The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-03
CHRISTIAN ENOEAVOR.

Gen. o. o. Howard is announced to
speak for the local union on the 18th;
subject, My summers work with the
army and navy Christian commission"
Tickets for this lecture will be sold at
a nominal price, and if expenses are
more than met the surplus will go
toward defraying the expense of the
public meetings of the year
There will be grand conference
rally of the Endeavor forces at the
First Baptist Church on the 2Sth The
lookout prayer meeting and social
committees will have conferences, and
those not specially interested in any of
these branches of the work will attend
the quiet hour conference to be con-
Quoted by j. w. Cowan of Boston, as
sociate editor of the Christian Endeavor
World
The First Baptist society is parti-
cipating in the revival services being
carried on at the church. Last Sun
day evening, in place of the regular
topic, they considered for the consecra-
ton service the question why l be-
came a Christian" very many giving
personal testimony.
The prayer meeting committee of Pill
6AHi ooClely plduIleu UNIQUE service
for last Sunday evenings Endeayor
meeting. 1t was called a triple meet
ing, embracing, as it did. a leaderless
meeting, an anniversary and a con-
secration service. The program was
written on large blackboard placed
on the platform, and included praise
service, concert scripture reading, re-
ports of missionary work and Welcome
Mission and from the information com
mi cal inn
nual message, a prayer chain soprano
solo, roll call and remarks by the
pastor, DR.. Lewis. 1t proved a very
helpful service, and was much en-
toyed. This society's new topic card.
just issued, gives the topics for three
months only, and is very neat and
business-like. 1t bears the names of
all the members of the various commit
tees.
Plymouth Y. p, S. c. E. has elected
for the coming six months as follows
President G. Frank White; vice pres
ident, Fred c. Gammell; treasurer
Nathan c. Morse; secretary, Eliza L.
Walker: corresponding secretary and
news CLEANER Minnie Taft; lookout
chairman, H, S. Whitney; prayer meet
ing, Mrs. G. f. White; social, E. c.
Whitney Sunday school, r. f. Bige-
low; junior, Annie T. Kelley; mission
ary Mary j. Emerson; good citizen
ship, F. E. Metcalf music Hattie NJ
Bagley: flower Mabel S. Houghton;
good literature, Julia Cote. Plymouth
society will celebrate its anniversary
this year by a supper and social to be
held at the Y. w. c. A. on the 10th. A
program of music and toasts is ir
preparation. A recently organized c
E. quartet in this society adds much
brightness to the service; a male quar-.
tet has also assisted.
The Endeavorers of the Church o.
CHRIS. have hired a piano for the
rooms OF one of the shut-in members
OF their church, and frequently go tC
sing and play for her.
Emmanuel, Adams Square Congrega
tional, Main Street Baptist and Dewey
Street Baptist are scheduled for Wei
come Mission this week The meeting
OF last Sunday evening. led by an En-.
deavorer, was exceedingly earnest anC
practical The Christian Endeavor So.
ciety of the Mission makes it a specia
point to assist at this Sunday evening
meeting. Three men were led to begir
the new life. President A. A. Nc.
Laughlin addressed the men.
The United Society of Christian En-.
deavor has completed it's removal from
GAG Washington street to headquarters
in the new fremont Temple building
Boston. In the 10 years Of its exist.
ence il has given away hundreds OF
thousands of leaflets explaining the
methods of the Christian Endeavoi
movement, and through its means the
c. Z. constitution has been translated