Evening star., 1899-07-05
Great Throngs Assembling for the
Annual Convention at Detroit.
DR.. CLARK REELECTED PRESIDENT
He Records the Phenomenal Growth
of the Society in His Address.
FIELD IN WEST INDIES

DETROIT. Mich, July 5-Skies which
gave promise of probable showers greeted
the thousands of Endeavorer delegates who
f1ocked into the city from every direction
today, but for July day the atmosphere
was reasonably cool. The earlier arrivals,
who had travelled all night spent most OF
the morning seeking their temporary
homes and getting settled for the week.
Street cars and steamers carried thousands
of young strangers. who employed the pre-
liminary day of the convention in seeing
the points of interest In and about the
city of the straits. The convention begins
tonight with a grand welcoming rally I'm
Tent Endeavor.
United Society Meets.
Rev Dr. Francis Z. Clark president;
Secretary John Willis Baer and Treasurer
VIM. Shaw arrived at 1890 At IL Dr.
Clark called to order the annual meeting
of the United Society in the Hotel Cadillac.
DIR. Clark addressed the members Of the
legal organization, in part. as follows:
'The past year of Christian Endeavor
work has been a year of remarkable pros
perity, a year signaly marked by the favor
of God Christian Endeavor has now
largely occupied the field that the phenom-
email growth recorded in the early years OF
the movement cannot be expected. Never
theless, the growth has been very consid-
cradle, and the accession of a hundred thou
sand to our ranks within the last twelve
months is no small addition.
Beginnings I'm Cuba.
Il recently made journey to the West
Indies which was full of encouragement
and hope. l found :n the Island of Jamaica
very deep and intelligent interest in the
movement. In Cuba, too. / found the be-
ginnings of Christian Endeavor and very
hopeful spirit and outlook for the future.
In other lands Christian Endeavor seems to
be obtaining constantly a hrmer foothold.
Our British fellow EndeavOrers are look
ing forward with great anticipation to next
years exodus to London. In Germany and
France and Scandinavia the work has made
very considerable advance In Spain, in
spite of the distraction of the war and the
natural antipathy to things American, the
societies have all held their own, and have
even increased in number. Russia, which
year ago was the only country without
Christian EndeaVor, has now been invaded
by the movement, and we hear of our So
ciety almost within the cars household.
SuccessfuI Efforts.
"Our efforts in behalf of universal peace
and international arbitration have been a
great success. 1t has received the hearty
approval of many of the greatest men in
Europe as well as America, and has call
ed forth on two OF three occasions tele-
grams and letters OF appreciation and graft
tude from the American peace commissions
ers at The Hague.
The spirit of brotherhood. OF national
and interdenominational fellowship. OF
seeking after God and not the things which
pertain to office and station will, L believe,
characterize this eighteenth national con-
vention, and l pray God that His spirit
may pervade every future gathering of
Christian Endeavorers and the whole
movement in all its phases and forms OF
work the world over"
Old Officers Reelected.
A business meeting followed DR.. Clarks
ident of the United Society Of Christian
Endeavor. John Willis Baer was reelected
secretary and VIM. Shaw treasurer.
Reports of Officers.
Treasurer Shaw's report showed eXpendi-
lures during the fiscal year of Sl.61s, and
S352 now in the treasury. The report Of
George B. Graf of Boston, agent of the
publishing department under whose direc-
ton the Christian Endeavor World is pub
lished, showed cash on hand at the begin
ming of the fiscal year, June l, 1SsiS, S11lO;
receipts during the year, Si1,g56; eXpendi-
lures, S66,62s; cash on hand, s., ,430. The
western office of the publishing department,
located at Chicago, reported expenditures
of $12J63 and 1864 now in its treasury.
In accordance with the report of the
nominating committee, the following were
elected trustees for four years: Rev. c. /.
Brown, Mountjoy. Pa: Professor II. L.
Willett, Chicago; Rev. Samuel McNaugher,
Boston; Rev. A. c. Crews Toronto; Rev.
Hugh u. Walker, DID. Los Angeles. Cal;
Rev. j. Wilber Chapman, DID,, New York;
Rev. George E. McManiman, Steubenvi!le,
Ohio.