The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-10
.ENDEAVORERS
INACCURATE
THEIR MEETING
WEE1g z
Thousands of Members Con-
vene at Denver and Are En-
Iightened as to the Work of
the Past Year.


first annual meeting of sne United So
ciety of Christian Endeavor opened to-
day. The attendance, though taxing
the capacity of the immense tent, did
not include as many delegates as had
been expected, on account of delayed
trains.
The opening of the convention was
preceded by the annual business ses-
sion of the Christian Endeavor COM
+. mittee, at which officers for the ensu-
ing year were elected and reports OIL
officers submitted.
All the old officers were reelected,
as follows: President, Rev. Francis Ii.
Clark, D. D.; treasurer, William A.
Shaw; clerk, George B. Graft; auditor,
Fred H. Kidder. UNCONVENTIONAL trus-
tees for the ensuing four years were
elected. The presidents of states, terri
torial and provincial unions were elect
ed for one year.
Miss Mary T. Aldrich, of Minneapo-
lis, was made a life member of the as
ISOLATION.
Treasurer William Shaw's annual re-
port showed receipts for the year end
ed June / to have been $95,543; cash
on hand, $50. The publishing depart
ment's expenditures the past year were
$62,915; cash on hand on June l, $3,042.
It's total assets are $43,139; liabilities,
Stab.
A song service, led by Rev. F. II.
Jacobs, Of New York, preceded the
convention, which was called to order
at 2 o'clock by President E. Francis
Clark father of the Christian En-
deavor movement. Several responses
were made, Rev. Ernest Shurtlef, of
Minneapolis, speaking for the North.
Rev. George B. Stewart. of Auburn.
N. Y, presided at tonight's meeting.
The tent Endeavor was again crowded
to its full capacity. Song service led
by c.. S. Foster, of Washington, D. c.,
was followed by service by Bishop
Arnett. of Wilberforce.
Revealed by the Secretary.
William Shaw. treasurer of the So
ciety, and acting secretary since the
resignation of General Secretary John
Willis Baer. read the general secre-
tary's report which contained the fol-
lowing:
Twenty two years ago an unknown
pastor in little Congregational
church. in one of our smaller cities, or.
ganized the first society of Christian
Endeavor. No ecclesiastical court.
council or committee said, Go to, now,
we will organize a movement that, will
girdle the globe But to help one pass
train one company of young people, the
first society was organized. But, it was
born, not made In purely providential
ways it spread until today there is no
land to which it is a stranger, and no
tongue in which prayer and testimony
in Christian Endeavor meetings are not
heard.
From one society, in 1881, to $4,000.
in 1903, from one denomination to more
hon ierIf Nv f,~ar, on o{t 70
country, and from fifty members to
3,S22,300, and million and a half more
in societies bearing strictly sectarian
names, but patterned after Christian
Endeavor and gaining their inspira-
ton from it. A net gain in number of
societies in one year of over 1000. This
numerical Increase will be made vivid
when in the closing session Of this
convention the fellowship banners made
by Endeavorers across the seas are
presented to the states and provinces
that have made at least 10 per cent. in
crease in number of societies during
the past eight months. The following
is the list: Colorado, New Mexico,
Alaska, Oregan, Louisiana, Georgia.
Washington, Oklahoma, Utah, Indiana,
Missouri, Assiniboia.
Great success has attended the work
for the boys and girls through the
L
idea of dividing the young peoples So
ciety into two or more sections of fifty
members each, SO that all the young
people of the congregation can be
reached and trained, is meeting with
great favor The increase in foreign
lands has been equally marked. Espe-
cially notable has been the progress
made III Germany, Finland, France,
Spain, Sweden, Japan, Korea, Persia,
M nd
ing the past year 175,000 have come
from the ranks of Christian Endeavor
into the membership of the churches
The banner junior society in gifts for
missions is the First Presbyterian
Omaha, Neb., with a record of $54S."
President Clark Speaks.
Rev Francis E. Clark, president of
the society, then gave his annual adj
dress.
"a Definite Increase Campaign to
Double the Number and Efficiency Of
Christian Endeavor Societies in a Sin
gle Decade" was the theme of Dr.
Clark's address. He based his adj
dress on the fundamental idea that
Christianity is religion of expansive
forces, that you can no more conflne
the religion of Christ to it's old limits
than you can grow an oak in a flower
pot and that ito cease to grow is to
begin to die
The marked growth of the society
during the past year in this country.
and its larger expansion than ever be-
fore throughout all the world, made
such an increase seem not only pos
sible, but well nigh certain within the
next decade.
Along two great lines he urged this
increase; first, an enlargement of the
membership of the local societies. The
fundamental idea of the society is
service, and service for everyone. The
youngest, the weakest, the most ig-
norant, as well as the best educated
, and most gifted among the young peo-
pie, can be trained to serve God and
their day and generation.
A true society of Christian Endeav-
or should reach every young person in
the community either through it's ac-
tive membership or it's associate mem
hership To this end he urged a spe-
cial effort to enlist more active mem
bers, the working force of the society.
to obtain more associate members also
those who may afterwards be won 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.
Two Thousand New Societies.
This part of his appeal was empha-
sized by the fact that during the past
year thousands of societies have en-
larged their ranks, some of them gain
ino ,,ooro thav, Inn nor