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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-27
GROWTH OF CHRISTIAN ENDEAV0R
NET GAIN OF NEARLY TWO THOUSAND SOCIETIES LAST
YEAR WITH OVER 900 MEMBERS.

Annual Statistical Report of the General Secretary of the
United Society of Christian Endeavor Mr. Iohn Willis
Baer OF Boston, Mass Presented Thursday Morning. Iuy
9th 1899, the Eighteenth International Convention
Held at Detroit Michigan, July $40, 1S9o
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-27
To Organize Negroes.
A NOVEL ANTI-M'klNLEY MOVE.
TENT STARTED.

Boston the Storm-Centre of the ..Up.
Revolt Against Republican Party
and the Administration Is
Said to Have Been Aroused by the
Presidents Silence as to Southern
Lynchings-WiII Carry War Wher.
ever Negroes are Numerous.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-27

f-ach year some Self-appOlnted seer
has predicted that the numerical
growth OF Christian Endeavor could
not keep pace with the wonderful
development of the earlier years.
notwithstanding it is eighteen years
since Christian Endeavor first bios
somed, and notwithstanding the
further fact that many of the States
have few churches at present without
Christian Endeavor Societies, its in
crease this year has been remarkable
After taking from the lists the
Societies that have ceased TO exist
for any and all reasons. the net gain
IN nn1nber Of Societies daring the last
year is nearly tWo Thousand Societies
wth Orcr one hun,lrcd MousaaG uew
members.
Pennsylvania, including the Junior
Societies, now has over five thousand
Societies within its bordcrs; New
York, over four thousands; Ohio and
Illinois, have over three thousand
Indiana and Ontario, two thousand
Iowa, Michigan Kansas, Massachu-
setts, have over fifteen hundred
California, Missouri, and New JERSEY,
not far behind, with over one thous-
and each.
Does that sound as if Christian
Endeavor was decadent, fad, or had
seen its best days? No, Mr.. Skeptic,
if YOU are here this morning, listen
when say that Christian Endeavor
Tires.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-27

1t is poor patriotism that shouts
for the flag and yet stays at home on
election day.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-27

Indifference to civic duty is dis
loyalty to Christ, who needs us in
politics as well as in the church.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-27

"You may bend the sapling, but not the
tree" When disease has become chronic
and deep seated it is often difficult to cure
it. That is the reason why it is hest tC
take Hoods Sarsapa,illa when disease
first shows itself
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-27
New Workers are Learning.

Hoods Pills cure all liver ills. No
irritating.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-27

III EuSld luc DdptlStS Itdi III
Christian Endeavor, in Australia
the Wesleyan Methodists, in Canada
the Methodists, and in the United
States the Presbyterians.
Always interesting, it is a pleasure
to give you the latest detailed irfor-
nation of the denominational repre-
sentation of Christian Endeavor in
the United States. The Presby-
terians are in the van with over
eight thousand Societies. These
figures include the Junior and Inter
mediate Societies. The COngrega-
tionalists have over six thousand
the Disciples of Christ over four
thousand; the Baptists over three
thousand; then the Methodist Pro-
testant, Cumberland Presbyterians,
Lutherans, Reformed Dutch, and
Methodist Episcopal, in order named,
each with over one thousand Soci-
cites. Then follow many evangelical
denominations, in all, including
those already named, nearly forty.
With a commendable spirit OF
friendly rivalry, our denominations
ranks, and never lowered. High over
all. however, do we raise the blood.
stained banner of the Cross, and are
amenable to no other authority than
that of our commander-in-chie the
Kings OF kings, and Lord of lords,
Jesus Christ, the Saviour OF the
world.
Why should any true denomina
| tionalist remain outside of Christian
Endeavor? Ours is happy family
Come join our ranks, we will do yor
good. Christian Endeavor ires
| The Christian Enderyor ..TentE
Legion" now numbers 14.700 mem
bers. who are giving not less than
/ one-tenth of their incomes to God
This is an increase of over four thous
/ and members since we met in Nash
/ vile. But you are no more satisfied
with that growth than I am. Let:
work for ten thousand new member:
this year. When the proper proper
ton of our rank and file is marching
under the banner Render unto Goo
the things that are Gods" such di
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-27

Since last we met, Russia, at that
time the only country i'll the world
without its Christian Endeavor Soci-
ETY., has welcomed our principles and
methods, and to-day our internatinal
fellowship is complete and world
wide. Great Britain has over six
thousand Societies, and royal
welcome awaits us next July in Lon
don. Australia has over two thous-
and Societies, and is represented in
this convention by two delegates
that have travelled over six thousand
miles to bring greetings from our
brothers and sisters under the South
ern Cross. India has 454. China 14S,
Africa 1856, Mexico, 1OS, West Indies
1O3, Germany 101, Madagascar 93,
Japan 70, and on through a long list,
which l must omit at this time, but
cannot pass by Spain, the country
with whom we were at war last
year. Spain, rent with war and
turmoil, has more than held its own,
for she has thirty-siX Societies.
l verify believe we have not begun
to appreciate what a great inter-
national peace and arbitration Soci
ETY. ours is. This development is
not man-made, it is of God.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-27

There are now 979 intermediate
Societies. there ought to be more:
1850 Junior Societies; S5 Mothers
Societies, aud 49 Senior Societies.
Over hundred Societies are to be
found upon ships, merchantmen, and
men-of-war; many Societies in the
soldiers camps, and in unexpected
places, such as prisons, schools Of re-
form, warehouses;, almshouses, asy-
lums, institutions for the blind and
for the deaf, schools and colleges
among car-drivers and motormen,
policemen, travelling men, life
savers on the coast, lighthouse en-
ployees. in large factories, ETC., to
the number of over two hundred.
have a right to the exultant ring
in my voice when l say that we have
crossed the tifty-tive thousand line.
The official enrolment is 55,S13 S0ci
ties aUith total membership of 3, $50, 900
If any Christian has lost his en-
thusiasm, these figures should be a
source of inspiration.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-06-19
WARE DANGER.

The action of the local health author
tiles in the case of the Nippon Maru is
to be commended The black or bubonic
plague has begun to be menace to the
western shores of the mainland, and
the out lying Islands, owing to the in
creased intercourse with the Orient
across the bosom of the Pacific No pre-
caution should be omitted in preventing
its getting a foot hold here, and we
know that none will be lacking to keep
it from the west coast.
In it's issue of June 5, the Argonaut
called attention to the danger of the
plague and showed that though the
plague has hitherto marched from ASIA
westward in to Europe, following the
line of travel, there is no reason why
as the line of travel is also now setting
eastward, the plague should not follow
that direction also. And the event has
proved that the warning came none too
soon, for the Nippon Maru has brought
the dread disease, thus far across the
ocean, and other vessels passing direct
from the Orient to the Coast may carry
it further.
The last appearance of the plague was
in Russia in 1879, while the great out
break in Hongkong of 1894 is remem-
bered by all who follow the history Of
recent events. The latter outbreak was
memorable in that the bacillus was
discovered, and that from then scienti-
nc effort has been made to find methods
for destroying it or rendering it harm
less but without success.
The bacillus is found in the blood
the glands and the tissue. 1t can be
taken in from the air, from food, from
water and even through the abrasions
of the skin. The disease is extremely
contagious, it can be communicated
from person to person, in a family, or
can be carried from an infected house
or ship to other houses and ships by
people passing too and fro and lies con-
cealed in clothing and even in mer-
chandise. 1t was through merchandise
that the great plague of London in the
seventeenth century, was brought to
that port.
AS to its form of attack it varies.
Sometimes it is fatal within twenty
four'h6trts,;' sometimes it takes five
{ days, and then again it takes several
weeks to run IT'S course. The latter con-
dition is rare and the patients as a rule
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-06-19
PROSPECTS.

Private letters received b.. the last
the powers that be, who are among the
foremost in Congressional secrets, and
can more readily foretell the trend of
events than the average, say that there
is little or no doubt but that the Islands
will have territorial government. The
opposition to such a form will not be
strong enough to prevent it's being car
ried through. On this then, if those who
profess to be able to read the signs of
the times are correct, we can depend,
and it will be a matter of rejoicing TO
many who have felt doubtful. Terri
torial government assures us Of a con-
tinuance of our present prosperity.
character might portend, no one can
tell. One thing we may be certain it
would entail, and that is lack of confid-
ence for time, and what we need now
is mistaken confidence.
Another thing that is touched upon in
| the information that has been received
is the matter of the governorship.
IilouSI lI6IG IDS DeeIl d
number of candidates for the post, it is
confidently asserted that there is fav-
orite. Who that lucky person is, as
not been disclosed, but thus far, the in
formants have been unwilling to point
out. The fortunate candidate does not
reside this side of the Rocky noun
tains.
While The Star will not vouch for this
information being absolutely correct, it
can vouch that it is no canard made out
of whole cloth, but that it emanates
from those who have every reason to
believe that their information is cor
rect. That such a course would prob
ably be followed by the executive has
long been thought by several people.
1t may or may not be correct
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-06-19
TENDER WORDS.


The horrors of war are more promin-
emily brought before ones eyes by lit
ter like than from Major C. E. Stanton,
published in Saturdays Star, than by
columns of correspondents descriptions,
or magazine writer's painstaking de-
tails. In a few graphic words the pic
ture of the wrecked homes and the
weeping, heart struck families, comes
before one. The passage bears quota
ton. The major wrote:
when 1 saw Colonel Egbert killed
and brought his body home to his wife
and three young lady daughters here,
when Krayerbuhls remains were sent
home on the Sherman to wife and two
babies there, when Stotsenburg was
brought in Sunday to his wife and two
sweet little girls here, and 1 think of
her voyage home with him now, 1 can
only bow my head and realize to the
full--war is hell"
And everyone will bow the head with
this feeling writer, and echo his words.
But death must come to all and per-
haps better in the glories of the battle
field than in the trying lingering ILL
ness, where the immortal mind is cloud
ed, and the body is but pitiful living
hulk.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-06-19

recover. And so with symptoms, chills,
headache and dry, swollen tongue,
will be followed by coma and death.
Then there is fever. sometimes pre-
coded, sometimes succeeded and some
times accompanied by glandular swell
lings" which may or may not suppur-
ate, and lastly there are black hemorr-
hagic spots on the body, which give the
disease it's name.
With such dread disease there can
be no dilly dallying over measures for
keeping it out, and the Board of Health
is justified i'm the decided action it has
taken. The responsibility upon the
members of the board is very onerous.
1t is no light thing to decide upon strin-
gent measures, but were the measures
not taken and disease We're let loose up
on the land, no reprobation would be
too strong. The board has the moral
support Of the entire community.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-06-19

Spain is making something out of her
colonies at last. Having made over to
Uncle Sam for the sum of $40, 0OO, 900, the
whole of her right and title TO the Phil
ippine Islands, with the privilege of
bringing the Tagal Filipinos into order,
as part of the bargain, she has now
parted with her various possessions
among the Line Islands to Germany
for the sum of $4,000, 900, reserving, how
ever, for herself three coaling stations.
The Germans will probably have very
little trouble in establishing their power
among the islands, for the islanders
take far more kindly to the Germans
than they do the Spaniard. Dat the
effect will be to Teutonize the islands,
and in measure throw aside a part of
the school work of American mission
aries. English has been the language in
which inter- communication with out
siderS has been usually carried on, but
with German occupation, the German
language will become the official Ian
guage. Were the Germans in full pow
err in Samoa, German would become the
official language there, in spite of the
proximity of English speaking colon
les and of the large amount of instruc-
ton in English which has been given in
the South Seas.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-06-19

1t is a pity that some of our over
loaded tramcars can not be waited by
one of the genii into London, and then
dealt with by the London police. At
Worship street police court in that lit
tie city, the other day, a conductor of
the North Metropolitan Tramway's
Company was hauld up for having
three people more on his car than al
lowed by the regulations. The offence
was not disputed, but the defendant
pleaded that they were close to a stop
ping place where several people would
alight, and there would then have been
room. The excuse was not listened to
and the man was fined and had to pay
costs Instead of having only three over
the legal number, the cars here at some
hours during the day have twice their
licensed number, and no one says a
word. Mr.. Paine might undertake the
management of the North Metropolitan
Tramways Company and learn a thing
or two
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-06-19

The situation in the Transvaal is not
at all unlike what we had to contend
against here a few years ago. The
wealthy and progressive element in the
Transvaal are Uitlanders, the for
eigners. They are the people who have
pushed forward the country, built it's
cities, exploited it's mines, and develop
ed its wealth. The Boer has had no part
in this great advance, in point of fact,
he does not care for it, but he does un-
derstand that as long as he keeps the
franchise for himself, he can tax the in
dustries of the "cussed" new conner. But
it comes natural that the people who
make the money, should have some
voice in the spending of it. The forces
of progress and of shell-back conserva-
tism are met and what the result will
be is not far to seek. Progress, how
ever foolishly it may be pushed for
ward, as in the Jameson raid, is only
set back for time. Mrs. Darlington
has never been able to sweep back the
Atlantic with her broom, and the Boer
will not for long stop the march of prog
ress. There were those here who
thought to do so, but the logic of ev-
ents was too much for them, and now
those who were opposed are satisfied.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-06-19
MONDAY. JUNE 10, 1899.

The Hilo Tribune challenges the cor
rectness of the figures published in The
Star concerning Hilo's sugar exports
for May The figures were taken from
Collector Turner's report to the Collec-
tor-General. The Star gave them in de-
tail, with the name of each vessel, the
amount and value of her sugar and her
destination. SO that if there is an err
rOr in the'report it ought to be easy to
find it, If there is an error it ought to
be pointednout; otherwise it will go into
the annual report of the department
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-06-19

Tools
Builders
Hardware
AT COST
We make this announcement in the
face of rising market.
Why? Because we want the room for
other goods more strictly within our
lines.
OUR ENTIRE STOJK OF
Shelf Hardware
and Mechanics Tools
WILL BE SOLD AT COST.
OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF

This CLEARANCE SALE will COM
mence on TUESDAY, JUNE 20, and
will continue until the entire stock
is exhausted.
The goods are marked in-plain figures.
You will find few samples in our
large window. The stock is on our
second floor. Take the elevator.
You will find a salesman in charge
of this special department.
Come early before,other dealers buy it
out.
We want our customers to get this
benefit.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-06-19

Topics
Honolulu, June 1, 1899.

Settled conditions in the manage
ment and working force has been ac-
complished and in looking over the
stock the following articles are found
which deserve special mention, as be-
ing of merit and will be sold. at COM
petitive prices.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-18
IN THE SERVICES or THE LORD.
Rev. w. l.. walkers sermon at
Duffy street Church Last Night

Rev. w. l.. walkers Sermon at
Duffy street Church Last Night.
The services at the Duffy Street Baptist
Church continue to grow in interest The
theme of Rev. w. L. Walkers discourse
last night was Conservation 10 Gods
Service" His text was found in the three
last verses of the sixteenth chapter OF
Matthew: Come unto me all We that labor
and are heavily laden and ! viii give you
rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn
of me- for / am meek and lowly in heart,
and ye shall find rest unto your souls
For my yoke is easy and my burden Is
light"
Mr. Walker said that humanity is much
the same to-day as IL was when Christ
was on earth There Is continual unrest.
People are never satisfied; they are con-
tinually wanting something. The gold
bugs on Wall street are not any better sat
ished than the poorest man. while they
have their millions. yet they are as eager
to double their wealth as they were when
they made their first dollar. The more
we have the more we want. We are never
satisfied. Why all this unrest?. IL is
because men seek to please themselves.
Jesus gives us the secret OF true happi-
ness. joy and peace. 1t Is within the
reach of all. He says take my yoke
upon you and learn of me-aud We SHAH
find rest unto your souls" What IS this
yoke that Jesus wishes us to exchange for
the CALLING yoke we have been wearing?
Listen: 10, ] come 10 do thy will o
Cod" This is the yoke that Jesus wants
us to dake, and he promises that If we
take 1t we shall find rest to our souls. To
do the win OF God we must consecrate
our lives to Him and make a complete
surrender Our aim in life, then, will not
be TO do our Will, but His will II Is
then that we shall find rest, JOY and
peace"
There Will be no services to-day. They
viii be continued tomorrow at II in the
morning at o'clock at night.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-18
BUILDING OF SIX CRUISERS.
Awards recommended by Board of
Naval Construction.

Washington, Nov 1.-THE board of nav
al construction to-day agreed upon re.
port recommending that the navy depart
ment award the contracts for CONSTRUCTING
the six new protected cruisers authorized
by Congress to the following concerns:
Union Iron Works of San Francisco;
Lewis Nixon of the Crescent Ship-build-
ing Works. Elizabethport, N. J.; the Bath
Iron Works Of Bath Me-; the Trigg Ship
building Company of Richmond Va: the
Force River Company of Massachusetts:
Neafe & Levy of Philadelphia
The recommendations Will be made in n
report to be submitted Acting Secretary
Allen by Admiral O'Neil, president OF the
construction board, and the awards are
not final until the boards findings are an.
proved by the secretary.
The lowest bidders did not receive the
preference in all cases. and 1t is to be pre-
stunned that the board was Influenced In
its selections by considerations of merito-
rious design and unduestionab.e ability OF
the concerns to perform the work they
viii be called upon to undertake.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-18
To Sunday
Advertisers.

The attention of those who patronlze the
Cheap and Want Columns of THE SUM-
DAY MORNING NEWS is called to the
fact that their ads will be repeated in the
MONDAY MORNING NEWS at HALE
RATES! IT is not necessary to tell ex-
perienced advertisers that repetition Of an
advertisement is a great reinforcement 20
the. effects OF the first publication.
You should see that your advertisements
so In on Mondays as Wen as Sundays.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-18
1000 MILES IN An noun.
Rev. w. +. watkins Description of
n Trip Across the Continent.


The Rev. w. r. Watkins lectured at
Lawton Memorial last night on "A Seven
Thousand-Mue Journey" The hall was
well filed, aud MIR. Watkins was listened
to with interest
His lecture is based upon a trip that he
made from Philadelphia TO the Pacific
coast and back a few years ago, and con-
sisls of descriptions OF the many interest
ing places visited. the scenes from the
windows of the flying cars and his impress
sions of people and things seen en- route.
He used the historic perspective in his
talk and with glowing language carried
his audience with him across fertile field,
through rocky Businesses and under the
dome of the mighty Mount Shasta; con-
trasting in vivid words the Bad Lands,
gloomy and forbldding by nature and in
vested with an added horror elnce stained
with the blood of the many gallant SOL
diers who fell in battle with the red man.
to he sunny fields of Monterey. where are
hedge rows of Gala lilies, and acres and
acres of roses; where spring seems to
lnger the whole year through, and God
to have created an earthly paradise.
Speaking OF the Chinese quarter In San
Francisco Mr.. Watkins said that the city
Of Cologne, Germany, where eau de CO.
lOgne is made, II has been said that there
are seven distinct scents, all disagreeahle;
in Chinatown there are seventy times
seven, and all of startling distineness.
Chicago Mr.. Wilkins described as a mar
Velous city, which will always be heard
from, the people not feeling themselves
constrained 10 keep silent about their
town themselves. They are believers
in the adage, blow thine own trumpet,
and verify 1t shall be bowed" Every
thing Is hustle and hustle, and should one
tell a Chicagoan that sim water runs
deep, he would probably reply that sta
water doesn't run at all. This activity
and hurry, Mr.. Watkins said, is particu-
larry noticeable In the street cars. for In
stead of resembling ours that are like
angels visits, few and far between, they
are several TO every block
In many OF his descriptions, Mr.. Wat
kns, realizing the inudequacy of prose,
fell into verse and described sublime,
magnificent snow-capped Mount Tacoma
in the lines from Coleridge, and the sunny
Western days In the words of Herbert, 20.
day, so pure. so fair. so bright. the brldai
of the earth and sky"