Evening journal., 1901-10-24
HELPFUL HINTS
TO ENDEAVORERS
By WeA.knOWn Leaders in
The Work
UNION NEARLY 1000 STRONG
According to The Report Submitted
bV The State Secretary Inter
CSiiOg Addresses Heard

tNtlug AuuEtSNbN IiGdIu
West Presbyterian Church wears a
garb Of red and white this week This
unusual array is in honor OF the Chris
tiam Endeavorers, VINO are attending
THE sessions a hundred or mere strcng,l
the occasion being their annual State
Convention.
The pulpit Is built out TO form plat
form. and Ohis has been draped in red
and white bunting. IL is outlined with
natulal-lcoking poppies and snow
balls of tissue paper while above all
are three handsome American ilags, ar
tisiicaly draped. Crossed Christian
Endeavcr flags. with fields Of red and
letters eli white, adorn the gas brackets
about the church, and the whole effect
is particularly good. To frrsher honor
the c0lors of Che society THE women
members Of the big choir wear white
waists and red ties.
It is noticeable that the morning ses-
sions are net as well attended as those
of the afternoon and evening. Last night
for instance the church scarcely was
able 20 accommodate those who de
sired To attend THE service
This morning a workers conferencel
was held, at which various topics OIL
vital interest TO tao welfare of the
union were discussed Miss Ioulsel
iardcaste read a mper IN which shel
told what she considered was "The
Best Executive Committee" She laid
particular stress en- this idea THAT the
committee should meet with Ohe paatori
at least once mcnGh
Miss Mary Giandel gave her opinion
rs t0 The Best BUSINESS Meeting" Shol
said that the business meeting really isl
the making Of the union. and should bel
held at stated Intervals, at a time es-l
pecally set apart for it. and not sand-l
Wtled IN between other meetings. ori
held after the prayer meeting. as Isl
done TOO often. Miss ID. J. Peacock
gave her opinion as 20 what "The Bestl
/ lCorrespcndin Secretary" should be
and ler hints Wore both practical andl
useful toward producing such officials. /
Tho topics We're discussed by the Rev. /
( j. z. Otis, Miss Grandel, Miss Isabellel
Crawford the Rev JOHN Shape. Presl /
dent Burns. Miss Mabel t. Baird and
cJaer members Of the convention.
C. A. Cline then told what he con-
a.dered The Best Lookout Commit
tee;" Mrs. S. w G. Prettyman. oil
Smyrna, told about The Best PRAYER
Meeting" Howard G. Welch. of Mil. |
fcrd, drew a verbal picture Of his idea
Of The Best President"
TREASURER SUBMITS REPORT
One of the most interesting features
Of the morning session was the report 4
OF the State treasurer. Miss Mabel Es-
telle Baird, CT This city. All the so- |
cieties, with the exception of eight. hadl
submitted their reports, and made an
excellent showing. There are ffty-six
societies in The union: g97
active members and 294 associate mem |
| bers.
The increase in membership duringl
the year was 1856 active and SO assocl-
ate members; l50 members have been
added to the church.
Forty societies have Missionary Com
mittees. and during the year $752.G3 was
subscribed to missions, and S11549S toll
either works.
The total number Of tithe givers Is
reported TO be 70. Twenty-nine societies
report none. The quiet hour IS observed
by lOb members, and 20 societies reDort
taat none Of their members attends
such a service
Ihlfty-four societies observed Della
ware Christian EndeaY0r Day.
Junior societies number 20. with a
combined membership Of 1.129. During
tae past year, So juniors united with
tho church
IMere were two addresses this morn
ing which followed the discussion Of
the papers and the report of the score
taIy Both speakers We're from Balti-l
more, and they told how Christian On
deavcr societies were conducted i'm the
Monumental City. The Rev +. II
Lyy,le advanced some very helpfull
ideas, and was heard with marked in-
terest The Rev. Dewitt NJ. Benham. in
his address, contrasted live and dead
societies His talk was both earnest
and Witty, and bids fair to stand ON
as cne OF the most helpful of the con-
vention. He is a young man and an
active, as well as honorary, membtr.
II was shortly before 10 o'clock when
J. II. Burns, the State President.
made his annual address. II briefly
oulincd the object OF the Christian En-
deavor Society, and told of the mar
vcicus growth it has made the country
over. He told OF the excellent work
dcle by the State societies. and urged /
th.em to still greater efforts. He espe-
cialy asked that the quiet hour" be
uniformly observed, and that the mem
bers be more generous with their con-,
tu buttons.
The Rev. Allan w. McCardy. dhair-
msn Of t1e Committee on Evaueeli3ic.
Service, announced that a noonday SER
vice would be held at 1915 at the shops
Of t1ie Harlan and HCllingsworth Com
rauy The address was made by the
Rev. r. A. Elwocd, Of Clivet Presbytsr-
ian Church
Committees were named as follows.
Nominat-cn-Gecrg G. Per'ay. T. F.
Slocum, CT Wilmington; ". O. Gibson,