The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-03

Presbyterian Endeavor Society tomorrow
evening will he conducted by Miss Flor
! ence Weingartner.
Edward Dezerens will be the speaker at
the vespef service Of the Clinton Avenue
Reformed Endeavor meeting tomorrow
evening.
The-twenty-ffth general conference OF
Christian Workers. TO be held at North
field August 2 to Is, gives promise OF fruit
full gatherings such ms are so closely asso-
ciated with the place. The program CON
tains well-known names such as those OF
the Rev. DR.. f. B. Meyer. Professor james
Orr, the Rev. DR.. G. Campbell Morgan.
the Rev. Dr.. George F. Pentecost. the
Rev. DR.. r. A. Torrey. John r. Mott,
Charles NJ. Alexander md many Others.
In connection with the meetings, such is
the interest in evangelistic work. special
attention will be given to the discussion
of pastoral evangelism, repeating a feat
are that was much valued when introduced
last year.
As has been the custom for several
years the Essex Endenvor Union viii be
represented at some Of the meetings.
The British Christian Endeavor Union
at Its last meeting raised $1,000 TO help ex-
tend the work. There are more thnn 10000
societies enrolled In the union.
During the last four weeks 1877 new
Christian Endeavor societies ave been re-
ported to the United Society offices, Ire
mont Temple. Boston, an average Of o
fraction less than 100 new societies n week.
Frank w. Pinneo conducted the vesper
service of the Park Presbyterian Endeavor
Society on Sunday evening. The Apollo
Male Quartet sung several selections dur
ing the meeting.
The midweek service In the Wickliffe
Presbyterian Church Tuesday evening was
conducted by the Christian Endeavor
Society. the topic being Missions"
President Clark at the Seattle convention
summed up the Endeavor idea as follows:
9TH key-word of Christian Endeavor is
Training, training In expression, training
In service. training in living, training OF
the henrt, training of the boy and girl,
training OF the young men and women,
training to make citizens, training to make
effective Christians, training In the church,
training for the church, training by the
church.
This great convention from beginning to
end Is an exposition, a practical exhibit,
so to speak, of the idea for which we
stand. This convention would have been
impossible were 1t not for the trained
myrlads of Christian E~ndeavorers who for
a quarterlof a century rave been exempli-
IVl1B lDt DfOdd lucn VI Nioiiiib5 III AhO
service of the kingdom of God.
This. / think we may say, was the great
thought which the Christian Endeavor
movement introduced into the church life
of the day. or at least the great undevel-
oped thought which It emphasized twenty
five years ago, and which 1t has continued
to emphasize ever since. 1t Is the train
ing school of the church as the Sunday
school is the teaching school of the church.
"The successes of Christian Endeavor
have come IN proportion ms this thought
has been developed: its failures have re-
suited from ignoring this principle.
II rave Just returned from a long and
arduous pioneering Journey In the Neg
lected Continent neglected to the last by
Christian Endeavor as well as by other
Protestant forces: but I have found that
there. among the Andes and on the pam
pas. In the busy cities Of this Continent OF
Opportunity. a far better name for South
as well as where Christian En-
has been known and priced the
longest. there as well as here and every
where else. / say. the supreme work of the
society is training the church of the
The topic in the meeting tomorrow even
ing is The Conservation of Our Bodies"
I. Cor. vi. 10, 20; Rom. xiii. 1. 2. a vaca-
tlon conservation meeting. Suggested
hymns for the meeting. Take MY Life
and Let It Be- Tell Me. N.Y. Saviour"
None of Self and All of Thee II Sur
render AL" 20 Jesus, I Have Promised .
The daily Bible readings for next week
are the following: Monday. '"The Trees
Teach Praise I. ~Chrons-xvi., 29-34; Tues
day, "They Teach Gods Care Mum.
XIV, so; Wednesday, They Teach Pro-
bation,'' Matt Ill.,, 5-1O; Thursday. "Hypoc-
risy a SIM" Mark. XII, 12-14: Friday, "a
Green Tree Ps. xxxvii. 1896; Saturday,
Grated On Rom. XII. 1924; Sunday,
August II. topic. THE Teachings of the
Trees Ps. CIV, 1918; l., 1-6. The readings
on the Junior topic for next week are the
following: Monday. Neb. TX, q. %; Tues
day, Psalm H., 1; Wednesday, Psalm GILL;,
2-5; Thursday. lisa. lxiii.. Z; Friday, Psalm,
XIV, 6. Z; Saturday, Isa., liv., 10; Sunday.
August II, Everyday Mercies," Lam.
H.. 22-25.