Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-03-15
OF CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR INTEREST.


February Report of Local Union Sunday
Breakfast Association - The Coming
international Convention = Christian
EntIeavor News and Coming Events.
The February report of the Wilmington
Christian Endeavor Union Sunday Break
fast Association was presented To tho execll-
tive committee OF the local union Tuesday
week. 1t is very encouraging, and given,
in part, below;
The work for the month has been aggres,
sive and has had marked degree of sue.
cess along every line. encouragement has
smiled on every effort that has been ut
tempted to enlarge the usefulness Of the
association.
When the building was rented at Seventh
and Lombard streets the time was only to
the 25th of March. Since then the same
place has been secured for another three
months. The conduct of the mission will
commend itself To any one who will take
the time and occasion to look into it even
for one Sunday meeting.
The snperintendent's report shows that
25S lodgings were furnished to men from
January 26th to February 22d. The lodg.
ings are more than paying the rent of the
building, which helps quite materially in
defraying current expenses. Six men are
now regular dodgers.
A stove has been placed in the kitchen.
and the superintendent permitted to serve
meals to the men at the rate of 10 cents
each.
The employment committee expects TO
send out circular letters soon, requesting
persons having any kind of employment
to call at the association for the needed
help.
The hall committee reported Is iron cots
furnished by q. ID. Societies and indi-
viduals. Some additional cots have been
furnished partly by donations received on
donation day, so that the total number of
beds in use now is II. Other cots will be
fitted by q. L. Societies soon. These beds
are much needed; men having been turned
away because there was no room inside.
The following figures will give an idea
of the good done BY the Breakfast Associa-
ton during February Men present, 1S9;
requests for prayer, ~; protested CONVEX
| sion, 81; Bibles given, u total number of
workers present, go
The temperance committee gave the fol-
lowing number of pledges taken during
the month, showing nationality Ameri-
cans q; English, 3; German, 3; Irish, 2;
| Scotch, 1; Danish. /.
The good done by the Christian Endeayor
societies at the rooms of the Sunday
Breakfast Association is manifold. The
rooms are crowded every Sunday morning,
and there have been large number of
converts. Some of the men spoke in the
meeting last Sunday morning.
And thus, with Il consistent and faith.
| fll living up to the principles of Christian
| Endeavor, great good will come, not only
to the churches, but to all mankind.
SOCIETY NOTES.
The Christian Endeayor Society of Mt.
Salem NJ. f. Church was again received
into the local union Tuesday evening.
The Christian Endeavor Society of As
bury NJ. Il. Church has changed its hour
of meeting from o'clock in the after
noon to p. m., on Sunday.
LOST VALUABLE WORKER.
Wilmington Endeayorers have lost q
valuable worker bv the removal of Mr..
John IL. Cole secretary of the local union,
to Philadelphia. He has carried on his
work among us with zeal and earnest de-
votion; and, rs a new year will open for
the union in April, he had been looked 10
for higher leadership, us t.r Christian En-
deavor cause wins its ever widening way
throughout Wilmington. Our loss will he
Philadelphia's gain, and the local union
and all Endeavorers of Wilmington, bid
him Godspeed In his work there. May the
Q. Il. cause go on prospering in his hands.
FOR THE GREAT CONVENTION.
cleveland, -Endeavorers, if you
have not done so already, commence at
| ulCe 70 save money lot tine purpose OF
going TO the International Christian En-
deayor Convention July l1th-l5th, and
send your name to Delaware's delegation
manager. The city of Cleveland is an
ideal place for a convention, and IL is with
pardonable pride in their beautiful city
that the Cleveland Endeavorers are spread.
ing abroad this invitation to all to come
and visit them. They are opening their
hearts and homes, and the more delegates
that accept their hospitality in july, the
happier they will be. AS Cleveland
is on Lake Erie, the lake breezes make
even July comfortable month, and its
numberless shade trees have won for il the
natue Of the Forest City," The edu.
cational institutions, the large hotels, and
fine business blocks of Cleveland make il
well worthy u visit, were it only for the
purpose of sightseeing. With the induce.
nent of the greatest OF great conventions,
the excellent program prepared, it is hoped
that many Endeavorers and those in.
terested in their work, from the State OF
Delaware. will accept Cleveland's in.
vitation. The fare to Cleveland and re.
turn. from Wilmington, will be sll.5O
and the boarding and lodging in homes
will only cost 81 per day for each person.
Tickets good to return July 3lst.
COMING CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR EVENTS.
March 2lst-Business meeting of the Y,
?. $. Q. Il. of Hanover Presbyterian
Church,