Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-01
THE ENDEAVORFRS
Hooking to Portland for the
Vigesimal Celebration.
The First Meeting Opens With Great
Amount Of Enthusiasm.
A IRENE ldous Ovation Given Father Endeavo,
Clark at Evening Session.

Portland, Me-, Jan. An dav long
the trains nave been bringing Christian
hndeavorers to Portland for the open-
ing session of the goth anniversary of
the formation of the society at the
winston church here. The incoming
delegates We're met by the committees
as fast as they arrived and conducted
TO the lodging houses assigned them
and the plans We're carried out without
the slightest friction.
A steady snow, storm prevailed all
day and interferred somewhat with the
plans made by the reception commit
tee for the entertainment of the dele
gates, as it necessitated the abandon
ment of plans to visit many points of
interest in the city. However, the dav
was passed pleasantly at the various
headquarters where the leaders in the
movement were assembled, and every
one concerned seemed impressed with
the Importance of the movement in
which they are engaged. Secretary
John Willis Baer said:
The convention promises to be a
/ .
doubt it will be as important as any
the society has ever held. This con-
vention is to take place not only to re-
view the past. but also to lay some i'm
portant plans for the future"
In the forenoon there was a meeting
of the trustees at the Congress Square
Hotel and various matters of business
We're attended to. At this meeting Rev.
DR.. F. +. Clark presented a report con-
corning the progress of Christian En-
deavor in 1900. He said:
In previous quarterly reports which
| have made to your body during the
years the work of Christian Endeavor
has been reviewed at some length and
need not rehearSe in detail the story
of the movement in the last year of the
aid century. In a general way it can
be said without hesitation that in many
respects the past year was the best and
most memorable year in the history of
IChristian Endeavor. 1t was made
memorable not only by large numerical
growth. but by the greatest interna-
tional religious convention which the
world has ever seen.
1T was made memorable by the
spread u the NOIh III an uHuSudi way
in foreign lands, and by the establish
ment of the first society in Korea and
in FormOsa. Within a week | have al
so heard of the first society in Hun
gary and also in Gibraltar, the last in
a cathedral of the Church of England.
The year has seen the formation of
the Church of England Christian En-
deavor Union in Great Britain itself. 1t
has been marked. too, by better con-
ventions than ever have been known in
the history in the work as great
gathering at London. The meetings
which l had the privilege of attending
in Japan and China, in Switzerland,
Germany, France and SPAIN were
UNIQUE of their kind and remarkable
in their exhibition of the vitality and
the adaptability of the movement to
other lands.
1.-The year has been made memoir
able by a genuine and remarkable eX-
pression of desire for a great religious
awakening. Never have | received SO
MANY or such earnestly and heartfult
letters from all parts of the world as
came in response to a request Tor spec
ial PRAYER for a great national awaken
ing in religious things.
Secretary John Willis Baer subm tted
q statistical report showing the enroll
ment of the society on its Goth birthday
as follows: