The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-25
FOR HaIsrIAN ENDBAvoa.
The Savannah Local Unions Fifth
Quarterly Meeting.

Inc OaVd0Ddn LCC11 Unions Etftl
Quarterly Meeting.
The Savannah local union Of the Young
Peoples Society Of Christian Endeavor held
its fifth quarterly meeting at the First Bap.
fist church last night.
The pulpit and altar were handsomely
decorated with flowers and eyergreeus. In
the pulpit were Rev. G. Z. bowman. ID. ID.
of Wesley Monumental church, Rev. I. u.
Blenus OF the Christian church.
Rev. J. F. Dripps, d. D., of
the Independent Presbyterian church.
Rev. G. s. johnson Of the New Houston
Street Methodist Episcopal church, and
Rev. j. K. l.. Holmes. d. D., of the First
Baptist church, and President W. E. Lowry
and Vice Presidents !. +. McHenry and o.
F. Pace and Secretary G. E. Girardeau.
officers Of the Christian Endeavor society'
After the opening hymn the services was
introduced With prayer by DR.. bowman.
Rev. g. s. johnson read the fifteenth Chap
ter Of Luke as the scripture lesson. After
the singing OF another hymn by the conRre-
ton, Rev. T. II. Blenus delivered a
short address upon the aim and progress of
the society Of Christian Endeavor. Mr..
Blenus said this is an age Of acting, and the
Christian Endeavor societies are an active
form OF Christian work. The society, he
said, invades no doctrinal delds, and yet is
fully in line with the churches and served a
great purpose In bringing the young people
Of all denominations closer together.
In it's short life of ten years Mr.. Bleuus
said, the Christian Endeavor movement
has increased to 1900 societies and
I,400. 600 members.
The congregation sang Coward. Chris
tian Soldier" after which Rev. DR..
Holmes delivered an address. "Am / a
Good Christian Eudeavor" was his subject,
nr al ~,
deavor Society was founded upon
the Bible, and the Bible is
its authority in everything. 1t is the book
read. quoted and referred to In all its
meetings. He liked its pledge because it
commits the young people to religious work.
and that is the one thing desired. DR..
Holmes said that the member that has kept
the pledge will make good Christian En-
deavor.
A series OF sentence" prayers. taken part
In by several of the members, followed.
The next address was by Rev. DIR. Dow
man upon "What Good May the Convention
DO. and How Can We Make 1t
a SUGGEST" The convention referred
TO is the state convention of the Christian
Endeavor societies to be held with the Sa-
vannah local union In January. DR.. Dow
man mentioned q number of ways in which
the convention may do good, especially by
arousing greater interest among the Christ
tian workers here and stimulating them to
greater effort. DR.. bowman said that the
one thing Savannah needed more than deep
water is deep channels for the workings of
the Holy Spirit
The last address was by Rev. Dr. Dripps
upon full and complete conservation. Dr.
Dripps took the place upon the programme
assigned to Rev. A. ]. farrell. who was un-
able to be present. Conservation, he said ,
is personal work, and one that is desirable
and necessary for every one in the service
OF God and the church.
At the conclusion of DIR. Dripps' address
the congregation sang, take Ny Heart
and Let IL Be-" The meeting closed with
prayer by Rev. @. 3. johnson.
There are six Young Peoples Societies OF
Christian Endeavor In the city, which hold
weekly meetings, beginning at s O'Clock in
the evening, the society Of the New Hous-
ton Street church holding its meeting Mon
day evening; those Of the Wesley Monu-
mental, Christian, Lutheran and Baptist
churches, Tuesday evening, and that of
Trinity church, Friday evening.