The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-01
ENDS BEST YEAR
IN ITS history
ny MAMIE NAYS.

~, Is prphNblc tbai no orrai,ization
.tny Mn. or RELIGIOUS. in America OF
III under conditions more sntisrar.
III nan is true Of one OF the lnrt.cet
liam, ''ic pest known intcr,icnom,na-
~ s"r.a n,n.izat,oha--thc Young peo-
;rL "uN'riS ~ Christian Endcavor
49,, NC nlherShip Of this urganizatto1I
nv,I ~ mp ~" thoustnds many time,
vecomp mis- Inn ~! G,eEl IN its progress AMI
1ie Christian intlcnvor So,.Ic,v &c
ilit.mrSe ne twenty ninth year Of lis
liz m3a, " sm., thn Ic;t Just closing Is
nh0c,rty atpndS first OF ali rn, dc
far i,to Jesus Christ: il stands ucNt
ilion' VSrn nr - ones own dcpomina'ion.
sbi ,or interdenou.Iiatioiinl fnIIu.v-l
hllp ana development nlon,r ibc ti.,t,
,no..ni 'ann OF The social. in;ciIcctIlaI
people. '"I rh Iip'ri,nal nature of yonns
lso,,uis,on CONGREGATIONAL Cburch in
ott.,nu. Ne. February >. 1881. with
nsPWn during those three ,i.cad.s
uH,,t II numbers about Ij.o0n e1,.intinS
6 Mi,h . total ,n.mberahip Of. nearly {
,b Tx fn,,,, I ICY Francis =. Clark, y. D.
ir,'tts,gy ann now the president OF tiir
Ititcn Sotlcty of Christian ,udcaynt
me Noirid's Christian I,nd"nr.,r
or.ia,,jyn msS iNeh /" zee tic society
ftsoiesiart denomination. and i'm every
anyre,Hh country and every lnisRiOn ;i.:,d
:. me
81 Amnrica. ne has lived also 10 ,sn.,
NO Christian t,idcdvur society rar,,.
llneh rs ono nr tho most hclpi,ii re-
navy i"' ~
Young People Drawn Together.
IN" observation-disclosures! TTHiIil,. ~.
~ ~ Et!.il hn Endeavor society rs ono
q ~ strongest features. and as /. rn
euit OF this Christian .iciiowship m.
youhS people OF tho vurious tionoml.
,,',slvnS nave been more clos"lY Ora VIII
.pGctAtr IN Christian work Than over
.fetorc THIS society stands distinctly
Tor Christ ANA tlic church," ana frou
W oFEhuiHhtion, its SCRIPTURE motto has
one is your master. oven Christ:
Gnu an yc arc brethren u is This
lcainr" OF co-opcration ana fcllovj.
fhip Witch has made tire Sacirtt, in
haiuhble. not only In tho clurciios p.
99at,htinh hn1s, but upon tne mission,
2 Tho larsos; numbcr of Christian I'm
H'hVVr Sntlflics ~ far is found in
4 merlca and IN this rouHtry alone.
during tho year lust closing moe than
1000 now societies .liava been organ
i,fed ana alnlort .o1o nov inei1hc,.t
fnaEe been ahi"d to the Christian i,r
ar,drpT ranks This year has bnen On.
y. uu"Nalnplci pr0Eresa and prosper.
'fent throughout the world
me ia tional conventions or chris
lIis vac convention held In St PAU
N iul%, lpeH. an Increase cInlrtip5f
Mas lnstinted. which has met a;rcsdy
YIN decided sunerts. rho marx 80,
.pr ING iuri"5is" campaign Is tho ADA, 4;
il"n oil 1000 ncw spcinties and (, oOo !
w new members to tho RANKS of
,..'S,lpn EnhraNor, ncfore me meet
me Of the next national convention
Mnlch II 20 be hold III Atlantic C,itv IL !
July. 1911. 49,
The eTcr 81 THIS ea,npai-, b,. noo,,
III inr good IN every Sttth ana nrn,--
inS" ~ Afnerica aud IN al,nos, cy.r, |
.tfN AMI village whore ChrI.ttt., 81
lt-"Npfcrt' reside. ami IL has bcon ri,
~ "ell IN lands across tho ysnr .I','
,,, ~ etins IN new soci atics ond /
.t,,ttintIi. toted so far nave brrn in I
S ,!ir,.,, MarAsland Nehrask Ia. Tcxas aud !
y IIFltin These states llVo chtntnnS (;
4 tf"hHS fieir fnll quota. 81: nearly a.
OF new aocictlcs and members
Rrritni pr Tntrr,.s,
Al hrnuEhouL Continental Enron,
Itl as Great iiritan. there haS horr
nufnG the past Year Il ccidDJ rr. j
Sl'hl "i Interest III CHRISTIAN r,ndoa eor /
nnd with the possible exception IN !
J rance ANA Austria there has been M
backward s;ep. and in some ~ ,beso
countries there las been ,i.cJ,ioI Al. /
Australia, with possibly one execution, /
lave strong Christian Endeavor 81! 4
rtetlcs, anal in this country also during
Inc past year tho cause ar r'brIsti,5
I-ndeavor has advanced rapidly.
lndia leads the mission lands in tbo