The age-herald., 1899-07-06

DlI plans concerning the London convention, the convention adjourned to meet at a. Friday.
 The officers of the United Society of Christian Endeavor did not arrive today in time to hold the annual business meeting of that corporation at the hour set, namely, l o'clock D. m., and tho meeting was late in converting. The special train from Bos- ton delayed was a temporary congestion of railroad traffic caused by the large number of Christian Endeavor special trains to Detroit. The leaders of the move ment were consequently late in arriving.
 Skies which gave promise of probable showers greeted the thousands of Endeavor delegates, wko focked into the dity from every direction today, but for a 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 car ried thousands of young strangers who eK- poyed the preliminary day of the conven- tion in seeing the points of interest in and about the city.
 The convention begins tonight with a grand welcoming rally in Tent Endeavor.
 At Il o'clock the president, Rev. Dr. Francis E. Clark called to order the an- nual meeting of the United Society in the HOtSl Adulldc. LIT. 1ldTK duQTGSSeQ In0 members of the legal organization in part as follows:
 "The past year of Christian Endeavor work has been year of remarkably pros perity-a year signally marked by the favor of God. Christian Endeavor has now so greatly occupied the field that phenomenal growth recorded in the early years of the movement can not be expected.
 Nevertheless, the growth has been con- stant and the accession of hundreds of
 thousands to our ranks within the last
 twelve months is no small addition. Journey to West indies 1T recently made journey to the West Indies, which was full of encouragement and hope. I found in the island of Jamaica
 very deep and intelligent interest in the movement. In Cuba, too found the be- ginning of Christian Endeavor and very hopeful spirit and hopeful for the future. In other lands Christian Endeavors seemed to be gaining strong foothold. Our Brit ish fellow Endeavorers are looking for ward 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 destruction of the war and the nat ural antipathy to things American, the so- cieties 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 py the movement, and we hear of our so- ciety almost within the czar's household Our efforts In behalf of universal peace and international arbitration have been a great success. It has the hearty approval of the great many men in Europe, as well as of America, and has called forth on two or three occasions telegrams and letters of appreciation and gratitude from the Ameri- can peace commissioners at The Hague. .'The spirit of brotherhood of national and I1n Coll after God, and not the things that pertain to office and station will, believe, Christi fanize this eighteenth annual convention, and I pray God that His spirit may per- wade every future gathering of every Christian Endeavor and the whole move ment in its phases and forms of work two- fold over"
 The business before the United society was quickly transacted Treasurer Shaw's report showed expenditures during the fis- cal year of $9,67S, and $352 now in the treas ury.
 Publishing Department
 The report of George B. Graf, 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, July 1. 1898, $1,110; receipts during the year, $67 ,956 expenditures, $66,62S cash on hand, $2,439 The western office of the publishing de- located at CHlcdBO, TepoTleu eN- penditures of $12,569, and $664 now in its treasury.
 In accordance with the report of the nominating committee the following were elected trustees for four years: Rev. c. I. Brown, Mt. Joy, Pa.; Prof. H. L. Wilett, Chicago Rev. Samuel McNaughter. Boston, Rev. A. c. Crews Toronto; Rev. Hugh K. Walker, D. D., Los Angeles, Cal; Rev. J. Wiber Chapman, D. D., New York; Rev. Geo. E. McManiman, steubenville o. The foregoing were elected trustees for one year upon the reorganization of the United Society year ago: Robert D. Speer, of New York, was elected trustee to sue ceed the late Rev. J. Clement French, D. D., of Newark, N. J., and Rev. N. B. Grubb D. D., of Philadelphia, was made an additional trustee to represent the Mon- nosites, which denomination has hereto fore been unrepresented on the board. The present officers of the United So- cety were unanimously reelected upon recommendation of the nominating com mittee as follows: President, Francis D. Clark; secretary, John Willis Baer; treas urer, William Shaw, all of Boston. Repre- sentatives on the board of trustees of the United Society were elected from each state, territory and the province of Can ada. Among those elected were the follow ing: Alabama, Rev. O. P. Spiegel; Arkan- sas, Rev. J. H. Curry Florida, C. Arthur Lincoln; Georgia, Rev. Arthur J. Smith; Kentucky, Rev. A. Judson Arrick; Louis jana, F. F. Morse; Mississippi John A. Stinson; North Carolina, Rev. A. D. Thaler; Oklahoma, Rev. Harper; South Carolina, Rev. w. L. Walker; Tennessee, w. L. Noell; Texas, H. H. Grotthouse; Virginia, w. R. Kennedy; West Virginia, Rev. w. I. Barnes.
 The meeting adjourned after listening to a short address from Rev. Joseph Walker, delegate from Queensland, Australia.