The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-12
THE WORLDS most
TRAVELLED MAN
IS s. TODAY
Something About the Work Of
Great Christian Endeavorer
During the Past Thirty
Years.

EA AAN 80 w.
world mas Travelled 80 many miles and
done so large a work for the world as
ltev. Francis F. Clark, u. d, l.. l.. H.,
founder OF the Christian Endcavor
society and president of the Worlds
Christian Endeavor Union.
Thirty-three years ago Or. Clark
was pastor OF the Wilii1ton Congrega-
tional church Of Portland. Maine. lie
was then a young man just fresh from
college aud seminary. Wnliston
Church was a typical New England
church. with all OF the problems and
difficulties that those churches had
to meet.
In the winter OF 1ss0-is9i o series
of special evangelical services in tho
church had led a great many people
into chuTch-membcrship. This wise
young pastor realized That II those
young people We're to be held for the
church they must be trained for SER
vice. they must have something To do,
and they mus, be shown how to do
a. lie called his youag people to-
gcther, and ON February ?. 1851, the
hrst Christian Endeayor pledge was
signed, and the following sunday the
hrst Christian Endeayor prayer
meeting was held.
From that small beginning In
Portland thu society has spread and
grown. until today there are more
than $4,000 Christian Endcavor So
%cieties In the world. with more than
1000. 000 members.
There are Christian Endeavor So
%cietios In every country OF the world.
n each week meetings are rom
Quoted in more thar eighty different
languages. the literature OF the society
has been printed IL as many tongues.
Something like 1900 daily. weekly.
and monthly periodicals carry Chris
tan EndCavoT news. more tnan 200
periodicals. are devoted entirely to
the WORT OF Christian Endeavor.
, There are lmorc than $50 different
kinds 81 books, leaflets, cards, ETC.,
published for use IN the work II the
' society and as aids to IL. Millions OF
pages of special printed matter are
issued every year.
From almost the very beginning OF
the movement Christian Endeayor has
been mathematician in IL scope
and work. Though II began In a Con
gregationai church, today there are
4 90 htl'IhlfA denominations tlAN NAht
Christian Endeavor as their young
peoples society. Throughout the
world there AS probably more Meth
'odist Christian Endcayor societies
than those Of any other denomina-
ton, though IN North America many
Of the Methodist churches have a
purely denominatioual young peoples
society. ON this continent there are
more societies M Presbyterian
churches than In those of any other
denomination. the Christian church
has the second largest number 81 So
%cicties. the CONGREGATIONAL third. the
Baptist fourth. In England. Burma
and India. the Baptists lead in Chris
tian Endeavor. while in Australia,
Spain. France and other countries the
Methodists lead; In Norway. Den
mark, Germany and Russia the Lutn-
Grams lead, In Italy the Waldensions,
etc.
Because this work II worldwide IN
It's character the time came when II
was necessary that some one should
give all of his time TO M work. trav-
cling from state to stale. province to
province. ami country to country.
There were no funds available FOR
this WORK from which 10 employ a
worker; but 90 years ago. Francis r..
CLARK cav up the p%astorate OF the
Phillips congregational church, Bcs-
ton. where he had gone from Port
land. and through all these years he
has given himself TO this work. With
out one penny OF salary from the
Christian Endeavor movement. DR..
Clark has earned his own living by
the use Of his PEN, the books he has
written, and the special articles for
magazines and newspapers. Not only
has DIR. Clark earned his own salary
thus, but he has paid practically all
OF his own railway. steamship. and
hotel bills, as he has Travelled In for
eign countries for Christian En-
deavor. DR.. Clark has gone ave
times around the world. AID many
times 20 Europe and Great britain.
There is no country In which he has
not travelled and spoken for Christian
EndeaYor. IL In estimated that NJ
has travelled at least $4,000 miles
$4,000 OF this By water, 435. goo
geo miles by rail. and fully 20, zee
by wagon. horseback. camel. in jim
Tikishahs, In mau-carrled hammocks,
etc. lie has addressed at least 1000
0O0 people; he has been IN the midst
Of danger Oy land and by sea. In re-
ligious riots. In earthquakes, tor
nadoes, cyclones. billiards. ship
wreck. train wreck, and "a score OF
similar catastrophcs.
Dr. Clark has ben received by pres
idents OF the United states. OF Pan
ANA, Peru. Argentine. Brazil. the
kings OF Norway. Sweden, Greece
the Mikndo OF Japan, and scores OF
other celebrities. There Is no Amer
lean citizen who has been more great
~ hOnOred. me there is no more
modest citizen anywhere.
Christian Endeavorers have deeid-
ed that they wish 10 build a momOr-
ial for Or, Clark In appreciation OF
the many years Of service for the
cause. and they don't want to wait
until ne IL dead 90 DO Il. They want
TO bring roses 90 him while he Il
alive. The matter was fully conaid-
! cred. and u eemed 10 all hat the
wiscst and most substantial hing "a
do was TO erect n building which
should be lhe International Christian
Endeav0r headquarters. The plan
f.alla foe Nya-ai.r.T hulldinr fsua