Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-02-09

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claimed 10 the chur,h. "td.i
feeble CONGREGATION has been reNiNii1,'
by the advent of Christian i.haeaNoi
into it's midst The tale OF ms mo-,
ment's good works IA beyond nuil"ti
reckoning. Its accounts ara krp' - g
better book than any OF eaf'hs ifus
er<.
"Wha. J owe TO Christian hnuedNo
is less importer, than Wn"' .
The Master whose tool Nhi'H'-- hi-
deavor is. 49,.
Good advertising has aIWiSs w =
gosp-t need. This new move iiehi 81
Young neopls. ~ its unions, It's DAG
conventions. It's !.te-3ti'" ma us ~ IN
fold activities. has hiV9Snt ,I"tV''
prominently before tAs puplic 80 49,
Whatef"r Dnils'iah E'taeaao =,
ACCOMPLISHED n pee. ry lus.,t 80
the Lord Jesus 'hrlss ,'f s~t4ciiS'H'
The glory of a school is its Sfadu-
ntaa. The proof of Christian En-
beavers usefulness is not the members
it has retained through the past TWO
dozen years. but t':ess whom ii nag
graduated into larger, mattr~, service.
For the essential feature of 'nffstian
EnGe.var is the idea OF tralnlns. "a
aims to EQUIP young Christians Tor Inc
church's work. i5y the efficiency OF the
men and women VINO nave "u'sfoM!i
the society rs It's rear worm 20 ~ ~
ieflrlned. If they are broader stlo.!s1
~. more resoiute ana NOR uaeiul
Christians, thH'i iet chils,iah r'nuSat . :
share the praise. IL, on me otnef naHu'
the society mas kept ~ rs own lAilhs
those whom II siouia hhNs stfD,t''.e"'
pfeierllnS a large ileliipslant ~ aN-
iuai results. mus preventing these 'p'-
old members from DONG Ihe hldtu.tr
work which Mouid ha'ufall! pc lheirs
in the course OF auly' ana mus ais9
hinds:ins the new Sehert,.op @. fea'
Young people from securing inc ,fa'h-
ing which l. their dre-lf ,heSe lhlN&s
De true, thei 70 'hIistitA Ehuc|No' ~
longs the blame
The present movement towar.i unity
which is sweeping thr!stiando'n Is not
unrelated TO me plFth OF me coihpre
hensiVe CHRISTIAN EndeaVof societE'
more than a score OF years ago. ~
must be sranted tnat shristiah In
deavor has been 4 powerful 'eaNen OF
Fellowship. me :oung people Whoin IL
taught TO !rdte:nize WITH other CHRIST
ian young people, regardless OF de-
nomirational nalne are ~ lnliuentlai
IN eecIeslastlcal bocles, ana ihey nave
uniuestlonably had a part IN mould
ing the present union sentiment which
pe.Naces al Inc churches. :.
Hand in rand with the idea Of fell
lowship in Christian EhGeaynr went
the principle OF de~nominAiiohal loyalty.
Fidelity was nut first. Young men audI
women We're taught the prinarM ale
glance due to their own church. Thee
can be scarcely a question that The
strength and The efficacy Of the various
lsiieious podies mas peeh il'iio'ed bE
3ee iiiirence OF NE ardeht CHRISTIAN
hlIlea AoE SPIT. o. ioyai.s.
10" nllsAl llsh'eoushess ana up
flsAt character, s~tlalsht-oNt confession
convection. aeep-footed spl.ltuailiy
rr.nese nave peeh fei.efatem ohfis,iah
iuhaaihehtais me society
- me- u an Ielisious' senulnei!, pIac-
!icalS rslisious. Belore all Things else
II Is aVoWaeoiN For CHRIST.
y story common on Christian En-
platforms in the early days was
10 the effect that TOO many Christians
are Ike the .ivers which flow into the
Arctic ocsan-fozen at the mouth"
Endeavor was represented
IS the warm quiz stream which would
melt these barriers. and give liberty
q speech. Undeniably the insistsnce
Christian F.ndeayor has ~alvyavs
put upon open comics sion of personal
faith has largely influenced the church
of today. Religion IS more outspokeu
than Il was n generation apo his
ciples of Jesus are more ready "a de-
themselves such at any time. In
any place. thai was the case n eener-
alton age.
The present dav place and nov,ar of
Christian Endeavor is another demon