Evening journal., 1905-03-25
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR

Christian Endcavor Comrades ship /
Act n: 2i-2S. John Il; 20, "a. Notes
from the Methodist Protestant of
Baltimore. w. y. Sherwood Press
Chairman.
only few years ago the word Inter /
dcnomlnatlonal" had never been heard. /
Intolerance ANA denominationd SELFISH |
ness rent the church Those wore the /
days of division, and against itself was |
the church arraycd.
Since then has been wrought a great /
change The word "intordcnomina-
tionar' we frequently see and hear. |
These are the days of fellowship and
union. In bringing about this changed
condition many forces have been at
work. Among the most potent OF these
! is Christian l1ndeavor.
! Here IS a great convention with one
ihuulged speakers. They represent, per-
h1ps, thinty denominations. Tho
/ thousands of young people and their
pastors present represent those same
denominatlons They bow In prayer
! with equal devotion sing ana testify
with equal fervor. They hear the hum
dred speakers. AN Of them eXaltins the
ione Lord. They learn OF missionary
heroes whose names We're unknown TO
thom before They come in contact
hwith the real Christian enterprises they
had not even suspected. They begin to
see how absurd &c Is to think that all
devotion and ability and truth are
centere1 in their own denomination.
They begin TO get some conception Of
what Christ meant whom He talked
of His Kingdom, and prayed that they
all might be one.
What is true OF the larger conven-
tion Is also true of the state and county
gatherings. Differences are mininmzed.
and II Is seen that fundamentally an
are agreed. All draw ne TO Christ
and In doing 50 draw near TO each
: other.
Christian Endeavor has done much
to promote individual fellowship There
are thousands az young people who met
for the first time in some Christian
Igndeavor nioeting. and a lasting friend
! ship has been the result. Many who
had Frequently met before had never
become comrades until they were ident-
fed with Christian EndeaVOr
( What has been said of the WORD
;. "interdcnomiiationar may also D.,
o said of the word international" II
= is q comparatively new word There
r was a time when about the only things
,. that wore International were susnciol
atd Jealousy But now we have inter
national Fellowship. And there Is
lrapdly gl0wing interrncial fellowship
/. In producing these Christian Endeavo
:. has been AN Important factor In al
{ most every country there .are Christian
e Endoavor Societies. From these q
- lrenres resenratives to the intarnationa
% conventions What the interdenomina
L tiomal conventions are 10 the denomi
g naMons, The international convention
T. are 20 the natinns- Through the mis-
- sionary department we are becomin
= bsftei scquainted with the differen
national and racial types. And whe
we become acquainted with them W
a rtcognize The fact that they are on
: ilbrothers. Tho idea Of the fatherhoo
= of God cawos with Il necessarily ia
!, idea Of the brotherhood Of mlr. Fo
q hong time We have known this. bu
we have not yet learned 10 treat ou
~ brothers as brothers Christian En-
deavor is helping us to learn thl
less0n.
Fr1m tils Christian Endeavor Worl
"a Is quoted he following: We are nc
Z one after The pattern OF a brick wal
10 ave are one RS the rainbow is one
V we are many reEiments. hut one army
~ we are many states. biit one empire
Y. we are distinct as the waves yet on
~ the So. iorAiv ~ tha stars. hnt oai