The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-10
PROVIDENCE CHRISTIAN EN-
DEAVOR UNION.


ening OF this week
One OF ne Uniform Union Topics,
arranged by the committee appointed
at the International Conventioa in De-
troit was used. the subject being: "A
Forward March Meeting" The Song
Service" was conducted by 70. Il. l..
Cummings and the organst was Mr..
Howard +. Brown: the Devotional Ex-
ercises" were conducted by Rev. w. IL.
Palmer. president Of the Union.
a Forward Movement in our own
Society was first cons dered by Rev.
G.. A. Conibeaf. pastor OF the enter
tanning church. under the sub-head
What New Undertakings" Mr.. Conf
bear considered that before we take up
new things. we should more fully per-
form all we have already undertaken.
and until we have entirely exhausted
the met hOds~ before us we should not
try new ones. To this end the Prayer
Meeting Committee" should be more So
cial in order 70 form a cOunter-a attrac-
tion TO the enticements that are abroad
10 tempt the Young people inlto evil
ways. But as S]ung people are grow
ing IL was sugA sted as new under
taking that something more aggressive
along the line of local work be at
tempted There is an immense amount
OF work that ought TO be done in Prov
adence among people who are indiffer-
tIlt 10 dnlNnl0B Nndt dpplleS 10 1nflS-
tfan work. An Invitation Meeting"
might be made up of the brightest, most
consecrated OF the young people who
Will canvass the neighborhood and ex-
tend a Gospel invitation TO men and
women not Interested in religious work
Above all else, IL was urged by the
speaker. that the societies take up with
new enthusiasm the work they have
been carrying on.
How Better the Committee Work"
was considered by Mr.. +. @. Reynolds
Mr.. Reynolds thought the committees
can do better work than they are I'm
their respective S0cidtieS. He deplOred
the fact that not as much interest lis
put into this work as in our business
the thought seeming to be that "any-
thing is good enough for our committee
work"
The Prayer Meeting Committee is re-
sponsible for the Spiritual life OF the
members. This committee holds n sim
ilar place toward the society that the
pastor does toward the church.
The Social Committee can help much
through the socials OF the society. A
bright social should be held once a
month: IL is a splendid way 10 win
-strangerS,- -MarIn- welcome should Ia |
extended TO them always
The Lookout Committee Is to bring in |
new members. This committee should |
be social and prayer as well as lookout |
the meetings.
"It does not matter what committees |
we are on, we need more earneStness |
and devotedness lto the work" Mr.Rey- |
nolds said in closing.
How Improve the Prayer Meetings" |
was considered by Miss r.. w. Olney. |
Miss Olney said "A wise number of /
new ideas and novel methods are al
most Indispensable to the well-being |
and growth Of any society; they will |
not be effective, however unless every
member does his part to raise the Spir-
ftual temperature of his own life and OF
the prayer meeting committee
1t is the duty OF this committee TO see
that all forward movements are made
known TO the society. Let the quiet
Hour be presented frequently.
If pauses occur in the meetings ask
members 10 think for n movement on
some phase OF the topic. or bow in si
Cent prayer. speech making, quota
tions music nor machinery can take
the place OF prayer" I'VE need more
prayer spirit in our meetings: the best
meetings are those in which many
voices are heard i'm prayer. especially
when new voices are heard. If the
leader does not suggest a season OF
sentence prayers at an opportune
moment. let some members do So"
LET there be a plan and a purpose In
every meeting known TO the prayer
Prayer meeting committees stand by
your leaders"
a FORWARD MOVEMENT IN OUR |
LOCAL UNION.
This division of the subject was con-
sidered by Mr.. Chas. n. Snow and
Miss r.. w. Olney. The first phase of
the subject: How Increase the Num-
Der of Junior and Intermediate Socie-
ties, was taken up by Mr.. Snow, VINO /
after bright description OF the recent {
Junior Rally held at the Y. NJ. 6. !
A.bullOlng, told how TO form "A junior |
society, how TO arrange for a junior
social. and how TO maintain a personal {
contact between the junior workers and !
the children. His talk enforced SeCre- !
tarys Baer's words (Which he quoted) ,
that the Junior and lntermsdiate ST.
cieties are the back bone and sustain
ing lie of the Endeavor movement" {
In closing MIR. Snow called attention Z
10 the meetings held every second sun
day i'm the month from 10 $3.50 p. m, 1
in the Y. M 4. A. building. These are
for the Junior Workers OF Providence
and vicinity. and all We're urged to at
nend next Tuesday evening and listen
no an exceptionally fine address on v
JuniOr work. The article entitled, "The
Child's Proper Development" In the
Eovember Cosmopolitan. was COM b
men led and all are urged 70 read H. d
Where Can We Form New Young
Peoples Societies." was considered
Miss T.. w. Oluey suggesting that II Il
might be possible 10 form a Junior So
cicty among the children I'm the State
Home and school The work done un c
der the auspices of this union. FOR
which Mr.. G. ~ Nye is chairman. has
been OF very interesting ana practi-
cal character Miss Olney also sug-
gested that the union OF the various
Young PEOPLES Societies OF our CITY
might be effected after the method IN
dorsei by the United Society. where
by they retain their respective organ |
izations. but add that OF c. T.. to their
ritles thus enabling ,-sam 10 affiliate
with our organization IN practical
work The united work of these ,r-
ganizations during the visit OF the
yale band" was used IN Illustrates ,
of the nature ~ such a union
In clcsing Miss Olney said. "I no
lieve thar the thing FOR us TO do a. 90
have each member strengthen his c,,,,,
rociety by holding up our motto "p,r :
Christ ard the Church" an4 otbe-. ,
$500 REWARD. A