The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-30
THE ENCEAvORERS.
Activity Manifested as the New Year
Approaches.

| 6StHAy WdiltGStSu do tHS NVW iSd'
Approaches.
The January Bulletin Of the local un.
executive board meeting for the nth
A social for missionary chairmen is
planning by the unions mission
airy committee, Miss Flora NJ. Briefly,
chairman. This social last year was
| considered one of the pleasantest ard
most successful events of the season.
The societies will take a special in
terest in making out repol is for The
past six months, as the society which
makes the best showing, all things con
| sidered, is to be awarded the local I'M
ion banner to hold for the coming six
months At the last executive board
meeting, the following committee was
appointed to examine the reports and
| award the banner: Ernest Maylott
tHope Church, chairman, c. E. Par
sons (First BaptsD, W. F. HiclB (Old
SOUTH, Annie NJ. Knight (Chufch of
| Christi and Beulah e. Lewis TIE cor
responding secretary is about 7endine
out the questions, and replies IEust be
returned by Jan. s.
The societies to lead at Welcdme Mis-
sion next week are: Friends'f Pilgrim.
plymouth and Park churchesf
The president Of the unbon w IT
Lewis. viii visit Bethany Society next
| Sunday evening. Il
The chairman of the a.isBd citizenship
committee of Old Sout- First Society
having written the II }ro0r for suggas.
lions as to what End korers can do
Lor worcester alon@,owht line, as sug-
gested by the topif thea recent prayer
meeting which thtnd flnmittee was to
ll@Ve charge az Ently received a
courteous and 5tibulfghtfui reply which
suggests that ehey may aid in keeninp
OUT OF tenatation those discharged
from the police courts and penal insti-
Iutlohs, IN line with the work of the
probation officers At the last board
meeting OF the union, it was voted TO
petilloh thet mayor not to grant license
ior spaFrlnS events, as such licenses
nave peen Pefused in other cities. and
~ !, is is Le9 worcester has no use for any
LING may does not tend to elevate its
moral standing.
The local union offers it's mimeo-
sIdpn for use to any of the societies who
1 TouI9l IKE TO go to headquarters any
luesd3y evening for that purpose. the
society, Of course, to furnish its own
Statlepery An officer of the union win
ne thefe TO instruct any who are NOT
accustomed to it's use.
The new Christian Endeavor calendar
is YeFy attractive in size and colorino.
ana Mas the prayer meeting topics. as
wen fs the usual dates. Pansies are
ne principal decoration, and a scroll
SHOWS the Following countries TO con
tain Endeavor societies: Africa. Au-
strailS, Austria, Chilli, China, Den
mark,i Egypt, France, Hawaii, Italy.
MeXlcp, Norway, Persia Spain, Swift
zerlal9d, Sweden, Turkey, West Indies 4.
70 tnose, OF course, are to be added
Grea9 Britain and Ireland, Canada. and
America, and others.
Active preparations for the coming
hternational convention at Detroit next
July, P-10, are already making, the state
committee having definite arrange
mentsl as to headquarters and time of
startling. The date for the next state
convention Will be October 17-1S and
the pace, as already known, Spring
neld, Et is expected that eminent speak
ers from England will grace this con-
ventian, a distinction that former state
gatherings have not had.
bttuntiful Christmas dinner at New
wark, n j., Industrial Home was pro
yldeds by the North Reformed church
G. E.Bof that city
Olds South Juniors held an Indoor
"'en and business meeting at the
9Th, yesterday afternoon.
IN christmas supper for the Italian
1 %NAers at work on the water system
}lmouth was provided by the En-
h. {rers of THAI town.
lhurch membership committee is
uggeStiVe name of one of the
ttees of Brockton First Congre-
al Endeavor Society.
Presbyterian Society of Kear-
j., has a mission study club
IS taking up Ancient and mod
ions-their history and charac-
be society last spring sent $50
China, for medical mission
d this spring expects to raise
to $40.