The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-30
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
ESSEX UNIONS RALLY ON
NEXT MONDAY.
Join With Epworth League in Study
classes-31 New societies-0ther
Endeavor Matters.

be held m Monday evening in the
Memorial Presbyterian Church. South Or
ange avenue and South Seventh street.
The Rev. R. H. NJ. Augustine, assistant
pastor of the Park Presbyterian Church.,
will deliver the principal address.
The attendance record at the rallies OF
the Essex Union is: Elizabeth Avenue
Presbyterian Society, 60; Peddle Memorial
Baptist Society, as. A banner will be
awarded the local society having the larg-
est attendance during the year.
The executive committee of the Essex
Endeavor Union held its monthly business
session last evening when the congress
meetings to be held In the spring were ar
ranged for.
The Rev. DR.. Albert Erdman, of Nor
ristown, has accepted the passionate OF a
mission In Honolulu on his way home
from Janan. In about three months ne
will come to this country. DR.. Erdman
has had charge of the State Endeavor
Bible study work for several years.
All the Endeavor societies In Essex
County and the Epworth leagues are in
vited to send delegates to the normal mis-
sion study classes which were organized
on Monday. Miss Elizabeth Z. Mattice
will have charge of the classes. There
are three classes, which will meet in the
Newark Public Library on Monday even
ing at 7:45 o'clock There will be a course
of eight lessons to be held in the same
place on succeeding Monday evenings.
A. Harry Moore, of Jersey City, one OF
the new State Independents, will address
the Elizabeth Avenue Presbyterian En-
deavor Society at its meeting tomorrow
evening.
The fresh-air department OF the Essex
Union is working hard to raise the funds
FOR fha naw home in R0epland
The local union of Christian Endeavor or
Paterson and vicinity held a very encour-
aging rally on Thursday evening in the
Auburn Street Congregational Church OF
Paterson. A large gathering filled the edi-
flee. Eighteen societies out of the TWEEN
ty-three which compose the union were
represented by large delegations and re-
sponded to the roll-call. At this meeting
the society. which has recently been reor-
ganized in the Auburn Street Church, was
received INTO the union. This society has
the honor OF being the first society of
Christian ERdeavor in Paterson.
The intermediate society of the Little
Falls Reformed Church was transferred
to the list Of Young Peoples societies, II
having made the change several weeks
ago.
In welcoming the union to the church
the pastor, the Rev. Roger A.. Dunlap
gave five reasons for which Christian En-
deavor was always assured of a welcome
wherever It went. namely. because Of the
numerical magnitude of the Endeavor
hosts; because of the simplicity and sin
certify of religion, as they represented 1t;
because of the new definition 1t has CON
tributed to the Christian life: because It
is one of the great forces that tend 10
bring about the unity of Christendom. ana
because II has given a new reality to re-
Iigion which 1t did not have before"
irving ]. Loucks, vice-president OF the
union, responded in a few well chosen
words.
TIL address of the evening was deiiv-
cred by DR.. II. w. Troy, field secretary OF
the fulton Street Prayer Meeting, on
Goods Provision for Every Human Need
His texts were Phil. w., 10, II. Peter l., 4,
and John xiv, 10, and DR.. Troy spoke from
the outline founded upon these texts on
.Drhe Promise, the Plan and the Purpose.
The closing conservation meeting was LED
by Albert H.. Heusser, president OF tne
union. who urged each one ofNus TO a
deeper conservation and a sincerer deoica-
ton to the cause Of Christian HndeaVor
and for Christ and the Church,
The Junior rally was held on Friday
afternoon in the First Baptist Church.
Mrs. George Waters. missionary from
China. spoke to the children.
The Plainfield Congregational EndeaVor
Society gave an entertainment on Mon-
day evening, the proceeds being used 10
buy dinners for the needy in that town.
A Japanese tea and entertainment VIII
be given in Elmwood Presbyterian Church
East Orange. next Friday night by tne
Christian Endeavor Society.
TIL sunrise Thanksgiving service was
held at $50 o'clock Thursday morning by
the Central Presbyterian Endeavor So
ciety.
There were thirty-one new societies re-
ported at headquarters last week. IN
the list there Were seventeen States and
one province of Canada represented,
The Stamford, Conn. local union IS
looking up again since the Rev. G. Emil
Richter became president. John I.
Sproull, president of the New Jersey State
Union. was the speaker at a recent rally
The last issue of the Endeavor World
says: w regret to nnounc the death
of a good friend of Christian 2Endeavor,
Joseph D. Lowden, editor Of the Daily
Journal, Elizabeth, N. ]. He helped to
organize the county union, was president
of 1t and of the Elizabeth Union, and as
editor lost no opportunity to advance the
cause of Christian Endeavor. He was uni
versally respected and beloved for his
fine character"
The junior society, First Baptist Church,
Hammonton, presented the Sunday school
with a magnificent banner. The senior So
ciety gave the school $40 for a special
work.
Atlantic County Union Of Christian En-
deavor, ia arranging a county rally In At
lantic City, December IA.
THE Rev. A. w. Andrews addressed
Cumb arland County, Christian Endeavor
Union on Congress Plan" recently. They
made resolutions to organize a congress
in the near future.
w. B. Ward will address the Mortified
Baptist Endeavor Society at its meeting
tomorrow evening.
The meeting OF the Orange Valley Con-
gregational Society tomorrow evening will
be the monthly conservation service. The
topic in the meetings tomorrow evening is
1.-THE Beauty and Utility of Gratitude, .
Psalm cxi., lilo. Suggested hymns for the
meetings: None of Self and All of Thee, =
Nearer, My God, to Thee Take My
Life and Let 1t Be-" 81 Surrender ALL
''Only a Word for the Master"
The daily Bible readings for next week
are the following: Monday, "A Mothers
Misfortune Ruth l., LIS; Tuesday, "A
Mothers Sacrifice" Ruth l., 6-13; Wednes-
day, "A Daughters Unselhshness,'' Rutt
/, 14-2; Thursday, "a Daughters Toll,
Ruth H., 10; Friday, Grandmother OF
DAVID Ruth iv., 1922; Saturday, An
cestoh of Christ" Matt. l., 1-16; Sunday
December s, topic. Lessons from an Ole
Love Story, the Book of Ruth" reading
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