Smyrna times., 1894-02-07
The M. E. Christian EndeavOr Society.
OBSERVING THE ANNIVERSARY.

rapid progress of this society, having
now over 100000 members and con-
stantly increasing, and of their merits
and what are set down by some as de-
merits. The pledge of membership
was read and commented upon, and
where observed with fidelity could not
be otherwise than blessing to the in
dividual and great help to the church
work. Notwithstanding the driving
snow there was IA fair attendance at the
regular levening meeting when tho
work of the year was reviewed by the
secretary, Miss Susie Il. Wright The
following is the
sECRETARY's REPORT.
There comes times when it is fitting
not only to l)ok forward but to look
backward, and tonight for few
moments we desire to look back kward
As we scan our roll of members we
find we have had forty new members
during the year, making our present
membership, including active, associate
and honorary members ninety one.
And now as we turn from our numbers
to our prayer-meetings we ask what
have they been to us and to others ?
To Us they have been a source of spirit
ual strength and we believe every
member has been enabled to live Il bet
ter life because of their uplift, bringing
us nearer to the great heart that beats
with universal love.
To many others we know this mes
sage of warning, love and entreaty
has come with Voice that has reached
their hearts and made them willing
subjects of the one Great King To our
church improvement fund we have
contributed during the year $500.
Through our committees we have taken
up varied lines of church work with
some degree of suGcess.
The effort of our LOoko committees
have brought us the forty new mem
| bers referred too and their endeavor has
been to carefully look after and keen
all within our ranks but in it they have
not been successful for we have been
obliged to drop eight from our roll.
! Our prayeT-meetiUg committees have
worked faithfully and well, and many
of our youngest members have taken
taken up new line of work in leading
the meetings.
The Social committees too have beer
successful in their endeavnr to provide
suitable pasttimes for US and in ex.
tending a cordial welcome to all at
tendants upon our meetings.
The Calling and Relief committee,
in their work have proven the master,
own words when he said, II come no
to be ministered unto but to minister,
for they have carried the strength O
his love in song and prayer to the aged
and sick of the church, whenever i
was known their presence was desired
The Flower committee have sough
to beautify our church by bringing in
to it the beauty of nature and also b,
sending some tokens of remembrance,
to sick ones and those in bereavment
The work of the Temperanc, Litera
ture and Sunday School committee
has not been fully entered into, but
little has been attempted in collecting
and distributing good literature t,
families without it, and in providing
few substitute teachers for the Sunda'
school.
The music committees have don
their work well.
In July last we engaged in mos
profitable union service at the Presby
terian church in honor of the great in
ternatiOnal Convention then in session
at Montreal. In our endeavors to d
only little we have been great
blessed and can say with the poet
How thou hast blessed this band of earne
youth,
And hast sustained them to this very hour,
Enlarged their vision of eternal truth
Increased their wisdom, and endued wit
power
The plans which they have brought in faith
thee
And honored them in loving ministry
o for more blessing, that in future days
larger work may rise on every hand
That millions more may learn thy name
. praise
And Calvary's cross illumine every land;
That all the youth in all the world may know
, The secret OF the love that stirs us So