Evening journal., 1908-09-30

Are YOU one OF those persons who
have said that they
Don't believe in the Pledge9
Don't believe in daily prayer and
Bible-reading?
Don't believe in taking part in
prayer-meetings?
Don't believe in going to church
Don't believe in supporting your own
church?
Don't believe in doing Christ's win.
Don't believe in leading a Christian
life?
Don't believe in trying to do all these
things?
Don't believe in promising to do
| them?
Why Of course you do. when It is
put that way. This is all you promise
in the pledge--iust to try TO do them,
and the pledge expressly says that you
are not to do them whenever you think
Christ would excuse you from them.
| Certainly no less excuse should satisfy
YOU, pledge or no pledge.
Christian Endeavor Notes.
The regular monthly meeting Of tho
Wilmington Christian Endeavor Union
win be held next Tuesday evening IN
the EastlalSe Presbyterian Church.
Twenty-seventh and Market streets.
This Is an important meeting and a fun
attendance is desired
Next Sunday win be observed here
as Delaware Endeavor Day. Twenty
two years ago next month the first
Christian Endeavor Society in the State
was organized al ST. Pauls NJ. r.
Church. and this is now one Of the few
NJ. e. societies which still remain IN
the Christian Endeavor ranks. It Is
the desire OF our State officers thar
there be some special recognition OF
the dav next Sunday in all OF oui
Christian Endeavor Societies. back
ward look at the years accomplish
ments and a forward look at plans and
expectations for the coming Xear can
not fail to be helpful.
Does IL occur TO you Endeavorerr
Of Wilmington that our State conven-
tion is only three weeks on2 The
committees in charge OF the prepara-
tions realize it snd most Of them have
their plans laid and much OF thei'
work already accomplished. It ha'
been four years since our state conven'
ton last came TO Wilmington and
these four wears have seen some re-
markable changes and Improvement
I'm our local societies. The down-Stat'
Endeavorers will expect great thingl
from Wilmington this fall and w
don't intend TO disappoint them.
The twenty-second annual convention
OF the New Jersey Christian Endeavo
Union will be held at Atlantic City oi
EfrfI a
next week. The best wishes go from
Wilmington to our End 'avor neighbour
as they gather in the city by the sen
The Rodney Street Christian I'm
deavor Society held a very successful
social last Friday evening, which wa
much enioved by those present. Pian'
solos by Miss Nancy Clark and Mis-
Elsie Richards brought forth much ap
plause. as did also two pleasing Sc
lections by Miss Margaret Woodmau
This society is starting out on the fal
campaign with much vigor The dif
ferent committees are working with TIA
true spirit and II hard work and Chris
tian Endeavor enthusiasm will do any
thing we can look for great thing
from Rodney this fall.
a Hltellnb leu ny MISC 1iANe pi'"i
full OF enthusiasm, everybody takin
nart to the full limit Of the time allow
ed. and the members saying after
wards that It was the best Christia
Endeavor meeting they ever attended
that is what the president Of Eastlal
preshvterlan Society reports in regaI
70 their meeting last sunday.
"Tho crv Of the city" and espec
ally the cry Of Wilmington was give
IN a way that carried conviction 10 q
hearts Of the Central Endeavorers
Mrs. Lafayette Marks az their NEE
ing last Sunday evening told Of II
many touching experiences she had h'
in her work among tie needy Of oi
- city.
c. r. e.