The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-20
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR GENERAL FIELD SECRETARY
 HERMAN SPEAKS. Was Practical Business Talk Giving Local Workers the Beneht of Experience of Leading
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Charles E. Eberman, General Field Sec retsry of the United Society of Christian Endeavor, had a forty-f1ve minutes heart to heart talk with the Montgomery En- deaycrers last evening in the lecture room of the Central Presbyterian Church.
 It was originally intended to hold a two days meeting by the Endeavorers of this city on the occasion of Mir. Eber- mans visit, but this plan had to be abandoned because he could not reach the city at the appointed time on account of irregular trains and other circum- stances over which he had no control.
 Last nights address was practical business talk giving the local workers the benefit of years of experience by a lead ing member of the society," MT. Ebernhan gives his audience an impression of strength, strength in his faith and strength iE his work. He Is large of build ard speaks impressively, easily and f1uently. He knows Christian Endeavor work, every branch and every phase of It.,
 Mir. Eberman Is in love with his work and this gives warmth and attraction to all that he has to say on Christian En- deavor Societies and their labors.
 The address last evening was preceded by a short meeting over which President Kesiter of the Christian Endeavor So- ciety of the Central Presbyterian Church presided. The speaker of the evening was introduced In few words by Rev. c. W. Patterson of the First Presbyterian Church, as one whose work was well known to the members of the Christian Endeavor Societies of Montgomery.
 MT. Eberma1 alluded to the fact that he had been four days in travelling 210 miles, and expressed regret that the pro- posed two days meeting had to be aban- doned. He said that some of the greatest work of the Christian Endeavorers had been accomplished in business meetings. similar to the one that he was address ing.
 He wished to emphasize the fact that first and foremost the Christian Endeavor Society was q department of church work. II never had been and never could be a department outside the church work. He was convinced that one of the chief req sons that God had so greatly strength ened the work in the past twenty-one years was that it had kept within it's own local field and was amenable to the church laws. He wanted the fact always emphasized that the members of the Christian Endeavor were church members above all else.
 He felt proud that he had been sort
 
 had gone from one society to another carrying plans and suggestions that ex- perience had found successful. He rec commended prayer. daily praper. daily reading of the Bible and regular attend ance on prayer meetings as specific means of spiritual blessing to members of the society. He emphasized the spe- cifc attendance on church duties as means of spiritual grace.
 a..k- the diversification of the program in so- ciety meetings, and told of the surprises that the Rev. Charles L. Sheldon had ar ranged to lend interest to the meetings of the society of his church He talked Interestingly of brightening the meetings and made valuable suggestions to this end. He spoke particularly of the conse- cration meetings of the Societies, and de- clared that they were among the most important of the Society's work. When ever practicable, they should be led by the pastor. He disapproved of dropping members from the rolls. A member who had been dropped would always feel dropped. He recommended in the cases of those that had lest interest in the work that a provisional list be arranged on which their names should be placed.
 As to the committees, he recommended selection rather than election. The se- lection should be made by the President and the Executive Committee The com mittees are the lines of activities of the Society. and their activities should be specific. He closed with an appeal to the members for the daily intelligent study of the Bible.
 Mir Eberman leaves today for Selma.
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