The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-11-23
c. E. ECHO CONVENTION.
Appropriate Services at the First
Congregational,.Sunday Morn
ing and Evening.
MORNING.

| ing and Evening.
! MORNING.
| The subject of the pastor in the MORN
Ing at the opening of the Young Peo-
Pies Society of Christian Endeavor
annual Echo convention, was 1.-TWO
New Features of Christian Endeavor. +"
He said, in part: g.,ss
We ought to love the Young Peoples
Society of Christian Endeavor for it's
name if for nothing else. No more
beautiful expression has ever been
given to high christian purpose than
tnan that OF the first clause in the En-
deayor pledge. If all the professed
christians OF every name in the world
would take this pledge and keep it they
would sweep the world on at once in
to the millenial glory. This has been
called the Young Peoples age of Chris
tlan work, a great and hopeful sign.
We are not to expecttoo much of those
who are now in the midst of the enthu-
slasms, impulses and changeablenesses
Of youth, but they are often more faith
ful as whole, inwhat they promise than
their seniors. No organization, of
anyname outside ofthe historic church
SO far and widely embracing, has ever
existed in the history of this world as
those whose symbols are now around
US. 1t is made up of christian youth
of every nationality and speaking al
most every known tongue, and over
them floats the banner of our Reedemer.
The Christian Endeavor Society is an
organizationaround Christ and around
the cross; it had its birth in consecra-
ton and prayer. 1t is the greatest
movement of this age or of any age if
we consider it alone as prophetic of
ultimate christian unity, universal.
Organic unity is an impractical
dream. 1t once existed, but in time it
broke into fragments by its own weight.
People differ from each other and al
ways will; and although they alike sim
cerely worship they differ in preference
as to ways ofworship. THE Endeavor
mpvement is a splendid prophecy OF
Itrpe christian unity, unity in heart,
in aim and in spirit of christian love.
1t embraces people of any order who
believe in and accept Jesus Christ as
the Redeemer of the world, and in sal
walton throug h Him by faith, and every
added feature to its original impulse
has been in the interest of deeper
spirituality b nobler loyalty to him.
One circle within its circle is that OF
"The Comra{s of the Quiet Hour mum.
bering now sbout $4,000 who pledge
themselves tp spend at least fifteen
minutes each day, if possible, in med.
itation, the reading of the bible and
prayer. Another added feature is that
of 'sThe Tenh Legion" the member.
ship of whichls now increasing at the
rate of over Two hundred a week. 1t
now numbers about 16, 900 and each
member is pledged to give during his
life time, onetenth of his income for
the cause of Christin the world. 'The
Macedonian Phalanx" is another new
circle formed of pledged givers, who
lgive regularly, systematically, and
proportionateB, their motto being
"The Evangelk cation of the World in
this Generation J." The young people
of the Congregational churches in
America gave for missions last year
S1O1, 600, a gainpf $29, 900 over the gifts
of the year proceeding.
3 The Christian Endeavor is right;
: loyalty to Chrbt is the great all-em-
? bracing truth and doctrine OF this
) christian world
EVENING lCHo CONVENTION.
The service n the Congregational
8 church on Sunday evening was con-
/ Quoted by members OF the. Christian
: Endeavor socisy and was an echo OF
the state convection held recently at
St. Cloud. Thdchurch was tastefully
! decorated with he convention colors,
! white and crimpn, the principal fea-
ture of the decoration being large
c. E. monogram which was suspended
from the arch hind the pulpit. This
was also in whitaand> crimson and stud
ded with electric lights which gave a
! very pretty effect Theprogram which
appeared in lat weeks paper was
carried out and pened with service
of song, the leIfets containing the
HYMNS being the same as those used
at che convention Special music was
. rendered by the cloir, assisted by w. I.
Henshaw who alp sang solo.