Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-27
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.

The Junior Society of Christian En-
deavor was thirteen years old on March
81 On March 20 there were enrolled
on Secretary Baer's books 1887 So
cieties, with 346, ITO members. The first
society was organized in Tabor, Iowa,
by Rev. John w. Cowar. The first
signer of the Junior pledge is now a
clergyman.
"She hath done what she could" The
members of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety in the Indiana state prison at
Michigan City have no money to con-
tribute toward state Christian Endeav-
or work. but the other day the state
treasurer received from this society ff-
ty-two stamped envelopes. One of
these envelopes is issued to each pris-
oner every two weeks and an extra one
is given instead of ration of tobacco.
BY abstaining from the luxury Of cor
respondence, and from the use of to-
bacco, the men were enabled to fulfill
their pledge.
An endeavor after apostolic fashion
is recorded of native Christian En-
deavor society in Shaingay, West Al
RIGA. The young men of the society set
out, two by two, to preach the gospel
throughout all their district, region
forty by seventy miles in extent. They
held 23S services and reached 4,572
hearers, and all without penny of ex,
pense. The young men had many in
teresting experiences. One OF them
philosophically remarked, when de-
TERED from crossing river by the al
ligators in the stream, "The Lord sent
us to preach the gospel, not to feed
these fellows"
A company OF Endeavorers from the
Broadway Baptist church, Cambridge
port, Mass, hold weekly meetings in a
rescue mission in Boston, providing a
free lunch for the men, in opposition
to a free lunch saloon in the neigh
borhood. These meetings have result
ed in many conversions, and in several
accessions to the church. The Endeay-
orers make 1t practice to secure en-
ployment for the converts when posi-
BILE.
The Endeavorers in the State of
Washington have made earnest efforts
to secure temperance and Sabbath OBJ
servance legislation. A temperance bill
was recently before the legislature and
the Endeavorers prompted prominent
representatives to personally visit the
capitol, while about five hundred tele-
grams were sent from all parts of the
state to the senators and representa-
tives. Mass meetings were also held In
many districts, all with the aim of
influencing legislation.
The first year of Christian Endeayor
in fremont Temple Baptist church.
Boston, has been fruitful one. Sew
eral members of the society have unit
ed with the church. One of the first
deeds OF the society was the publication
OF sermon on baptism by DIR. Lori
mer Two more of the pastors SER
mons were published during the year.
a total of eight thousand copies. The
instruction committee Of the society
has maintained Bible history class
under the direction of the assistant
pastor, and it has also provided two
Of university extension Iec-
lures. Since fremont Temple is very
peculiarly situated in the business dis.
trict, the society has made every effort
to apply business enterprise to its
and at the beginning of the
year it issued for general distribution
4 beautiful calendar, advertising the
church and society and time of meet
ngs.