The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-02-02

The fourteenth annual convention
of the Southern Union of Christian
Endeavor, held their first session
in the Congregational church OF
Welsh, January 30th, 1906.
About twenty delegates had arrived
up to that time and the church was
filled with representatives from all the
different denominations of the town.
The Epworth League being unable
to conduct the devotional service, a
mixed choir representing the League,
B. Y. P. U. and c. +. of Welsh, filled
the place on the program.
The meeting opened at 1:l5 p. M,
with singing "Forward,' followed
by scripture reading from the twelfth
chapter of Romans, by B. Moore,
president of the Welsh Christian En-
deavor. Prayerl by Rev Paul Leeds
of Kinder. District President, Joseph
Each, then introduced DR.. JnO. H.
Cooper, who, as Mayor of Welsh de-
livered the address of welcome. In
part he said: "YOu are twice well
come to our town and to all that we
r can do to make you comfortable and
1 to make your stay pleasant as well
as profitable one. And in this | am
O Joined by the citizens of Welsh. You
: are welcome because the town will be
better for your having been here and
p, you will be an inspiration to the other
societies of this place" He then
touched upon the history of the En-.
deavor movement, the date of its Or
ganizatiOn: 1889, its marvellous growth
u and its training of boys and girls for
y the church of tomorrow. DR.. Coop
err was followed by DR.. Mente, pastor
ee of the Welsh Congregational church
DR.. Mente referred to the time wher
the voice of the youth was unheard il
the church: when the young filled NJ
so place. But all has changed and TIT
the Young Peoples Society is an in
ry tegral part of it. Here the forces ar
n massed, instructed and the lines mad
or compact, that, true to the watchword
he it shall be, "The world for Christ
IRE and Christ for the World"
'ly The response to these addresses
he welcome, owing to the absence OF MI
w. J. G. Allison, of Roanoke, was give
rs by Rev. H. NJ. Polsgrove, pastor
on the Christian church of Jenning
MS The address was full of gladness, hol
a and courage and expressed tt
power of loving, working and prayir
ted together for Christ and the Church,
re- emphasizing the truth of United
stand, divided we fall. ~
,er Mesdames Bertrand and Morse TIT
hat sang as duet "My Father Knows
ks Rev. L. A. Betcher, of Alexandra
we being absent Rev. Paul Leeds ga
the an address and took for scriptur
reference the 2nd chapter of md kins
80 carrying throughout the thought tn
! the mantle or the Lord Jesus Chr
will fall upon the EndeavOrerS,
I Guiding all OF his young Christians
whatever name, if like Elisha W
/ Elijah's mantle, they wish for 1t, We
( it as be wore it, and do the work
I did. Measuring the width, the dep
! the power of the water of sin throu
I which we lead the restless man to RI
Cbrist's mantel will smite the wat
if we follow closely with eyes on
| { Christ rather than upon the machin
T. ! with which we work.
} Following this address was the I
I ct Hour led by Mrs. K. &. McC
d Prayer by Mr.. Gritiiths. The script
o lesson was Isaiah -. The lea
/ spoke of Gods strength and We
! ness. The yielding is ours, the
- sponsibility His. III trust where
Il not trace" And in prayer running
:. gospel errands only touching
% world on tip.tOe"
The following committees were
pointed:
Time and Plaee-Mr. Apple
Mesdames Morse and Longenbac