The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-07
WELCOMED TO DETROIT
Great Rally of Delegates In
Tent Endeavor.
GOOD YEAR FOR THE SOCIETY.
One Hundred Thousand New Members
Added to the Ranks-The Work Going
on In Many Lauds-Message of Greet
ing From President Mckinley,

deavor convention opened last night, |
with an immense meeting in Tent En-
deavor. Devotional exercises and well
coming speeches were made and re-
sponses.
There was enthusiastic app lause when |
Secretary Baer read the following tele- |
gram from the president of the United |
States:
Rev. DIR. Francis E. Clark, Detroit. |
"On the occasion of the eighteenth
international convention OF your so
ciety, / desire to express my cordial in
terest in its work, my best wishes to
those assembled with you in conven-
ton, and my earnest hope for the con-
tinuance and increase of the great re-
suits which the efforts of the Christian
Endeavor society have achieved.
(Sig) WILLIAM MCKINLEY"
Rev. DIR. Francis E. Clark called to
order the annual meeting of the United
addressed the members of the organi-
zation in part as follows:
"The past year of Christian Endeavor
work has been year of remarkable
prosperity, year signally marked by
the favor of God. 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, and
the accession of 100000 to our ranks
within the last IL months is no small
addition.
81 recently made a journey to the
West Indies which was full Of encour-
agement and hope. / found in the ISL
and of Jamaica very deep and intelh-
int in
Cuba, too, l found the beginnings of
Christian Endeavor and very hopeful
spirit and outlook for the future. In
other lands Christian Endeavor seems
to be obtaining constantly tirmer foot
hold. Our British fellow explorers are
looking forward with great anticipation
to next years exodus TO London. In
Germany and France and Scandinavia
the work has made very considerable
advance. In Spain, in spite OF the dis
traction of the war and the natural
antipathy to things American, the socie-
ties have all held their own and have
even increased i'll number. Russia,
which a yeaT ago was the only country
without Christian Endeavor, has now
been invaded by the movement, and we
hear of our society almost within the
czar's s household.
"Our efforCs in behalf of universal
peace and international arbitration have
been a great success 1t has received
the hearty approval of many of the
greatest men in Europe as well as
America, and has called forth on two or
three occasions kilograms and letters Of
appreciation and gratitude from the
Alnl riCan peace commissioners at The
Hague.
"Lhe spirit of brotherhood, Of ma
tionGl and international fellowship; of
seeking after God and not the things
that pertain to Office and station, WILL |
believe, characterize this eighteenth ma
tional convention, and 1 pray God that
his spirit may pervade every future
gathering of Christian Endeavorers,
and the whole movement in all its
phases, reforms Of work the world
over"
Treasurer Shaw's report showed ex.
penditures during the fiscal year OF
$9,67S and 1852 now in the treasury,
The report of George B. Graft of Bos,
ton, agent Of the publishing department
under whose direction The Christian
Endeavor World Is published, showed
cash on hand at the beginning OF the
fiscal year, June /, 1898, IL LILO; receipts
during the year, $67,956; expenditures
$66,62S cash on hand, $2,439. The
ment, located at Chicago, reported ex
penditures of Sl2,563 and 1864 now in
its treasury.
In accordance with the report of the
nominating committee the following
were elected trustees for four years
Rev. @. !. Brown, Mount JOY, Pa.
Prof. II. l.. WilletU, Chicago; Rev
Samuel McNaughter Boston; Rev. A.
@. Crews, Toronto; Rev. Hugh X
Walker, D. D., Los Angeles, Cal; Rev
j. Wilber Chapman, ID. d., New York
Rev. George E. McManiman, Steuben
vile, o. The foregoing were elected
trustees for one year upon the reorgani
zation of the United society year ago
Robert E. Speer of New York was
elected trustee to succeed the late
Rev. J. Clement French, d. D., of New
ark, N. j., and Rev. N. B. Grubb, D.
D., of Philadelphia was made an ad
ditional trustee to represent the Men
nonites, which denomination had here
tofore been unrepresented on the board
The present officers of the United so
ciety were unanimously reelected upon
Recommendation of the nominating
committee, as follows: President, Rev
DIR. Francis E. Clarke secretary, JOIN
Willis Baer; treasurer, William Shaw
all of Boston. Representatives on the
board of trustees Of the United society
were elected from each state, territory
and provinces of Canada.
For Maryland, W. o. Atwood was
chosen; for Ohio, Rev. A. O. Miller
d. D.; for Pennsylvania. Rev. Clarence
i. Eberman; for West Virginia, Rev. l.
A. Barnes.
Invitations for the 1901 conYentior
were received from Denver and Cincin
natl, but, in accordance with resolu
ton adopted last year, it was deter
mined to defer action on this matter un
til after the London convention of 1900
Rev. DR.. H. j. Tressider of London
the official representative of the British
societies, was received and cordially
welcomed by the board. DR.. Tressidel
is here to study Detroit's methods Of
entertainment and collect information
which will be useful to the British SO
cieties in 1900.
A delegation of three, representing
the Ministerial union of Toledo, ap
,aaarpd bafprp thp t"uEFpoS. asking thai