The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-08
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE ANNUAL
CONTENTION OF THE SOCIETY.
they Meet This Year in NorfoIk--A Week
OF self Denial-The Way the OrcaniIa-
ton Has Grown Recently.

| mona Is having tho same steady growth
that IL has wherever 1t is planted.
Twelve years ago next February ID,
quietly and without ostentation, WAS born
the first society OF Christian Endeavor.
Twelve years have nearly passed, and
there is scarcely land on the globe that
has not such societies, and there Is
scarcely a language OF civilized nation
Into which the constitution has not been
translated. The seed sown have multi
| piled, until now there are LOO O00 men,
| Ders In over q 900 societies and never was
! the outlook so bright for Christian En-
deavor as ii is to-day.
! This may particularly be said Of Rich
mend and Virginia.
The annual convention Of the Virginia
Christian Endeavor will be held In Nor
folk, commencing Friday, January eth.
at 1870 L. NJ. and lasting until Sunday
night, the 18th. The sessions will be held
in the Freemason-stree Christian church.
and an interesting programme OF adj
dresses by prominent speakers and dis
! cussiOns Of Christian EndeavOr work by
the members viii be given.
Among those announced on the pro-
| gramme are Rev. II. y. Sledd, d. d., who
! will make an address on the opening night,
| and Rev, Jabez Hall, who will make the
| closing address previous to the consecra-
ton meeting. on Sunday night. Mr. W.
| II. II. Smith. OF Washington, y. c.,
prominent Christian Endeavor worker,
will also be among those who VIII take
| part.
The Norfolk societies are making hos
pitable preparations to receive the con-
venton, and the Norfolk and Western
and Chesapeake and Ohio railroads have
made a $3.50 round trip from Richmond,
| and proportOnate rates from all other
! points I'm the State.
Sixty-hve societies are registered with
the secretary, and there are doubtless
others which have formed and not re-
| ported to the State organization.
Miss Lulu O. Phillips, Of this city, the
State secretary. has been engaged for
weeks I'm distributing needful informa-
| ton TO the various societies, and the indi-
cations are that there will be large
! representation, especially as some OF the
| societies will send several delegates each.
The State convention is under the man
| agement of the executive commttee'
which is composed Of Rev. Jabez Han.
president; Rev. DR.. W. f.. Judkins ana
Rev. J. X. Mason. Of Herndon. Va vice.
presidents; Miss Lulu o. Phillips secre-
! tary. and c. p. Johnson, treasurer
The growth Of the society throughout
the State. as far as heard from the past
year. has been very rapid, and In hlch-
mond the number OF societies nave III
| creased nearly double.
There are now nine societies Of Chris
! tian Endeavor In the Richmond and Man
| chester churches. two of which nave just
| formed. They are as follows: Centenary
| Methodist, Grace-street Presbyterian
mortal, Seventh-street Christian, Laurel
| street Methodist, Marshall-street Chris
| tian. Third Christian, and Cowardin-ave-
| nue. Christian church. in Maj chester.
The other societies in the State are DIS
tribnted as follows. Martinsyille, Neck
| lenburg county; Montrose, Westmoreiahu
county: Berkley. Wnltown, Frederick
| county, M.ner's Tavern. Alexandria
| Stuart, Patrick county; Ballston, AleXah-
dria county; Belle Roi, Gloucester county
| Newmarket, Falmouth. Stafford county:
| BeaIetown. Fauquier county; Salem e.
| Norfolk 90. Lynchburg so. Toano, James
| city county; Burks Garden, Tazewell
| county: Cliftoa Forge, Falls Church
Fairfax county CO., Farmvile. Arlington,
| Mecklenburg county. Goshen (2), Martins
| Vile, Herndon, Fairfax county llampt on
| HAYWOOD. Madison county Horse Pas
! ture. Henry county; Jumbo, Loudoun
| county; Luray, Lexington, Leeinont, Ac-
| comac county: Portsmouth, Marion front
| ROYAL. Buchanan. Stanton, News Ferry
| Halifax county; Rest, Frederick county,
| Great Fails, Fairfax county; Suffolk,
| OnaLcock. Vienna, Fairfax county; Bed
| ford city, Wytheville C9.
The societies Of Richmond propose TO
observe February 2d as the anniversary
| q the Christian Endeavor movements 10y
| a union service at the Second Presby-
| terrain church. from which a special pro-
| gramme viii be arranged.
| President Clarke, president OF the Uni
| ted Society, who is now as far as Austria
/ liza on his way around the Slooe, on
| Christian Endeavor work. also makes the
suggestion that the preceding week be
made ont Of selfdeniM for missionary
| offering He is "A wonderful man, and al
ways practical In speaking OF the matter.
| he says:
| You knew that I never desire 10 have
| my suggestions taken except for what they
/ are worth : am very chary OF making
even suggestions that are not I'm the line
Of what every Christian. when his atten-
| ton Is called to the matter. would desire
to do: but if this meets with your ap-
| proval If Il commends itself 10 your com
| mon sense. if some voice within says
| at IL the right thing 10 do" VIII you not
establish in your society 'self-denial
| week- ii anticipation of Christian En-
| deavor day of 1893? / should like TO join
with you in that week, wherever l may
| be- and should like 10 feel that | am
| Joined by a great host Of Endeavorers In
| al parts Of tho world in this little service
| for the Master Why not deny ourselves
| a few horse-car rides or a pound OF
! candy? l will not say anything about
| chewing-gum or cigars TO Christian En-
| deavorers Why rot go without some
| luxury for the table. some dress ornament
| or something of that sort. for Christ 5
| sake? II seems TO me that such SELF
| denial week would make the offerings on
| Christian EndeaVor day doubly valuable.
Many of the individual members will
| carry out this suggestion.
| The Covenant Society of Christian En-
deayor Of the Church Of the Covenant
will hold a public missionary service to-
night when some very interesting facts
will be presented. and elegant maps OF
| China, Japan and Corea will be used In
| illustration.
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