The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-07
BUR enrollmen. is less the last year than it

our enrolment Is less the last year than II
was the year before.
The unifcation of local and district
unions during the past year has demanded
our admiration. The intcrdenominational
fellowship. which has been from the first a
blessed fruit OF Christian Endeavor' has
during the past year been fostered as never
before There was n time when X seemeu
that this unique feature OF Christian En-
deavor would be inpcriled, but these days
have gone. never 10 return. we believe. TIC
denominations loyalty OF local Christian
Endeayosefs is seldom Challenged. ana on
the contrary We fad II oficially ana
heartily commended by many ecclesiastical
courts and assemblies in many cenonina-
lions. The Pres0yterians lead IN the tated
States; then cone the COngrcSationallsts,
Disciples o. christ. B4ptsts. Connbssiahu
lTesbyterians. Methodist PrOtestants. Luta-
Grams, IN order named. las Isl supp-s-
mented hy 2 large nu.aber OF Othcr denOml-
nations. forty IN all Ia Canada. with It's
more than a.es societies. the MethCuistS
lead. almost all tkeir local societies being
called Epworth Leagues OF Christian FL
deaVo~, the fresbyterians are next. ana
Baptists third. The largest number % the
more than 7.oo Christian Endeayor socie-
ties IN Great Britain are Con%regationahstS.
wl1n the Baptis-s only a few beEina. ana
the PTesbyterians coming next. II AostFd-
Tia the " esleyan NethOdists lead IN num-
beers the 1000 societies under tne southern
cross.
.-Onc OF the most gratifying facts 20 re-
port j. steady growth ia foreign ana mis-
sionaTy lands. Secretary Chaplin. or the
British section. reported an Increase OF I'VE
hundred societic5. particular mention oelhS
made OF the number OF Episcopal CHRISTIAN
Endeavor societies that have been organ
lied the past year IN the Church OF Eng
land. This and other splendid achieEemehts
by our English brothers snow conciuslVe.y
that the great London convention was
blessed or God. Indeed. nothing SHOWS the
adaptability of Christian EndeaNoT 10 every
climate and country more than me Iact
that there arc national Christian Endeavor
unions in the United States, Canada, Eng
land. Scotland. ireland, Wales. Australia,
France. Spain. Germany. South africa:
Christian Endeavor leaflets and constltu-
tons may now be found In Chinese, Japa-
nese. Mala6asy. Persian. Arabic. turkish
Bulgarian. Armenian. Siamese, German,
French. Italian, Greek. Spanish, Swedish,
Dutch, Norwegian. Welsh, Australian, Hun
garian. optic, Mexican, Portuguese, IN
dian. the many dialects Of India and Al
RIGA.
Very naturally the increase in junior and
intermediate societies continues 10 be inter
esting. There are now over $1,000 junior
societies and l.2S5 intermediate societies,
the first with 4S3. 600 members and the sec
ond with $500. Remember the boys and
girls, Christian Endeavor Will fail OF ITS
mission I'm these third-decade days II 1t does
not reach out to every boy and girl. TO eV-
cry young man and young woman IN the
Sunday school and church. and make them
outspoken and active disciples or jesus
Christ.
There are a number of Mothers and
Parents Christian Endeavor societies.. So
cietles also in unexpected places, such as
schools and colleges, asylums. institutions
| for the blind and for the deaf. among car
drivers and mOtormen. policemen, travel
ingmcn, lifesaVerS on the coast, lighthouse
employees, and in the schools Of reform, and
among employees in large factories: among
the soldiers in barracks. marines ana SAT-
ors oil men-Of-war and In the merchant
marine. Indeed. where will you not find
Christian Endeavor? 1t is marvellous how
the Christian Endeavor split has trans
formed a dreary Boer prisoners camp on
the Island of st. Helena. Deadwood Camp
and others have live Christian Endeavor
societies. If Christian Endeavor has done
nothing else, II it worth these twenty years
of effort for the cheer il has carried into
such places and into prisons and jails In
this country. There is no page of Chris
tan Endeavor history more inspiring than
that which tells of the progress maze
among our brothers in bonds. in the twen-
ty-1ve and more prison Christian Endeavor
societies scattered throughout the great
prisons of the United States.
This year seems to be crowned with an
other splendid evidence of life. There are
now 5000 Comrades of the Quiet Hour,
that have pleged to make II the rule OF
their life to spend at least fifteen minutes
alone with God at the beginning of the
day. This spirit. We believe. bad much to
do with making it possible for God TO bless
the united efforts or Christian Endeavorers
I'm the closing weeks of the last year to
press nome on associate members and 9TH
ers the Importance of an immediate deci-
sion and open confession OF Christ by join
ing the church. Feb. 2. Christian Endeavor
day. was especially signalized as Decision
day. and thousands were born into the
kingdom of God. More and more is Chris
uan Endeavor becoming an evangelistic
agency for Christ. In all, leo. 00 young
joined the church from the ranks OF our
societies"