Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-06
WELCOMED TODETROIT
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 Lands-Message of Greet
ing From President Mckinley,


deavor Devotional exercises and vel
coming speeches Were made and re-
Eponses.
There was enthusiastic app lause when
Secretary Baer read the following tele-
gram from the president of the United
States:
Rev. DR.. Francis 6. Clark, Detroit.
''On the occasion of the eighteenth
international convention of your So
ciety, | desire 70 express my cordial in
terest i'll its work, my best wishes to
those assembled with you i'll 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 nave achieved.
(Sigl WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
Rev. DR.. Francis E. Clark called to
order the annual meeting of the United
society i'll the Hotel Cadillac. DR.. Clark
addressed the members of the organl
zation Ill part as follows:
",rhe past year of Christian Endeavor
work has been a 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, ana
the accession of 100000 to our ranks
within the last II months is no small
addition.
"I recently made a journey to the
West Indies which was full of encour
agement and hope. l found in the isl
and of Jamaica very deep and lntelh-
gent interest i'll the movement. In
Cuba, too, l found the beginnings of
Christian Endeavor and a very hopeful
spirit and outlook for the future. In
other lands Christian EndeavOr seems
to be obtaining constantly a frmer foot
hold. Our British fellow explorers are
looking forward with great anticipation
to next years exodus TO London. In
Germany aud France and Scandinavia
the work has made very considerable
advance. In Spain, i'll 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 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 i'll behalf of universal
peace and international arbitration have
been Il great success 1t has received
the hearty approval of many of the
greatest men i'll Europe as well as
America, and has called forth on two or
three occasions kilograms and letters of
appreciation and gratitude from the
A 4t Tho
Hague.
'sThe spirit of brotherhood, of ma
tional and international fellowship; of
seeking after God and not the things
that pertain to Office and station, will, L
believe, characterize this eighteenth ma
tional convention, and l 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 Shaws report showed ex-
penditures during the fiscal year OF
S9,67S aud 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 l, 1898, 81, 110: receipts
during the year, $67, ,956; expenditures,
S66, 1923; cash on hand, S2,439. The
western Office of the publishing depart
ment, located at Chicago, reported ex
penditures OF $I2,563 and 1864 now in
its treasury.
In accordance with the report OF the
nominating committee the following
were elected trustees for four years:
Rev. G. 1. Brown, Mount Joy, Pa;
Prof. H. j.. Willett, Chicago; Rev.
Samuel McNaughter, Boston; Rev. a.
c. Crews, Toronto; Rev. Hugh x.
Walker, D. D.. Los Angeles, Cal; Rev.
]. Wilber Chapman, D. D., New York;
Rev. George E. McManiman, Steuben-
vile, 0. The foregoing were elected
trustees for one year upon the reorganl-
zation of the United society year ago.
Robert Z. Speer of New York was
elected a 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
uonites, 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, John
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. y. Q. Miller,
d. D.: for Pennsylvania, Rev. Clarence
E. Eberman; for West Virginia, Rev. l.
\. Barnes.
Invitations for the 1901 convention
were received from Denver and Cincin-
natl, but, i'll accordance with Il 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.. II. J. Tressider of London,
the official representative of the British
societies, was received ana cordially
welcomed by the board. DIR. TreSsider
ia here to study Detroit's methods of
entertainment and collect information
which will be useful to the British So
oicties in 1900.
A delegation of three, representing
the Ministerial union of Toledo, ap-
peared before the trustees, asking that
the Christian Endeavorers do all IN
their power TO develop sentiment against
the opening of the gates of the Ohio
centennial on Sunday. The matter was
referred tc d special committee.