The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-07-12
CHRISTIAN END[AVORERS.
Twentieth Annual Convention OF
the International Christian
Endeavor Society.
CINCINNATI FILLED WITH DELEGATES.
Che Catherine Promises 20 he the
LARGEST in the History Of the So
cicts->snopsis al rre~ident
sinrk's Annual Address and Sec
Rotary naer'a Report.

y
ycntion began a iive-daNs' session IA
this city. Tie registration Of delegates
mud visitors is unusually large, and
the indications are that the attend
ence will he The largest IN the his
tory of these great gatherings. la adj
iition TO the receptions and rallies at
different state headqua rters, the busi-
ness session of the United Society OF
Christian Endeavor was held during
the forenoon, AZ which the annual re-
ports of the officers and business
agents were submitted
The annual session of the trustees
was held during the afternoon.
The grand openings with welcome
addresses and the annual address OF
President Clark and The annual re-
port of Secretary Bacr took place
simultaneously in the Auditoriums at
night Three large auditorumS and a
large hall have been arranged on the
old exposition grounds adjoining
Washington park. on Elm street y
large platform has also been con
sstructcd in Washington park for
overflow open-air meetings.
Music hall has been designated Is
Auditorium Endeayor. Power hall is
called Auditorium Williston. and lIor-
ticulturai hall is known a. Auditorium
Ohio. Odeon hall is the fourth in this
group
DIR. Tennis :. llamlin. Of Washing
ton. ID. c.. presided q one Of the night
meetings. with +. H. Jacobs. OF Brook-
.lyn, MS musical director
Bishop Samuel Falows. Of Chicago.
presided in the other. with Percy ;.
Foster Of Washington. ID. g.. as mu-
steal director
President ciarI.'s ANNUAL Address.
President Francis L. Clark. in his
annual address, said in part
For every age God prepares his aeen-
c.es- AZ the bee is made tor tn flower.
as the birds wins hts the air. and he
lin OF the fish III. Yielding water So in
the moral and RELIGIOUS world God adapiss
the time
THE nineteenth century saw peculiar
peTils Gssnil the young man. The saloon.
the hrothci. the gambling den. CONNER
.ciailsm, ard matcrialism laid their trap
for him. Sut God looked down from
Heaven upon the children Of men. and IN
the middle Of the century the Young
Mems Christian association was start "a
10 set young mon NJ work for young men
in a new evangelism
''Thc days Of the rampant infideltand
atheist are in tho past as devoutly be-
lieve. No Robert Hume could to-day
greatly Influence the thought OF the
world. No Noltaire or Rousseau could
number his followers BY millions. Rob-
ert Ingersoll to-day Is little but "A mem
DRY OF eloquent bathos and rathos.
but something more insidious and
harmful a thousand times than blatant
inhdelty Is the foe Of the church OF che
twentieth century This inndeiity is "A
~ lYr rull ~
is the indifference that Is born. OF luxury
and Of fashion. The twentieth century
church needs the Christian Endeavor ST.
cicty because IL needs the prayer meet
ing. II needs more thorouehgoing and Fl
fecttve organization IN church life and IL
needs 70 bc more united
The new century will be a century Of
mighty combinations and tremendous ar-
grcgations Of material forces. There
should be "A combination Of the Christian
forces Of the land 20 work together in
harmony for the advancement of tho
kingdom through their churches
ana denominations.
'"rhe christian Eiheavor society does
not aspire to be such 4 trust for rho
church-at-iaree but Il does aspire to pro
mote harmony arh brothtry love and
united service for the Kingdom Of on
Lord and for their native and"
synopsis az Secretary Bner's Report.
The report of General Secretary
John Willis Baer was. in part. as fol-
lows:
In 1901 the close Of the first decade Of
christign E.rdeayor there were 1871 s..
s'cties AMI We returned hearty thanks
TO God for what lie hath wrought In this
year 1901. ~ the close Of Christian En-
deavors second decade. we must crn-
plov the same numerals though different
1y arranged. To tell our numerical
strength. Tor the 1914 societies have be-
come 6i.f.s The nearly one million mem
bcrs have become nearly four millions
This growth Is marvellous. and nothing
he In
tory. The rapidity with which the So
cietica have multiplied Is 50 familiar hav-
ing compelled attention around the world
that we have In late years accepted that
fact as commonplace. | remind you Of
this wonderful numerical extension OF
Christian Endeavor because IL proves To
me beyond doubt that ours IL not
man-madc society but broad inter-
nenominaiional. international. and inter-
society. God creates movement
THE net Increase In numbers Of new
focicties since we met in the great Lon
don convention last July. is nearly two
met increase during the past year equals
the total number of societies organized
during the first seven years Of our splen-
did history There have been more than
ZOO new societies added to tho lists. hut
the net gain has not been quite that be-
cause we have had 70 drop from our fell
township societies that have dlsbandcd tor
various reasons. or that have become ex-
clusivcly dcnominational societies
ne lntfFuenofninaloral Fellowship.
which has been from the first a besssd |
fruit Of Christian Endeavor, has during
The past wear been fostered as never
before. There was time when IA seemo1 |
That this unique feature of Christian En-
dcaNor would be imperied but those DAYS |
nave gore. never 10 return. we believe |
The UNCONVENTIONAL loyalty OF local Chris |
tan Endeavorers lis seldom challenged
out. on the contrary we find IL officially |
hnh heartily commended by many a. |
ciesiastical courts and assemblies IN many
denominations
one OF tho most gratifying facts to re-
port Is steady growth in foreign ana /
-sniSslunarN lands Secretary Chaplin, ~ I
the BRUSH section, reported an IN f,
crease % ~ societies. particular men
uon being made Of the number 81 Epsco- T,
pal Christian Endcavor societies that
naNc peen Organized the past year In the
Church % England This and other
splendid achievements by our English !
protnefs show conclusively that the great 4
London convention was blessed ~ God
indeed. nothing shows the adaptnbilifv I
OF christian EndeaNOr 10 every climate
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