Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03

few families of HISTORIANS nominal Chris
tians) among the many Mohammedans, who
| could be organized into the nucleus of a
society.
In Australia, the continent under the
Southern Cross Christian Endeavor has
had steady and strong growth from the
| beginning. In New South Wales there has
been fine growth. In 1892 there were but
nineteen societies; there are now more than
four hundred. The union has never been in
debt, and has always had the sympathy of
the ministers. Both the increase and the
Notwithstanding memorial fund cam
paigns have been pressed vigorously in
Australia, and the spiritual tide Is high In
Endeavor there.
in Its nature in the Hawaiian Islands,
| where there are 10000 natives, 1000 Kan
akas, e., 600 Japanese, 10000 Chinese, 5000
Koreans. 1000 Portuguese and 5000 whites.
The meetings Of the Honolulu Union are
conducted in three or four languages and
| the help of interpreters is needed, some
times as many as half dozen nationalities
being represented. number of the so
cieties are bi-lingual, while there are some
that are purely japanese, or Hawaiian, or
English-speaking. But everywhere there is
boarding schools, like the Kamehameha
Schools and the Kohala Seminary, are
flOuriShing societies.
There are now more than a thousand En-
the duties of the president of the Loyalty
Islands Union is to make an annual tour of
all the twenty-five societies, which is by no
means an easy task, when we consider the
limited facilities for travel and the dangers
from wild animals, storms, hostile natives.
etc. The Samoa Christian Endeavor Union
now includes the societies In the Ellice
Islands. of which there are nine, and the
three in the Tokelau Islands. besides the
thirty-one in Samoa, making a union of
forty-three societies in these three groups.
In the Caroline Islands there are num-
Der of societies which, in spite of the devas-
tating hurricane are still doing good work.
The Marshall Island Endeavorers, num-
bering twenty-one societies, are full OF love
and good works.
Among the other isles OF the sea- that
have embraced Christian Endeavor are the
Gilbert, the Barbados, the Bermudas, Crete
Grenada, Iceland Madagascar. Madeira,
Mauritus, the Philippines, Porto Rico and
Trinidad.
Nowhere is the interest in Christian En-
deavor keener and more intelligent than on
the British island of Jamaica. At the last
convention delegates were present from 23S
societies of the 25s on the island. Jamaica
seldom fails have delegates at the inter-
national convention.
Mexico, the great southern republic Of
North America, has many energetic En-
deavor workers. At the last annual con-
vention there were reported 1873 societies
entirely by Mexicans, and is closely affili-
ated with the Sunday school work of the
country. The missionaries in Mexico are in
closest sympathy with Christian Endeavor;
and as the country develops, and Protes-
tantism grows. there will be a growing field
for this kind Of work among the young peo-
pie. The government is tolerant of all
sects, and Protestant meetings are seldom
molested. One noteworthy Mexican society
Is that Of the juniors of the Christian Mis-
sion at Monterey. which is Ave years old,
and numbers $50 boys and girls. It meets
in three sections, one English-speaking and
two Mexican.
From one society in Brazil in 1898 the
Endeavor movement has grown by leaps
and bounds to almost hundred in 1905
ninety-three some time before the close Of
the year. From one state 1t has spread to
many Recently local union Of eight So
cieties was formed in Rio Janeiro, the capt.
tai of the country, and a strong rally held.
On the Juquia river in Sac Paulo state,
number Of rural societies have been formed.
The Sac Paulo local union has nine societies