Evening star., 1898-07-23
CHRIS STIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES

topiS LUZ SITiStidn EnQeaFOr
consideration is How to have a happy
home,' and in writing on it in the Christian
Endeavor World "Pansy" says Gould
Christian homes where father and mother
We're really nonored fail of happiness? We
Eave reached the secret of all happiness
Christ the hearts centre; nothing and no
more than He; the Bible the guide book So
centered, so guided, happiness is assured"
The scripture lessons are Job %, 1-2o, and
Deut. 6, SO.
The Y. P. S. c. E. of the Western Pres
byterian Church have elected the follow
ing persons to the positions stated, term
to begin in October; President, w. S. Arm
strong; vice president, Miss Edith NJ Pike;
recording secretary, Miss Lucy McKim;
corresponding secretary, Miss May E.
smith; treasurer. Miss Sallie r. Turton;
| Junior superintendent, Mrs H G. Kimba H.
gate to union executive committee, Miss
Matte E. Cock Charmen of committees
lookout Miss Emma Corcoran; prayer
meeting, j. w. Matson; social Mrs D. H.
Deloe; music, HI. c. Barclay; missionary,
w. l. Simpson; flower Miss Minnie c.
Kaiser relief, Miss Phoebe A Ross; Chris
tian citizenship, w. II. H. Smith; Sabbath
school, Miss Hattie Anderson; calling, Miss
h. V. Brandenbufg; good literature, Miss
Annie {. Long; Information, Miss Annie W.
Stuard.
The Endeavor Society Of Plymouth Con-
gregational Church, corner of 18th and P
streets northwest, sent delegate to the
recent convention at Nashville, and has
arranged for an echo meeting at the church
tomorrow evening at o'clock, at which
the delegate will make his report.
The Y. p. S. c. E. of First Presbyterian
Church, gave a lawn party at the home of
the Misses Hine in lexington, recently.
The Endeavorers of the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church will hold services in the
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10 o'clock Sunday evening, followed at
$50 with a brief sermon by the pastor,
Rev. +. d. Power. Last Sunday evening
DR.. Power gave to the Endeavorers and con-
gregation a report of the Nashville con-
vention, at which gathering he one
of the speakers.
During July and August the Christian En-
deavor Society of Union NJ. L. Church will
have charge of the evening service at that
church for a portion of each Sunday, the
pastor concluding with a brief summary
of the topic. Mr.. Millard Rugg, active
member of this society, is in the United
States signal corps, and Mr.. John Challice.
an associate member, is on the receiving
ship Richmond at Philadelphia. Mr.. Ed
ward Ross, killed in the second engagement
at Santiago, was a member of Unions Sun
day school.
AT the Nashville echo meeting at Mount
Vernon Place NJ. E. Church South, tomor-
row evening, at 7:30 o'clock, IN charge of
the pastor, short addresses will be made
by Mr.. Miles NJ. Shand, Rev. J. w. Duff
fey, Mr. K. E. l.. Smith, and Mr.. A. l..
Dietrich. Calvary Baptist Society held its
echo meeting last Tuesday evening, led by
Mr.. Shand.
AS Indicative of the wide range of Chris
tian Endeavor activity the following are
selected from a lorg list of best things
accomplished by different societies the past
year, as reported by General Secretary
Baer at the Nashville convention: Paid
part of our church debt" Purchased hymn
hooks library books and church fnrOifllre' -
Paid part of our pastors salary" Sent
money to educate children in schools in
foreign lands" Assisted our pastor in the
evening service Supporting home and
foreign missionaries Held cottage and
tent prayer meetings" "Organized Sunday
schools in country places" Visiting and
holding services in prisons, almshouses,
hospitals, car stations, and fire engine
houses, in Iarks and at steamboat land
ings, Flower mission and fresh air fund
work., Organized chorus choir for Sun
day evening services The study of mis-
sions and missionaries biographies" For
nation of classes for systematic Bible
study" Special contributions for sufferers
in India and in Cuba" ''Evangelistic work
among the soldiers Distribution of good
literature" warfare against Sunday base
ball, and Sunday excursions, whether by
bicycle, train or boat" .'Well-planned
Christian citizenship victories Won at the
primaries" "Orgarized no-license campaign
against the saloon" support of mission
mothers and children taken from Boston to
a nearby suburb for an afternoons out
ing Home department of the Sunday
school organized" Opened a reading room
in church, shut up a candy store
that tempting Sunday school scholars
on Sundays christmas dinners for the
poor In charge of evening service during
illness of our pastor Invitations to our
church left at hotels Saturday nights,
Helped to close the doors of a gambling
den,' Increased amount given to missions
per member from twenty cents to $2.5o,'
Forty of our members gave their hearts
to Christ from the society in the Albany,
N. Y, penitentiary1, Sustained a good lit
erature exchange" "A picnic for fiftyfour
Chicago waits" CLOSED barber shop upon
Sunday" Paying for church pew for
strangers" christmas box given to each
inmate of the county poorhouse,' Made
bandages and comfort bags for the soldiers
and Sailors Paid our church coal bills,
Members delegated to escort two blind
girls to our meetings" Three hundred
people fed in Philadelphia's slums upon
Thanksgiving day." FURNISHED a bed in
a hospital" Furnished Testaments to SOL
diers' Cared for four families twenty-
four persons) all winter" Special mission
ary prayer meeting sustained weekly
Support native preacher in Burmah.'