The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-24

~ as that of the Christian
Endeavor. scattered over the
face of the earth there are $4,000
Christian Endeavor societies, with
membership of 100000. These were
the statistics for the Detroit conven-
ton of 1899. but as the movement
grows by an addition of some fifty So
cieties a week, the figure should really
be 100000. Then, too, in other SO
cietics of kindred nature, bu. called
by other and purely denominational
names, there are some two millions
who have signed pledge substantial
~ the same as adopted by Christian
Endeavor. over 100000 OF young peo-
pie have signed the Christian Endeavor
pledge in the nineteen years of its en-
istence, 4.o0n,OO0 Of whom have grad
uated into other departments of
church work. In every country in the
world and in over forty evangelical
denominations. Christian Endeavor
societies are now found.
christian E.ndeavor stands always
for outspoken confession of Christ; for
unswerving loya''y to. and all kinds
of service for, the church; for Chris
tian citizenship. for total abstinence
and the annihilation of the liquor traf-
1ic; for fellowship among dcnomina.
tions and nations; for missions at
home and abroad; for proportionate
and systematic giving; for systematic
study of the Bible. for personal COM
munion with God"
The first Young Peoples society OF
Christian Endeavor was formed by
the Rev. Francis +. Clark. y. u. fam-
iliarly known all over the globe as
Father t,ndeavori Clarke, on Feb
ruary ., 1881, in Portland. Me-, with
u membership of some fifty boys, girls.
yourg mon and women. Other socie-
ties quickly followed in sister states
and Canada, and in 1882 the frs.
Christian Endeavor convention was
held in Portland, where some twenty
societies We're reported in existence.
Honolulu has the honor of having thu
first society outside of North America,
started in 1856. There are now seven
teen societies in the Hawaiian islands
and thirty-nine in China. In India
alone there are over 400 societies,
twenty-nine in the Loos country, two
in Siam. In Africa there are thirty
six societies and in Egypt ninety-thre..
In England there are now enrolled A..
95i societies, 5S4 in Scotland, PIG in
Ireland and 346 in Wales. Australia
Japan has CT societies and Spain &c.
SiNty-nne societies in France iten
of them in Paris) promise good things
for the future. Four societies in Per-
sia are the outcome of the resolve OF
a young woman attending a Christian
Endeavor convention to become Il
missionary. Mexico and Central
America are represented by 102 socie-
ties and Guatemala makes a promis-
ing beginning with two societies.
Twenty-fOur societies in South
America testify t. the good work doEe
by some New JERSEY Endeavorers in
sending to Chile copies of "The Chris
tian Endeavor World" for distribution
Germany. Switzerland and Hungary
together have hundred or more so
cieties. with interesting stories of their
beginnings in these countries. Sweden
has 81 societies. and progressive work
is being done by several societies in
Russia. Austria, Belgium, Norway.
Italy, Denmark ard Syria. There IL
special interest attaching to Floating
Endeavor. The first scciety of this
kind was formed on the United States
revenue marine steamer Dexter. There
ere now 122 of them on board ships of
war. merchant ships and life-savinS
''o'i'liS' 80 'Iit IvSuS Il l1it WOnucl-
ful growth of this movement in the
last nineteen years, from n member
ship of barely fifty to almost four mil
lions now. it is not hard to realize
that this is indeed the foremost move.
ment of the age in religious work, one
of the wonders of the nineteenth CEN
tury.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Hoban Wednesday
dedicated the new church of St
Michaels at Canton, of which Rev
u william Connolly Is pastor The dedi-
catory services commenced at 93I
O'Clock and at 1030 o'clock a solemn,
high mass was started. Rev. T.. j.
Comerford, of Archibald preached the
dedicatory sermon. At 80 in the even
ing Bishop Hoban blessed the new hall
The ceremony was followed by bene-
diction with the blessed sacrament
and sermon was preached by Rev. j
j. Costello, of Williamsport. The church
Is very handsome structure, 4OxlOi
feet, and is built of the finest grade OF
pressed brick, with trimmings of brown
stone. 1t is finished in the interior In
quartered oak. Large cut glass win.
dows soften the light by day and by
night beautiful chandeliers OF bur.
nished brass shed electric rays. The
church is modern in every particular
and for its size is one of the finest edi.
hces in the diocese. 1t has a seating
! capacity of 400, and the pews arc
spacious and comfortable. The corner.
stone was laid for this new church or
the Fourth of July, 1S99 by Bishoy
Hoban, and the sermon on that occa
sion was preached by Rev. 2. f. Brod
rick, of Susquehanna.
On Sunday evening. March 4. the
Rev. Thomas de Gruchy, d. D., will
begin series of interesting sermons
illustrated by stcreopticon on the fol.
lowing topics: First, abraham, thu
Friend of God" second, Joseph, the
Prime Minister" third, Moses. the
Law-Giver;" fourth. Daniel, the True
and Tried" fifth, "David, His Life and
Times These sermons will no doubt
interest great many People, as they
will be educational and spiritual
Rev. Madison c. Peters, who has
resigned the pastorate of the Bloom,