The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-10-15

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is the most important of all and that,
next to the president. you have the
most important work to do After
this is decided you must then begin
to plan work for your committee
members and when you once con-
cetrate your mind upon plans you
will be astOnished at the number of
things that can be done through the
social committee, and its possibilities
will grow upon you until there will
be no need of any effort on your part
to convince yourself of its Importance.
To do successful work you must
keep your members always busy do
ing something. 1t is a good thing
for the Look. out and Social commit
tees to work together and in that way
you may promote sociability and look
after absent members at the same
time, since one of the chief duties of
each committee is to make calls. Let
calls be made regularly and system
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the society be called upon to help.
After a little time it will become
great pleasure and those on whom
you call may he made to feel that you
are pot simply fulfilling duty but
that you are genuinely interested in
them.
A bOve all, count each member your
personal friend. Every true Endea-
vorer is worthy of it and you will
often find delightful friend in one
whom you had thought undressing
because of the lack of friendIiness
between you.
The Social committee should see to
it that the EndeavOr prayer meeting
does not extend quite up to the time
of the church service, that the En-
deavOrers may have time for greet
ings and social chat. This will prove
pleasant and helpful and there will
be time to welcome the strangers who
may be present. Give them a well
come and give it from your heart. A
half-hearted hand shake is worse
than none at all, and words of well
come without warmth and sincerity
were better not said. Don't be afraid
OF introductiOns; too many are much
better than too few. 1t is often the
case that EndeavOrers are too careless
about talking to strangers after they
are introduced. A guest at social
will not feel at home if after the most |
cordial of greetings he is left to him.
self, when very little self denial on
the part of an Endeavorer would have
given him a pleasant evening.
During the prayer meeting, it is
good thing to have two members sit
at the back of the church with song
books ready to hand to those who
come in a little late; or to act as
usheTs. Ladies do splendid work in
this capacity, often succeeding where
men fail, but it is well to change
these every meeting. "a plan that
was successfully tried by one society
to prevent tsrdy members from TAX
ing back seats, was to rope the back
seats we'll up to the 'front.'
The socials Of course are important
work of the social committee and the
more the merrier proves very true if
they are carefully conducted. A So
cial Is failure, from a committee
point of view, if the people break into
cl;ques and lunches and spend the
evening together. Provide some kind
of amusement that will keep all bust
ly engaged and moving around, any
thing to prevent special friends from
each others company
entirely. If you have guests at your
social, treat them as though they
were your own guests. Make them
feel at home if possible. The general
will do much toward
this if it is something in which all
may take part.
When you have your sOcials do not
make them 'pay sOcials" but have
them free. You get stronger hold
On young people not in the habit of
attending prayer meeting. If you
want money raised provide an enter
ainment of some sort. 1t is another
iuty of this committee to provide
class of entertainments suitable for
Christian Endeavorers to attend. In
/ town of this size good lectures or
are scarce but by a little
and small expense,
preachers of note, profess
'ors or others may be obtained. Or