The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-06
REPORT OF FLOATING SOCIETY

Susie Fearhake, Superintendent, Calves
ton. Texas.
Another Christian Endeavor year has
passed, and the books are to be balanced
again. IT may be that our record Will not
tally with the Masters. for what we have
counted as profit, He would count as loss
and what we count as loss He might reckon
Ms profit
We can not see just what has been done,
and we only Know whether we have been
faithful o. not. Have we done our part?
If we have We need not fear the results
for He is faithful who has promised.
Though In the years work among sea-
men only few societios hava been organ
lied, IL has been better year than the
previous ono; number Of floating societies
were organized the first year, and some
too hastily.
The work was new. and the workers in
experienced. This year 1t has been thought
best 10 go more slowly in the notter or
organizing, as most of the ships that come
TO our port art tramp steamers whose
crews frequently change With every voy-
age; there is nothing of pcrmanence in
them; by their changing crews the socie-
ties are broken up; the officers Of the eocie-
ty sometimes leave and cause a seneI III
dispensing of the society.
The individual seaman is not, or SHOULD
not be effected by these changes, LOT ne
can keep his pledge on whatever snip OF
or whatever sea he sails ii he mas the &c
termination on his part and his trust hTlhly
fixed in the Lord.
The work and workers have been blessed
of the Lord. the Lord has been with US ana
we feel sure in all that we have attempted
TO do for him.
We have seen many scamen step OUT on
the Lords side and heard them testify Tor
their Master In last years work II was
very rare that the sailors had ever heard
Of the Christian Endeavorers before com
| Inc 10 our port. but this year We nave
sonnd Endeavorers on shipboard, some
having Joined on land, some the hoatihe
society.
ON one ship there was PortugesG ne
| gro who had become n Christian Ehue",
| orcr at San Diego, Cal. two years ago ne
| Mad his pledge card, Bible AMI song sheet
| that had been given him by Mr.. IurhVr
| State superintcudent of floating society,"
| California on another ship there we're TWO
| Christian Endeayorers from Scotland cap
| tain and first mate. All these 'hlnss eh,
! courage. for they show us how 'sriat.a,
! Endcavor is spreading over every '~ ,,hr
| Mny the day soon come when an WI
90 down 10 the sea in ships. VINO 40 pusi
,esy In great waters, will have Tor tht
captain Jesus Christ ,h,ruf,t.
one of the greatest causes for thankful
ness mis- wear is that the Lord las ialseo
,tr ,ytrkcrs In this field one of our OWL
goa,lnp christian EndcaYor boys mas sEeI
nm .opfaring life and be'n.ne the most &C.
live worker among seamen. I've IS ~,
secratlng the best efforts OF hls i''e ~
work. u,, Diccour.
| ,rcunnts have been many pne htp y,
which there was flourlsh'ns socie'y MI,
wrecI,ea last summer Oniy one ~ -,
E-ndc.yorers was lost, lIl ~ Wrh'". ~
him Inc corresponding aectetcrY sun ,,a,
In looking over mis- effects the Chlls,'I,, i,
is,dcoyor min was found neatly wrappen -
lis piblc. The secretary also wrote VS., ,r4
he felt sure this man had tried 10 NNe
20 ia niedge. The society was plu ns,
M If co,Irte, by thu wreokl9g OF the a.a,
IN, God grant that thongh they were ~ ~,
tored they went everywhere preach'hH -"
word. -.o.nacts las
one other society whose prospects ."'
wear were so encouraging seems now "a
diving condition. No shipwreek eause' ~
however. The members have become ~
different to their pledges, They tnp"sm
ihoy aid not need to have services
shIpbiard every sunday and so the! ha ~,
driiicd along until now The Spiritual H'
Of tbe individuals is almost extinct
Last year the need of reading lu"',
was spoksu Of. II is a matter OF S"L
vital Importance that n can stand rep.
ton ii was hoped that we oould ha,
had IL ali ready and In good WORKING CRU
before this convention. but the way 10 ~ ~
vet quite clear. The first question y, "
seamen ask the workers Is "WneIe 10 ~