1884 junior
societies; the Congregationalists come
next with 4,156 young peoples and 1892
junior; Baptists, 2,64O young peoples and
1850 junior; Cumberland Presbyterian
S67 young peoples and 361 junior
Methodist Protestants, 971 young peoples
aud 251 junior; Lutherans, 869 young
peoples and 1874 junior, nearly 4c denomi
nations being represented.
"a missionary roll of honor contains
the names of l0,468 societies that have
given nearly $500,000 to missions through
their own UNCONVENTIONAL missionary
boards"