Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-11
c. E. NOTES..
North Grafton Matters of Interest-The
Boston RaIy-The Nashville Trip.

North Grafton Matters of lnterest-The
Boston RaIy-The Nashville Trip.
The North Grafton c. e. Society had
a very pleasing concert arranged by the
missionary committee last Sunday, and
it was largely attended.
There was also a large attendance at
the regular C. E. prayer meeting, which
| followed, at which new member was
received into active membership. re-
| ception exercise is used by this society,
consisting of a few words of welcome
by the president, repetition of the
| pledge, prayer by the pastor and the
singing of the hymn, ''Blest. be the tie
that binds" - s,,g.-.,g
Eleven of the active members of this
society have become Comrades of the
| quiet hour
| "a clipping from Rev. Warren Land
| ers' column of Endeavor news in the
] Salem News.)
! The Endeavor day rally of the Boston
union was a great success considering
| the blizzard From to o'clock We'd
Baer conducted a "quiet hour in the
| Clarendon Street Baptist Church. At
noon Mr. Moody addressed a large au-
| dience in fremont Temple.
The evening session was held in the
Peoples Church. George K. Somerby
conducted the praise service. Rev. }.
F.. Cowan, D. D., of ''The Christian En-
deavor World" was the speaker upon
'"The quiet hour; what it is" Rev. G.
L. Morgan Of Jamaica Plain presented
the can important matter-district OPP
ton
Rev. Ira Landrith, chairman Of the
Nashville '9S committee, made the clos
MI, II.
sage from the sunny SOUTH He said
he believed that the society needed the
south almost as much as the south
needed 1t. Some of the principles for
which the organization stood were sys-
tematic giving, Christian citizenship 1t
was not only international, it was inter-
racial, and the people of the south were
| awakening to what was due the negro
One of the great features of the COM
| ing convention in Nashville would be
the meeting of sons and daughters of
| those who wore the blue in the war
| with the sons and daughters of those
who wore the gray in that conflict. They
would clasp hands, sing hymns of
| praise to God with one voice and the
world would look on with delight The
| speaker was applauded frequently.
Crimson and white will be the colors
of the coming international convention
at Nashville. The committee has
adopted Edward Everett Hale's motto:
81 am only one; but am one.
cannot do everything;
But can do something.
That can do I ought to do,
And by the grace of God l will do.
Nashville is the third city in size in
the south and has many points of in
terest to be visited among which may
! be mentioned the Hermitage, the home
of Tennessee's first president, and the
sacred old city mansion of President
James K. Polk. The battlefelds of that
part of the country will, of course, at
tract many. Nashville has many his
| torical associations and traditions,
which will render it especial interesting
| to visitors from other parts of the coun-
| try.
The Massachusetts Endeavorers had
such a delightful trip to the San Fran
cisco convention that they are already
beginning to inquire concerning the
route to Nashville. The official excur~
sion will be in charge of the same COM
mittee, William Shaw, Esq, represent
| ing tie United Society, and H. N Lath-
rop the state union.
| Arrangements will be made for side
visits to the famous battlehelds of the
south, to the Mammoth cave, one of
| the seven wonders of the world; to the
world famed Luray caverns, the Nat
ural bridge, etc. One of the most in
structive and interesting trips ever Of
fered to our Eendeavorers is being out
| lined. Exceptionally low ates will be Sc
cured, although it is too early yet to
make definite announcement. Make
your plans now to "go away down south
| in Dixie to Nashville, '9S.
/