Evening star., 1898-10-22
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES

Missionary discussions will be the order
OF the day in Christian Endcavor meetings
tomorrow. the topic Icing, Go. or Send"
with Acts xvi: 1-10 as Scripture reference.
Madison G. Peters, DID, pastor of the
Madison Avenue Reformed Church, New
York, speaks as follows: The man whose
feliglcn does not mike him either go or
send, or both; who does not make his re-
hgion the business of his life. may disguise
1t as he likes; he does not believe or he
believes in Christ as he believes in Wash
ington, or in some dead fact in his-orv
which belongs to another age, and has no
living connection with him or influence On
his destiny. y Christian EndeavOr Society
was losing ground and 4 special meeting
was called to devise scme plan for making
thlngs go. In the room where they We're
assembled was a parrot. After affairs had
been discussed while, the parrot shouted,
Work, lubberS. work
Lhefe was the dificulty-they did not
WORK Inc Christian is to be rich in good
WORKS, not In order to be saved but be-
cause he is saved. A soldier who was a
matchmaker by trade, went to war and
TOOK win him some small instruments of
MS craft thinking to make Il few extras
now and then while in camp. He found
plenty OF puttering to do, and almost for
sol that he was soldier. So day
When ordered off to fight, he exclaimed :
My! how can | go? | have ten watches to
mend
Many Of our young people are so abs ,-h-
ed IN worldly things that they have no
tilhe lor church work. But what if you
cannot so? Send. In other words give,
The goods that God has given you are 70 be
iala out for the good of others they arc
sacred trusts. not to be greediiy boarded
!dvlshiy squahdered, nor &elfishly to be en-
Joyed, but generously to be employed for
the glory of Christ and His church. Re
hslous feeling is good but it is good for
hothlhs until 1t has feeling in the pocket,
Win a resolution moved by a consecrated
heart to give out of your income to the
support of Gods house in proportion to
your proSDarity'
The Woman's Foreign Mission Society of
mon M. e. Church c.osed the year with
$40 raised for foreign missions. OF this
the Junior Christian Endeavorers contrib
uted S4o Tor an orphan in China and the
famine orphans Of India The Y p. s. C. e
contributed &<o of it for a Bible woman in
Japan. This is SO in advance over last
Year, and greatly encouraging to the union.
At recent Christian Efdeavor meeting at
this church Mr.. W. H. II. Smith led the
service with the topic An Old time Con-
secration Service" Illustrating his remarks
by "a model of the temple. 1t was both in
terestiag and Impressive.
The mldweek prayer meeting of Mt. Yer
non Place NJ. e. Church South is to be
changed from Wednesday to Thursday
evening. Tomorrow is ChdrenS day in
the Sunday school at this church and spe-
cial exercises have been arranged for at
9:3O in the morning. ~
The Mission Band of the Sixth Presbyteri-
an church has elected the following Off
GERS to serve for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, Miss Alice Hercus: vice president,
Miss Lula McDade; secretary, Miss Annie
Ran; treasurer, Miss Florence Davis. The
band is to be divided into sections. the
leaders of which will plan work for the
children and instruct them on missionary
topics.
The Y. p S. c. E. of Eastern Pres byteri-
an Church has changed the date of lis cleo
uons to conform to the date of changes in
the unions corps of officers, September l.
This society takes charge one Monday night
of each month of the meeting at the north
east branch of the Central Union Mission.
The First Presbyterian Y. P. s. c. g held
its first autumn sociable the 14th lstant.
A pleasing program was rendered and the
evening was greatly enjoyed by al pres
ent.
The tenth legion enrolment reaches II ,527
this week, and the comrades of til. quiet
hour, 1896.