Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-21
OF CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR INTEREST.


The Wisdom of the Proposed Plan of
Aniliation, Under the Name of "Chris-
tian Endeavor."
Any person connected with an
Epworth League can easily see the
wisdom Of the proposed plan for affilia-
ton under the name Of Christian En-
deayor, in the following, quoted from
pamphlet. written on the subject;
II the local Epworth League already has
pledged membership, there will be little
deavor pledge, The Epworth League al.
ready has the social committee, the Sun
day-school, missionary, temperance and
other committees. The lookout committee
is so valuable that we cannot conceive of
any league Directing TO it. And the
monthly conservation service is already
found in many leagues and would not be
objected to by pledged society. With
these features, the league is entitled to add
the name "Christian Endeavor" TO its title,
and the way is opened to all its blessed
fellowship, its wealth OF new methods of
work, and its inspiration.
This connection with the Christian En-
deavor does not subject the Epworth
League to anyoutside authority whatever,
nor Ill any sense. No dues nor assessments
are levied by the united society, nor BY any
State or local union. The Epworth League of
Christian Endeavor will submit its officers
and plans to the quarterly conference for
approval, make regular reports to that
body. and be wholly under its jurisdiction,
as before.
In the case of Epworth Leagues with a
membership not pledged, we are confident
that they will speedily yield to the urgent
advice given now also by the Epworth
League leaders, to adopt the pledge. 1t Will
be an easy matter to use pledge harmoni-
ously combining the good features of both
the Epworth League and Christian En-
deayor pledges.
May this union of such magnificent
promise to the Methodist Episcopal
Church speedily be consummated through
out the whole world.
The above can be applied to the
Baptist Young Peoples Unions. This
utilization will be formally discussed at
the conference arranged for by the
Wilmington Christian Endeavor Union,
to be held next Monday evening,
December 18th, ut the headquarters of
the w. Q. L. u, West Eighth street,
near Orange. IL is to be hoped salts
factory result will be the outcome of the
conference, and that the utilization,
which will bring the Christian young
people of Wilmington into closer touch
with each other in united effort, will
come to pass, and new era inaugurated.
ASNIvERsARY AT DELAWARE AVENUE.
The Young Peoples Society of Chris.
tan Endeavor of the Delaware Avenue
Baptist Church celebrated their sixth
anniversary last evening. The platform
was beautifully decorated with plants.
The following programme was rem
| dered:
Selection, by the choir; prayer, +, t.
Walker, president of Wilmington g. E
Union; choir; committee contest
four papers prepared by different mem.
| bers of the COMMITTEES; Mr.. Peter B
Ayars acted as judge; paper ON lookout
committee, Mrs. Lysle; on calling com.
mittee, Mr.. Strayer; on social commit
tee, Nj. I. Zane; on prayer meeting
committee, f. 7. Walker. The Judge
decided that from the papers read, the
prayer meeting committees was the
most important. Singing; piano solo
Miss Emmons; presidents report, Miss
d. j. Peacock; select reading, Miss
Florence Masses; singing; address, Rev
t. j. Mason, president Of Delaware
State G. f. Union; singing; benediction
COMING CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR EVENTS
December 24th-At its regular prayer
meeting, the West Presbyterian Chris
tian Endeavor Society will have specia
Christmas music at 6.45 p. m.
December 27th-Business meeting o.
the Society of Christian Endeavor con
nected with West Presbyterian Church