Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-31
ENDEAvoR. NOTES.
A Budget of Local News of Interest


The missionary committee of the
Dewey Street Baptist Church Society
held a Japanese entertainment Tuesday
evening. The lecturer of the evening
was Rev. Minosuke Yamaguchi, B. A.,
LII. B., an ex-secretary of Japan Scrip
ture Union. His lecture on the Home
life of Japan" is very popular instruct
i've and humorous. The stereopticon
views on customs, religious and mission
ary work in Japan were the special at
fractions. He appeared in native cos
tune, and sang Japanese songs. The
collection was taken to help in the cause
Of missions.
The Westboro Congregational c. z.
Society held a very interesting conse-
Grafton service last Sunday. Each act
i've member was handed slip of paper
containing the question, What does
Christian endeavor mean to you?" and
with the request to find two verses, one
beginning with c and the other with u,
which would answer the question. The
members were asked to illustrate these
verses by personal comments At the
roll call each was ready to answer by
a promise which had come especially to
his notice. All the active members Of
this society but two have pledged
definite sum to be paid monthly for the
current expenses and the c. E. mission
ary fund. Some of the associates also
have promised to give systematically.
The Old South First Society of Chris
tian Endeavor gave a missionary social
and a pound party at the church Tues
day night, the admission for entrance
being a pound Of some article of food
not readily peItshable, such as prunes,
dried apples, etc. The articles thus gath
cred are to be sent for the relief of the
suffering. A part of the entertainment
consisted of curios shown by returned
missionary from India.
The Lake View Christian Endeavor
Society social committee, Of which Miss
Louise A. Scott is chairman, will give a
phonograph entertainment at the
church Friday evening. The Ladies'
Benevolent Society will have charge of
the supper. The proceeds are to help
purchase new singing books. This is
the third concert Of the series for this
purpose, and the fourth will be the
Passion Play" illustrated by the stere-
opticon.
NEWS FROM THE NORTH GRAFTON
BAPTIST SOCIETY.
Two new members were received into
our home department last Sunday eve
ming. We have recently held a cottage
prayer meeting in one of the homes in
our village, and two more will be ar
ranged for the month of April. Our so
ciety has just voted to publish a church
paper. Detailed arrangements are yet
to be made. Three visiting delegates
will be sent from this society to a West
boro c. e. meeting, next Sunday eve
ming.
At the last executive board meeting
of the Worcester local Endeavor union,
Mr. Waldo H. Lewis, the vice-president,
was chosen delegate to the international
convention Of Christian Endeavorers at
Nashville, Tenn, July to 12. The board
voted to pay the delegates expenses by
having lecture in May on "a trip
through the SOUTH" which will sketch
the route which 1t Is expected the Wor-
cester delegate will take when he goes
to the convention. The prospects are
good for a very successful convention
The program excels any that has yet
been prepared
The railroad associations most of
them, have granted the one-fare rate
and the tickets will be good, returning,
until July 81. A further extension will
be made to Aug. 10 for all who may
wish to remain In the south. Many Of
the state transportation managers are
planning to visit Mammoth Cave In
Kentucky and Luray Caverns and Nat
ural Bridge of Virginia, on the way to
Nashville, and these are places Of in
terest no one can afford to miss.
The Christian Endeavor society con-
nected with the First Armenian Con-
gregational Church, Of which Rev. H. G.
Benneyan is pastor. has arranged for
concert in Association Hall, April 21, for
the benefit Of $4,000 orphans in Armenia
Tickets have been distributed for sale
among the various Endeavor societies.
The last public meeting of the Worces-
ter local union will be one for the pur-
pose of deepening the spiritual life of the
Endeavorers, and will consist of a con-
ference and conservation service,