The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16
ENDEAVOR NOTES.
Various Happenings Among a Busy Church
People.

GOPiV'
The executive board of the local
Christian Endeavor Union will meet at
headquarters at the Y M. c. A., next
Tuesday evening, for its regular month
ly session. Lookout committee chair
men are invited as special guests, and
a the close of the business session a
lookout conference will be conducted
by the unions lookout chairman, Dr.
II. c. McClusky. This will be the first
session at which the pastors are in
Vited to attend as members Of the
board, the amendment to the constitu-
ton to that effect having been passed
at the last executive board meeting.
Some matters Of interest are TO come
before the board for decision at Ibis
meeting.
The missionary committee of Bethel
A NJ. e.. having given out notice that
they would hold cottage prayer meet
ings with persons who so desired,
a number of requests have been made,
and the first Of these services was held
last Tuesday evening
Old South First Society used the top
ic Of last Sunday evening, The Minor
Virtues and Their Importance, for an
eX-ofiicers' meeting. The reader was
an eX-president, James b. Hartford,
and a number of eX-presidents We're
heard from, including Arthur E. Gray,
who was the first president; Deacon H.
Fl. Merriam and A. A. Mclaughlin.
Frank b, Knight Of New York city
sent a happy note of Renaissance, re-
calling his service as president. 1t was
stated that the Old South Society was
the first formed in Worcester, the year
being 1884, and that it grew out of
young peoples society which had
previously been maintained for some
years,
Charles D. Nye, now of Bridge
port CT. was the first signer Of the
constitution. Touching reference was
made to some of the officers who had
closed their earthly careers while still
in the c. E. work. Several of the most
helpful and earnest Of the young peo-
pie had thus been taken away. Many
testified to the inspiration for better
service received through connection
with the society.
Headquarters were opened, as
usual, last Tuesday evening, the pres
ident being in attendance to consult
with any on Christian EndeaVor bust
ness.
Thursday evening the Y. P. S. c. z.
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q sale, in connection with a hot turkey
supper served by the Ladies' Aid So
ciety, for the benefit of the church.
Mrs. James L. Hill, state superin-
tendent of junior work, reports the fol-
lowing as among the things the Massa-
chusotts juniors are doing: In one So
ciety each member is giving from three
to five cents a week for missions.
Thirty juniors went to the G. A R..
rooms with flowers and plants on Me-
mortal day.
Conducted a junior song service at
the city hospital
Gave the gospel Of John to two COM
panies OF so.uIerS.
Paid for a pew for strangers.
Made a scrap book for the hospital
Took gifts to inmates Of odd Eel
lows Home.
Old South juniors have sent off two
Xmas boxes this year. in one of which,
among other supplies for Christmas
tree, were 1853 candy bags made and
filled by themselves.
A Christian Endeavor meeting is held
on Monday noon, and an evangelistic
meeting on Wednesday noon, by the
Mems Society Of the Western Electric
COMPANY, Chicago. Between four and
five hundred attended the Thanksgiv-
ing service.
From Foochow. China, the report
comes that good work for Christian
Endeavor is being accomplished. The
local union of twenty societies hold
quarterly meetings, planned by the En-
deavorers themselves. The work is
spreading into districts about Foochow.
Seeing how Christian Endeavor sue
eeds, the people are coming to support
it most heartily. I'm Hook Chang"
writes w. L. Beard, the Sunday after
noon C. E. meetings are solving the
Sunday question of drawing people
away from their Sunday work.