The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-14
HRISTIANENDEAVOR
TOPICS OF INTEREST TO
LOCAL MEMBERS. \
Essex Union to Hold Congress in Rose
vile church-County Workers Plan
ming New Years Reception.

IL @4@(NNAFS
County Christian Endeavor Union Is ar
ranging to hold a New Year reception for
all the societies in one of the churches
centrally located. .
A special committee composed Of a rep
resentatRle from each society is preparing
for the affair.
The next congress session of the Essex
Endeavor Union will be held In the Rose
Vile Avenue Presbyterian Church and VIII
be under the direction of the new mission
airy superintendent, Miss Elizabeth Mat
tice.
The secretary OF the State Endeavor
Union, Miss Stephens, in a letter to local
union officers. says:
Il have no doubt that you agree with
me in the belief that the success of the
individual society of Christian Dndeavor
depends more than is commonly realized
upon the activity of the c. 70. union with
which it is connected.
II have been giving some study to
this matter, and from experience feel that
this is true.
If the local or county union realizes
that II exists for the purpose Of increas-
Ing the efficiency Of the individual society,
and bends all its energies in that diree-
ton, nine out of ten of the societies COM
POSING 1T will be active too.
i Know that you, as presidents, feel
the responsibility of making your unions
powerful, and are looking for all the sug-
gestions possible, to help you to accom-
plish this. The State executive commit
tee realize more and more the Importance
of the work of the unions, and the MEM
bers are ready to do all they can to help.
For twelve years l have found a reg
uiarly issued bulletin a helpful feature in
working with the district secretaries. This,
which We call Our Round Table is com-
posed Of what is reported by the district
secretaries themselves concerning the
progress of the work in their counties. 1t
has proved valuable as a bond of union in
giving new plans and in revealing what is
being accomplished in other parts of the
State.
Il have recently wondered what the
Round Table does for them, and if you
would support 1t by contributing to it as
often as possible. either by a successful
plan or a suggestion that has come to you,
or a question on some problem.
Il will give some of the helpful things
brought out In our recent conferences in
the southern part of the State in Septem-
Der and at Newark.
About four months ago a Floating So
clety OF Christian Endeavor was organized
on the United States steamship West yir-
glnia, at Chez Foo, China. by Christian
Endeavor workers there. 1t has come to
San Francisco. where its fifty members
received a cordial welcome from the Float
Ing Christian Endeavor committee. On
picard is a Floating Christian Endeayorer
Of several years membership.
On the war vessels sailing Monday under
Admiral Evans there are four Floating
Endeavor societies.
The Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Dodd. Of Mont
clair, go back to Cesarea with joyful
hearts; Mrs. Dodd is improved in health;
the four children left in this country are
happily placed with their kindred. and for,
the work of Talas Hospital $4,000 has
been secured, 5000 for current expenses
and the rest Tor enlargement. DR.. Dodd
feels that $1,000 more is needed and hopes
to get 1t. OF the $4,000 in hand, only 1925
so far as is known has come from Con-
gregational sources; the rest is from
friends in other churches and outside of
churches, college classmates and En-
deavor societies.
The Connecticut Farms Endeavor So
ciety held a sociable last evening at the
home of Miss Fannie Long.
Miss Gertrude Fund will address the
meeting OF the Mortified Baptist En-
deavor Society tomorrow evening.
At the annual meeting Of the Chil6ren's
Aid Society Ct the Oranges. Agent A. w.
Abbott presented his report of twenty-s1x
cases actively dealt with since the annual
meeting on November 20, and reported that
Novauohnr * ~ haa aannatna 49,, aaaa-
49, 49, :, ~ sLus.nS ou 49,
;. = suppof. = ,he onnuieh the eo."i
sum VI s0'. osVelnl new cases We're m-
tss.isaleu' witch mas lssui.eo IN lle hesA-
senl parent asreelns 10 pay tne society a
certain weekly amount LOT the support Oh
tue cniioren rather than nave the society
commence legal proceedings against them
In the court.
Mr.. Abbott is also treasurer of the State
Endeavor Union.
h Rev. DIR. P. T.. Pockman, OF New
Brunswick, a member of the state En-
deavor Union, was elected a member OF the
executive board OF the New Jersey Anti
Saloon League At the meeting in tb,s civ
this week
Two corniias ronort no,oh a.t;,,it.. -
foI,ou,s. Ns' ."
c1once.+ar- pro.,son
$500 a. a.. inioeinan wei
~ IN - nc" ~ . uu,ietm' auu WIN nsip
~ W. nase ques.ions con
le utnicut'es ~ ns "orh- AS d
ul"wnis lestute lor the county rallies ne
uses u orchestrd composed Oh young men
VI ms own elurcn' VINO are always Will
ing 10 give tneir services
Mercer-Hearty approval OF the bulletin
IS given by President Larue, who is ready
to support 1t. His county union has been
organized on the congress plan within a