The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-23
ENDEAVOR NOTES
MISSION STUDY CLASS TO
BE FORMED HERE.
superintendents of Departments for
Essex County Unions Named by
President NuesslS.

Monday evening a mission study class
will be formed In the North Reformed
Church. this city, to be conducted under
the direction of the new county mission
airy superintendent. Miss Elizabeth L.
Mattice. Among those who will address
the class during the winter are d. c.
Knowlton. Morris w. Ehnes. G.. F. Suth-
erland and C. A.. Felt. All Essex En-
deavorers and Epworth Leaguers are in
vited to attend the class.
The president of the Essex E~ndeavor
Union. p. r.. Nuessle, has appointed the
following superintendent of departments
for the ensuing year: Lookout and prayer
meeting. JON IL. Hill; evangelistic, Will
lam Russell; missionary, Miss Elizabeth
J.. Mattice; Bible study, the Rev. W. r..
Burrell: finance, a. A. Carter; music, Z.
T. Plat; correspondence. w. S. Nnugh-
right; Junior, f. C. Bradley; fresh air, 8.
d. Riddle.
The young peoples societies of h
northern part of the city Will hold a
Thanksgiving service on Thanksgiving
morning at 10 o'clock in the Centenary
Methodist Church. The Rev. w. Fl. M.
Augustine. assistant pastor Of the Park
Presbyterian Church, will speak.
The German Christian Endeavor societies
In the Atlantic district were entertained
by the E~,ndeavorers of the German Chris
tian Endeayor Union In Philadelphia while
holding a convention recently in that city.
There were delegates from New Jersey,
New York and Pennsylvania. One feature
of the convention was a visit to the Old
Peoples Home in ~Lawndaie, where serv-
ices were held in the shade of the trees.
Most Of the work was done In st. Johns
German Reformed Church, of which the
Rev. George Miller, president of the union,
Is pastor, and lions German Presbyterian
Church, of which the Rev. G. TIL. AL
brecht is pastor. August Hugo represented
the city union, and brought greetings. Ad-
dresses were made by he Rev. B. Stern,
the Rev. A. Blaschke, h Rev. ]. Klief-
ken and others. A. Archinal, who has
served as secretary for fourteen years, was
rendered a vote of thanks for his faithful
services. The Orange Valley Society won
the banner for the largest attendance. The
Rev. III. Blaschke, of Elizabeth, was
elected president; John Wills, Brooklyn,
corresponding secretary; Miss Jennie
Hornbush, Elizabeth, treasurer; l.. Jugen-
heimer, of Orange, junior superintendent;
G. Widmann, missionary treasurer, and
the Rev. j. Kern, Orange Valley, editor
of the Christian Endeavor Echo.
At the fall session of the State executive
committee on Monday President Sproull
Will Outllflc Tic Gldl6 WOTh .lOT lilc COIftilB
year, and will also the heads of
departments for the ensuing year.
Last evening the First Be list Endeavor
Society of Bloomfield held a musicale in
the church parlors.
On December 2 Joseph Lorraine will give
entertainment in the First Presbyterian
Church, under the auspices Of the En-
deavor Society.
Three country unions report much activ-
ity since the State convention, as follows:
"Passaic-Mr. Hopper says he intends
spreading the helpful %gleanings Of the Oc-
tober round table to his societies. He
has led one intermediate society to become
a young peoples, and he and Miss Ed
wards have been giving echoes of New
ark, in which he passed along the advice
to officers given by Mr.. Clements. Early
In December he plans to hold at his own
home a meeting Of representatives of every
society, to become acquainted with the
workers and to touch the societies through
them. He will conduct 1t on the plan of
an Informal open parliament. He has
heard from several societies, and one cor
responding secretary says she dates the
increased spiritual interest in her society
from the adoption Of the plan of a ten
minute prayer service before the Christian
Endeavor meeting" /
"Somerset-Miss Erickson issued her No
bulletin and letter as after-gleams
OF Newark received through the round
table. She passed along the question,
What place does Christian Endeavor oc-
cupy in my life?' and Miss Curtis COM
ment on giving Christ's work the first
place. and applied 1t to the work Of the
corresponding secretary. urging greater
faithfulness. She also used Miss Curtis re-
port Of DR.. Clark's plea for workers
trained to count the society's call as Gods
call, and the consequent responsibility for
faithful response. She believes these sug-
%gestions, lived, would mean vast improve
ment In our societies"
'Union-Miss Foote attended the fall
rally of the Plainfield Union recently and
reports a fine meeting, splendid enthusiasm
and large attendance. A most helpful adj
dress was given by Mr.. G~reenway. They
have had a supper and congress meeting
since, discussing the work of the lookout
committee, which was a success"
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor of the Memorial Presbyterian
Church. Dover, will present Lyman Howe's
'Iifeorama" in the Baker Theatre on No
o..
James E. Ramsey, Of Brooklyn, addressed
the quarterly meeting of the Somerset En-
deavor Union in the Reformed Church at
Peapack on Tuesday evening. Brief adj
dresses were made by the Rev. Thomas NJ
Slmanton, pastor of the Reformed Church
at Peapack, and the Rev. John T. Scott,
Of the Presbyterian Church at L~amington.
The meeting of the Stirling Young PEP
pies Society of Christian Endeavor was
held Sunday night In the Presbyterian
Church. 1t was conducted by Jesse Iierr-
mann, of Princeton University. The sub
iect was Wanted, Men for Gldeon's
Band"
The Rev. W. II. M. Augustine, assistant
pastor of the Park Presbyterian Church.
Will address the December rally Of the
Essex County Endeavor Union on Monday
evening. December 2, in h Memorial Pres
byterian Church in South Orange avenue.
The Stnte secretary, Miss Stephens, says
of the State work:
81 feel much pleased that so many
have sent replies to the request for what
helped them most at the convention. n /
know you are all more anxious for work
because OF the inspiration Of these. l
would like for December the new methods
you have decided upon, or your decision to
put more life in the same methods. If you
use the same try to vary them a little, il
possible. [ know that this is not always
easy, but Miss Howell and Miss Erickson
struck a different key in their last bulle-
tins. Sometimes a personal letter, as to
a friend, will awaken new interest.
Recently / asked the presidents of our
unions IL they would like a regularly issued
bulletin on the plan Of the round table
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