The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-07-12
GATHER IN DETROIT.
Thousands Attend the Convention
of Christian Endeavorers.
Old Officers APE ReeIectcd-Rcport of
Treasurer and Secretary-Set
Gain of Members
100000.

Detroit, Mich, July Grey. DR.. Fran
els +. Clark was reelected president of
the United Society of Christian En-
deavor at Wednesdays meeting of the
trustees. John Willis Baer was reflect
ed secretary and William Shaw treas
urer.
The annual meeting of the United
society was called to order at the 1oSl
Cadillac in the morning.
Report of Treasurer.
The business before the | nited So
ciety was quickly transacted. Trcasur-
CT Shaw's report showed expenditures
during the fiscal year of $9,61S, and 1852
now in the treasury. The report of
George b. Graft, of Boston, 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 /, 1S9S, $l,l10; receipts dur
ing the year, $67,9jG; expenditures, $780,
62>: cash on hand, $2.439. The western
office OF the publishing department, To-
Gated at Chicago, reported expenditures
y .
The second Day.
Detroit, Mich, July :. - Any appre-
henSon of light attendance at the In
ternatiOnal Christian Endeavor cOnven-
ton was dissipatcd by sunrise Thurs
day. In the downtown district all
through the earlier morning hours per-
sons not wearing the Christian Endeav-
or badge were the exception. 1t was es-
timated that upwards of $4,000 accred-
tied delegates had arrived, aside from
visitors who are not endeavOrers.
The day was clear, cooland altogether
ideal when the first real business ses-
sion of the convention opened in Tent
Endeavor. A sea of 10000 earnest
countenances was upturned toward
the platform when Rev. Nehemiah
Bovnton, ID. D., of Detroit, called to or
der.
Bner's Report.
Secretary John Willis Eaer submitted
his annual report.
After taking from the lists the societies
that have ceased to exist for any and all
reasons, the net gain in number of soci-
cites during the last year is II ar.y 2Ue0 So
cietfes with over 100000 new members.
PENNSYLVANIA. including the junior So
cieties now has over 5000 societies within
its borders: New York over 1000; Ohio
and Illirois have over 5000; Indiana and
Ontario. 1000; Iowa, Michigan, Kansas,
ssachusetts, have over l,500; California,
Missouri and New Jersey, not far behind,
with over 600 each.
Since last we met Russia, at that time
the only country in the word without its
Christian EEdeavor society, has welcomed
our principles and methods and to-day our
international fellowship IS complete and
world wide. Great Britain has over 5000
societies, and a royal welcome awaits us
next July in London. Australia has over
20O0 societies, and is represented in this
convention by two delegates that have
travelled over 6eJ0 miles TO bring greet
ings from our brothers and sisters under
the southern cross. India has 454; China,
rs; Africa, 1856; Mexico, 10S; West Indies,
l03; Germany, 101; Madagascar, SO: Japan,
73, and on through a long list, which must
omit al this time, but cannot pass by Spain,
the country with whom we were at wa.
last year. Spain. rent with war and tur-
MOL, has more than held her own, for she
has Sc societies.
There are now 979 intermediate soci-
cites there ought to be more; a. ESQ jIn!or
societies; So mothers societies, and 49 Sc
nior societies. over a hundred societies
are to be found upon ships. merchantmen
and men-cf-war; many societies in the sol
diers' camps, and in unexpected places
such as prisons, schools of reform, work
houses, almShouSes, asy,ums, institutions
for the blind and the deaf, schools and col
Ieges: among car-driverS and motormen
policemen, travelling men, life-savers on
the coast, lighthouse employees, in large
factories, etc, to the number of over 200
Il have a right TO the eXultant ring in
my voice when | say that we have crossed
= off al linn L
% S13 societies. with total membership OF
8. 100000"
The Third Day.
Detroit, Mich, July s.-"Showers OF
Blessing" and There's Sunshine in My
Soul To-day" were the fayorite hymns
sung by Christian Endeavorers Friday
morning en- route to the quiet hour
in Tent Endeavor. However abundant
the spiritual showers may have been
the physical rains were certainly copi-
Gus enough to drench everything in
sight, and the utter inGepability of the
endeavor tents TO excluderain was fully
demonstrated.
Resolutions Against Sunday Opening,
Soon after the break of dawn Friday,
the trustees of the United Society OF
Christian Endeavor gathered in the
Hotel Cadillac to discuss several mat
tiers left undetermined at Wednesdays
meeting. The most important of these
was the consideration of protest from
the ministerial alliance of Toledo
against the opening of the gates of the
Ohio centennial on Sunday. After some
discussion, and contrary to the ex-
pressed wishes of the Toledo represen-
tatives who were present. a general
resolution was authorized, protesting
in the name of the Christian Endeavor
society against opening the gates OF
any national exposition or fair on the
Sabbath.
The address of the evening was by
President John Henry Barrows, Of