The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-20
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
NEW JERSEY DELEGATES ON
THEIR WAY HOME.
At Salt Lake City Christian
Endeavor Excursion,
August "a.


Pasadena and Redlands will be visited next
week and next Sunday viii be spent In
Salt Lake City.
The committee arranging for the En-
deayor excursion to Asbury Park on Sat
urday, August a. for the fresh air home
is composed of John T. Sproull, s. d.
Riddle. William Russell. D. A. Hender-
son, w. NJ. Halsey, II. A. Marsnail,
Chester Bradley. w. R. Pruden. Clarence
| r PIatt. John T. Hill, A. Wilbur Egner
and william Hedden
The annual session Of the North Jersey
| missionary Institute will be held IN tnis
| city in the fall
The institute is a delegated body, and is
limited In membership to 800. Pastors OF
| churches. Sunday school superintendents
and teachers, chair1nen OF missionary COM
mittees and officers OF young people ms mis-
sionarv societies and any who are interest
ed In missionary work may become dele
ates bv application to the secretary, the
| Rev s. F. Davis, 536 Westheld avenue
Elizabeth, and the payment OF the regis
tration fee of 81. The registration Is I'M
tied because 1t has been found by ex-
perience that more effective work can pe
done with such a number OF people WIZ
will attend faithfully all sessions OF tne
institute. This limit was reaeneo IN .he
session held last year, and already, as .ne
result of campaign carried on Tor tne
mast six weeks. nearly 100 delegates nave
enrolled for next fall.
In response to a request from the Hn-
deavor Sccietv of the Central Fresoyt t, ~,
| c-urch the trustees have decided to nolu
union meetings with the young people
Sunday evenings. during July ana Aukusa-
| Miss stephens reports on four coun'ies
as follows; %
Hurterdon-Mr Thomas Is planning 70
heve GOOD things for US next month wneh
the quarterly rally OF the county union
will be held In his town. He says tns
meeting of his own society recently neiu
for former members WAS very successful
Manv former members, still In the cnurch
attended and enjoyed the meeting ana
letters from thoss removed from tne to"n
" ere excellent testimonies to the oenen'
| Of Christian Endeavor In their lives
Mercer-The Mercer County Union has
ndopted the congress plan and splendid
meeting was Just held at Penns Neck.
Though ride by 10th trolley and rail was
necessary to reach there yet a good dele
CATION from the Trenton societies was
present. 1t being the frst meeting since
the election of new officers. The topic
was "Consecration' and was well carried
out. Mr.. Baxter sent pertinent call TO
their recent mass meeting. so putting the
matter as to command attention and at
tendance.
| Sussex-Miss Brown reports helpfui
rally of the societies of Newton and the
neighboring towns recently at Newton
1t was addressed by Vice-President Green
way, who also answered many questions
put by the Endeavorers.
| warren-Miss Leibelsperge has written
her societies, and has been receiving greet
iugs All her reports are In but two. she
and Mr.. Carton will compete for the honor
of being the 'banrer' county, in the
r.atter of reporting She has already re-
ceived calls to lead meetings Of some So
cieties She will soon plan to send out
communications regularly.
| A Christian Endeavor rally of the fourth
| district of IIunterdon County will be held
| in the First Presbyterian Church. Gler
Gardner, tomorrow night. The Rev. w. W
\ Barker, OF Bayonne, will be the speaker Oh
| the evening.
| Mrs John Cormack will conduct tht
meeting of the Elizabeth Avenue Presbyte
rian Endeavor Society tomorrow evening
| The vesper service of the Clinton Avenue
Reformed Christian Endeavor Society to-
morrow evening will be led by Miss Nellie
| Meyer.
The well-known British Endeavorer. Miss
Elsie Fisk, gives the following good advice
to Endeavorers regarding what they should
! take with them to their conventions:
| ~ An Expectant Spirit--Go expecting
much and you will receive much. So much
depends upon our expectancy.
| az An Open Mind--Make point of gain
ing new thought from every one who
speaks Go with the desire to be In
| structed.
CS) A Praying Heart-1f the meetings are
| to be successful so far MS you are con-
cerned. your must be prayerful.
| "a A Self-forgetful Bearing-This is
needed as much ont of the meetings as IN
! them. Everywhere and under all circum-
stances take the second place gracefully;
make a pleasant word and look the order
Of the day.
| 90 A Note-book-Chain to paper tho
ideas that come to you and the suggestions
given you. Put down the most helpful
| thoughts from each speaker, and your
casket will contain many precious jewels
This is commended to all expecting to
attend the State convention In this city in
October.
The following officers have been elected
by the Christian Endeavor Society of Elm
wood Presbyterian Church. East Orange:
President. Wilbur Riley; vice-presIdent,
| Edward p. Burnett; recording secretary,
Miss Clara B. Riesder; corresponding sec
retary, Miss Harriet Fricke; treasurer,
Mrs. Ada Sorensen.
| The following officers have been chosen
| by the Young Peoples Society of the Irv-
ington Methodist Church: President, Nor
man Rutan first president, Miss
Marion Waterfield; second uce-president,
Miss Ruth Hockenhurg; third vice-presi-
dent Miss Florence Sippel; fourth vice
present, Miss Dorothy Stevens; secretary,
Gordon Frey; treasurer, Watson Dougher.
The officers will be installed next Sunday
night by the pastor, the Rev. DIR. John
II. Egbert
| The Morristown Summer Shelter is en-
tertaining fifty-five children from New
York. They receive a two weeks outing
and are then replaced by another party
| On "Wednesday the Junior Endeavor So
ciety of the Bloomfield Presbyterian
Church held its annual outing at Crystal
Lake, West Orange.
At the recent meeting of the trustees
OF the Endeavor Society two new move
nnents were proposed and adopted with
great unanimity. First, the formation Of
the Christian Endeavor Patriots League
of the sUnited Society of Christian En-
deavor. an enrolment of those whose aim
Is the promotion of civic righteousness and
the national welfare. 1t Is the purpose
Of the league to take up courageously in
non-partisan way, the duties OF Chris
tian citizen. Its members will seek a
knowledge of public affairs, will labor for
the observance of existing laws, for the
adoption of improved laws, the encour-
agement and aid OF patriots and the down
fall OF all enemies of the nation. This
will especially appeal to the hundreds of