The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-29
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 346,1 members. The first
society was organized in Tabor, Iowa,
by Rev. John w. Cowan. The first
signer of the Junior pledge is now
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 fif-
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 a 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 a 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, a region
forty by seventy miles in extent. They
held 238 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 preaca 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
81 to free lunch saloon in the neigh
borhood. These meetings have result
ed in many conversions, and in several
accessions to the church. The Endeav-
. Orers make it practice to secure en-
ployment for the converts when posi-
bic.
The Endeavorers in the State Of
Washington have made earnest efforts
to secure temperance and Sabbath oh.
servance legislation. A temperance bill
! was recently before the legislature ant
the Endeavorers prompted prominent
representatives to personally visit The
capitol, while about five hundred tele
grams were sent from all parts of thu
state to the senators and representa-
, tives. Mass meetings were also held il
!. many districts, all with the aim O
properly influencing legislation
!, The first year of Christian Endeavo
> 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 frs
; deeds of the society was the publication
: of a sermon on baptism by DR.. Lori
> mer. Two more of the pastors ser
j mons were published during the year
+ a total of eight thousand copies. TIL
E instruction committee of the societ
= has maintained Bible history elias
Z under the direction Of the assistan
d pastor, and it has also provided tw
It courses Of university extension lee
8 lures. Since fremont Temple is yer
It peculiarly situated in the business dis
i trict, the society has made every effo1
d to apply business enterprise to il
t methods, and at the beginning Of til
r year it issued for general distribute
S q beautiful calendar, advertising til
II church and society and time of mee1
ings.
= AS recognition Of the good sxur,r