The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-27

lemma as 4 missionary board in debt
or young Student Volunteer equip
ped for service, but prevented from
reaching the front because of lack of
funds, will never be known. Sit
down in my office and read the thous-
ands upon thousands of reports that
have reached my desk in the last
month, and if YOU know nothing Of
the years campaign for missions
made in our Societies by the Yale
Band, about the missionary bio
graphies read by the thousand. about
the missionary prayer circles, about
the great increase in the membership
of the Comrades OF the Quiet Hour,
now numbering over fifteen thousand,
YOU would have the same hope for
coming years that fairly throbs III
my heart when l say, God is going to
do great things for missions with
Chri tiau EndeavOr. Here are some
of the sentences in the reports that
Indicate the progress of this mighty
missionary and evangelistic force:
Glasses formed for systematic study
of missions" ''Missionary libraries
have been purchased.' Many a Soci-
ETY. is supporting its o,Ohs missionary
through their oru board. I'VE sup
port a missionary, his wife and three
children" Eve are educating three
orphans in India.'' I'VE have our
own native preacher" I'VE support
an orphan i'll Turkey" I'VE are
pledged for six years to educate a
child in India I'VE pay entire ex-
pense of missionary in Peru" 1--WE
are educating three girls in India"
I've are responsible for an orphan
girl in Armenian '.Our Society sup
ports a native preacher in Africa"
I've have our own missionary in
Japan ..With two other Societies
we guarantee the salary Of a home
and foreign missionary.' eve are
! supporting two Of our own members
in the field I've are soon to send
one of our members to the foreign
field" eve now have live mis-
| sionary committee, and our monthly
missionary meetings are the very
best 1--WE have subscribed for our
missionary magazines, and keep
them going from house to house"
Does that sound as if .'ChTistian
Endeavorers spent all their energy
and money upon conventions" For
get Mr.. Faintheart's criticism. Chris
tian Endeavor is one of the mighty
evangels of the gospel. Christian
! Endeavor Hres.
Christian Endeavor has done M uch
! for missions in the past, and each
year the tide has risen higher. This
year has been our very best. Never
before in the nine years that | have
been privileged to serve you as gen
eral secretary have | been able to tell
so glad story. Nearly nine thous-
and Societies in making their annual
reports have mentioned the amount
of money contributed to their own
missionary boards. This amount
augmented by what these same Soci-
cites have given to other benevo-
lences, and to their own church, is
nearly five hundred thousand dollars.
The Society that leads the list is the
one in st. Peters German Lutheran
Church, Alleghny City, Penn, the
amount given their mission boards,
to their home church, and for other
benevolences is 81 1,533.74. The next
Society deserving mention is the one
in the First Congregational Church,
of Washington, d. c., the total
amount is S1,371.7O. Next is the
$1,337.67 contributed by the Soci-
ETY. in the First Presbyterian Church,
of Aledo, III. Then comes the Soci-
ETY. in the Second Baptist Church. Of
St. Louis, Mo-, the figure is 81, 1872.
Let me also quote three sentences
from the interesting report of this
same Society. Held public Sunday
night gospel service from June to
September; educated two young men
for the ministry; had special care of
our poor and sick families" The
Society in the Oxford Presbyterian
Church, Philadelphia, Penn, reports
ST, 2S3.5O contributed to missions and
benevolences, of which amount $342.-
80 was contributed directly to their
missionary boards. SO far as | know
the best report made by 4 Junior
Society is that of the Juniors of the
Brighton, Mass, Congregational
Church. This Society has for two
years led all the Massachusetts
Juniors. This year the amount j.
f247 for missions.
| must close this section of nv re-
port with the interesting fact. that
the Chinese Society Of Christian
Endeayor of San Francisco, Rev. Jce
Gam. pastor. has contributed fGS9 tC
their own missionary board; S415.O o:
to their own home church expenses
and for other bencvolenceS. sos. 81
in all, sl.212.S7.
Let me share with You some mug
> gets gathered from my mail-minc.
: | have selected them from tho
| thousands of postal-card reports sent
I. in to me by our obligine correspond
ing secretaries. This is only small
, proportion Of the wealth that
reached my desk. Indeed, | was EN-
: barrassed with my riches. Let:
/ glance at them in the rough. w
haven't the time to give them their
| merited polish and proper setting.
These are few samples OF the thing:
l the Societies have been actuall,
: doing.
Our good literature committee
has sent books and Bibles to th'
: sailors and soldiers, to hospitals anC
prisons" kept three children il
school in Oregon who could not other
5 wise have gone Held gospel meet
5 ings in prisons, almshouses, hos
pitfalls. old peoples homes, car-sta
, tions. engine-houses, aud wharves-
..Furnished dinners to the deservin.