The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-08-03


VIA pnli lhs lAfAa hamhNsa p,eAshl
tNl nIse 4 mAfhAA lNsefest knd enlhn
AihMm whlth welcomed President
Charts unklihe Ank me nMeft IA tha
ntNMnmMtleM "A mslIlbn nNW CARTS
llAn hndeksulvte 4 Mllllnn new
ehusthnOesA. mllllon nrw rhntuh
members mllllon nNw anllafa inf
aenosnlnntlonAl nlvalemn There n
a probability that che time III holding
the EndtAypf c0hyenllaa will no
ehanaea Ia the f'itngN - some fail ~
winter nonlh The dlseomiufts d a
Rummcr meeting have been held, III
thu past, 10 be Offset ~ the fact that
large numbers. including scholata aud
tpachpta. are tree 70 attend al that
time, II IL now he'd BY many That
a fall or winter meeting will attract
a new constituency. equally iarKe, II
not larger, and that The convention
win be n more comfortable one. The
matter IL 20 be decided by the trus.
tees.
Los Angeles, Seattle, Minneapolis,
Kansas City and indianapolis want the
1907 meeting, and II fall or winter
session Is decided upon, Los Angeles
viii. IN all likelihood be the choice.
There have been heard In recent
years frequent reports 70 the effect
that Christian Endeayor, In point or
members, had reached IL not passed
hlgh.water mark. The figures report
ed 10 the Baltimore meeting by tho
general secretary, Mr.. Van Ogden
vogt, are sufIicient answer TO these
charges. There are today 6G,772 So
cletles OF Christian Irndeavor. 49,339
In tho United States and Canada, and
17,a33 IN other lands. The ten demon.
nations In the United States which
have the largest numbers are, In the
order named, Presbyterian, Congrega.
tional, Disciples OF Christ, Baptist,
Cumberland Presbyterian, Methodist
Protestant. Lutheran, Dutch Reform.
ed. Methodist Episcopal and United
Brethren. In Canada tho MethodIsts
lead, followed by the Presbyterians
THE net gain In the number OF socie.
ties for the year Just closed Is 2,O14.
Mr.. Vogts report, unfortunately, did
not give details Of the membership In
the societies.
The project for great Christian
Endeayor building at Boston was not
received with the enthusiasm It's pro-
jectorB looked for. In this regard II
is like the building scheme OF the In.
ternational Sunday School association.
A we'll known leader IN religious work
commenting on these plans, said the
other day, that there IL always dan
ger for an organizations be II denoml-
national board or INSTRUMENTATION
society. In q scheme for central
Headquarters building, II Is sure"
he said, Ito cause some division
among the organizations members or
supporters on sectional lines. West
ern people are sure 20 say that head.
quarters should be built, II at all, In
a geographical center like the Middle
West Eastern people point 10 the
fact that the greatest support for most
causes comes from eastern centers,
and that one OF them is the proper lo'
cation for headquarters. Resulting
discussion Ia sure 10 engendcr bitter
ness, and tho cause represented "
not benefited. A number OF instances
Of this might be recalled. Christlan
Endeayorers have not been heard 70
object 10 the fact that the headquar-
tiers OF the movement are in Boston,
but the erection ia that city OF a
great building for permanent head
quarters Ii another matter. OF course,
opposition has been aroused"