The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-22
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.
THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST
 MEETING

This City Last Evening-Many Part
 of the County Represented-Stirri ins ], The 101st meeting of the New Havel 1 Christian Endeavor union was held las 1 evening at the Immanuel Baptis l church, corner of Chapel and Day ] streets, last evening. There was z very large attendance from the En- | deavorers in this city, as well as iron the rest of the thirty-five unions of the county, including the pastors from sev- eral churches. These meetings are helC quarterly The object of this union is to promote Christian Endeavor inter ests, increase the mutual acquaintance of the members and make them more useful in the service of God. An infor- mai social was rendered from seven tc eight o'clock to the principal speaker of
 the evening, Professor Amos R. Wells (Cabel CobWeb), the Well-known mana
 ging editor of the Christian Endeavor
 World, the official organ of the Chris
 tan Endeavor societies. He is located in Boston. The program was as fol-
 lows:
 Roll call.
 Hymns.
 Regular business.
 Address.
 J. H. Mansfield, of this city made a few remarks, after which Mir Wells was introduced.
 He gave most Interesting and in structive talk on the topic Does it Pay?" His remarks in part follow:
 They are asking in regard to the Christian Endeavor society, Does it Pay?" That is a question sure to be asked regarding any new thing, unless it happens to be a circus or a football game.
 The question is legitimate one, if only it were asked more impartially of secular as well as sacred pursuits. Men have a right to look for results from every movement. An enormous amount of work is put into our Chris tian Endeavor movement, work that should have enormous gains to show begin with you right at home. Does Christian Endeavor pay there? Does it pay in your heart life?
 You have promised to read your Bible every day, unless you have some req son that Christ" would accept. Ger tainly ten million persons since the so- ciety began have taken this pledge That single fact, in my opinion, amply iustifies the existence of the society. I am sure that on the whole the Bible reading promised by these millions of young people is done with thorough ness, with loving zeal and in accordance with the very best plan the agencies of the church bring before them. And such Bible reading pays.
 MT. Wells went on to speak of the Christian Fndeavor promise to pray ev- cry day, distinguishing between the kind of pra ying that pays and the kind that does not pay, and insisting that, in the main, the daily progress of the En- 1eavorers were reverent, faithful and true
 The Christian prayer meetings were discussed, and the Endeavorers were lrged to make them pay by sincerity md by real appreciation of the great eternal issues of life.
 MT Wells spoke with much earnest l ness in defence of the Christian En- l ieavor pledge, considering 1t an nvalu | ,ble training in promse-keeping, great | V needed in this age when obligations, | ,iVil social and moral, are so lightly | leld He went on to speak about Chris ian Endeavor committee work and the | york of the local unions giving practi- | .al hints toward making both pay" md closed with an exhortatlon to live | or the spiritual realities that, when We ome to look back upon this life from he next world, will be found to be the ,n1y things that have paid after all.
 The names of the present officers are IS follows:
 President-Rev. George Foster Prem iss, 139 Greene street.
 Vice -Presidents-Miss J. M. Scott, Hiss Florence Watrous. MT R. G. 1lapp, MT J. s. 1mrie.
 Recording secretary-Miss Mary Gris- void 29 Clinton avenue.
 Corresponding secretary-Miss Ida M. dams. 21 Carmel street.
 Treasurer-M Walter c. Chalker, 2S1 Greenwich avenue,
 Auditor-Mr. Charles McClelland.
 Chairman finance committee-Mr. P. larry Gram.
 Chairman district committee-Mr. A. '. Mcintyre.
 Chairman temperance and good citi- enship committee-Mr ]. H. Mansfield Chairman social committee-Mr. Sin lair B. Palmer
 Chairman Evangelistic committee Tr. C. B. MacDuffee. Chairman press committee-MisS M. . Webster.
 Chairman music committee-Miss annie Whitfield
 Chairman missionary committee ev. G. H. Hubbard
 President junior union--Mrs A. N. z -cIntyre, 235 Ferry street.