Finding Aid to The United Society of Christian Endeavor Papers

JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501

UNITED SOCIETY OF CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR PAPERS
The papers include minutes of meetings of the Executive Committee for the Central
District (1938-1946), presidents' reports, treasurers' reports and correspondence. "Golden
Gleam," newsletter of the organization (1935-1946) and conference programs are also
included.

UNITED SOCIETY OF CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
The United Society of Christian Endeavor was organized 2 February 1881 in Portland,
Oregon, by Francis Edward CLARK (1851-1927), an American Congregational
clergyman. The Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor, as it was originally
named, quickly grew to include other denominations and age groups. By 1895, the
Society of Christian Endeavor had become an international organization. The Central
District Christian Endeavor Union, which included Lynchburg, Virginia, was begun ca.
1934.
["Dr. Francis E. CLARK...Memorial Service," United Society of Christian Endeavor, Lynchburg, VA,
Papers, MS1272, Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg, VA; The New Columbia Encyclopedia (New York:
Columbia University Press, 1975), pp. 551, 570; "Golden Gleam," Vol. I, No. IX (Aug. 1935), United
Society of Christian Endeavor, Papers, MS1272, loc.cit. Based on the publication date of the Aug.
1935 issue, the first issue would have been released ca. Nov. 1934.]

MS1272