The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR.

In honor of the 18th anniversary of
the founding of the Christian Endeav-
or movement, the Worcester Union will
hold group morning prayer meetings on
the last Sunday of the month, the ac-
tual birthday coming Feb. 2. There
VIII be five such meetings, as arranged
by the visitation committee, under the
direction of w. T. Turner of that COM
mittee.
AT First Presbyterian will gather
Bethany, South Baptist, Emmanuel.
Hope and Pilgrim Societies
AT First Free Baptist-Piedmont Old
South, Welcome Mission, Main street
Baptist, Church of Christ.
AT Dewey Street Baptist-Pleasant
Street Baptist, Friends, Bethel, Park
and John Street Baptist.
At First Baptist--Union, Plymouth.
First United Presbyterian, Central, Bel
mont, Volunteers and Summer Street
Societies.
Adams Square Baptist and Congrega-
tional Societies will unite.
Last Sabbath was Visitation Sunday"
among the local societies, and most So
cieties sent and received delegations
meetings. These yisitations are plann-
ed only once in two or three months,
and have brought about a feeling of
fellowship and cordially among the
societies, which could have been gain
ed, perhaps, in no other way.
Invitations are out for the missionary
social and conference at Pilgrim church
next Monday evening, from 8 to 10
o'clock. Music, games and refresh
ments are a part of the attractive pro-
gram. The missionary chairmen and
presidents of the societies, with the ex
ecutive committee of the union are the
invited guests. If the missionary chair
man cannot be present, he is privileged
to send as a substitute some member
who is interested in missionary work.
The returns from the recent missionary
QUESTIONABLE will be in some measure
discussed at the conference.
First United Presbyterian. Pleasant
Street Baptist, Union and Lake View
Societies are scheduled to lead at We'll
come Mission this week. There will
probably be quite a large representa-
| ton of Endeavorers at the Welcome
Mission annual meeting this evening.
The young people feel that they have
received a great blessing through their
contact with the gospel work at the
mission. Although not giving as a
union individual societies are contrib
| uting toward the support of the mis-
sion, and they would be exceedingly
loath to see it given up, if there were
any way in which their help could pre-
vent.
Old South Second Society held a very
pleasant social at the home of Miss
Florence Stetson, 120 Elm street, last
Friday evening.
Pilgrim. Society is to lose one of its
most earnest Endeayorers, in eX-Presi-
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Los Angeles, California, where he eX
poets to stay at least one year.
The name of Miss Margaret Wilson
of Piedmont society has been added
to the unions missionary committee, in
place of Elmer c. Potter, resigned.
Piedmont society leads the meeting of
the American Volunteer Endeavorers
at their nall OH Mechanic street this
evening.
The lookout committee of the union
visited North Grafton Baptist Society
last Sunday evening, and reports the
society in a very live condition. En-
thusiasm is none the less manifest that
the meeting is held at the close of the
evening preaching service. All the
Endeavorers are out in force to hear
the sermon as we'll as attend the prayer
meeting. The society has large
membership of Quiet Hour comrades.
and band of Truth Legion givers.
The executive board meeting Of Tues
day evening as very largely attend
ed. moga of the town societies, with
several of the out-of-town societies. in
Guiding Westboro and North Grafton,
being represented.
The Good Templars of this district
having determined on an all the year
round aggressive temperance cam
paign, have invited the Worcester En-
deavorers to send a committee to con-
faI them n nr
action. and the unions good citizenship
committee has been appointed for this
duty.
District Secretary George Il. Cone
land attended the board meeting Tues
day evening, and spoke of the plans for
the district convention for Patriots
day as well under way. The state
president has promised to attend, and
it is hoped that DIR. Clark may come
also, as he has special interest in
Westboro, where the convention will be
held as the home of his foster parents
1t was voted by the board that
Secretary Copeland be asked to reT.
ommend to the state board the estab-
lishment of correspondence committees
In the local unions throughout the state
whereby member changing his resi-
dence could be recommended or intro
duced to the Endeavorers in his new
surroundings.
III response 10 the communication sent
to the mayor by vote of the executive
board of last month through the good
citizenship committee petitioning that
licenses be not granted for sparring eX-
hibitions, as they do not tend to eIe-
vate public morals and have been re-
fused license in other cities on that
ground, a letter was read at Tuesday
evenings meeting from the mayor.
which assured the Endeavorers that
such contests would be most carefulIy
watched, and that nothing offensive in
them would be permitted.
DIR. Bulls Cough syrup conauers
Group at once cures the child, and tins
saves many q life. Mothers need not fear