Show woaL imos a rz lewanna d creary cr TARY drw 0 ier 0 0 n A e g sag 1 I K W no other man in the world has traveled so many miles and done so large a work tor for the world as rev francis E dark clark D D LL D founder of the christian endeavor society and president of the worlds christian endeavor union doctor dark clark was born at aylmer que qua canada september 12 1851 thirty three years ago doctor dark clark was pastor of the williston congregational church of 0 portland me lie helas he was then a young man just tresh fresh from collego college and seminary williston church was a typical new england church with all of the problems and difficulties that those churches had to meet in the winter of 1880 1881 a series of special evangelistic services in the church had led a great many young people into church membership this wise young pastor realized that it those young people were to be held for or the church they must be trained for service they must have something to do and they must be shown how to do it he called his young people together and on february 2 1881 the first christian endeavor society was formed the first christian endeavor pledge was signed and the following sunday the first christian endeavor p rayer prayer meeting was held prom from that small beginning in portland the society has spread and grown until today there are more than christian endeavor societies in the world with more than members there are christian endeavor societies in every country of the world and each week meetings are conducted in more than eighty different languages the literature of 0 the society has been printed in almany as many tongues something like 1500 dally daily weekly and monthly periodicals carry christian endeavor news more than periodicals are devoted entirely to the work ot of christian endeavor there are more than different kinds of 0 books leaflets cards etc published for or use in the work of the society and as aids to it millions of pages of 0 special printed matter are issued every year I 1 from almost the very beginning of the movement christian endeavor has been interdenominational in its scope and work though it began in a congregational gregat ional church today there are 87 different denominations that take christian endeavor as their young peoples society throughout the world there are probably more methodist christian endeavor societies than those of any other denomination though in north america many of the methodist churches have a purely denominational nomi national young peoples society anthis continent there are ara more societies in presbyterian churches than in those ot of any other denomination the christian church has the second largest number of societies the congregational gregat ional third the baptist fourth in england burma and india the baptists lead in christian endeavor while in Aust australia mIla spain france franca and other countries the methodists lead in norway denmark germany and russia the lutherans Luth erans lead in italy the wal den etc no agency has done more to bring the christian people of all denominations closer together than has this great society the present tendency toward a unity of christian people and is due in a large part to christian endeavor with its more than union meetings every year ranging from local and county christian endeavor union gatherings of one hundred bundred orless or cr less to the state international and worlds convert conventions ions with thousands and tens of thousands of delegates present some of the county conventions in this country are large los loa angeles county cal seldom has fewer than 1000 at its county convention middlesex county mass had 2406 at its convention this year the twenty seventh international and fifth worlds convention Is to be held in chicago july 7 12 1915 because this work to la worldwide world wide in its character the time came when it was necessary that some one man should give all of his bis time to the work traveling from state to state province to province and country to country there were no funds available tor for this work from which to employ a worker but twenty nine years ago francis E dark clark gave up the pastorate ot of the phillips congregational church boston where he had bad gone from portland and through all these years he has given himself to this work without one penny of salary from the christian endeavor movement doctor dark clark has earned his own living by the use of his pen the books he has written and the special articles tor for magazines and newspapers not only has doctor dark clark earned his own salary thus but be has haa paid practically all of his own salary steamship and hotel bills as he has traveled in foreign countries tor for christian endeavor doctor clark has gone five times around the world and many times to europe and great britain there Is no country in which he be has not traveled and spoken tor for christian endeavor it Is estimated that he has haa traveled at least miles miles ot of this by water miles by rail and fully by wagon horseback camel in in man carried hammocks etc he has addressed at least people he be has been in the midst of danger by land and by sea in religious riots in earthquakes tornadoes cyclones blizzards shipwreck train wreck and a score of similar catastrophes doctor dark clark has been received by presidents of the united states of panama peru argentine brazil the kings of norway sweden greece the mikado of japan and scores of other celebrities there is ie no american citizen who has been more greatly honored and there Is no more modest citizen anywhere christian have decided that they wish to build a memorial tor for doctor dark clark in appreciation ot of the many years of service tor for the cause and they dont want to wait until he Is dead to do it they want to bring roses to him while he Is alive the matter was fully considered and it seemed to all that the wisest and most substantial thing to do was to erect a building which should be the international christian endeavor headquarters the plan calls tor for a five story building two stories of which shall be used tor for the offices ot of the movement and thus save the a year that to Is now paid in rents tor for that purpose and three stories ot of the building to be rented to provide an income tor for the extension of 0 the movement in this and other lands thle this with the profits ot of the publishing department which has paid all ot of the expenses of the work in north america tor for more than twenty five years will be sufficient to permanently finance the worldwide world wide work of this movement this headquarters building Is to cost when complete including lot and furnishings one halt half of this amount has been raised and it Is the purpose of the society to raise miss the last by november of 0 this year A continent wide campaign Is being organized gani zed and will be waged this fall every former as well as present member of the society will be urged to have some part in this matter which will mean so much to the worldwide world wide work of this great society and will be a fitting testimonial of their appreciation of the great work 7 4 xo T U Ks of 0 dr francis E dark clark the worlds most traveled man associated with doctor dark clark in the direction of the work of christian endeavor in north america Is a very efficient group ot of executive officers the vice president Is dr howard B grose missionary editor of 0 the northern baptist churches doctor gross groso has haa been on the board of trustees ot of the united society ot of christian endeavor tor for twenty five years he designed the emblem of the society a christian endeavor monogram the general secretary Is willam shaw LL D a massachusetts who has hall served as an officer of 0 the united society tor for more than years the treasurer hiram N lathrop la is a prominent boston business man who as an unpaid officer gives a vast amount ot of time to the work ot of christian endeavor amos R wells litt D LL LT D came from ohio there is no more efficient eloquent or prolific pen in the world than his doctor wells Is the editorial secretary ot of the movement A J the publication manager was field secretary of the pennsylvania christian endeavor union under his efficient management the publication department has done more tor for the cause than ever before he earns the money that supports christian endeavor on this continent rev R P anderson superintendent ot of the builders union is a scotchman who organized the first christian endeavor societies in denmark and norway he is also associate editor of the christian endeavor world daniel A poling Is the newest officer ot of the united society he was field secretary of the ohio christian endeavor union and Is now presidents associate and citizenship superintendent in he Is leading the campaign for a salo saloon onless lees nation by 1929 karl lehmann formerly field secretary of the colorado and new mexico christian endeavor unions Is the field secretary of the united society the official organ of the society la Is the christian endeavor world published at boston dr francis E dark clark is the editor in chief amos R wells Is managing editor arthur W kelly and rev R P anderson And ereon are the associate editors |