Albuquerque morning journal., 1915-07-08
BIC CONVENTION
Of ENDEAV0RERS
NOW IN SESSION
Thousands of Delegates Gath
er In Coliseum IN Chicago
for Program Of Unusual In
teresl to Christian World

NiNN Ni g. lit A"NIAN M''A Afi N'f'i''f"'
country of thc world
Tonight was the first time in six
Years that many 0f thc societNs irad-
ers had come together the last world
convention which had been arranged
tor Australia having been cancelled ~
1913 because of the outbreak or
smallpox
In response to an address NJ Wel-
come delivered tonight by Henry Fl
Marcusson he chairman greetings
were given from q number of remote
countries in which the christian En-
deayor workers reported progress
Notwithstanding me abnormal condi-
uous under which many Of them had
worked, as result Of Che war.
The chanmans welcome was LARGE
ly directed hy Dr Francis Il clark
thc founder of tho Christian llndcavur
society iir uid
"Ths convention means much To
Won. because of the privilege which is
YOURS at this time to come into close
touch with Dr Clark n is not often
that WE have the prIvilege of q pcr.
sonal acquaintance with men aud
women whose personal cflutls nave
been the start Of movements which
have been nation wide m their im-
nortance.
christian tndeaVur pcr~onilied.
"We are al familiar with such great
movements as sunday school the
Young Mems Christian association.
the temperance movement ana others.
FoW, ii amy, today, however have
had the privilege of . personal ae-
mantance with those whose conae-
Grafton and wide vision We're rcspon
siblc for these great movements II
your coming To CHICAGO was only 60
take advantage Of tho opportunity to-
look into the face OF our beloved
Father lcndoayorcr Clark it would
have been worth your while lur in
him Christian Endcavor is pcrsoni-
fled
"And 10 yuu, also Or Clark. is The
privilege great one, OF looking into
the faces of these thousands ot En
duuvorcrs. who IN themselves are
only representatives of the Tens Of
thousands who love ana revere YOU
and to whom your life and example
express the highcst ideals ia ChHstlan
experience
little did Won realize how far
renchmg would be the outcome Of
your planning, when thirty lour YEARS
ago YOU Sat Ia youi study IN the Mil-
iistun church of Portland, Maine, 0nd
wrOte these memorable words of our
Christian lfndcuynr pledge "a pledge
which spans thu ehusms of iQqum
weakness in the ihrno Trusting iu
the Lord JomH for strength Viii
Tho sucd Which YOU thus planted ln
tho llulc christian lndcayur society
in Portland Maine. has developed and
expanded under Your care and cultI-
Vntiou Ca the fruliagr which you have
a right To- view with The most devoul
Rauudp for 100000 societies are
now found in moro thun eighty differ
eut denominations, in every civilized
country in lho world North uud
south America, Asia, Europe Africa
Australia ANA the ISLANDS OF the sea, ID
Christian Endeayor host nuniberluF
nve million, an merged into one great
INSTRUMENTATION brotherhood
The greetings presented by dele
gates from i0ruen countries were
from india China Japan Germany
Hungary. spain jamaica Pcrslu,
Mexico ANA Africa
Message From Persia
The message from Persia hrouHht
hy John lh kecu1 who was converted
from MohWmcdWhm by Christian
Endcator missionaries. Wts one of the
most interesting llc said
"l believe mo lofcisu country rep
toscutod here tonight hus more right
tu thauh this grruf audience ana
through thls wuncrut uo 9lpW
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