Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-06

DETROIT, Mich, July 5.-The OIL
GERS of the United Society of Christian
Endeavor did not arrive to-day in time
to hold the annual business meeting of
that corporation at the hou set, 10
a. M, and the meeting was late in con-
vening. The special train from Boston
was a victim of a temporary congestion
of railroad traffic, caused by the large
number of Christian Endeavor special
trains en- route to Detroit. The leaders
of the c.. e. movement were conse-
quently late in arriving.
Skies which gave promise of proba-
BILE showers greeted the thousands OF
Endeavor delegates who 1ocked into
the city from every direction to-day,
but for a July day the atmosphere was
reasonably cool. The earlier arrivals
who had travelled all night, spent most
of the morning seeking their temporary
homes, and getting settled for the week.
Street cars and steamers carried thou
sands of young strangers, who en-
ployed the preliminary day of the con-
vention in seeing the points of interest
in and about the city of the straits.
The convention begins tonight with a
grand welcoming rally in Tent En-
deavor.
Rev. DR.. Francis E.. Clark, president;
Secretary John Willis Baer and Treas
urer William Shaw arrived at TO-: 80.
AT IL o'clock DR.. Clark called to order
the nnual meeting of the United So
cieuy in the Hotel Cadillac. DR.. Clark
addressed the members of the organiZa-
ton in part as follows;
THE past year of Christian Endeav-
or work has been a year OF remarkable
prosperity ,ayearsignally marked by the
favor OF rod. Christian Endeavor has
now so largely occupied the field that
the phenomenal growth recorded in the
early years of the movement cannot be
expected. Nevertheless, the growth has
been very considerable, n he Access
sion of a hundred thousand to our ranks
within the past twelve months is no
small addition.
81 ~recnetly made a journey to the
West Indies which was full of encour-
agement and hope. | found in the is
land of Jamaica very deep and intelli-
gent interest in the movement. In
Cuba, too, | found the beginnings CT
Christian Endeavor and very hopeful
spirit and outlook for the future. in
other lands Christian Endeavor seems
to be obtaining constantly a firmer
foothold. Our British fellow explorers
are looking forward with great antici-
patton of next years exodus from Lon
don. In Germany and France and
Scandinavia the work has made very
considerable advance. In Spain, in
spite of the distraction of the war and
the natural a%ntipathy to things Aneri-
can, the societies have all held their
WI and have even increased IN num-
Der. Russia, which a year ago was
the only country without Christian
Endeavor, has now been invaded by the
movement, and we hear of our society
almost within the Cars household.
Our efforts in behalf of universal
peace and international arbitration
have been a great success. 1t mas To-
ceived the hearty approval of many of
the greatest men in Europe as well as
America, and has called forth an two
or three occasions kilograms and let
ters of appreciation and gratitude from
the American Peace Commission at The
Hague.
'The spirit of brotherhood, of nation
al and international fellowship: of
seeking after God and not the things
that pertain to Office and station, Will.
| believe, characterize this eighteenth
national convention, and | pray God
that His spirit may pervade every fu-
ture gathering of Christian E~ndeavors,
and the whole movement in all its
phases, reforms of work the world
over"
Rev. DR.. Francis E. Clark was re-elect-
ed President of the United Society Of
Christian Endeavor, at to-day's meet
ing of the trustees. John Willis Baer
was reelected Secretary and William
Shaw, Treasurer,
In accordance with the report of the
nominating committee the following
were elected trustees for four years:
Rev. c. l.. Brown. Mt. Joy, Pa; Prof.
H. l.. Willett. Chicago; Rev. Samuel
McNaugher, Boston; Rev. 4. c. Crews,
Toronto; Rev. Hugh X. Walker, D. D.,
Los Angeles, CAL; Rev. J. Wilbur
Chapman, d. D.. New York; Rev.
George e. McManiman. S~teubenville,
Ohio.
The present officers of the United So
ciety We're unanimously reelected upon
recommendation Of the nominating
committee, as follows:
President, DR.. Rev. Francis E.
Clarke; Secretary, John Willis Baer;
Treasurer, VIM. Shaw, all of Boston.
Representatives on the Board of
Trustees of the United Society were
elected from each State, t%erritory and
the province of Canada.
Secretary Baer read the following tel
egram from the President of the United
States:
REV. DR.. Francis E. Clarke, Detroit,
Mich:
con the occasion of the eighteenth
International convention of your soci-
ETY., ! desire to express my cordial in
terest in its work, my best wishes to
those assembled with you in convention
and my earnest hope for the continu-
ance and increase of the great results
which the efforts of the Christian En-
deavor Society have achieved.
(Signed) "WM. MKINLEY."
As Rev. VIM. Patterson, of Toronto,
came forward to speak for Canada,
some n struck up God Save the
Queen"
The Canadians on the platform took
up the strain and In a moment the