The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-07
DEAvORERS' MEETING
bpitious Beginning for This Great Re-
lisious Annual Convention
bRTs OF PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY,
Large Portion Of the Day Giver
10 song-Tents Could Not Ac-
commodnte the Crowds.


christian Endeavor were used tonight
the first time during the eighteenth
rention and contained their full quota
bnted people and as usual hundreds Of
RS who failed to secure admission oc-
bd standing room" all around the
y edges Many visiting delegates from
distances came today, swelling the
her of stranger delegates, 1t is be-
Id, beyond the 10000 delegates.
he convention Hays are essentially
of song Today the Endeavorers hon.
the invitation Of the mayor Of Detroit
ling. The street car loads of them
.uently spun along the street singing
khey went. Many groups sang by the
side aside from those who joined the
Ids of MONDAY workers in business
ses and factories. They sang at the af-
boon rallies and sang this evening en-
tie TO the night gatherings, sang with
eubled vigor after again assembling
then sang their way home.
Zen thousand people crowded into Tent
Bliston for this evenings exercises.
bsident Clark presided over the meet
and P. S. Foster OF Washington WAS
kicai director. The devotional exercises
Re conducted by Rev. w. L. Strong of
&kson, Mich, and the ten minutes of
Aiet meditation and prayer" by Rev.
3rence Il, Eberman of Lancaster, Pa.
Ia two principal addresses in Tent Will
5on were delivered by Rev. John E.
mnds of Indianapolis and Rev. DR.. p.
Menson of Chicago, the former on Dol
IS and Duty" and the latter on Satan
d Cities" Both were listened to with
tiivided attention by the great audience
Il bursts of applause were frequent.
In Tent Endeavor the principal address
\ the evening was by Rev. f. A. Noble
Chicago. His subject was War Against
Rr"
the Mormon question was treated by
NJ Haden of Salt Lake City, who made
bitter personal attack upon Congress-
an Roberts.
Frederick A. Wallis of Hopkinsville, Ky.
tlined the progress of Our Prison
prk" William Shaw, treasurer of the
lifted Society, made hit in his appeal
a floating Christian Endeavor. "If."
ID Mr. Shaw, II were to reherse the
bral victories Jack has won, the victo-
Is of Santiago and Manila would be out
ne 1t takes courage of which you have
conception to be a Christian on board
Iip."
Besides the main meetings, Rev. Charles
Sheldon of Topeka, Kan, the noted
thor of I'm His Steps" tonight at the
rst Presbyterian church read Chris
IN Endeavor story written by himself,
titled For ChRst and the Church"
he Christian Endeavor motto), AT the
oodward Avenue Baptist church Rev. Ell
bod G. Tewksbury. missionary to China,
livered an illustrated lecture entitled
he Hope of China
At the morning session Secretary John
ILLS Baer submitted his annual report.
The following is the annual statistical
port of the general secretary of the
nited Society of Christian Endeavor,
r. John Willis Baer OF Boston.
Each year some self-appointed seer has
edlcted that the numerical growth Of
tristan Endeavor could not keep pace
I'll the wonderful development of the
rlier years. Notwithstanding 1t is
shteen years since Christian Endeavor
st blossomed, and Notwithstanding the
rther fact that many of the States have
" churches at present without Christian
ldeavor societies, Its increase this year
S been remarkable. After taking from
e lists the societies that have ceased to
ist for any and all reasons, the net gain
number of societies during the last
ar is nearly two thousand societies with
er one hundred thousand new members.
Since last we met, Russia, at that time
only country in the world without its
tristan Endeavor society, has welcomed
r principles and methods, and today our
fellowship is complete and
'rld-wide. Great Britain has over six
ousand societies. Australia has over two
ousand societies. India has asa China
), Africa 1856, Mexico los, West Indies
3, Germany 101, Madagascar %, ia
n 70.
There are now s79 intermediate societies,
ere ought to be more; Ia, $50 junior socie-
IS; SIS mothers societies ond 40 senior
cieties. The official enrolment is 55,-
societies, with total membership Of
100, 900.
The Christian Endeavor Tenth Legion"
W numbers 14,7O0 members, who are
wing not less than one-tenth of their
comes TO God, This is an increase OF
er four thousand members since We met
Nashville.
Christian Endeavor has in more ways
an those already referred to, borne
lit, and is today one of many other
encies for increasing the membership
the churches OF Christ. During the
st ten years over one million and one
~ OF our members have Joined the
urch. Over one million and one-half
urch members from the ranks Of Chris
IN Endeavor In the ten years. Behold
lat God hath wrought. Christian En-
avor lives
After singing by a colored quartette
ON Hampton Institute, Father Endeav-
err Francis Clark made his annual ad-
ess. He said:
Going and growing have ever been char