The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-24
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
STATE CONVENTION IN THIS
CITY IN OCTOBER.
Christian Endeavor Building Associa-
tion Formed at seattle-Notes
of Local Societies.

The local committee arranging for the
annual State convention in a letter TO Ne"
Jersey E~ndeavorers says:
"Wanted-Twenty-hve hundre Endeav-
orers to attend the twenty-frst annual
New Jersey State Christian Endeavor con-
vention to be held in the First Baptist
Peddie Memorial Church, Newark, Octo-
Der 9. 10 and II.
Nothing will be left undone to make
the convention the best yet We desire
to thus early a~cqrdint you with our
plans, and to urge you to send at least
one delegate to the convention. and as
many more as possible. Why not have
some Of your members arrange TO take
their vacation during the week of the con-
vention and pay us q visit? Let us sug-
gest that you start at once to raise the
money necessary to pa your delegate
xpense We want every society In the
State represented; you cannot anoro not
to be. The program committee OF the
State executive committee are arranging
a program that will surpass al previous
conventions. and will have the best speak
ers ~obtainable."
The committee is holding regular meet
ings and all will be In readiness for the
big annual gathering. =,
During the coming year Endeavorers VIII
be guided largely in their efforts by the
suggestions made by President Clark In MS
annual address at Seattle, when he SAID:
Year by year our ranks are enlarged
and strengthened, the impetus to still
greater and more definite work along social
lines: standing together for true PATRIOTISM
the enforcement of law, for justice between
man and man, rich and poor alike, not as
fussy, carping critics. but in a generous
constructive spirit? Through the Patriots
League and international c. e. Brother
hood, of which you will hear more, great
things, with the divine blessing. may be
accomplished.
what, then, Is the conclusion OF the
whole matter? Take courage and press on,
~Endeavorers; see clearly; think straight,
and act
"Plainly our mission is to furnish for the
evangelical Christian world these training
schools In expression, in service. In brother
hood. The history of these years proves 1t.
God has marked out our path. Keep on,
then, in His way.
GLORY in your prayer meeting. 1t is your
God-ordained school of expression. Shrink
from no VOW. from no effort. which will
make 1t more stimulating, helpful and eff
fective.
4 Glory in your committees; they are all
classes in our training-school of service,
and they develop workers for every form
OF philanthropy. goo1 cNlzensnlp anu prac-
tical Christianity.
GLORY In your Fellowship, n let no
ruthless sectarian hand snatch 1t from you,
for 1t is a training-school for the universal
Christian brotherhood, which one Of these
days. please God, will fulfill our Lords
last prayer hat they all may be one,
as thou Father. art in me and I In thee,
that they also may be one in u.s."
b meeting of the Clinton Avenue Re
formed Endeavor Society tomorrow even
ing will be conducted by the missionary
committee. the topic being Foreign Mis-
sIons."
The service tomorrow evening in the
Elizabeth Avenue Presbyterian Y. p. S.
c. e. will be conducted by Miss Lizzie
Sontag.
Miss Bessie Van Ness will address the
missionary service Of the Northf1eld Bap-
fist Endeavor Society tomorrow evening.
The Christian Endeavor Builders Asso-
citation was organized at the Seattle con-
vention. Hundreds of shares were sub
scribed for by the delegates. Tens of
thousands more will be taken as a result
Of the reports that will be carried to all
parts OF the country by the returning dele
gates.
Did you read the inspiring statement on
page 8 of the Christian Endeavor World
for August 1?
We are going to have the building. That
is a settled fact. There are only two
questions in regard to II. 1
The first Ia when. In one or lve7 The
second, will YOU nave q part in 1t?
Won can ,bein answer both o,est1ons |
anau1o ,han, rIoh+i,,
.a o,,r
You can help the other memoer OF your
society to answer them.
You can help the "old guard" the for
mar roeynhara ~ cbrlst,an Endeavor In
ansua. .han,
answer thenn'
VIII you do itT
This is the blank form that was used at
Seattle:
A nIaa co. ,ao,,r,n. ave b,,ndred +bo,,-
Su ~ ssu ~. haed-
mn uoiaI .or an wa 1So- Ta
quarters pulding from the Shrisuah In
deavor Alumni and their friends IN the
next five wears.
Terms-Thera arc one hundred thousand
sharaa q, tha Shris+,on usndaa,or R,,Iders,
siiaies III Tue Snilseian nnueaVol poiiuos
Association at iva dollars $500 a share,
payable In 1ve annua installments, II de-
sired.
state President snroull smoke at the
o.a.e lresiuent opIoun
vesper service OF the Centrai ~Frespyterian
EndeaVor Society SUNDAY evening and
told Of the Seattle convention.
There we've fortv-seven new societies re-
norted in Roston last week They come
from twentvNforr states and thirteen de-
.s--aa-H 'sasa A,aanr tha
nom,ha'ions are represeh.eul I -
number Is the Grace Evangelical Lutheran,
of Camden.
Among the Endeavor conventions to be
held this fall are the following:
Australia-South Australian convention,