The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16
THE FLOATING COMMITTEE
Report of the Unique Labors
of the Young Christian
EndeavorerS.
Chairman Henry F. Eden Reports
That Eighty-One Seamen Have
Signed the Pledge.

Henry F. Eden, chairman of the float
ing committee of the Christian Endeavor
Society, has submitted the following report
of the work OF the committee for the past
year:
This yea T has been year of progress. The
work has been deepening and widening. New
openings for work have been shown and he
has enabled us TO enter these open doors. The
Monday night Christian EndeaYor meetings,
which have been held in the Mariners Church
by various societies, have been great blessing
to all. Several seamen have been converted
through these meetings. The Saturday even
ing meeting on ships in the bay have been of
no less Importance. The stirring gospel appeals,
the lively songs, and the personal work at the
close of each, meeting by our faithful
workers are already bearing fruit to the
glory OF % our IL, master q aghty,one seapen men
have been converted in our port while others
have been led into life of more earnest work
"For Christ and the Church" Fifty-four letters
forty-four have been received; these have
brought gladness to our hearts and spired us
with new zeal. One hundred and seven letters
have been sent on deep-water ships in port.
These letters are OF great importance. They
bring before the men of the sea the nature OF
our work, give hearty welcome to our port
and an invitation to our services. Forty-three
| socials have been given on Thursday evenings.
! Here we get better acquainted with the men,
and am sure that every Endeavorer of the
Golden Gate Union who has helped in these
meetings has been blessed personally, and has
| given sunshine to many hearts. Forty-six COM
| fort bags have been sent on outbound ships.
These little bags contain needles, thread,
worsted, pins, buttons, darning needles,
| court plaster, a marked Testament and Chris
tian letter written by the donor, giving the ad-
dress so that letter can be sent back to the
writer, which is often done. This should be
| the work of our juniors. Let US remember "a
| little child shall lead them" A large amount
| of reading matter has been donated by differ
ent societies These silent messengers are
| now scattered over the sea, and are accom-
| plishing the mission to which they are sent.
A Thanksgiving dinner was given, on which
occasion the Holy Spirit was very evidently
present. To him be all the gloryl An
Indebtedness OF $55 has been paid on a
piano which We now own, and an organ
| for our Saturday night boat work on
| the bay has been very generously do
mated by Messrs. BENZ. Curtaz & Sons. Total
amount donated and collected during the year,
| $145 So; expended $139 30; balance On hand
] ST 55. In conclusion let me say that we are
now paying from $l2 to SIS per month for
+ boat hire We need a launch of our own. Our
| boat committee, faithful in its efforts to raise
! funds for this launch, still need $1,000 Who
| will lay up treasures in heaven? There is not
| a more noble work than to hold services on the
| incoming and outgoing ships. The devil is
| sparing neither time nor money to reach both
| officers and seamen of these ships. Shall it be
! said of us that 1.-The children of this world in
| their generation are wiser than the children
of Light?