The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04
ENDEAVOR NOTES.
What the Young People Are Doiu

What the Young People Are Doing.
Final preparations for the union mis-
sionary rally of the local union at the
South Baptist Church next week Mon
day evening, when the state c. e. mis-
sionary superintendent, Rev. G. A. Rat
cliffe of AttlebOro, viii speak, We're
made at headquarters last Tuesday
evening. The union missionary com
mittee met to send out notices of the
rally. Mr. Radcliffe will give a short
address and will afterwards con-
duct an open parliament. The meet
ing begins promptly at o'clock and
not only the missionary committee but
the whole membership of each local
society is urged to attend.
The new state board Of C. T. officers
appointed at Brockton, held its first
meeting in Boston last Tuesday Miss
q. d. Gates as a director, and District
Secretary George z. Copeland are
members of this board
Ex-state President of C. u. Rev.
T. M. Gardner of East Boston will ad-
dress the Fall River union at its Jam
uary meeting.
union viii meet with President Waldo
E. Lewis at his home As Jacques ave-
nue., next Monday evening.
President Lewis will visit the Greea-
dale Peoples Y. p. S. c. e. this eve
ming at their prayer meeting
Old South First Society held its reg
ular monthly business meeting Thurs
day evening. The nominating commit
tee to name officers for the coming six
months was appointed, with J. 3. Hart
ford as chairman. The Sunday school
committee announced that subscrip-
tons for the teachers reference libra
ry would be solicited. Tt was voted that
the SQonding secretary be sup
piled With%blanks which may be filled
out by absent members with their tes-
timony for the conservation service.
Thirteen dollars was collected toward
the Welcome Mission dinner. A pie
ture social under the direction of Miss
Mae VIM, chairman Of the social
committee followed business, and un-
expected artistic ability was discov-
cred among the members.
DR. Smith Baker of East Boston. al
ways a strong friend of Christian En-
deavors, and very popular with the
young people, has accepted q call to
Portland, Me, to the Williston Church.
This was the birthplace of the great
movement and here the first society
was formed. DR.. Baker gave the ad-
dress at a public meeting of the local
union in Piedmont Church about three
years ago.
The United Society Of C. C. is MAX
ing up two badge banners to be sant
to India and Africa. Any societies
wishing TO be represented on these
banners may send their badge ribbons
to 646 Washington street, Boston, En-.
deavor headquarters. Worcester sOeic-
ties please note!
A novel method of earning money
for Christian Endeavor purposes was
that of the society OF the Christian
Church, Lebanon, Indiana, which re-
ceived S11.85 for peeling tomatoes in
a canning factory. A cash prize Of
$3.50 was given by the proprietor to
the most rapid peeler A great many
visitors went to see the novel sight
and a flash light photograph of the
group was taken. Another Endeav or
society Of the town viii try the plan.
DR.. c. A. Dickinson Of Ber<ely Tenn
pie, Boston, in closing the recent state
convention at Brockton with the con
secration service, talked of spiritual
power in a simple. direct way, which
served TO appeal strongly to his audi
ence of young people, Speaking of the
gift of this power, he said:
I'VE are conscious that God is ready
if We can adjust ourselves to condi-
tons Tonight we need to think about
this The one condition is absolute
surrender to God II is easV ennygh tf
you don't think too much about It. Let
us plunge into Gods loving promises"
Manila has its first Christian Endea-
vor society, theimfesident being Henry
G. Mathewson Of san Francisco, whose
duties in the United States army have
called him there
While the Mauser bullets were whist