The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-07-11
Founder of the Society Delivered
Annual Address to Members.
EVANGELICAL SERVICES HELD AT
SEVERAL INDUSTRIAL ESTA5-
usHMENTs - SECRETARY OF
TIE NAVY BoNAPARTE SPOKE
TO CONVENTION ON PURE POL
TrIcs AND RELIGION"
Nv Associated Press.

EaIflulore, july ~ IL ne AAATlSlldu
gndesvor Convention opened to-day
with reports from the various state
snd local officers. Evangelical ser
yices we're held at several industrial
establishments and a pastors confer
/ ence held az the CentraA Presbyterian
church, was led by Rev. VIM. E Bied-
erWoj Of Monticello, Indiana, who de-
l.vered an address on Evangelism. -
Secretary Of the Navy Charles J
i Bonaparte. delivered an ADDRESS be
gore the convention on the subject Of
'Pre Politics and Religion"
Rev. =. z. Clarg<'s Address.
Rev. Frances Z. Clark, D. D., L. l.
=. President OF the United Society Of
Christian Endeavor, addressed the
rs-aering as follows:
The occasion gives us our theme
today. Christian EndeavOr is ap-
. preaching its first greaS anniversary.
u lew months more a fun quarter OF
e century viii have been completed
Ence the first society was established
and the modern young peoples move
usut was begun. From this high van
.s-, ground 40 DO well 10 look both.
ways. backward for encouragement,
forward with hope and new aspira-
tons
We need dwell upon the past only
long enough 20 gain courage for the
future. Within the compass of these
years the movement has grown from
one society 10 more than $4,000: from
Jess than fifty members TO nearly A.
10000, besides many millions more
lave graduated into oJher lines OF
lurch work. Ii has found its way
MO every part Of the world. and has /
IS home practically In every nation. 4
j Is established now in sixty differ /
~ nations and colonies. among peo-
pc who speak nearly on. hundred diff
.-rert languages and dialects. into
F1.ch its constitution and some por-
12s Of its literature have been trans
-.aa. Its weekly or monthly publ
aa1ns are found in almost every civil
lz5. country and tongue.
The Roster Of Christian Endeavor
Nlen we call the roster of our
t'l'lerhOOd, Great Britain responds
va nearly 10000 societies. Canada
l- Austria with thousands more. In
ca With more than 600, China with 800
s1,le,ies. and Japan with half as many
-o7e. Germany's strong contingent is
'e increasing, as il that Of almost
et-F european country, while Africa
t-o The Islands Of the sea add many !
-'i'an1s Of EndeavOrers 10 our fel-
.1Ts-ip. ;
S-1ce last We met IN International ]
C'.'en-lon 1 have seen our comrades
New Zealand, Tasmania and all the {
DIES or the Aust ralian Common S
.-.,l. IN South Africa, in England. !
-.a-l' scotland. and Wales. and sew I
@. european countries, and can testi-
y 2 NE yigOr and growing power Of I
.aA EndeavOr in all these lands.
"-.1 We come nearer home. we I
'--' Americas tens Of thousands {
...1..es have had a period Of great '
80 srcC last the reckoning was G
r.. d. our Secretary's most hearteu-
g.. -- has shown. The Increase S
= --. .l'-- mas resulted in a great gain Z
-. ....-.7rs and. believe. in spiritual 4
1 history. though recounted ,
49,. 7, ofeHy. must increase the hu-
y d Wei as the gratitude OF every
-. '+-. as herememberst that these
- could not be OF man. or the
- i man. but Of God. We viii
- 'l'a them only long enough to
-" impetus for tho future.
lazy twenty-five years we have
o. 7ally climbing the hills or :
~. EaceavOr progress. Each :
n 10. seen some advancement upon >
-. ID numbers, activities. and =
a.iainments. And now we =
u t .o this coign CT vantage OF L
-. I'VE wears retrospect. But =
a. ..'loing the Alps. mountains
a.. rise on mountains. and there
80. new peaks TO scale. 50 this n
4. IT. ri which We stand only reveals
ID SIS which we have vet 20
We could not sec them from
s the nearer mountains. not
united. hide them from our
,- '. now that We have nearly
q. .. ais quarter-century peak. we "
Sun looming beyond us. R
49,. men. suggest some higher e,
'f achievement. or at least r
u. .1''7. which I see before us. as h
- ne same inward path. K