The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-02
SUNDAY SERVICES.
The Christian Endeavor and ".
M. c. A.
College Avenue,
A. Lovelock. Correspondent.

OhriSIla' Cnuea'or LAY was Cele-
brated Sunday evening by tho Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endcavor
of the Lutheran Church bya public
meeting at o'clock. A largo audience
was present and enjoyed tho special pro-
gramme Of exercises gotten up for the
occasion.
Rev. G. A. Miller was the leader and
spoke very earnestly and impressivcly
on the themo, "Christ Died for You;
Are You Living for Him?" 1t being
the regular monthly conservation meot.
ing OF the society, trial conservation
was defined and urged upon each ono
present He was followed, as is the
custom in Endeavor societies, by various
members with passages from the Scrip
lures bearing on the subject and brief
talks from several.
MY Conservation" and Brethren
All Are We" were fittingly and we'll
recited by Edwin o. Kizer and Robert
Mr.. Irwin j. Long, gave q brief sketch
of the history of the endeavor move
ment, its workings, its great achieve
ments, its vast army of $4,000 societies
and 100000 members, all king
together "for Christ and tho Church.
and spoke of the still brighter future
| before it,
The singing was led by Mr.. Paul S.
Davis, Mr. E. G. Cronk presiding at tho
organ. The selections were all from
the C.. e. Edition of Gospel Hymns,
No. 6, used in all parts of the country
now as the recognized Christian En-
denvor Hymnal. An Offering for home
and foreign mission was taken, and u
| goodly sum will find its way to mission
work during this week.
The programme consisting Of singing,
responsive readings, recitations and ad-
dresses was we'll rendered, and closed
with "Blest be the Tie that Binds" and
the Endeaver Mispah benediction, The
Lord Watch between Me and Thee,
When We are Absent One from An
other" The audience was dismissed
with the PASTORS benediction.
Tho Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton public meeting held in the Pres
bYterian Church Sunday afternoon was
we'll attended, and an excellent address
was delivered by the Rev. j. M. Luck,
of Cambria, on the advantages OF young
men in Christian work. a special must
cal programme was presented, and Mr..
w. ). Taylor charmed the audience
with his rendition OF Tho Palms."
softly accompanied by w. NJ. Mont
! ROnery ON inc Violin ana James Wyl1o
at the org an the strains of tho violin
more closely resemble the human voice
than these of any other instrument, and
the additional richness they gave to
this selection won the favorable COM
ment of all present LET the Lower
Lights be Burning" was sung as quar-
tette by Messrs. Towson, Stearnes,
Wylie and Day in a very pleasing man
| ner.
At the meeting of the Christian En-
deavor of the Presbyterian Church, j.
e. Walker, the Salem agent of the RoA-
NoKE TIMES, was promoted from vice
president to be president, w. NJ
Montgomery declining to accept that
position on account of having been pres
ident during the year 1891.
Sunday night after the regular SER
vices at the Presbyterian Church, prizes
consisting of handsomely bound poems
and standard works were presented for
diligence in study of the Bible to the
following members of tho Sunday
school: Ernest Shipman, Inez Ship
man, Ellen Armstrong, Frank Bur
dette, Eloise Brown, Erskine Burdette
Bessie Brown, Nellie McWhorter and
Mary George Anderson.