The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-20

Meeting of the Fifth Annual State Con-
vention of Christian End eavo forN &C.
Everything is in readiness for the
ffth annual State Convention of
Christian E ldeavor for n nth Caro-
lima which con7enes in Salisbury,
April 81 90 In Salisbury friends
are ready for US and are anxious for
as many Christian Eadeavorers and
those who are interested in this Or
ganizati and desire to know more
about it as possible to attend the
Convention. The prog ANNE will
be interesting and helpful, ana Sac
rotary Bare's presence will add III uch
to the success of the Convention.
Every # ,rt is being made to have
this Convention known as the "Con-
vention of prayer" and we believe
that it will be.
We have reason to thank God that
Christian Eadeavor stands pre- emil
nently for devotion to Curist, loyal y
to ones own denomination and in
REORGANIZATION fills Its ship. In the
spirit of the motto: lone is your
master, even Christ, aud all ye are
bre,hren.' This society is probabl,
doing more than any other one agen-
cy to draw the denominations Of
Christians together, and thus is a.
swering the PRAYER Of our Lord and
Savior that they all might be pure.
The spiritual element of Christian
Endeavors, that which tends to de-
velop the spiritual life Of Christians
and lead the unsaved to Christ. has
never been superseded by anything
else and the blessing of Sod has rest
ed upon the orgauiz alton from the
first.
Let US thank God that the Chris
tian Endeavor has never drlfted into
a mere literary and social club, but
that it stands for Christ and the
church.
Let US consider few facts of i'm
portanee in this connection. The
FIRST Christian E deavor Society Or
ganiz I'd in Williston Congregational
church, IN Portland, Maine. Feb. 81,
by Rev. Fransis E. Clark, then pas
tor of that church, and now Presi.
dent of the United Society of Chris
tian Endeavor. From this small be
ginning, the Society has in IS years,
grown from one to more than $4,000
with a total membership of more
than 3 222 900. 1t is found in al
Protestant d, nominations, aud in al
most, if not quite all lands where
christianity has reached. 1t is a
mistaken idea to think that Christian
Eudeavor stands for one church
more than another, for it has from
the first been interdenominatlopal
In North Carolina we have frou
'ur to Ave Thousand members of thi:
society, and these are doing a noble
york for Christ. In this State Their,
.re perhaps many who know some
hing of the Christian Eadeavor So
c,ety, and desire to know more Of 1t
IL these come to Salisbury, for by at
ending the Convention more infor
nation can be obtained about tn
society than in any other way.
| The secular press in all parts o
be State has given US liberal spac'
TOR notices which We appreciate.
| But the railroads have given tn,
Usual reduction on tickets little les
han one and one-third, and VIC ap
,reciate that also. The tickets ar
"a sale Apr: 10, 20 and 21st, and tn
II limit is April, Goth.
May this Convention be the bes
the true sense of the word, Mort
Carolina has ever known, and ma
Goods richest blessing rest upon a.
sho attend.
MAMIE BAYS,
Chm. Press Debt. North Carolin
State Union IF Christian Endeavol