The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-01-15
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVoR.



committees.
A society devoid of the eyangelistic
spirit is an engine with no driving
wheel
Services in jails, hospitals, aims
houses and in the open air are becoming
increasingly popular with Endeavorers
Boston, Lowell and Woburn each re-
ports a Greek Christian Endeayor soci-
ETY..
Many of the Indian Christian En-
deayor societies of the west are organ
lied into separate union called the Da-
kota Christian Endeayor union.
There is hope that Christian EndeaVor
will soon gain foothold in the land OF
the czar.
sc. E., says Junior worker in New
Zealand, islands for Children Espe-
cially. "
The most northern society in Great
Britain is one just organized ON one OF
the Shetland islands.
The Rev. J. Carr Annette OF west
Point is now state president OF Mlss1s-
sippi.
The dates for the next international
convention at Washington have been
fixed as July s to IS.
"Pittsburg, 1901 p is the latest addi-
ton to Washington, '96!' and 'Fris-
co, '97!'' 'Rah for the Smoky City!
Readers of 1.-THE Manxman" will be
| ho ,,axxo fbaf fbara ic a
fourishing Christian Endeavor society
ON the isle of Man.
Prepared programmes are desir-
able, F" said speaker at recent Eng
lish Christian Endeavor convention,
f'but prepared hearts and minds are
better still. "
~ cannot do tl'' Who thought you
could? What is needed is for you to let
God do it through youl
Constant remembrance of Christ and
forgetfulness of self are two characters
tics of the ideal Christian Endeavorer.
The report of the gun or Of commit
tee does not always mean execution, but
no report always means no execution.
The information committee will be
found to be formation committee as
we'll, organizing all sorts Of new and
useful plans.
Is yours wheelbarrow committee,
waiting to be pushed?
The Christian Endeavor bird? The
humming bird. 1t makes things huml
If you have in your society a good III
formation committee, you are not one
society, but two.
If you do your Christian Endeavor
work to be seen of men, the eye of heav-
en- will be closed upon it.
The Floating society is getting foot
hold in Great Britain, one having been
formed in Liverpool, and the movement
is extending among the seaports OF
Wales.
DR.. Bevan's church of Melbourne has
been compelled, on account of its size,
to divide its Christian Endeavor society.
This is the first case of the kind in the
island continent.
The Brooklyn Endeavorers, or at least
one society of them, have found a new
field of work in the various fire depart
ment stations of the city, and they have
established small popular libraries for
the use of the men.
In Saginaw, Mich, practical work
has been done by the Christian Endeav-
orers in the erection of a hospital for
contagious diseases. This was built as
an adjunct to the regular city hospital.
Four wards, with eight cots, were pre-
pared at a cost Of 81 $50.
Besides its generous gifts to missions
the Christian Endeavor society has fur
nished more men and women for the
foreign field than the boards are able to
send out
The Juniors of the fremont (W. Va
Methodist Protestant church have
pledged $500 to the support of pastor
and congregation,
In society in Hamilton, Ont, 80
young men were converted in single
evening.
The Reformed church denomination
has focused the missionary efforts of the
Endeavorers in a large measure upon
the building Of Christian Endeavor
churches. Four have been completely
| finished. and the fifth is nearly SO.