The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-07-15
GATHER IN DETROIT.
Thousands Attend the Convention
of Christian Endeavorers.
Old Omcers Are ReeIected-Report of
Treasurer and Secretary-Nct
Gain of Members Is
100000.

Detroit, Mich, July 6.-Rev. DR.. Fran
els f. 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 Hotel
Cadillac in the morning.
Report of Treasurer.
The business before the United So
ciety was quickly transacted. Treasur-
er Shaw's report showed expenditures
during the fiscal year of $9,6sS, and $352
now in the treasury. The report of
George b. Graft, of Boston, agent of the
publishing department, under whose
direction the Christian Endeayor
World is published, showed cash on
hand at the beginning of the fiscal
year, June /, lS9S, $1,1l0; receipts dur
ing the year, SCI, $3.50; expenditures, $780,
62s; cash on hand, 2,439. The western
office of the publishing department, To-
Gated at Chicago, reported expenditures
of $l2, 5C3. and SG64 now in its treasury.
NJ otcohd Dhy.
Detroit, Mich, July :. = Any appre-
hension of light attendance at the In
ternational Christian Endeavor conven-
tion was dissipated 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. II was es-
timated that upwards of $4,000 accred-
tied delegates had arrived, aside from
visitors who are not cndeavorers.
The day was clear, cooland altogether
ideal when the first real business ses-
sion of the convention opened in Tent
Endcavor. \ sea of 10000 earnest
countenanccs was upturned toward
the platform when Rev. Nehemiah
Bovnton, ID. D., of Detroit, called TO or
der.
Rrcr's Report.
Secretary John Willis Bacr submitted
his annual report.
"Aftcr taking from the lists the societies
that have ceased to exist for any and all
reasons the net gain In number or Socl-
etics during the last year Is nearly 20Oo So
cic,ies, with over 100 900 new members.
Pennsylvania. including the junior So
cie,tes now has over 1900 societies wlthin
its borders; New York. over 1000; ONO
and Illinois have over 5000: Indiana and
Ontario 1000: Iowa. Michigan. Kansas
Massachusetts,, have over 500: California.
Missouri and New Jersey, not far behind
with over 1000 each.
"Since last we met Russia. at that time
the only country in the world without It's
Christian Endeavor society. has welcomed
our principles and methods, and to-day our
International fellowship Is complete and
worldwide. Great Britain has over 5000
societies, and royal welcome awaits US
next July in london. Australia has over
1900 societies, and is represented in this
convention by two delegates that have
Travelled over 5000 miles to bring greet
ings from our brothers and sisters under
the southern cross. India has 4d; China
14S; Africa, 1856; Mexico, los; West Indies,
1903; Germany. 1G1: Madagascar, SO: Japan,
20. and on through long list, which must
omit at this time, but cannot pass by Spain,
the country with whom we were at wa.
last year Spain rent with war and tur-
moi has more than held her own. for she
has 26 societies.
There are now 979 intermediate soci-
cites. there ought to be more; Il, $50 Junior
societies; So mothers societies, and 40 Sc
nior societies. over a hundred societies
are 10 be found upon ships, merchantmen
and men of-war: many societies in the SOL
dicrs' camps, and in unexpected places,
such a s prisons schools of reform, work.
houses, almshouses, ssylums, institutions
for the blind and the deaf, schools and coll
leges; 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
II have right TO the eXultant ring in
nv voice when 1 say that we have crossed
the $500 line. The official enrolment is
55,SlS societies. with total membership OF
$500. 0C0"
The Third Day.
Detroit, Mich, July S.-"Showers of
Blessing" and There's Sunshine in My
Soul To-day" were the favorite 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 incapabilty of the
endeavor tents to exclude rain 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 n 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 en-
pressed wishes of the Toledo represen-
tatives who were present. 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
Oberlin college.
Died of His Injuries.
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