Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-02-07
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoRERS.
President Burns Addresses Letter to the
Members of the Delaware Society.


j. II. Burns. president of the
Christian Endeavor Societies of Della
ware has addressed the following letter
to the members.
Dear Christian Endeavorers: At
meeting Of the State executive com
mittee held last month attention was
again directed TO DIR. Clark's definite
programme for the twentieth year Of
Christian Endeavor, ard also to his
letters regarding !" Honorable Honorary
Memhers'' and "a Call to Prayer for
Great Awakening " February Cd,
this year, Christian Endeavor will be
twenty years OF age. We will celebrate
this anniversary. DR.. Clark 8 sug-
gestions we're thoroughly endorsed and
the secretary instructed to send 10
every s, ciety in the State cory of
DIR. Carlsis letters and ask the mem
berg TO act on those suggestions. /
trust every society has entered heartily
and earnestly into this work and that
already blessings in abundance are de-.
seeuding.
Again would urge upon every
Christian Endeayorer for this years
work a lew suggestions, some OF which
| gave at our last State convention ard
since then through the medium OF The
Christian Endeayor World:
!. The strengthening Of the weaker
societies.
?. Faithful committee work-meet-
ing and reporting regularly. More and
more would emphasize the importance
and usefulness of the executive COM
mittee. IA
8. Enrolment in the "Macedonian
| Phalanx.n
4, Helping the Juniors-show an
interest 10 them and have an active
| junior committee. ~. .-...
s. Giving more attention to associate
members-br them in and win them
.for Christ and the Church," aud
pray and work for Decision Day"
not only on February Sd, but at regular
intervals afterwards.
6. More intermediate societies, and
give fall attention to that which will
solve an important problem, honor
| able honorary members
The latter is mostly timely ard
| happy solution and one which will
keep us, while life shall last. actively
connected with the society We have
learned to love" and do not wish to
leave.
I. And above all I would urge the
'Qulet houf.
but the duty Immediately confront
ing us now is the twentieth anniyer-
sary celebration. In the brief inter-
vening time let us bend our thoughts,
words, and prayers and energies lin
cooperating with Christian En-
deayorers the world around in making
the twentieth anniversary Of Christian
i Endeavor q Decision Day for Christ
xua
"signalize,n as Or. Clark suggests,
generous twentieth century thank
| offering for the cause of Chrirt, to be
given as the church directs, through
the regular UNCONVENTIONAL boards. V
Our State executive committee has
requested that our pastors be asked &c
preach sermon appropriate to ths
twentieth anniversary, especially iti
appeal for decisions, at the morning
service of February 3D.; also that We
ask the Sunday school superintendent
to arrange for a decision Day. IL
the Sunday schools on that day, ano
then at The Christian Endeayor prayer
meeting in the evening we pres!
bone upon all associate members anc
other young people the necessity of ar
immediate decision for Christ.
Will you not join with all the
societies in our State 10 acting OF
these requests and euggestions, no
forgetting the thank offering for His
work throughout all the worldP Ii
order to reap the rich aud full benefit
of Decision Day. we must prepar'
for IT in advance. Many of our societies
have been getting ready for severn
weeks. Still there Is time, If we ar,
in earnest and by active and energetic
work, to have an interesting and help
ful Anniversary. $40 the work. a
never before. Oh! be in earnest
I" 'Tis Jesus who calls thee" In GU
planning do not forget the Juniors
Give them Part IN the celebration
Our Lewes convention motto wa
"Better Service May we not go on
step further this year and earnestl
strive for the hest service along al
lines of work. Surely the best ough
to be the very least we are willing I
render our dear Saviour and Lord
And for the great awakening" who
is surely CON ing, and has come alread
to many churches, keep on prayin
daily. earnestly, definitely and be
lovingly, remembering, in the word
of our motto for this year, 'tNot b
; might, nor by power, but by my Spirit
saith the Lord Of Hosts" that tn
blessing we seek will come. Every on
"be working, ne Watching, /be pray
, ing" ard may the ''loye Of Christ
constrain us.
God grant that many Of the youn
7 people connected with our churche
and Sunday schools and in the Junic
societies may he led to decide to
! Christ and to join the church. .,t5
Earnestly and cordially yours,