Review of reviews and world's work . CONVENTION. IN point of numbers, the greatest convention orassembly of the season will be the annual con-vention of delegates representing the United Socie-ties of Clnistian Endeavor. The Christian Endeavor Societies are young peoplesorganizations connected with evangelical Protestantchurches of various denominations. They have asimple platform which puts far more stress upon per-sonal Christian living, and united activity for themoral and religious welfare of their compan-ions and the young people about them, thanupon any merely theological propositions. T
Review of reviews and world's work . CONVENTION. IN point of numbers, the greatest convention orassembly of the season will be the annual con-vention of delegates representing the United Socie-ties of Clnistian Endeavor. The Christian Endeavor Societies are young peoplesorganizations connected with evangelical Protestantchurches of various denominations. They have asimple platform which puts far more stress upon per-sonal Christian living, and united activity for themoral and religious welfare of their compan-ions and the young people about them, thanupon any merely theological propositions. Thefounder of the Christian Endeavor movementis the Rev. Francis E. Clark, , who isnow, and has been from the beginning, the Pres-ident of the united societies. The membershipis said to be rapidly approaching 1,500, strength of the movement lies in thefact that it adapts itself easily and perfectlyto the local work and conditions of indi^adualchurches, and that it possesses no ambitionto become a religious order apart from. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. existing church organizations. Its great conven-tion this summer will be held from July 7 to Jiily10, in the wonderful assembly hall of the newMadison Squal-e Garden, New York. It is expectedthat 25,000 delegates from outside New York Citywill attend. A number of hotels have been engagedin advance by the delegates, many thousands ofwhom are coming from the trans-Mississippi convention will be an inspiring sight. The hlaseNew Yorker may get some new ideas if he will take the trouble to look upon theseassembled thousands, rep-resenting the fresh-facedand honest-hearted youngmanhood and womanhoodof America. The conven-tion met last summer atMinneapolis, with an at-tendance of delegates andvisitors estimated atfourteen thousand. TheChristian Endeavorershave quite outlived all ad-verse criticism — whetherfrom within or from with-out the churches—by theirmodest, steadfast, sensibleadherence to working rulesof Christi
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