The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-06-25


than the Christian Endeavorers." HI
spoke from personal experience an6
observation, for his church reported
at their last meeting of the Presbtery
20 members uniting with the church
from its Junior and Senior Societies
Thirteen Of the 25 teachers in The
sunday School are Endeavorers, as
are also the choir, the Secretary, and
the musicians. AT prayer meeting
ON stormy night one week ago %
out ofthe 30 present were Christian
Endeavorers-conc evidence
this.
Missionary work is still growing
feature of Kentucky Endeavorers
Thirty-nine Societies reported $40 or
more contributed to missions this
year, while a number have adopted
the Fulton plan of giving ten cents
per week for Foreign work only.
Special mention must be made of the
Winchester Christian---a society of 33
active members, which contributes 81
per week for the support of mission
airy in China, and during the year of
'94 succeeded in raising 5000 for the
same purpose among the church men,
bers. This splendid effort places the
Winchester Society first on the Roll of
Honor, and to the care of these faith
full workers shall our beautiful ban
ner Of badges be entrusted. Worthy
of mention also are the Covington
Northern Presbyterians, contributing
1929, the Central Christian. Lexing-
ton, Junior and Senior. $17S.63; the
Louisville st. Johns Evangelical,
whose Flower COMMITTEE expends two
dollars per month in its work among
the poor and sick, besides many
others who have given largely and
generously of both time and money.
The work of our Missionary Exten-
sion Committee has advanced slowly,
but we trust that a sure foundation
has been laid for more rapid plo-
gress in the future. Our Committee
for the advancement of"Good Citizen
ship" will make its own report, as
will also the Extension Committee
and the State Superintendent of Jun
Tor work.
The Eighth District is now proper
ly equipped for work and form Local
and County Unions in addition to the
Licking Valley and the Kentucky
State Unions. The First, Second and
Fifth Districts only have held their
Annual Convention. These were
well attended, and followed by good |
good results We hope to see every |
Union, Local, County and District
uniting in at least one meeting before
our next State Convention. We need |
to share our enthusiasm, our methods
and our experience with others, that
they and we may be encouraged and
benefited. At the request of the Sec
rotary, reporting Societies have re-
counted the special work undertaken
by them during the past year. All
our efforts have not been focused in
one direction as the following will
show: One evening in the week has
been set apart as Endeavor night at
The Holcome Mission in Louisville
when the services are conducted ell
entirely by the city Endeavorers. The
Local Union also provides the majeri-
ty of the "leaders" for the Masonic
Home Society, which we recently
into our Union with 70
While in other parts of the State
mission schools are conducted, gospel
services held in hospitals, in public
among the poor and the
sick. Contributions sent to Utah,
Oregon and to the mountains of Ken
lucky. The pastors salary paid and
300 pledged on a new church build
ng by one Society, Sunday School
'or colored children and an industrial
school for white children manned by
he Endeavorers orphan girl educat-
ID, special Missionary and Temper
meeting have been conducted, and a
new interest in each cause awakened
The Ludlow Presbyterian Juniors ac-
practical work in the
erection of public drinking fountion.
Let us hope that it may prove am OBJ {
ect lesson on temperance to all who ,
luench their thirst with its waters.
80 much has been said and written
bout the Prison Society, of which we
re justly porud, only passing men,
ion will be made of it's existence. 1t I