Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-08

ing service was turned iiito Christian En-
deavor service, the young people. or rather
the members. taking charge, the pastor sit
ting in seat nears the front, and toward
the close of the hour at signal from the
leader he would rise in his place. and turn
Ing toward an US talk to ms for fifteen min
utes along the line ofGthe evening topic.
gently, in his sweet, persuasive tones, which
fell upon US like benediction. In those
talks he seemed to come heart to heart with
us as he never did in his morning sermons.
The most careless Of the young people So
| bered down and listened, and often there
was suspicion of a tear and many an UNI
guarded h look OF repentance on some n Men
strayed into them who had not gone 10
church since they were children.
Nearly everybody in that church joined
| several white-haired members, some OF them
our greatest strength, a few OF them. It
must be confessed, our greatest care ana
perplexity, for they proved to be touchy,
ambitious, and little hard to train into
the new lines; but on the whole we worked
tremendously together, and young ana oid
grew to see heart to heart and eye to eye
as the year went by. Not one of us VINO
| worked in that society that first year OF us
growth but looks back upon those Gays
with tenderness and love and regret tnat
they have fled. Those were the DAYS IN Wnicn
Christian Endeavor work meant something
to us all. There were the same discussions
about the pledge taking, but our pleoge
was solemn thing to us all, young ana ana
face framed In white hair belonging TO
man now long years in heaven, and OF an,
other elderly woman, worn with care ana
suffering, and think of the way they car
ried on the work among us young folks ana
were young with us, my heart goes Dack
with longing for those days to return.
That is what the honorary members
should be to the Christian Endeavor So
ciety not "onery" members, as some one
has loosely called them. An honorary
member should not be one who Is calico
= a of
the young people, because his straight-iaced
notions are hindrance to the full play OF
all new-fangled fancies the young people
desired to experiment. They should NOT pc
approving eyes, thin lips fixed sternly, ana
critlcise because of the gayety and WorldH-
ness of the boys and girls Ihey shouIu
never say, "This was not SO When we were
young" They should deplore Things OF
which they do not approve certainly, but
they should grieve, rather than crltlcise
they should advise, and use the Wlsdom
of the serpent with the doVe mature ~
beguie those young people back into the
better way. They should above all pray 1or
them daily.
Now this does not mean that worldl1ness
should be allowed to run riot ana the oller
people have no word to say in the matter
The older ones, the honorary members tor
the majority of these members are found
among the older ones), should act as pai-
last for the young people, but they shoulu
do if with the same heart of earnest love
that they used to work with When they
were young. The young people are olten
made to feel that the older members crltl-
else lust because they love to ma fault
not because they have any personal inter-
est in the matter. This should not be. Inc
honorary membership should be the reserve
force of the Christian EndeaVor society
where if the president is discouraged or
needs advice he may go for comfort and
suggestion; where the committee workers
may seek aid knowing that they will sure
ly find it, whether 1t be the loanlnS o!
house for an evening gathering, the BAKING
of a cake for refreshments, the making or a
call upon the family of a new member VINO
knows nobody, the writing of some speclal
brief paper for a missionary meeting or
the entering into covenant Oh prayer lor
some maynard one. al
Every honorary member should be care
fully considered with an eye to these quail
fications, and should himself carefully con-
slider the obligations that are put upon MIN
with the honor of this membership.
But. having SUCH an honorary member
ship the other members Of the society must
also feel an obligation toward them. Ihey
should study to show themselves approved
before them not to shock them. and DIS
appoint them. Then. too, there are IN
firmities that come, with age. We are bid
den to bear them In our strength, not 10
scott at them, to be gentle toward others
desires, even though We do not think with
them. PauIs prayer for the Romans might
be- and probably is, echoed by many an
anxious pastor fpn his young people, in
their attitude toward the older ones: NOW
the God of patience and consolation grant
you to be 1ikeminded one toward another
according to Christ, Jesus.
How to Help the Leader.
Suggest some ways In which the honorary
members could be a help to you If they
would.
Suggest some ways, in which you think
the society could be a comfort to it's hon
orary members, and how they might make
use of their help.
Parallel passages: Isaiah, 11:2; Joshua,
/ g; Daniel, ga; Numbers, 27:16 II; Psalms,
II :16; Isaiah. SOD; 1 Timothy, 4:12; He
brews, SIP; Hebrews, 1923, "a.
Hints to the leader: Christian Endeavor
Hymns, T. Z, 80, SO. Ga. The Endeavor
Hymnal, 80, 50, 122 1875, 137.
Make an effort to have every honorary
member present and also send word to all
members that they may consider this a
special meeting. 1t is well to send out invi-
tations or announcements once or twice a
year, calling attention to some meeting,
that every member may meet together with
the ones who are seldom able to be present.
Ask the honorary members beforehand to
say a little word of encouragement, or tell
how the society may count upon their help.
Perhaps some will be willing to say how
they would like the society to help Them or
in what way it might be improved.
Ask the chairmen of the different COM
mittees to suggest ways in which the hon
orary members might help them. Empha-
size the great power that prayer is, and
urge the honorary members to consider it a
duty to pray for the society at the hour of
it's meeting.
Do not forget sentence prayers. Urge
every one to take part in them.
.God never meant to be separated
From one another in work and thought;
Spirits that share His Spirit He has mated,
That so His loving purpose may be wrought"
Lucy LARCOM.
s'Whereyer in this world am,
In whatso'er estate.
/ have fellowship with hearts
To keep and cultivate
A work of lowly love to do
For Him on whom walt
ANNA L.. WARING.
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