The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-05

movements were consequently late in
arriving.
Skies which gave promise of probable
showers greeted the thousands of En-
deaVOr delegates who fiocked into the
city from every direction today but for
a July day the atmosphere was reason
ably 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 thousands of
young strangers who employed the pre-
Iiminary day of the convention in see
ing the points of interests in and about
the City of Straits The convention be-
gins tonight with a grand welcoming
rally in Tent EndeavOr.
Rev. DR.. Frances E. Clark, president; /;
Secretary john Willis Baer and Treas
urer VIM. Shaw arrived at 1C:30. At II
o'clock DR.. Clark called to Ortier the an
nual meeting of he United Society in
the Hotel Chrdillac. DR.. Clark ad-
dressed the members of the legal orga-
nization in tart as follows:
THE past gear of Christian Endeavor
work has been a, year of remarkable
prosperity, a 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 can
not be eXpec5 ed.
Nevertheless. the growth has been
very satisfactory and the accession of
100000 to ous ranks within the last u
months is n0 small addition
Il recently made a journey to the
West Indies (which was full of encour-
agement and hope, I found in the island
of Jamaica very deep and intelligent
interest in the movement. In Cuba, too,
I found the beginnings of Christian
EndeaVor and a very hopeful spirit and
outlook for the future. In ether lands
Christian EndeaVOr seems to be obtain
ing constantly hrmer fOOthold. Our
British fellow Endeavorers are looking
forward with great anticipation to next
years exodus to London. Ip 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 antipathy to
things American the societies have all
held their own and have even increased
in number. Russia, which q 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 czar's household.
"Our efforts in behalf of universal
peace and international arbitration have
been a great success. It has received
the hearty approval of many of the
greatest men in Europe as we'll as
America and has 9lled forth on two or
three occasions kilograms and letters Of
appreciation and gratitude from the
American peace commissioners at The
Hague.
The spirit of brotherhood Of national
and International fellowship; of seeking
after God and not the things that per
tain to office and station, will. / believe,
characterize this eighteenth annual con-
Vent1On and pray God that His spirit
may pervade every future gathering of
Christian Endeavorers and the whole
movement in all it's phases and forms
of work the world over"
The business before the united society
was quickly transacted The treasur-
ers report shows expenditures during
the fiscal year of SO, ,67S, and 1852 now
in the treasury. The report of George
b Graft of Boston. agent of the Pub
fishing company showed cash on hand
at the beginning of the fiscal year,
June !, 1885, of S1,110. Receipts during
the year S67.9I6; expenditures sec, ,628;
cash on hand 50, 439.
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