The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-08-07

deavor with its three and one-half
million of members was doing
III: GU ghout it's junior and interme-
diate societies.
A long list of gifts of 800, $3.50
and $1,000 from many of these so.
cieties were reported.
Plans have been made for sys-
tematic giving and the Tenth legion
an enrolment those who give one
tenth of their income now numbers
23,71S members.
Evangelism has gripped the hearts
of the young people as never before
In many societies and unions
training classes for personal work
have been established.
The past year has been fruitful
in advance steps in Christian En-
deavor. One of the most notable
is the appointment of pastoral toun-
sci for the city, county and district
unions.
When completed this will give the
United society a body of more than
1000 representative pastors to coun-
SCI and advise regarding the devel,
opment and spread of the movement
Another important step is the plan
for the unification of our unions and
the publication of our new monthly
magazine, Union Work." which will
be devoted exclusively to the plans
and methods for the local, county
district and state unions.
Let us stand by Christian Endeav.
or, not as form of words or a pre-,
scribed method, but as great move
ment possessed and energized by the
living spirit, with unlimited POSSIBLE
tiles for growth and development.
We must reach and touch the
young people before we can help
them. 1t will require better work
for all our officers and committees
Old methods must be revived and
revised and new methods devised to
meet the ever changing needs.
Our test should be "Does 1t
Work" If not, find method or
make one that will work.
Let us stand by our fellowship
interdenominational and interracial
blest of God and blessing man.
President Roosevelt's message Of
encouragement was read and he was
made an honorary member of the c..
E. Patriots League.
One of the great themes taken up
during the convention was work
among the prisoners.
Rev. Fredenhagen of Topeka, Kafi.,
and founder of the Prison League, is
knawn as crime expert of the prison
reform movement He said that
work among the prison inmates leads
him to the conclusion that crime is
the result of environment in nine
tenths of the cases, heredity playing
but small part.
Take away the children of crimi-
nails, bring them up in good sur.
roundings, and the chances are that
they will make good citizens.
Another important movement is
the world for cleanliness in public
life.
All those who join the Patriots
League whose platform is as follows,
will help to promote this movement:
The aim to promote civic reght-
eousness and national welfare.
1t is the purpose of the League
to take up courageously the duties
of a Christian citizenship. Its mem
bers seek a knowledge of public af-
fairs, of the laws, needs and posi-
bilities of their own town, state and
United States. They will labor for
the election of good and efficient
oiiittuOiutlS, lot the observance OF
existing laws, for the adoption of
improved laws, for the encourage
ment and aid of Patriots and the
downfall of all enemies of the coun-
try.
They will seek to promote the
cause of temperance and personal
purity, the betterment of municipal
politics, the improvement of the con-
ditions of labor, the rational use of
the Lords Day for rest and worship.
President Roosevelt is the first hon
orary member
Rev. DR.. Lurdrith, one Of the fore
most chuch men of the south. scor-
ed graft and grafters. He said:
Every man is under obligation
to be fit to live and fit to live with
ours is the business of cleaning
up the tenement for the next fellow
and making it fit for him to live
in.
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