The Republican journal., 1909-07-15
Christian Endeavor-l9ll.
DR.. Clark reelected President of the Unit
ed Society.

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ed Society.
ST. PAUL, July Z Rev. Francis E
/ Clark, ID, LID, was today reelected
president of the United Society of Chris
tian Endeavor, of which he was the
founder and which was reported today as
having net enrolment of II, 1913 socie-
ties and 8, SOL, 100 members.
The reelection of DR.. Clark was made
by the trustees at the oath international
Christian Endeavor convention The
other offices were alsore-elected, and are:
William Shaw gen sec H. N. Lathrop,
treas. Prof. Amos r. Wells, editorial
sec. G. B. Graft. publication manager,
George W. Coleman superintendent of
patriots league; Rev. R. P. Anderson,
superintendent of builders union. A
number of additional trustees We're elect
ed, among them being Rev. John G.
Huber of Dayton, O.
George W. Coleman, superintendent of
Christian Citizenship, and Amos R.
Wells, editorial secretary, made their
reports, and Rev. R. P. Anderson, sup
erintendent of the builders union, re-
ported site purchased for the new ma
tional home in Boston, which will cost
about $780,, 900. He said that of this
amount $50 900 in cash is in hand
Pres. Francis E. Clark, founder of
Christian Endeavor, said in his annual re-
port:
This last year has been in many re-
spects the best that the united society
has ever known. The tide has turned.
The tide which a few years ago ran
strongly in favor of UNCONVENTIONAL seq
regation of young people, has turned
toward an interdenominational fellow
ship. "
At tonight's meeting the delegates
We're welcomed at the Auditorium by
Gov. Johnson.
"Christian Endeavor-1S11' was the
subject of an address by the president,
Rev Francis E. Clark He said in part
I'm two years Christian Endeavor will
be 80 years old. Then it will have at
tanned the ripper years of early maturity.
We may well fix our eyes on that date
and make our Both year landmark in
our history.
/ Boston citizens have taken for their
rallying cry, 'Boston-19l5, and they
mean thereby better, buster bigger,
more beautiful Boston in 1915. We mean
by Christian Endeavor-19ll' a better,
bigger, buster Christian Endeavor move
ment in 1911.
1--WE mean better prayer meetings,
better committees, better unions, better
conventions; larger societies and more of
them; larger unions and more of them;
we mean that we shall all be buster about
the Masters business.
Il propose that in realizing our pur-
pose and our motto, "Christian Endeav-
or-191l," we strive for million new
members before 1911.
There are few churches where intel
ligent, consecrated effort could not in
crease the total number of local En-
deavors by so per cent counting the pos
sible additions to be obtained through the
associate, active and honorary member
ship of the Young Peoples society, and
through the formation and enlargement
of intermediate and senior societies.
This allowing a reasonable percentage
for deaths and removals. would give US
more than our million new members; in
deed, it would mean million net in
crease
The biennial report of William Shaw,
general secretary, was presented. In
part, the report states:
cat the Seattle convention it was my
privilege to report total enrolment of
/ So, 1873 societies, with membership of
3, 456, 900. This great host has been still
further increased by the addition of 1855
societies, with membership of "a, 200,
making the present net enrolment Il 493
societies with 3, 551, 100 members.
practically all the evangelical denomi-
nations are represented in this world wide
fellowship. The Presbyterans still hold
the first place, with an enrolment, in
GLIDING Junior, intermediate and young
/ peoples, of 10, 1873 societies.
'Next come the Disciples, who by the
united, enthusiastic interest of pastors,
church leaders and young people, have
captured the second place from the Con-
gregationalists, with the magnificent to-
tai of 7148 societies. The Congregation
alists are now third, with 6454 societies.
Next come the Baptists, with their splen-
did squadron of 3497 societies.
"a long step forward has been taken
in the purchase of a splendid site for the
building at Huntington and Longwood
avenues, Boston.
This section is to be the institutional
heart of Boston within 10 years. Already
many of the finest public buildings in the
city have been erected within few blocks
of our lot, and others are being planned.
to rise, stately and beautiful, an adequate
expression of our appreciation of what
Christian Endeavor has done for US. 1t
should be building built by the gifts Of
the young people and their friends and
eonsecrated to the work for the young
people in all lands for all time"
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