Evening star., 1898-10-29
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES

The Christian Endeavor topic for tomor-
row is "Helpfulness." and on this topic thu
Rev ]. ]. Summerfell, d. D., editor of the
Herald of Gospel Liberty. says: The
helps named by the apostle are those
which exercise the greatest helpfuIness 10
others and the gift of the help is slightly
different from that of the helper The
help suppresses himself more than the
helper The help almost loses his iden-
tity in his helping; seems almost to be-
come something, rather than some one. The
one whom he helps gets the glory.
MANY preacher is made successful by
his help some deacon. Many a general
is crowned with victory from the aid of
some member OF his staff. who is hardly
helper only help and who receives no
credit for the work which he had helped
his nominal leader to accomplish.
I'm religion, helpfulness of the finest
kind comes from the genuine helps. who
give their money, who collect of others,
who assist TO the singing. who some
times pray. all unknown by the assembly,
for the Spirit 10 come.
Helps not the most prominent ones
in the church, but are an absolute neces-
sity. The church can do without a splre
but 1t cannot stand without a foundation
stone. The river must receive the tribute
of the helping brooks.
'One might almost say that helps were
more needed by Christianity than apostles
or prophets for Christianity is useful I'm
proportion to its helpfulness to humanity.
For helpfulness the helps are indspensa-
BILE. Christianity can exist without orators,
but not without the helpful work of its
helps The world can exist without Alex
anders or Gladstones, but not without
plough boys.
In order to be truly helpful / think
have somewhere heard that the helps must
cultivate and exercise holiness. enthusiasm,
love, prayer, sacrifice.
AN ounce of helpfulness is worth a ton
of advice
Following are the officers and committed
chairmen of the Y. F. s. C. L. at Howard
University, lately installed: President O. 8
Murray; vice president, Miss !. NJ. Wright:
recording secretary, Miss e. L. Ragland;
corresponding secretary. w. c. Mcneil, jr;
treasurer, Miss NJ. ID. Johnson; librarian,
Chas. Oliver. Committee chairmen-Io1k-
out ]. B. Brown: prayer meeting. Thos.
Frazier: missionary, p. V. Walton: relief,
Hayes Burnett; good literature, W. l..
Smith; temperance and good citizenship.
NJ. r. Powell; social, d. o. w. Holmes;
music. Miss r. NJ. Dungee
Letters from Bible women in Japan and
india were features of the Christian En-
SH deav9r meeting at Union NJ; E: Church
last Sunday evening. Mrs. S. NJ. Hart
sock, secretary of the Washington branch
OF the W. r. NJ. s., gave a very earnest
missionary address at the church service
and social was held October 21. at which
pleasing program was rendered. including
an address on the work of the school, by its
superintendent, Mr.. Z. S. Westcott
special song service will be conducted
at 7:3o tomorrow evening by the Y. j. s. @.
E. of Plymouth Congregational Church.
18th and z streets northwest Among the
soloists will be Madam Lena Branaugh,
Miss Georgia smith and Mr.. T. n. Dixon.
Another feature will be a silver Offering at
the door.
The Intermecfate Christian Endeavor So
ciety of Calvary Baptist Church has elect
ed the following officers for the term be-
ginning November l: President, Sackett
Duryea; Vice president, Madge Guard: sec
retary, Maggie Mohler; treasurer, Charles
Hatch; corresponding secretary, Fern Ho-
akins; delegate TO c. Z. Union, Dana Hol-
land.
The Y. P. S. c. E. of Mount Vernon Plaza
NJ. E. Church South is supporting two ma
tive teachers. or helpers. to Rev. W. p,
Turner, a missionary in Japan.
Secretary Baer this week reports Tenth
Legion enronment as II .5S5; Comrades OF
the Quiet Hour, as 10.913.
India-Christian Endeavor societies IN
1897, So members, 1900. In 1895 1OI soci-
cites: ., 423 members; a healthy growth