Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-12-29
MEMS AND NOTES.

Sunr.s, prayer mcstinss are held On
Christmas morning Ivy mary young poo
pies societies.
IN the California state prisons at san
Quentin ana Folsom. Two Christian En-
Gcavor societies have bean recently or
gained.
a civic cinh. for toe study OF problems or
citizenship. has been formed by the Phil
adelrh:a Eidcavor union.
Since the late of John Harvard's bir,ls
is not know 4, Harvard university has
taken to obsei vim annually the annivcr-
sary of his hal tisin. November 60, 1907.
For several Years Kenlucky Christian
f,ndcavorsrs have sent Il personally writ
ton and Observation-Disclosures Christmas
letter 4. every inmate nf III" state pcai-
scntiarics.
President Fauuce OF Brown university.
and other promine,. Eaptists. arc urging
The creation Of Il central UNCONVENTIONAL
body. Ike the CONGREGATIONAL National
couucil.
There is under way in Amorica a cam
paign against profanity. Among Protest.
ants thcrr is the Ant-Fr-f,nity league.
while Ron an Catholics liavc ~" :f:rong
Holy Name .ocicsy.
I"ic Dutch Reformed dcao,ni' alton has
an rvangrlistic committee which is en-
4eaVo,inS IL rcyiv. the Gus ON OF family
prayer among it's memarrs. Tn" recent
protss Episcopal oonvcn ion passed
resolutions lok'n. toward tl,e same cnl.
The sunday school lessons for ihc trs'
s.N months of l9J5 viii lr in the gospel Of
John. The latser half of the year "f l%f,
vii, il" devoted 10 old T'.s'amtns studi"s.
from Isaiah % AiH.,:;ii.
On; in Darlington. C.slA.. tn"rr is y
Christian IHndeaVr- society COMPOSED II
Cheyenne indians. Thee Indian young
people hay. focsakell the warpa.h. Tor
they recently sent cut II l~.e.i-:cn far word
w.dc peace.
Justice David J. Brewer, Of ii. United
states Supreme cour.. has bc,.i connected
VIII the Sunday school far mere thaii
fifsy years. and IN Ii recent C-ongregatio:-
a.ist he has an article. What Have
Gained frcm Riblc Tea ching"
In commenting upon the success Of the
weeks ~evangelist!c meetin..: recently held
In plymouth church, Brooklyn. by himself
and Rev. w. j. Dawson. or London. DR..
Newell Dwight Hills says. II am fully
persuaded that one winter of evangelism
by our pastors would revolut.onize TIL.
churches"
The Epworth league board OF control ia
.rying to crowd ort the older mcnbers Of
the league. which. like Christian, was de-
signed to he purely a young peoples So
ciety. ofiicia! action on the subject was
taken at the recent P%itssburf, meeting of
the hoard OF control.
y federal council CT al; Prcsby terrain and
Reformed church in the United States has
os.n i'Ioposeo ny IN" committee on closer
relations which officially represents seven
denominations. 1t will probably be adopt.
ed iy all the Presbyterian and Reformed
bodies. !. provides f.r something less
than an organic union of the ,lcnomins-
tons. and We, for something more than
mere federation.
Little Rock. Ark.. Endravcrnrs heard
that a sailor from their state vas 81 MEM
Der Of the Christian E;ndeavor society
aboard the bat:leship Missouri. They .lil
not know his name. so they addressed a
letter of frateraa: greeting. in care Of he
chaplain. TO THE Man from Arkansas.
Battleship Missouri" The message
promptly reached the right man, who
proved to be president OF the ships En-.
'deavor society.