The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-28

privilege and honor Of having n part in
the new Christian Endeavor building in
Boston to perpetuate the work of Chris
tion Endeavor, to enlarge its usefulness
and as a lasting memorial to the one to
whom, under God, Christian Endeavor
owes so much. the Rev. DR.. Francis E..
Clark. the founder of the movement.
Every Endeavorer in the State OF New
Jersey should be personally identified with
this work, and trust that the members
of your society, by a large and generous
contribution. will thus show their sppre-
citation of what Christian Endeavor has
done for them.
And now, dear Endeavorer, just a very
personal word with you:
A you look back over Ihei past year
Just closing, and then look up into the
Masters dear, blessed face. can you say
you ire satis2tid with what you have
done? Have you done all lie would have
liked to have you do?
How much He felt you could do for
Him as no one else could do-ahd He
counted on you to do it-and waited and
waited-and perhaps He is waiting today
land the work still undone! Is He not
hurt, and SO sorry for all this delay and
loss? And how do you feel about 1t? Hos
Jesus Christ, through you. touched any
other life during this past year? Have
you been SO fully His that He could use
you at any timer
Some one has said:
What God asks / yield.
What ] yield God accepts.
What God accepts He fills.
what GOQ Ills tie uses,
Has this been your experience? If not.
will you not at once 'yield?'
" Conservation is not giving God some
thing. for, IL Christians, we are all His
but conservation is taking my hands oS
from myself and letting God have ard use
His own
"Will you thoughtfully ana prayerfully
make this your consideration for the new
year, no matter what 1t may cost OF self
or service?
II want to make 1t mine. win you unite
with me In 1t?
Praying for His richest blessings upon
you during the new year, and that He will
lead you out into a larger. fuller, sweeter
bfe for Him, / am, very cordially yours,
~. T. sPROULL-
President"
The January session of the Essex En-
deavor Congress will be held on Monday
evening. January 8, in the Roseville Ave
nue. Presbyterian Church. The session will
be devoted to the work of the county mis-
sionary department, Miss Elizabeth Mat
tice, superintendent. A supper will be
served at $50 o'clock. As 1t will be the
first meeting of the new year, a large at
tendance is expected.
Last week there were reported at head
quarters t~wenty-nine new societies from
fifteen States and eight denominations.
California leads with twelve new societies.
The Rev. Franklin S. Hatch, formerly
general secretary of the Christian En-
deavor Society in India, Burma and Cey-
Ion, died of pneumonia at his home in
Brookline. Mass, on Tuesday, aged so. Mr..
Hatch entered Andover Academy and later
attended Amherst College and fitted for
the ministry at the Hartford Theological
Seminary, of which he was secretary for
three years. He held pastorates in Hart
ford, Monson and Newton He was presi-
dent of the Massachusetts Society of
Christian Endeavor for several years, and
then went abroad as general secretary of
the movement in India. He leaves a
widow, one son and one daughter.
The intermediate Society Of the Hack
ettstown Flint Presbyterian Church has
elected new officers, as follows: Leader,
Frank A. Sonders; president, Ruth Spoon
err; vice-president, Robert Kennedy; re-
cordiug secretary, Elizabeth Hochgesang:
corresponding secretary, Frank A. Scnd-
ers; treasurer, Ethel Kennedy.
At the concert of the Rutgers College
Glee and Mandolin Club in the Park Pres
byterlan Church twenty young men took
part, under the leadership of Raymond
and b.. r. French. The proceeds of the
entertainment will be used for the fresh
air work carried on with the aid of the
Park Church Association.
The Baptist Christian Endeavor Society
of Hasbrouck Heights has elected these
officers: President, Charles c. Hannah;
vice-president, Miss Florence Feltz; re-
cording secretary, Miss Edith Lawrence;
corresponding secretary. Mrs. Charles
Zimmerman; treasurer, Mrs. William e.
Durcanson; historian. Miss Clara Elias
The Christian Endeavor Society connected
with the Reformed Church in North
Branch has ~reorganized for the ensuing
year by the election of the following Of
fcers: President. r. Marion Van Derveer;
vice-president. Miss Marietta Van Fleet;
secretary. Miss Carolyn Lane; treasurer,
Mrs. e. Wade Clark; organist, Mrs. e.
Wade Clark.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor connected with the Lutheran
Church at New Germantown has elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: President, Miss Grace Honeyman;
vice-president, Miss Ida Miller; CORES
ponding secretary, Miss Harriet Swick;
recording secretary, Mrs. Abraham F.
Hall; treasurer, Mrs. Lewis Lance; plan
list, Miss Bveretta Specht.
The Hurterdon County Christian En-
deavor Union has presented Raymond H
Brltton. Of Pennington, with a desk and
chair. Mr.. Britton has acted as secretary
Of the union for eight years.
The Rev. c. p. Butler, son Of the Rev.
DIR. Butler, formerly pastor of the Blsirs-
town Church. recently received n sur
prise party on inc OCCASION OF inc 1entn
wedding anniversary of himself and Mrs.
Butler from the members of the Christian
Endeavor Society OF the Lakewood
Church, Of which he is the pastor.
The meeting OF the Orange Valley CON
gregational E,ndeavor Society tomorrow
evening will be led by Frank Fl. Condit,
John r. Mott is one Of the greatest or
g~anizers Of the Christian world. Some one
has said that he possesses in the superla-
tive degree the ability to set others at
work while he directs matters and raises
the money to carry the enterprise along.
When he was graduated from Cornell. In
1888. he was offered a professionally there,
but declined it and accepted appointment
as the student secretary Of the i%nterna-
tional committee of the Young Mems Chris /
tan Association. At the same time be
himself with the student volnn-
teer movement. which seeks to enlist stu
as foreign missionaries. Soon after
ward he was instrumental in organizing
tho Worlds Student Christian Federation
and became its general secretary. Mr.
Motifs interest in the Christian work
among students in foreign lands led natur-
ally to the organization of the foreign de-
partment of the Y. M. G. A. international
committee, and OF his also he is the secre-
tary- This z. ID. G. A department con-