Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-24
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES

| CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES
| The Christian Endeavor topic for tomor-
| row What Is True SUGGEST" is one that
| should be of interest to every one. The
| Scripture selection for the day Is Matthew
| 1621-27. The Rev. Henry c. Vedder, pro-
| fessor in Grocer Theological Seminary, in
| answer to the question, What light do the
| Scriptures throw on the problem of true
| success?" has the following to say: First,
| they teach that true success is measured
| by aim, rather than by mere achievement
| Inc parable OF the talents makes this very
| plain The servant who had gained two
| talents was as highly commended as he
! who had gained five: the excellence of in
| tention, the fidelity of the service, not the
| actual gain. constituted success. And the
| Scriptures teach us that apparent failure
| may be the highest success. Our Master
| does not judge US by results; We are not to
| judge ourselves by such d false standard
| IL we would know whether any man is truly
| successful we must ask what he has pur-
posed not merely what he has done; what
! he IS, not what he mas; his character
| rather than his achievements are The true
| gauge of his success.
| But the Scriptures also teach us most
clearly that mere 1cherfshing of high pur-
| pose does not insure success. There must
| be strenuous attempts to realize the lofty
ideal. Many go through life with some
| vague purpose Of accomplishing high
things, but these purposes never pass into
| realization. The man who succeeds is the
| servant who not only knows his Masters
will, but does it; he WIG not only purposes
| highly, but resolutely sets himself to the
! accomplishment of his Purposes
AT the last business meeting of the Y
5. c. E. of Keller Memorial Lutheran
Church Mr.. Joseph Boss was elected presi-
dent of the society, to serve in place of Mr.
robert Bowdler who was to have been in
stalled at that time, but who is now sta
| toned at Jacksonville, Fla, with a regi-
ment OF United States immunes.
| The committees Of the District of Column
bla Christian Endeavor Union are all plan
| ming for Interesting meeting at First
Presbyterian Church next Friday evening
September 30. The program, as now made
| up, includes a social half hour, in which all
the members of the. various committees will
nave an opportunity to meet and get ac-
| quainted with the union officers and the
other members of their committee. to he
followed by an open parliament or confer
eHce on committee work in general during
which many short statements of WAYS and
means of doing such work will he mad
mis- in turn will be followed by separate
meetings of each committee where they
are expected to talk over the ideas ad-
Vanced in the general conference which
pear upon their particular work. The whole
Will be lnterspersed by prayers and SONGS
and followed by light refreshments served
| by the correspondence committed Every
member of every union Committee is ex,
pected to be present.
series of evangelistic meetings is to he
heid IN Mount Vernon Place NJ. E. Church
South' beginning Monday evening, October
10, to last one week. The Rev. ]. P Stnmn
OF Virginia will assist the pastor Pav I
w. Duffey. ~ -
| This week the enrolment of comrades of
the quiet hour reaches O34S Applicati ons
Tor enrolment should be addressed to Rev.
r. b. Clark, GAG Washington street. Bos-
Ton, Mass. This weeks daily reading Is in
| John, 0:25-63.
The reported contributions of Sunday
schools and Christian Endeavor societies to
the American board of missions shows a
gam Tor the past eleven months of SO 2I9 10
over the contribution for the same period of
| 1897 'oN VI
In recent letter to a District Endeavorer
General Secretary Baer, referring to the
international convention to be held In De-
troit Mich, next year. says: 1T is going
10 De great meeting. Plan to co.
The District union will soon begin its ar
engagements for the official excursion as
the probable magnitude Of the railroad
trainc on that occasion requires an early
beginning to insure favorable contracts
with the various transportation and hotel
companies
This week the tenth legion has grown IN
IL ,197 members.
The annual installation of officers of the
Y. p. s. c. E. of Zion Baptist Church oc-
CURED last Sunday evening Mr. w D. Jar
Wis, chairman of the prayer meeting COM
mittee, conducted the devotional exercises
Mr.: Grant Leet, president of D. c. C. E.
Union, delivered the charge to the officers
elect, exhortng them to be wise, energetic
persistent and charitable, thus insuring
success. Addresses were also made by the
pastor, Rev. w. j. Howard, DR.. c. w.
Ghilds. VIM; A. Baltimore, retiring presi-
dent, and Mrs. Jennie NJ Brown. the in
coming president. The music was also an
especial feature, being furnished by Miss N.
Day, Prof T L, Frisby, Prof. J: Fielder
The last monthly meeting at the Wo-
| mans Christian Home, In charge of the
Endeavorers of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church, was conducted by the
rendered by Mrs. II. w Smith. This En-
deavor society is avery, active one, as was
sn rttnn at It's last It. business meeting when
was submitted by eachI6f the wide-awake
committees and officers
The Yale Missionary Bands visit to this
city October to II is the cause Of much
active and careful preparation on the part
of those having the matter in charge. Some
twenty or more MEETINGS will be held dur
ing that week. IN as many different
churches, and the Epwortn Leaguers and
Christian Endeavorers all over the city are
looking forward with q great degree of
pleasurable anticipation to them. A more
definite statement win appear early next
week. IL
The next District Endaavor Union meet
ing will be at Calvary Baptist Church on
the evening of october 8.
Color blindness and Street Cars.
From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
Color blindness is more common than
folks suppose said car starter on Canal
street, land we fellows have first-rate
chance to find it out. It's common thing
for me to tell a man to take green
and then see him stand stock still and let
it go by. He will swear it was blue. The
same thing happens with the yellow cars.
which look pink to lots of people. A good
many of them don't know that there is
anything wrong with their sight, and think