CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 606, 8 September 1909, Page 5

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR.

: '®;;VSiSi^BIBNNIM J CONYENTION/ 3 '/;;;■';; //"■X/vln^ M'S ] A Street/ yMtßrdny,afternobn;' l :,'■'■ v' "Genoral .'Council. ■ />; >'. '"'. : '-."of'•!•■ttie'!':New'; Zealand /Christian,' '■'■ Endeavour /:/o/UnibnV: : ' Tiiero' Svero'present3he ;Kev. . J/T. i : '■ * (president);: Messrs!,fC. ';'* :? /^//ithe^follow^^ Auckland—Miss. Billman'; and" ißevi-'R.A/Kir-. /M;.' ; fih,Vund" : SleisVsr ; Gr ,arid/W. R.,N: Hackionnd : ' -////''J/S/Wilsbri) :We'st Coast-Kov.;A. £.' Chappell■ /■ !; '/-' ''and-li.: 1. Clarke; Worth, Otngo-Mr.; and Mrs,: :.'^W ! Hiett • ■Duhodin'-Eev. E; Banby; Gore-Mr. W-. / W*"* S.'Brucei, Clutha—Miss.;' C.;, Johnston j Inver-'•:;:.V-V:'"daT]»Ul—Bov;-A';,.'H;';-Fdwles.!;v.'-.i/^-.-:,.: ';/;•'•;■ ■' ■//. The '.Rev. vA. :B. 'Chappell V wai.'•', appointed ;"v : |>.': minute-secretary and Mr.\L'.J. Clarke reporter, "//.//.//Messrs. G.J/Clarke; nrid-lA AClarkb. were ' : '-' ■-■■'* audit.the:accounts. •"':-/V. /,- //'■'//;/ .Avnumbfr'bf;remits,;relatine':tq:matters,of v;;-/ : wero; tabled; / ;";../'■/'..;"

% : -s& AL; jR-EPQET: e ,: .-J"'; -r^;;; '-''*',The''annua'l-:re , p'ort,-:.wliich. was,, read, stated■'ithat' in' pursuance ':: of ,:'a: resolution :: adopted>■ afc/>.the''.convehtidnwheld.';in;.Christ-, :':■ ; .'chjirch-in-'1907, ".the/president 'made" .a'.to.urVof. v! the'uh'ions;'"and.-submitted -to'- the /May.-.meeting. : of'the executive an. exhaustive Report,'.detail- : ,-ing',;various .'ispects.l of : the. Successes. achieved andidiffioulties encountered' in the , widely-: ,: ; :scattered distriofc, .Organisation,it '.was..re-. ,;'-pbrted;.'. was:-the .keynote ,to success. ."^Node- : , ; -'Shite::organisation had as'yet,been reported,in■ :-'.'c6nnection-with''tho-formation;:of .the.'OtaKO.' :. 'Provincial CiE.'iUnionMwhich.was a matter;for; -regret,',The;'unions;;by-the cessation of;ithe 'f *!Christian 7 .iW6rker,"i;had, been- depHyed, of ~a, :-;:mediUm : ,'for'-; the,, publicationi of,-;reports,', etc. : pbndehce^chool-were nbivready. for the 6orious i/conadoration'Vof, council.'i This proposal; '''had ,:received:'considerable; support from- the. : ; ;:'tnionS.V; The [Quarter, Century -Memorial: Fund •'.'contribution-of £11 13s. 6d; in 1907, had now, ''•■; been sapplemehted by: a, further, sura of,, Jill • '.'115.":9 d.; bringing the-total 'to .£23.55. 3d.. '?■s '.'Passing r Von : :to 'tho statistics-of the unioni i'tiie*secretary,'in hisi.report, 'again"called atten- : "ti'oirto the necessity local unions maintain; /ring auriethbdical systera. ! of keeping, returns and The.'.'statistios,'of :';'were :• set "* down■;'■ as:- follow .-1362; ';'-'DWdiri; ' : 'l2B4;':Manawatu;:'6oß;>.Otago;':3B2r ;; Gore,'.2?s; . :West ; :Unst;n6i;-Southland, ;:105; - ■''i'tbtal, ; '7672.'^''The'senior, societies/had increased' ■ : r ,ftem,:i66,t0,;258. since the;last:;cehsus; the. im, intermediate : - still -.''remained,:at'; nine, w-hilo;'the '-''junior-'societies■-. had 'decreased from,,:B3;'' to^^ : .B2.'. /'.The ''state -of tithe; membership': roll; '■ especially ■ - .'of.:/the 'active'-lißt',-;iVas'. : a matter;;'for';regret,; ! ,: continued '.the': report.'. :,At: j the:last : , convention. ; ! 3397 as,being.'invthe senior divi-; ■flibri.'V This.;year '■ there 0n1y;,2908,- \ ..orease:of .12.per. cent.»The'.inatter ; :was a. seri.o'ns. -':: ; 'oge,"calline :ior careful investigation'.as-toHne.; increased: but ,■ the'strength of. the; hbnd. rary'Jrble this year was only 847;, as against 905. "•'■'''in^.lSWi'-'-'The>,total membership-:;roll; for ,'the: yDoriiinion-aad,:.'since:-1807,-J:falien • from : 7864 ',rt9S7672.'KwM5 ; /;::-,:•-■: ■::?:: "i-i :;'-.,'-'■ On v ,the "subject,'pf .financial:obhtributions,:,it ;; was stated;in;tha : report'that'-the returns:aver-: .'■'•: aged : ; 10s: i 7d; i" per..;'capita,.;although ■. these" were '.:not;,regarded:;as'.complete. '.Altogether:J2U6l;is.. lid; -had been!contributed in, two .years, the ~' district .returns ibeing''.as' follow:--;;■'.';. V •;•'■;•': •'.'.: '-, Auckland;: lis., BJd. : ;'.WeUingtph,-.£267 ■'■■-•■'ils.'.Sd.'; -Djincdin, 1'^174,,35. ; -OJd.;' Canterbury Goie;:,'.£6s:: 19s.'ild:; ■< Otago' ' -■ North/ .£3B 13s;'Id:;: West Coast- £22;.185..i.9d;'; KClutha;:-:i£i6r;lss^lid.'';ivl-•/''':. :: ;:i'?■>.;^ -^ ■ -•:•: bffthe .report,was-deferred' nn- '■'-: til.'tb-day's sittihg'.Vfithe'council: ,-The.ypro'-i ,•;. ceedings then I :adjourned '.until!l.3o, p.m..tb-day.; N'g). hM&r' -^;S^r:jiATOß^';crv7Ct,j^^ r : S"i There i-was: a,:mbd'erate' ,; attenda'ncV:. at. the, citi■'•zensV'meeting;':held in-the .Municipal'; Concert --"Chamber.-ih: the evening.-:-'; ; The.president'.of the' ■'. New Endeavour,-Union;, (the, '.; Eev; ■3'i;T. , >P^iifbld)"■was"in'the' , 'v- '.',,, r:v"?Jhe: : !:MayorV'(Dr. Newman),:',in;,'welcoming .;thevdeiega'tesi;Baid '.that'-.Wellington!uiight"be; 'the•'olfy;;of.'?cbnfe'rencbs;;-.-; He;: w,as;glad ''.-/' that■■■ it', possessed,that:,oharacteristicvibecau'se; 'in: cities- lvheie there -we're .'no .conferences neb-;, : /ple'were. iMaSiSiii getidulban'df 6laok,»"tin''dyp J ; 'iaHVinto'grdii v«s,' He.'believed:that .the'pre•;■•'.sence' .of'so.'many;, conferences ;did';.the-'.people. .'; of ,'Wellingtotf 'a^sreat'/d<!a'l< / of; good, v'lt'.kept 1 ;' their 'minds bright, and -'-alert/.iand that ; .was .'"' good -for thetcity.; -The Mayor contrasted'., the . :old : conception of municipal government, which. ;'was-'mainly^limited ; •.tb;pomp;:and: show,-..with i/ihe-'newiconceptibnVycarried.'.out'; in-Glasgow, 1 :''Manchester/and. lOthej'-;tbwhsiiwhich.^'.wis ;ob'n-; ; v oerned; ; with;.sthe health bands' well-being of ' thb -■'people,'/and;the/beautiffcation.of.;their. cities. ; :;i He!..thought:.'that ; ;municipal t --.;.govern'ment ~in: ,v:.-WeUing'ton'.;was on;the' rignt;.track ; .in .this lre-. } : : spect."".The vednncii. l^^and ; previons^"cbtui-" .•'Veils<and Mayors':had'donb^.great'deal.to turn. ■•'j'the .into' what /would';be;;he,hoped, >-a:;greatfand'.'beautiful-icityVr He.i'did :not.:see hot:be.'as .pleasant; places;as' ;,jthe- country;; and ''just-as :,hcalthy;;:; In':Welling:,.tbh:.they;;had practically'.stamped opt; typhoid -;,'ahd. r sther;;:'disease's.". ;Endeavourcrs. ..'■Vbrs.stamping'but.rnoral*,evils/.and for 1 -"Wat. ,/ .'■ reason :he was' glad •to ■':welcome '. them -to:..Wei-. ■: ,'lingten,%and:heari.what to 6ay.,;.;(Apr '•;::plause.)i:/^i:;;v'-v;;;. : .;: ; :: f".~';-".■'-.=_j.--:r-*'----- :.:':'-a V:"i.- --;■; if-.-;:.-VJTKe "chairman' ''said _: he;.' thTau'ghtYit'/WasJa;'::'inatter:for,congratulation:for any city;';tb'have ,"',.';as,its 7 ;high'est Magistrate'"one;,who believed that, :.''rjghtedus.ness,,exalted-a hatiori;-''';Oh behilf; of, VjthefEn'deavburers ; he.:'thanked, the Mayor/.for .i:;his':'yelcomo-'/,v;.:i'', : "';-i',vi::y;;::-':/ ' : ";"',-:; : :'ii:'-:-:/ Dunedin,'-gave anim'p/passioned'addreisVon. "The"; National -Outlook:"., ;;!:We', were'living/he' midst of: stir?i';ring/times.- vine, age %as;one;of'. prosperity, and /_^^,;advance.;:,:He : ;referred itb;:theCgreat .'.work qf,] i/i'Dr.'Frahcisi E.- ''Clark, ,'the-founder. ■ of,; ,th'e ..' ''Christian Endeavour,;'who; .he; Said, ;ha'd .inau,.:.gnrat'e<! a;movement/Which-'wenld'be'ar'.its'ira-::i'ptess;/upohVthe'.manlioo'd::.and,.,wonianhood'::of v/.this/geheratibh.-'and.-of'generations ;yetvdnbbrn. ; 'The'".mbv.emeht;':paid .'its"quota -to' the;educa'-:' ;'-..tibnal'.- development','of ' : 'a'ination- by.'-a,' 6ystera ,'• of ,:;:app'rppriatioh-:-..-and.-:spiritual ■ -and/Vinehtal : ..j'stimulus.x.'He.commended.the;strong attitude'- ■;'. itaken/up' by^-JChristian/Endeavour' v agairist''the' '■/.iigubrVquestion,' and; stated; that ;the .'gambling. '..Christian' Erideav-; i '^our,;/meetings; j ! The.' speaker .-'denounced -the. S-'Matant..'atheistic'Socialism,";;which,';.in its .''^l^t/ana'lyaswa'snothlng'But'.a-gbspel.of'aya- ; tice- and'greed. .The' Christian Endeavour. move.•.■'■\nwnt,':migh;fe;6dwfthis-^ -;'/gious'/nostrums - of ..a;, Blatchford.':,;:Tne: move- -,, m'eh't'istbbd: for V^ :: ;• .;Mr.|. Yung-liang Jlwang.i!Chinese: Con'sul,'''.'ei--;:;,'pre&sed. , lis;, , approy'al,:'of'.'■'.theVbbje'ets'.- of: -the ;'■'■;■' society.<; Mi. ■:■' Hwang ■;■ then '■ gave, an ihteresting ! //-account; of,-the progress of; Christian-missions , ;/in 'China,:; and; an 'en'opnra'gingVforecast bf,,fu- ' ;/ture;.prospecU.V| China;, .was-.',not:-fully;'..ready, ,f';he,'declared,:.for' Christian 'evangelisation.'., ' ; ,-':" '^he'-Bev..- E; A/Kirwebd (Auckland)'spoke on '~ :."CiVlo ,'Duties," '.tracing; the -of //.Christian ;Ehdeavonr -interest in'that subject. ■ i 'It vivas:. a '■' principle I.of ,'the - movement, that '•' it .; Should. never: be;-.made a; tai 1: to any political■ . //party;-arid that there:' should/never: be any , :,:eugges'tioh : . of, partnership in?, connection'•' with ..,;'its'.work.' He,e'xpressed/his.';satisfaction'that; ; ; ; in; response; to -pressure:-'from the churohes, a .../mpdificatipn ■had/been made'in/the. arrahge- • ,;:'.men.ts. : ,fbr.';the .celebration of 'Dominion-.'Day. ~-:;. The: speaker ;cohcluded,-with'an'eloquent, appeal ;.' ;to ,'the'- young .men; arid :;wbm'ei of: the : organisa- '.; ;..tion:to, ibe-'Jloyal; 'to - the' principles .for.- which' ■j:it.'stood/and,;to ; support thoso.candidates,for '• ~!,;eivic, "legislative,;,- and iother offices : who 'w;opld' ■;;:■,. help;, to_ 'prpmote,; that*, reign-. oiF-j righteousness '•fer./.which.thoy' hoped.'. 'V ■:"■■':■ ■;-*: :■'-■ .'.:. //i.Themeeting^oncluded^withUhe'Dpxology;