Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1904 — State Christian Endeavors. [ARTICLE]

State Christian Endeavors.

The State Christian Endeavor convention closed at Fort Wayne Saturday night. The next convention will be held at Anderson. Rev. J. Webster Bailey, of Fort Wayne was eleoted president, and Miss Anna L. Minnich, of Indianapolis, secretary. The annual report of Miss. Minnich, state secretary, shows that there are now almost 1,800 local societies in the Btate with an aggregate membership of more than 60,000 young people, There are twen-ty-six denominations represented in the sooiety. The Christian ohuroh leads with 280 local societies and the Presbytarian church has 232.