Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08

sunburnt plains Of southern India. in
crowded Berlin and 0p the lonely table
lands of the Transvaal. AMONG the Alps Of
Switzerland and on ths vast peldt Of the
Orange Free State. IN. seagirt Stockholm
and in the karoo Of South Africa, in lorily
Paris and in quiet Wellington, in the Cape
of Good Hope. and. everywhere, amid all
these diversities Of customs and costume, of
manner and methods; ofaansuase and laws.
Ideals are substantially the same.
Met with Diverse Creea..
Moreover, the people wham I have seen
have been of diverse creeds and views Of
religious truth: all, to be sure, have &C.
knowledged 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 complexiols. The shade
OF tan OF mans cheek does not make or
unmake his manhood; the shade of his
creed does not make or unmake his Chris
tlanity. By MetnodistS and Baptists, by
PreSbyterians and CongregationaIists, by
Friends and Disciples Of Christ. By Episco-
palians and Lutherans, by adhereats Of the
state churches of Germany and Sweden
and Holland and Scotland and England, as
we'll as by representatives Of every free
church. have l been kindly received in the
name Of Christian Endeavor, and by every
missionary society at work in India or At
RIGA. Why? Because Of the eloquent in
dorsement which common and universal
method of Christian service renders to its
advocates
One Denomination Holds AlOOf.
"Only one denomination still seeks to
prevent the increase of Christian Endeavor
societies, and that has introduced Chris
tian Endeavor principle, and, though we
regret the absence of full fellowship, we
are glad of the extension of the ideas for
which we stand-in that We rejoice, yea,
and will rejoice.
Our society, then, has these signs of q
universal movement. 1t was born In OBJ
security and weakness. 1t has not owed it's
extension to human advocacy or ecclesiaS-
teal authority. 1t has spread to every
land. 1t has been found adapted to every
evangelical creed, to every form of church
government and to every race and class
and language and condition of people. 1t
has failed only where the principles in
volved in our covenant pledge have been
ignored or. where it has been crushed out
by UNCONVENTIONAL authority"
Answers the Texts Query.
In answering the question of the text. he
said the movement must be true to its fun
damental idea. must necessarily be unity
ing, must be a pervasive force, mus: be
sacrihcial, and must listen to Gods voice
and continually obey 1t. Continuing, he
said:
This is a world movement thank God:
way from materialiSm, Journalism and
barren ecclesiasticism, back to God Him.
self. Endeavorers. let this be the motto.
the purpose, the prayer of this our coming
seventeenth year-tO abide in Christ, to
surrender ourselves to Him. to let Him use
us. to think less Of our efforts and more of
His fullness; to seek larger milling from
above. deeper draughts of His life, more
emptiness of self, more fulness of Christ.
Thus only will Christian Endeavor and all
citizenship. Christian missions and thou
sand forms of benevelencf-receive ever
afresh life and vigor.""
Secretary Bnfr's report.
The report of John Wills Baer. general
secretary, contained the following:
In 1881 there was Sne society and 81
members: in 1897 there are $3.50 societies
and total membership Of 3oOo,ooo. OF
the states having more THIN one thousand
local societies, Pennsylvania leads with
=. 443; New York has 3.AIa; Ohio, 23s}; Hi
Iowa. 1885. and Michigan 1.V71. These
figures do not include The Junior, interme-
date, the senior and, mothers societies.
PENNSYLVANIA leads the. junior societies with
Ohio go; California, SOL; Indiana $40;
Iowa, 5lS, and Massa ch usetts. 517. The
bal ner given to the State that has made
the largest gains goes this year to Ohio.
The second junior banner goes from Mex
leo to Spain. There are 1856 intermediate
societies, California leading with 81, Illinois
having ~, Ohio 81 and Pennsylvania 81
The mothers societies number 10, Illinois
leading with 30, Pennsylvania having 20
and Kansas H.. Twenty-seven senior socie-
ties have been organized. California, New
Hampshire and Pennsylvania each having
3 and Connecticut 3. England has 1925
societies. Australia. 2,124; Scotland. 1873;
Wales. a11; India. $50; Ireland. 163; NADIA
eascar. 93: France. IS; Mexico 100; japan
~: west Indies, 63: Turkey. Al; China So;
Africa 81; Germany, 32-in all 1913 socie-
ties in other countries. In addition Canada
has 1880 societies.
Badge banner Goes to Ireland.
The badge banner for the greatest pro-
pertionate increase in the number of So
cieties. now held in Scotland, will 20 to the
EEdeaVorers On the emerald isle.
In the United States the Presbyterians
have o,o31 young peoples and 1884 junior
societies; the Congregationalists being next
win ,l55 young peoples and 2, 407 junior,
ne other denominations following in this or
der: Disciples of Christ, 3,2OS young peo-
pies and l ,322 junior; Baptists, 2,64O young
peoples and 1850 junior; Cumberland Pres
byterian, S67 young peoples and 361 junior;
MethodlSt ProteStantS, 81 young peoples
and 251 tunio rs; Lutherans, 500 young peo-
pies and 324 juniors, nearly forty denom-
nations being represented in the column.
A missionary roll of honor contains the
names Of ~, 1853 societies that have given
nearly $2OO,OOO to missions through their
own UNCONVENTIONAL missionary boards.
Stands for Christian Citixenshfp.
Christian Endeavor always stands for
Christian citizenship. 1t is forever opposed
to the saloon, the gambling den, the
brothel ard every like iniquity. 1t stands
for temperance, for law. for order. for Sab
bath keeping. for pure political atmos-
pherc: in a word. for Righteousness And
this 1t does, not by organizing a new po-
litical party, but by attempting through the
quick conscience Of its individual members
to permeate and influence all parties and
all communities.
During the last eleven months 1924 Of
the juniors have Joined the church, and
from the young peoples societies 1877. 1875;
in all 2133S9.
Wills Filed.
The will of the late Harriet 1. Pickett,
Ia T1t,,