The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-07-11

late societies report gifts of over s100
each. and a still longer list of Young
Peoples societies report contributions
ranging from $3.50 to S1O5O each.
If l am to judge from the reports
many churches use their Christian
Endeavor society as convenient
agency for raising money for local
needs. / am convinced that a much
larger proportion of the money given
by the children and young people
should be used for missionary purpos-
es in extending the Kingdom in the
regions beyond.
What Endeavorers are Doing.
Christian Endeavor is a department
of the church for the training of the
young people in Christian life and SER
vice. This training should be as
broad as the work of the church and
as deep as the needs of the human
heart. We believe that religion is
natural experience in the life of young
people, and that it has natural modes
of expression in life and service.
unnatural to many young people is be-
cause of the strained and utterly I'M
natural type of religion that they see
in so many older Christians. We be-
lieve in the expression of the Christian
life through the service of the life
and the declaration of the lips-not
either, but both. By their works and
by their words shall the followers of
More than anything else today the
Morethan anything else to-day the
church needs Christians VINO are not
ashamed to "say so,' men and wo-
men who can give a reason for the
faith that is in them. 1t will be sad
day for our churches if the lecture by
the pastor supplants the social service
by the people, and the pulpit express
es all the religious experience and life
of the church.
Out of a spirit of loyalty to our
own church and the development of
the individual there has naturally
come the spirit of fellowship with
others which is so marked a charac
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work of our unions has never before
been so vital and successful as during
the past two years. This has been IL
lustrated in work for Christian Citi
the interest of temperance, Sabbath
observance, and other moral reforms.
Missions have mad right of way,
and normal classes have been held
by our unions for training leaders of
mission study classes, and thousands
of these classes have been organized
in our individual societies.
Plans for promoting systematic and
proportionate giving have been pre-
sented, and the Tenth Legion, an en-
rolment of those who give not less
than one-tenth of their income for
Gods service, now numbers 23,71S.
Evangelism has gripped the hearts
of our young people as never before.
In many societies and unions training
classes for personal workers have
been organized. Leading evangelists
bear glad testimony to the intelligent
and hearty cooperation of Christian
Endeavors with them in their meet
ings. Rev ]. Wilbur Chapman re-
ports, "The Christian Endeavorers
have been most helpful in my work" :"
Rev. R. A. Torrey writes 81 do not
know of any society in the churches
in which there is more of the evangel-
istic spirit. I haven't a doubt that
their training as Christian Endeavor-
ers has made them more effective as
soul-winners." Rev. James A. Francis
says: 'I find the Endeavorers in many
churches the readiest of all to help.
The training they have had in taking
part in public services enables them
to help with a freedom from self-con-
sciousness and an intelligence above
Others" Rev John H. Elliott reports:
.'I have found the Endeavorers ready
to assist actively in evangelistic cam
paigns as ushers and personal work
ers. This training makes them intel
ligent and courageous, and while mod
est, never disloyal or fitful." Rev. Ar
thur ]. Smith says: I'VE cannot con-
duct a campaign with any degree of
success without the cooperation OF
the young people who have been train
ed in Christian Endeavor and kindred
societies. Time and space will not
admit of even a mention of the varied
forms of work Of an evangelistic ma
ture undertaken by Christian Endeav-
orers.
Advance Steps.
The past year mas been fruitful in
advance steps in Christian Endeavor.
One of the most notable is the appoint
ment of Pastoral Counsellors for the
city, county, and district unions When
completed, this plan will give the I'm
tied Society body OF more than one
thousand representative pastors to
counsel and advise regarding the de
veiopment and spread of the move
ment. Christian Endeayor can achieve
its largest success only wnen 1t has
| the sympathetic cooperation of the
pastors. This is just as true of the
union work as of the individual socie-