The Republican journal., 1898-11-17
Christian Endeavor Anniversary.
The North Church c. L. society Completes
its FIRST Decade.

The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor of the North Church of this city
celebrated its tenth anniversary Wednesday
evening, November 9th
The evenings exercises opened by singing
the hymn, How firm foundation and
the 103d Psalm was read responsively.
Prayer was offered by the pastor, Rev. Geo.
S. Mills. After singing another hymn the
pastor made brief remarks appropriate to
the occasion, and introduced Mrs. Annie
Starrett Craig, the Historian of the Society,
who read the History of the Christian En-
deavor Society of the First Congregational
Church (The North church, of Belfast
Maine," as follows:
The first entry in our secretarys record
book reads like this: Sunday evening, Sept.
80. 1883. A meeting of the young people was
held, and Mr., Hack spoke to them of the
need of Christian work and OF his wish for
their help III tins work also of the value of
united and organized effort. He proposed
the formation of a y. T. S. Z. E., and asked
those who would join to give him their
names. The date of this entry, Sept. 30th,
had an interest Of its own being the first
anniversary of the pastors installation.
Probably many who We're present that even
ing remember how Mr.. Hack spoke of this,
how earnestly he urged the young people to
the service of Christ, how he explained
something of the workings of Christian
Endeavor Society, and finally, how he asked
those who would JON such society TO come
then and there to the desk and sign their
names. Quite a large number of young peo-
pie were gathered III the church that even
ing, and to go TO the front of the room before
such an audience seemed something OF an
ordeal however, after a moments hesitation
foil
others Is signed their names that night as
active members and T. as associate members.
OF these original % members there are but
IN the society to-day. A pleasant recollec-
tlon is that within tie very first week before
the society was fairly organized there was
one transfer from associate TO active men,
bership. Many members We're added
in few weeks and when at last after sever
al informal business meetings we were real
ly ready for work, we had 40 members, y
active and - associate. Our first president
was Mrs. Mary Mansfield, and the vice pres
ident, Miss Elizabeth NJ. Pond DR.. A. O
StOddard, Miss Beaman and Miss Field We're
appointed to choose committees and draw
up constitution Mrs. Limeburner was
chairman of the first Lookout committee,
Mrs. Roix of the Prayer meeting committee,
Mrs. Small of the Social committee, Miss
Beaman Of the Benevolence committee. We
had at first only these four committees. The
new EudeavOrers felt a deep sense of re-
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