The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-06-25

There is q great deal OF meaning III
the clause "Do" whatever he would
have me do.
Eternal work is the price of good
Endeavor society. Think of your
pledge if tempted to neglect your Z.
E. duties because of the hot weather,
anticipated pleasure or business. If
you are in earnest in your Christian
work you can arrange both business
and pleasure so that they will not
conflict with Christian duty. If you
are president your responsibility is
much greater. An enthusiastic presi-
dent is going to make an enthusiastic
society and that is one in which all
the members are interested in doing
something. Don't let a week pass
without active work on the part of the
members. Find something that each
can do.
The society that is doing but to hold
weekly prayer meetings with an
occasional social, is as dead to per-
sonal influence among the young
people, as though it did not exist. If
you are going to be a society OF
Christian Endeavor, be one, and make
il the best one in methods, business
and spiritual interest, in the State.
But don't depend too much on the
Presidents TO make your societies,
they can't do it without your hearty
cooperation. They may hold regular
business meetings and excellent work
be planned but if the committees fail
to carry it out the theory is of no &C
count. yet too often the blame of
failure falls on the Presidents.
/ \ great many societies hold their
semi-annual elections in June and
! the greater part of the years work
+ comes in the last half.
In forming your committees If you
have one that is doing nothing leave
F it out. or have the new chairman take
a solemn oath OF Office To perform the
duties faithfully. Installation service
for officers aud chairman of COM
mittees Is AN excellent plan. Forms
iOr these services may be obtained
from the United Society o! {. f. In
arranging the work for the half year
the money question always takes an
important place.
suppose you try a new plan this
time and appoint committee to fluid
out v hat other societies of the same
size are giving and then see if you
can't raise little bit more than any
of them. not in rivalry, but to keep
the members all busy and working
flr a certain point.
If each member promises to raise
a dollar personally for some object
out side the efforts of the society to
raise money they will not have time
to forget the regular meetings of the
society, and they will be more in
terested in The success OF each meet.
ing as they become interested in the
success of the society.
Just a word TO close with, taken
from Golden Rule, May 20. The
President must insist on monthly
meetings of The executive committee
The committee chairman must insist
on monthly meetings of their smaller
bands. The society must hold regular
| monthly business meetings. The
lookout committee must not allow s
single absence from the conservation
meeting 10 go unchallenged. The
. prayer meeting committee must keel
at the verse resders until they Learn
P 10 speak out for the Master.
You cannot do everything at once
We must be content with going
slowly, and be happy if we can prove
1 that we are moving. sand the rails
now, and take fresh start!
No more beautiful memento of thu
California Convention il conceivable
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Is indeed a work of art with its sun
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with the historic cross reflected il
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, the Convention committee will senC
: q copy of this poster TO any addres
with 8 copy Of tbs booklet. Address
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Building. san Francisco.
/, c. Z. CONVENTION Ar SAN FRANCISCO
: The tide of Christian EndeavOr
= a secretary Baer sltiy says. rise
higher and higher and in keeping
{ with this is the great yearly gather
1 ings of its myriad hosts. In lS9
when its 18th international COnven
ton was called l saw $4,000 in on
. BODY representing $1,000 societies.
E felt that it was a wonderful body c
energetic workers. This year L al
: ticipate that the 3 million endesvor
/ ers of the globe msssed in their 49,
600 societies will send at least 100
600 delegates, or more than thre