The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-10
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
GREAT INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP
IN THE PAST YEAR.
Banner Awarded to Indianians-
Father CIark's Annual Address
and Recommendations.

attendance at the opening session, though
taxing the capacity of the immense tent
which had been provided for the occasion,
did not include as many delegates as had
been expected. on account of delayed trains.
The opening of the convention was pre-
coded by the annual business meeting of
the Christian Endeavor corporation, at
which the officers for the ensuing year were
elected and reports of officers were SUBJ
mitted. All the old officers were reelected.
as follows: President the Rev. Francis E.
Clarke, D. d.; treasurer, William A. Shaw;
clerk, George B. Graft; auditor, Fred II.
Kidder UNCONVENTIONAL trustees for the
suing four years: The Rev. w. II. Brooks,
Washington, d. c.; the Rev. w. II. Brown,
Sheffsburg, Pa; the Rev. ]. Wilbur Chap
man, New York city; the Rev. A. C. Crews,
Toronto; the Rev.. n. B. Grubb, Philadel-
phia; the Rev. Samuel McNaughton, Boston;
the Rev. George E. McManiman, Lafayette,
Ind; Prof. Gilbert Russell, Richmond, Ind.
the Rev. Hugh r. Walker. Los Angeles,
Cal; Prof. H. L. Willet, Chicago, and the
Rev. c. F. Yoder, Ashland. o. The presi-
dents of state. territorial and provincial
unions were elected trustees for one year.
Treasurer William Shaw's annual report
showed receipts for the year ended June l to
have been $3.50: cash on hand on June 1,
SIS. The publishing departments expendi-
lures the past year were s6251O; cash on
hand June 1, $3,O42. Its total assets are
s44, 169; liabilities, SAB
SECRETARY'S REPORT.
Rev. George B. Stewart, of Auburn, N.
Y. presided at to-nights meeting. Tent
Endeavor was again crowded. William
Shaw, treasurer of the society and acting
secretary, read the general secretary's re-
port. Telling of the growth of the society,
the report said:
From one society in 1881 to $4,000 in 1903,
from zone denomination to more than
eighty from one city to every country, and
from fifty members to $685., 800, and 1,5OO, 600
more in societies bearing strictly sectarian
names, but patterned after Christian En-
deavor and gaining their inspiration from
it. A net gain in number of societies in one
year of over 1900. This numerical increase
will be made more vivid when in the closing
session of this convention the fellowship
banners made by Endeavorers across the
seas are presented to the States and prov
inces that have made at least 10 per cent.
increase in number of societies during the
past eight months The following is the
list to be thus honored: Colorado New
Mexico. Alaska. Oregon, Louisiana, Geor-
gia, Washington, Oklahoma Utah, Indiana,
Missouri, Assiniboia.
Great success has attended the work for
the boys and girls through the Junior and
intermediate societies. The idea of diyid-
more sections of fifty members each, so
that all the young people of the congrega-
ton can be reached and trained, is meeting
with great favor. The Grace Temple Bap-
| fist Church, Philadelphia, Rev Russell H
COnwell, d. D., pastor, has fourteen such
| societies, and many churches have two or
more.
Indiana receives the Chinese banner for
| the largest proportionate gain in Interme-
date societies and will hold it until the
| next convention.
1.-The increase in foreign lands has been
| equally marked. Especially notable has
been the progress made in Germany. Fin
| Persia, India, China and South America
FATHER CLARK'S ADDRESS.
| Rev. Francis E. Clark, president Of the
| society, then gave his annual address,
| which was in part as follows:
| "a true society of Christian Endeavor
should reach every young person in the
| community, either through its active men,
| berShp or its associate membership. To
/ this end he urged "a special effort to enlist
more active members the working force
| of the society; TO obtain more associate
| members also. those who may afterward
| be for Christ and the church. this
being the evangelistic end of the society;
| and to enlarge the honorary membership
/ for the sake of promoting sympathetic re-
lations between the older members of the
| church and the young people"
| This part of his appeal was happily en-
| phasized by the fact that during the past
| year thousands OF societies have enlarged
| their ranks, some of them gaining more
| than 100 per cent. Even more emphasis
number Of local societies, and in this di-
| rection Providence has pointed the way
| during the past year, for nearly 1000 new
societies have been formed within six
| months. THE 10 per cent. increase cam
paign of the last eight months has been so
unexpectedly successful that only the will
| fully blind can fail 10 see the guide boards
| of the future. Look at the splendid rec
| ords of Indiana. Missouri, Ohio, Oregon,
Colorado New Mexico, Oklahoma" he said.
Il should have to call the roster of all the
States to exhaust the good work of the
| past year. Lift up your eyes and look upon
| the white harvest fields in all the world.
India has enlarged her Christian Endeavor
| boundaries. China, with her new secre-
| tary, is at the beginning of q new year of
| great expansion. Japan has gained so per
| cent. and has just enjoyed the best con-
| vention in her history. Great Britain has
made steady progress. Germany has made
| substantial gain. France and Spain have
had the best year in all their Christian En-
| deavor history, while since our last conven-
ton Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, Finland
and Iceland have fairly entered the ranks
| of Christian Endeavor"
| But this is not all. Christian Endeavor
has appeared in many unexpected places
on the sea and in the camp. in the prison,
in the life-saving station and the fire bril-
! gades In a postoffice in Japan. in depart
ment stores, in schoolhouse districts and
| neighborhood gatherings. All these differ
ent lines of effort which Providence has SO
plainly marked out as legitimate and mos,
useful lines for the Christian Endeavor So
ciety show how its principles may be ex-
tended and the societies expanded.
TEN PER CENT. INCREASE.
The boys and girls should receive spe-
cial attention. The junior societies alone
within year may be doubled. and there
is now a correspondence school for Chris
tian workers, which will train superintend.
ents to this most Important work
AS definite proposition to insure this in
crease. DR.. Clark proposed that every State
| strive to gain at least 10 per cent. annually
| for the next ten years, thus entering a ter
| years extension campaign. As each State
| secures its 10 per cent increase a beautiful
| foreign banner from some distant land rep
| resenting the fellowship OF the movement
| will be presented to the State, and as fol
each new State that is admitted TO the
| Union new star is ADDED 70 our nationa
| flag, so for each 10 per cent, of gain an
| other star will be adedd to this foreign ban
| ner until the ten show that the 100 per cent
| has been gained.
| An increase campaign book will also b,
| opened at the headquarters of the United
| Society In which page each year will b,
| devoted TO each State, telling the story OF
its growth in every line of its endeavor
| This will be permanent record Of inter
est, and of increasing and finally inesfima
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