The Washington times., 1902-09-09
ENDEAVOR UNIONS
ANNUAL MEETING

persons have Joined the church as a re.
suit of Christian Endeayor efforts. max
| ing 26S new members which the churches
have gained through the instrumentality
of the societies. This is the best
showing along this line of work that has
been made for number of years.
| Forty societies, with 1859 active
members. report s1,9S2.6S given to mis-
sions during the year. an average OF
| s106 per member. The society report
| ing the largest gross amount contribut-
ed to missions is that of the Church OF
the Covenant tPresbyterian) which gave
| s164.50. This society also shows the
largest offering per member for this
cause. its per capita being s5.26. Thirty
one societies report contribution OF
30 cents or more per member to mis-
sions. Thirty societies have contribut-
ed s1,167.6S to benevolent causes other
than missions. There is a membership
of 1O1 in the Quiet Hour Circle in fir
teen societies. and of seventy-four in
the Tenth Legion in sixteen societies.
Best Thing of the Year.
THE various societies were asked
what was the best thing they had done
and also the best plan they had tried
during the year. The following are
some of the answers, which do not by
any means cover all the good things that
have been done:
Established a circulating library
brought about closer union between
the church and Christian Endeayor So
ciety; distributed provisions among the
poor at Christmas; helped close sew
eral saloons; organized a mission: as
sisted in raising $500 for the purchase of
a lot for new church, took up social
settlement work at Noel House; raised
$500 FOR church debt; supported several
orphans in India; contributed to Home
ward Bound mission; sent money to
build chapel in Philippines; house tc
house visitation; brought seventy-i five
members into the church; raised So
for memorial window in church, can
vassed Sunday school periodically tor
members for Christian Endeavor So
ciety; published the weekly church bull
letiS: increased spiritual life among the
young people; doubled membership; sent
barrel of clothing to North Carolina,
and raised $50 for church debt; held cot
tage prayer meetings; contributed SIS
toward scholarship in college; arranged
to have jrnior members in senior So
ciety.
Some of Best Plans.
Among the best plans tried are the
following: Public installation of new Of
fcers, established an alliance OF leaders
to improve prayer meetings, systematic
giving to missions, increased number Of
prayers in meetings, placed all active
members over forty-five years of age
On honorary list, thus forcing the young
er members to the front. Two societies
were entirely reorganized. every member
being required to sign the pledge anew,
those refusing being dropped. Several
societies report the uniting of the Chris
tian Endeavor and Sunday evening
church services during the summer
months.
twenty-five societies have held meet
ings at various homes, missions, ETC.. in
cluding the Home for Incurables. Central
Union Mission, Bruen Home, Lutheran
Home for the Aged, Florence Crittenton
Home. Homeward Bound Mission, and
Fort Mver.
Zone of the best things done by the
Union officers is the establishment of the
regular monthly bulletin, which. the out
growth of an idea of our president. has
come to be a looised-for visitor to our
societies.
In closing. it is but just that a word
of appreciation of the efforts of the vari- |
Gus union committees and superiDten- /
dents OF departments be added. These |
have all worked earnestly and enthu- |
siastically. Especially is commenda- |
tion due to the union corresponding sec
retary, Miss Bessie E. Taylor. under |
whose leadership the corresponding Sec
retaries OF the various societies have |
met and discussed plans for the i'm |
provement of the societies, and also TO |
our press correspondent. Miss Flora L.
p Johnson, who has kept the public in |
close touch with the Union and its work,
and the individual societies as WE'LL