Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-30
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR
TH|RTY-F|vE YEARS OLD
Anniversary to ISc Observed Wedncs-
day in Many Churches and
Societies.
FOUNDED IN PORTLAND. ME.
Was Pioneer in Movement for Inter-
dcnominationaI Fellowship and
to-OperaiiOn. Which To-Day Is
Emphasized in Many Forms.

The md day of February. which vii,
fall on Wednesday OF the present week.
VIII mark the thirtr-fr,h anniverSarv
Of tho organization OF the Young r"o-
pies Society Of Christian Endeavor--
that society which has entered all de-
nominations ana has circl"d the globe
which has reached all races and ma
tons. and which is found wherever
tho rospcl OF Jesus Christ is being
preached. Christian Endeavor is III"
young peoples organization OF the
Protestant churches il is represented
I'm more than eighty denominations to-
day. and there arc more than 1900
societies with a total membership Of
sbou, ;.o0o.uO0.
Tn" n;st society % Christian En-
de"Nor was organized on February 9
1851. in WilliSton Church ,Congrera-
tiorah. Portland. Maine. Rev. Francis
T. Clark. u. D.. was pastor Of tho
church. and II was he VIII" ORGANIZED
til" first society; and II is he who has
occn the recognized leader Of Chris
tian Endcavor through the thirtN-fvn
years that have passed since then and
he is now tho president OF the United
society OF Christian Endcavor. with
headquarters In the Christian Endeavo r
House. at Boston.
The principles OF Christian E,ndeavor
to-day AZ" what they have been from
The organization Of the first Socicty-
loyalty To Christ and TO Ills church.
northumberland fellowship: Chris
ton service. The spirit OF Christian
Endcavor is expressed in these words
q T.S .,sT-i.
things lie might have the ore-emi-
'io\Ei:H IN MOVEMENT
toR tItt HtH C0-OPf:U ALTON
'h'lStian Endcavor was tho pioneer
i"r Northumberland fellowship and
cooperation. which is to-day cmpi,a
sized forciblv in almost every dcpar,
mcnt of religious activity. This so
'iety stands for vital religion and il
calls upon young people to know ana
confess Jesus christ Savior and
Lord It believes fully and iovouslv in
the Son 81 God. and It's faith is simplc
and militant. I, believes also in tho
church. and that tho church is a divine
institution and while Christian En-
dcaNor is an intcrdcnominational So
cicty, II promotes practical LOYALTY IN
the church uf which the individual !.
a member.
The International conventions ~
sands or Young people from all parts
az the world are assembled. are held
bi"nnialiN and the State conventions
meet each wear. Tn" present world
program Of Christian Endcavor as out
lined Al the international convention or
1915. hy Or. Clark. is "A campaign for
millions'-"a CAMPAIGN to enlist tho
Christian Endeavorers OF the VOLS
capitalists for God" This program
calls upon these young people to en-
list for million new Eudea vorers.
a million new converts UNITING with tho
church; a million new dollars for mis-
Sions: million new members OF the
Peace Union: ten thousand new socie-
ties of Christian F.udcavor: twenty
thousand new comrades OF the Quiet
Hour: ten thousand new dictionaries
,membcrS Of the Tenth T.cciOnD: FIVE
thousand new life recruits: twenty
thousand new subscriptions n wear to
the Christian Fndcavor World ithe
general organ Of tho societvl."
Ecports already received from MANY
societies in America and in tor"'~''
lands give evidence that Christian
EndravorerS are ''mohiliZinP to vEalize
and evanSelize" in the conquest Of tho
world FOR Christ and the church.
recognizing FULLY the truth EXPRESSED
IN the motto Of the societv-"one j.
your Master. even Christ: and all "a
arc brethren"