The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-13
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
N. ]. DELEGATES ACTIVE AT
SEATTLE CONVENTION.
Endeavorers at Decentralization of Of
fcers Among Societies Of State.
G. E. Notes.

On Monday at the end of the meetings
the New Jersey delegates to the Seattle
convention will start for home. En- route
they VIII stop at San Francisco, San Jose,
Los Angeles, Salt Lake City and spend
five days in Yellowstone Park. Monday
evening the closing services of the con-
vention will be held, when the conservation
services are held and the farewell ad-
dresses are delivered. Echoes OF the five
days meetings will be given by the dele
gates on their return.
Among the III new Endeavor societies
reported Mt Boston last week were the
haywood Y. P. S. c. E. and the First Re-
formed Intermediate. of Bnyonne.
These officers have been elected by the
Plainheld Christian Endeavor Union
President, Clarence b. La Rue; vice-presi-
dent. Joel De Croft; secretary, Charles
Windharn; treasurer. Charles Latourette;
chairman general committee, Frederick
Lounsbury.
The Christian Endeavor Society of North
Branch. which has been holding meetings
here for several weeks, has effected an
organization as follows: President, j.
Marion Van Derveer; vice-pres dent, Miss
Margaret Van Derbeek: recording secre-
tary, Miss Carolyn Lane; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Charles f. Corwin; treas
urer. Mrs. F. Marion Van Derveer; or
RdnlSt, Mrs. r.. Wdue CfdIk.
Miss Ida B. Stephens. of Hackettstown
the secretary of the New Jersey State
Christian Endeavor Union. will be one of
the speakers at the annual Christian En-
deavor summer school to be held at Ocean
Grove during the week of August 8 TO 10.
Mrs. Dukes, of Camden. will have charge
of the weeks program.
John MacCorkell conducted the vesper
service of the Contra Presbyterian Chris
tian Endeavor Society Sunday evening.
which was a union meeting with the
church.
The Endeavor World says in a recent
issue: Christian Endeavor will soon be-
come known everywhere as the training
school for mission board secretaries. Mr..
Baer went that way. Then Mr.. Vogt. The
latest is H. A. Kinports. After a long
service In Christian Endeavor Union work
In New York city and in State Union, MT.
Kinports is nowfthe president of the State
Union, and. therefore, one of the trustees
of the United Society of Christian En-
deavor.
For many years he has been DR.. Bur-
rel's right-hand man in his important
work in his church, and now the home
and foreign mission boards of his denomi-
nation, the Reformed Church In America,
have called him to one of the most i'm
portant ports. the young peoples secre-
teryship, and he will begin work the first
of May.
I'VE congratulate the Reformed churches
with much heartiness. They have obtained
a royal worker, consecrated, able, faith
full, persistent, efficient Reformed Church
Endeavorers have always done we'll in the
field of UNCONVENTIONAL missions. We shall
expect them now far to surpass all former
records.
"And we congratulate Mr.. imports also.
He has an opportunity of service worthy
of the best that is in any man. He has a
chance to do great things for the kingdom
of God. We expect him, with Gods help,
to do Them
Frank Hess will address the meeting
Of the Clinton Avenue Reformed Christian
Endeavor Society tomorrow evening.
The l~service Of the Elizabeth Avenue
PRESBYTERIAN Christian Fndeavor Society
tomorrow evening will be conducted by
Miss Molliter.
Essex Endeavorers are keeping in mind
the excursion to go to Asbury Park on
Saturday. August "a. for the benefit of
the Fresh Air Home.
From July IS to 2s a missionary confer
ence for young people will be held at
Grove City under Presbyterian manage
ment. Representatives of the Presbyterian
mission bcards-foreign, home, freed
mems ard synodical work-will be present
To address the conference. Special en-
phasis will be laid upon mission study
classes. Twelve more foreign mission
study-cla sses and as many moro In home
and ~freedmen's work VIII meet daily.
There will be daily institutes Of methods
of work. md special addresses by re-
turned missionaries and some of the most
effective missionary leaders and pastors of
our own and other denominations.
Grove City is a delightful place In which
to spend a vacation and receive training
for advance missionary work. Registra-
tons for the conference and information
concerning 1t should be addressed to
PRESBYTERIAN Young Peoples Conference,
Grove City. Pa, Rev. A. T. McGarrah,
Secretary.
This is but one of half a dozen confer
ences to be attended by Endeavorers dur
ing the summer.
At Northfe1d, Mass.-From July 10 to 10,
Miss Margaret Slattery, of the Fitchburg
Normal School, will give a SERIES of talks
on THE Building of Character" which
are especially adapted to help teachers
both in Sunday and secular schools, be-
cause of Miss Slattery's practical and sue
cessful experience in this line Of work.
Perhaps the most attractive feature of
the morning program viii be the series of
addresses on Bible Characters by the
Rev. F. B. Meyer, OF London, whose name
is sufficient recommendation. The after
Moons will be left free for recreation, for
which there are abundant facilities. Two
meetings. one on Round Top and one In
the auditorium, will occupy the evening.
Among the speakers for these meetings
are the following: The Rev. F. b. Meyer.
of England: r. E. Speer, of New York;
the Rev. John Mcdowell, of Newark; the
Rev. James Freeman, Of Yonkers; the
Rev. C. L. Thompson, of New York; the
Rev. r. A. Torrey. of Philadelphia; Mrs.
Benjamin w. Larabee, of Persia; Mrs.
r. 8. Bennett. of Englewood. N. j.; Miss
Margaret Slattery. OF Fitchburg; Mrs.
Page representing the Dutch Reformed
Home Mission Board and others.
Christian Endeavorers everywhere will
feel 1t an honor that the first convention
Of the newly established National Bible
Institute is to be held at the Christian
Endeavor summer colony. Sycamore
Beach. The convention will be held from
August 1 to August 10. and President
Don Q. Shelton tells us that the, program
will be very Strong and will include some
of the most helpful Bible teachers in the
United States. With Mr.. Shelton at the
helm, success is assured.