The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-04

developed the convention habit to
marked degree. As the Boston con-
vention some years ago $4,000 dele
gates were registered. Other great
national or International conventions
have been held at London. Berlin,
Toxic. Madrid and Bombay. There was
q great convention at Ningpo, China,
In 1905. attended by delegates from
every seaport between Canton and
Cheefoo, besides many from island
points. There are 400 Christian En-
deavor societies in China, the first
having been established there twenty
three years ago.
The society has had great success In
foreign missions. 1t has 500 branches
In India, seventeen in Egypt l33 In
Mexico. sixty In Persia, ten in Hurdles
tan, nfty In Spain and branches in Bra
ell Samoa, Madagascar. Turkey and
Africa. A church at Ohmednagar. In
dia,t has the second largest number Of
Endeavoters. 600 In nine sections. At
Stanley Falls. In the Congo country.
there 10 . society Of 2o0 members. :,
There In deaf mute Christian En-
deavor society at Edinburgh with
twenty members. Besides missionary
work. the Christian Endeavor and
other young peoples religious socie-
ties do much charitable. educational
and reform work. The Endeavorers
have summer headquarters at Saga
more Beach, Mass, where they hold a
number Of important meetings during
the warm weather. The Epworth
League 10 the largest denominational
young peoples society In the world.
1t was organized In 1889 at Cleveland.
o., by consolidating FIVE Methodist So
cieties of similar character. In the
Methodist churches throughout the
world, the Epworth League, named at
ter Epworth. England, the birthplace
Of John Wesley now claims 100000
members In $4,000 chapters. In 1905
there were 2,444 chapters and s.s45
junior societies in the United States
alone. In Canada the Epworth League
affiliates with the Christian Endeavor
Society. The League 10 doing some
valuable work among the negro and
foreign elements of Americas popu-
lation. 1t has established manual
trainingS schools and numerous charft-
able and educational institutions. II
has $500 memb ers In India alone and
eighteen branches In Hawaii. 1t car
ries on an elaborate system OF mission
study.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union
of America was organized at Philadel-
Of over 100000 in the United States
and Canada. 1t will hold Q convention
at Saratoga, ". Y this month The
Free Baptist Church has young peo-
pls's organization Of $4,000 members in
400 societies. The Southern Baptistz
Convention has the Royal Ambassa'
dors' Society for boys. while In the
Northern Baptist Convention there IL q
boys society known as the Military
Gardeners.
Both the Baptist Young Peoples
Union and the Luther League, the cor
responding organization In the Luther
an Church In America. which was form
ed at Pittsburg In 1895. and which has
n membership OF 100, 600 In twenty Ave
States. are more or less closely affiii-
ated with the Christian Endeavor So
cfety. The Young Peoples Christian
Union of the United Brethren Church
organized at Dayton, o., in 1880, IL said
to he q compromise between the de-
nomfnationaI and INSTRUMENTATION
idea. 1t has 100000 members. There
rs a society bearing the same name in
the Universalist Church. which wal
started at Lynn. Mass, in 1883.
,The Young Peoples Missionary
Movement had its first convention O.
Pittsburg last year. Its purpose 70 u
keen In TOUCH WLLh AAASSA1hoAN@S ~ ~
rious denominations sethnoushout tins
world. The Kings Daughters and thu
international society of Kings Daugh'
ters and Sons, with an estimated mem
bership OF 100000 In America were ths
outgrowth of a suggestion OF the late
Rev Edward, Everett Eale. as were the
many Lend a Hand clubs and Ter
Times One 10 Ten" clubs which began
to flourish In the early seventies and
now number tens of thousands OF
members. The Brotherhood of ST. An
drew Of the Episcopal Church Is a
young mems organization. formed In
1885. and now counting $1,000 mem
bers.
The quadrennial gathering OF the
Student Volunteers is an important
event in the religious movement among
the young. The work ofthe Young
Mems and Young women's Christian
Associations TO well-known. The Boys
Brigade and the George Junior Repub-
lie are boys organizations OF 100000
or more members conducted under
church auspices. Even the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union has
branch for the young. The American
Sunday .,~Aool Union. organized In
1924, participated in an international
convention at Jerusalem in 1904.
(Copyrfght. 1909, by Frederic ].
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