Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoRERs.
Bi-monthly Meeting of the Societies at
Pilgrim Church.


The bimonthly meeting Of the Chris
tian Endeavor societies of Worcester,
met Monday evening at 7.45 with Pill
grim Church. The auditorium was
cheerfully lighted, and the rostrum
prettily decorated with the national
colors, evergreens and palms. The pull
pit was draped with maroon plush,
bearing in full view of the audience the
Christian Endeavor emblem. After
praise service, conducted by Albert
Belingham, in which the large audience
heartily Joined. devotional exercises
We're conducted by Rev. Roland A.
Nichols. In welcoming the visiting So
cieties to his church, Rev Alexander
Lewis greeted them Hospitality, saying
among other good things, that though
he could not take all by the hand, yet
he could do so figuratively as did the
Oriental by c1asping his own hand and
bowling and saying, 81 greet you"
Miss NJ. e. Wilson then read the roll
call. to which the following churches
responded: Old South, Union, Pleasant
Street Baptist, Holden Congregational,
Pilgrim Central, Church of the Cove
nant, Lake View, Main Street Baptist,
Park Church, First Baptist, Plymouth
Church, Church OF Christ, Piedmont,
Belmont, Emanuel, Old South, I'd.
Welcome Mission, First Presbyterian,
Friends, John Street, Bethel M. E.. Zion
NJ. E. First United Presbyterian. West
boro, First Free Baptist, Greenville Bap-
tist, American Volunteers; these last
two are new societies.
After the roll-call, the chairman, Mr.
E. T. Chaplin, with few pleasant words
introduced Rev. E. L. House Of Attle-
boro, Mass, as the speaker of the even
ing.
Mr. House treated his subject, "The
glory Of the common Christian Endeay-
orer," in mastery manner. In open
ing, he.said:
''If It were possible, all the world
would do great things. If it We're possi-
BILE, we would all lead armies, paint
beautiful pictures, write renowned
books, or compose grand music, or be
wise statesmen; but there must be some
who would still be compelled to attend
to the vulgar details Of life, some com
mon people, yet every man could be a
strong mark Of color in himself. His
own individuality was given him by
God, and ne should hold to it, The
man with one talent should not be a
sexton and bury his talent in the
ground. neither should he try to imi-
tate his brother who had received the
two talents; for We have all received
according TO our own personal capabili-
ties. O1ten mas some nefOlc tnlng Deen
done by a common person. 1t is the
little drudgeries which fit into each
other and make one completed whole,
oftines far beyond the workers expect
ations."
In closing, Mr.. House urged more con
secrated effort on the part of the Chris
tian Endeavor societies, more love and
trust in God.
AT the close of Mr.. Houses remarks,
Albert Bellingham sang solo, THE
Holy CITY," in a beautiful manner.
The chairman then called upon F. D.
Taylor and j. w. Allen, who had been
appointed to look over the percentage
of the various societies, to report the
result. The report was as follows:
Welcome Mission, SO per cent; First
United Presbyterian, 825 per cent; Hope
Church, 1913 per cent; Lake View, 721-35
per cent; Old South, "a, so per cent; Pill
grim, 59s4 per cent; and Rutland, % 1-3
per cent. The banner was therefore
given to Welcome Mission, it having the
largest percentage Of attendance. w.
E. Oakley gave thanks in behalf of the
mission.