The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-18
GROWTH OF THE UPS. C.E
Report of the Worlds Secretary
Received.

London. July 17-Although now and then
young women were carried out OF the
crowded meetings sainting and overcome by
heat, the enthusiasm marking the Worlds
Convention of the Young Peoples Society
or Christian Endeavor at the Alexandra
faiace grounds was to-day as strong as
ever.
The delegates burst into song to-day with
TIE same houndless enthusiasm as hereto
Tore The morning was given Up TO demon
ssrat!ons of the Worldwide extent Of the
Endeavor movement Anxious inquiries for
minister's whose names appeared on the
programme were largely the result OF de-
lay in travel caused by the burning of the
steamship Saale in New York Harbor
Secretary John Willis Baer. speaking OF
the growth of the movement. said tho
Christian Endeavor badge was worn by
more than one brawny Briton from her
Majesty's ship Powerful in the famous
siege OF Ladysmith. Mr.. Bear strongly de-
manded that arbitration between Great
Britain and America be made compulsory.
God may come. and seals may CO." said
he: ''and boundary lines be held In dis
pute. but palsied be the hand and mute the
tongue between America and Great Britain
| said:
ours IS an international and interracial
army, army: Shlna. poor: bleeding: storm.
to take from the United States the Chris
tan Endeavor seed. and. while the growth
mas been SLOW. comparatively, China to-
day has not less than 1is societies. India
has $50. Germany has 1ss societies. and.
under the sympathetic championship Of
Count Bernstorff. Count Puckler. Pastor
Paul, Frederick Blecher, and others. the
society Is steadily conquering prejudics.
Africa's ls9 societies. with many of their
members In arms, are passing through try
ing times. As it was in lS9S during the
American-Spanish War. so IT is to-day
during the British-Boer hostilities-the
Christian Endeavor Pin adorns the uniform
with 50 societies. Jamaica with 100. Mexi.
CO 10, Madagascar. &c. Japan's % splendid
and vigorous societies are worthily repre-,
sented at this convention by the Reverend
fasul<e Harada. the president Of the
United Society OF Christian Endeavor CT
Japan. Turkey has 90 societies. Spain. 56
But time would fail me to so through the
long list. comprising European countries.
South American Republics. missionary
lands. and the islands of the sea Inc
States ard Canada. is L, $40 societies, and
this figure. augmented by the greater
number in the United States and Canada,
makes an Observation-Disclosures, interna-
tional. and fnterracial brotherhood Tor
Christ and the church. of 5s.712 local So
cieties. with a total membership OF 3.5"-
The Reverend Francis f. Clark. President
of the Society of Christian Endeayor. de-
liyered an address He spoke OF onris ssIrs
Japan. In distracted China, and with nope
full beginning in Korea" His tour OF me
that "the Christian Endeavor tree would
bear fruit in any SOIL Describing INC
greetings he had received everywhere MI.
Clark said that in China it was Peace
peace, peace.
The Reverend Mr.. Francis f. Clark ana
Mr. John Willis Baer were elected respect
lively. worlds president. and secretary OF
the Young Peoples Society Of Christian En-
deavor.
They and other prominent members OF the
society will go to Paris to attend the Cnris-
tian Endeavor Convention there July - MI.
Clark will be occupied in attending war;
Gus Eurpoean conventions until SEPTEMBER
l.
The leading event of the day was me
temperance demonstration. at which the
principal speakers were Canon William
Barker. of st. PauIs Cathedral and Rev
erend Paul Strayer Of Baltimore, who oe-
precated the indifference of Governments
to the need of temperance legislation.
The evening meeting. at which the sub.
tect of discussion was "Pentecostal Powell
was address by the Reverend Handiey
Moule. of England the Reverend ". FLOYD
Thomp Gins and the Reverend W. Patterson
OF Philadelphia.