The Washington herald., 1909-06-06
DR. FRANCIS EDWARD CLARK

went out among the heather blacks
either as missionary farmers or me-
chanics."
Progress of the Work.
"wiH you give me some striking facts
concerning the organization and its work
to-day?"
Our 1000 societies are scattered
through seventy-two different countries
There are Christian Endeavorers in
Palestine. Egypt. Iceland. Korea. lap
land, Madagascar, Persia, Siam, Syria.
and Turkey We have $500 societies in
the United States. with a membership Of
2.50a.000 young men and women; 13.0e0 So
cieties in Great Britain. 5000 in Australia
500 IN Germany, $50 in France, among the
synodical or old Protestant churches:
1900 In Canada, 80 in Mexico. - IN Spain,
200 in South America. - in Hungary. 30
in Norway. 20 IN Sweden. 30 in Russia
and Finland, 70 in Italy, 900 in India
400 in China. 80 in Japan. and so in
South Africa.
Nearly 100000 Christian Endeavorers
are walking Up and down the earth at
this moment We equal the population
of Texas. and almost the population Of
Ohio. We could fiji Maine and Mass3-
CbUsetts. or Kentucky and Louisiana. We
support hospitals. schools. missionary
ships. fresh air camps. rescue missions.
drinking fountains. and reading rooms.
and are contributing large sums OF mon
ey in many other ways. SO far we have
given Sl5,o00o00 TO missions and charities.
We print sixty religious papers and
magazines in twenty-five different Ian
2
Clark said with enthusiasm. Il might
talk to you al day and then ask you
10 return for a session in tho evening. -
What Is Demanded.
What are the specific objects Of the So
ciety?"
I'VE demand faith in Christ. open &C
acknowledgement of Christ. service for
Christ. and loyalty to Christ's church.
We stand for pure home life. honest bust
ness life. patriotic national life. joyous
social life. and brotherhood with al man
kind. We give the young Christian some
thing 20 do at once"
rs the organization denOminational2"
mo: we have societies in more than
sixty evangelical denominations. It hap
| pens that we are stronger IN the Presby-
terian Church of the United States than
IN any other, but we have hundreds OF
1 thousands of Congregationalists Baptists
Disciples Of Christ, United Brethren. and
| English Lutherans. In Great Britain the
various branches Of Afethodis1n give us
our largest membership Here the Meth
odists have a young peoples organizs tiou
Of their own. which they call the Epworth
I League. Still. We have societies in many
I
/ Tomkins. rector OF Holy Trinity Episcopal
Church In Philadelphia. is one OF our
most jealous and useful friends. We are
interdenominationaI and intereverything
else that We ought to be-
Has the society at any time had 70
! Sight for its llfe?"
We have had critics. but no enemies
/ 1t was feared at first that We might break
down sectarian lines. but we have no;
/ done anything OF the kind. On the con-
trary. we have spread the words Fidelity
and friendship all over the earth. We
teach faithfulness to ones own church"
Goes to All Lands.
You have gone around the world four
;imes in the interest Of the work."
L start on my fifth journey in October
have delivered Christian Endeavor ad-
dresses In eighty languages-that Is 10
say. I have spoken in English and native
Interpreters have translated my remarks
( into eighty tongues. 7 used twenty in
/ terpreters in Europe alone"
How is the movement supported2'
The general or union society In THIS
1 city is maintained by tho sale or litera-
ture and badges. draw a salary as edi-
tor Of our official periodical The local