The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-06

=, The e. net It., increase f percentages figure
cent. gains of Great Britain, india
and Africa. up TO the 1888 per cent.
Increase In Hungary.
NO tn Gan can take any general look
without being. aware Of the tremendous
Importance Of the State lorganiza tons.
Year. by year they are growing in
dignity and efficiency.
or district unions have made earnest
efforts this year to organize new So
cieties to the extent of ten per cent.
It is gratifying to record that SO have
succeeded
The proposal that local societies try
to Increase % per cent. In new mem
bers was considered a hard one. We
can az join In graduation with 1905
societies that report this gain dur
ing the past year
ties have been particularly good gvers
to the work of their church and de-
nomination this year. First honors
sl,55i. ST, Pauls Evangelical, Ghica &c
follows, with S1.42S. Among the socie-
ties giving more than 81, coo is the very
iirst society, mother9f us all. the
land. Me.
First place for the Intermediates Is
held by Emmanuel Presbyterian, Los
Angeles Cal. with 1898. Walnut Ave
with s79,67. Third comes Centenary.
United Brethren Steelton, Penn, for
S4sl. followed by $3.50 from Moody's
SsotngyregaationaI, Chicago. Highland
heaGs the Gh1 unar ny 1T MHss
come Prospect Avenue Baptist. Buff
falo, $40: First Presbyterian, Bloom
field. n. j.. $3.50, and Cumberland
prreesbyterian, Jackson Centre. Penn,
workers Is provided by is societ usH
$50 specify financial aid given to their
G oW w church; The amounts given by
~" SO societies cite, have been been added up,
$a2s s4oSs the largest sum SO reported
n the history of Christian Endeavor.
me. same societies report $26S 1850. 92
given fqr miscellaneous causes. Tho
bers to-day s2l,794. i
ask your attention tn q further
nrlet statement. In a few months we
shall round out the first quarter-cep-
fury that Christian Endenvor has
t.sas,, a the world. Standing IN this
threshold Of new progress In young
peoples work. venture to say that
me next ten years OF Christian En-
deayor will witness advances far
n"c' anu ueeDcf LHan tle IaSL Ten.
Day by day the church Is improving
tho Sunday-school. We are Just In tho
beginnings OF like devotion of In
tclllgence to the other things that need
10 DO done for the young of the
church beside teaching them. .
When tho great men framed the
Constitution of tho United States.
they bnsed It's provisions on conf
dence IN tho voice OF the people. TO
be undemocratic liz not to caro- for
tho voice OF the people, not to be In
terested In the other mans opinion.
Forever and ever Christian Endeayor
Is against that attitude It wants tho
know and to care what the thought OF
the less privileged is. It wants tho
The good of both. II is greatly aiding
to bring to an end the days OF foolish
sectnrian Observation-Disclosures. We can
not Justly expect peace among the ma
lions so long as there Ia Ill Will among
denominations living American
patriot said the other day that the
United States should be gentleman
among the nations. Our country Will
play so noble n part only as We shall
preserve and enlarge true fellowship
among the young and true democracy
among the churches."
The convention then took a recess mt
1880 p. NJ. Preceding the formal openln
Of the convention late In the afternoo
there was held business meeting OF tn
United Society Christian EndeaYog Col