Evening journal., 1908-10-07
NOTES ON TIE TOPIC.


supplies az least half OF the training for.
church work that the society gives. Re-.
cent years have seen a vast development
IN the education Of the hand in connection
with the brain Manual training has been
introduced into the schools where the boys
have their shop work and the girls have
their sewing. and schools of technology
are rapidly coming 20 equal rank with The
colleges and universities Of the arts. Now
this should have its parallel IN religion
The Christian Endeavor society was the
first 10 take up the idea and apply ! to
the religious training Of Young Christians.
Our PRAYER meetings are where We learn
10 speak for Christ Our committees ase
where we learn 10 do other kinds Of work
for Him. The society that allows its COM
mittse work 10 degenerate Will soon have
no PRAYER meeting worth the name.
Every member Of the society should be
assigned TO some committee all the time;
the assignments should be changed al
least once year so that evefy member
may have a chance az The widest kind Of
training in practical service. Wesley's
motto "All al It and always a. IT," is q
good motto for any Christian Endeavor
Society We should have as many commit
tees as will give every member this oppor-
tunity Of service. but We should have no
committees that are not alive. and II
there is no special work for a certain
committee 10 do Ind 70 feel responsible
for Il should not be formed. or if already
formed it should not be continued as one
Of the society's committees.
Sometimes the chairmen Of committees
go ahead and do an the committee work
themselves, saving that it is easier 70 do
so. That may be- but IL is NOT wise 10 DO
so, nor fair, since an the members o. the
committee have a right to the training the
committee can give. even though they
seem not 70 realize or appreciate this fact.
Ths best chairman'is always the ore who
makes the others do most OF The work.
ON important task OF, the Lookout Com
mittee is 10 see not only that the members
are faithful 10 the duty Of verbal tssti-
mony for Christ. according 10 their pow
( ers. but also that each member is develop
1 ing all his powers Of service Let the
| spirit Of the fifth verse Of our Scripture
lesson shine through all our COMMITTEES
lsbors One of the greatest lessons that
needs 10 be learned IN Christian work is
! that Of effective cooperation instead OF
competition The working with others on
a committee and the working Of different
committees together Cor the same end
gives valuable training in this direction
And lastly il we would be dnigent in our
committee work let Us never try 10 do
our work in our own strength but re-
member that we. like Paul can do all
things through Christ which strengtheneth
us" Therefore every committee meeting
should be opened with PRAYER and as a
rule be closed with prayer as we'll As +
Is Meyer saws Let there be no thought
Of what YOU can do for Cod but all
thought Of what God can do through YOU %
Fer. in the words Of Margaret }. Preston
AT best our least endeavor.
Must faint and fail forever.
Without Gods guiding anger 10 point the
how or where.
The regular monthlv meeting of the
Wilmington Christian Endeavor Union
was held last evening in the Eastlake
Presbyterian Church The meeting
was conducted bv our new president.
H. Clifford Sinclair There was an
| excellent attendance from the various
Christian Endeavor ,D-ieties of the.
citv and much enthusiasm AMI inter-
est was shown. Reports as 10 their
work were heard from thirteen socie-
ties. and an invitation was received
from Hanover Societv to hold she next
meeting. on Noyembe. 2. n thei-
| church. ar Washington Heights. On
/ recommendation Of the executive CONF
mittee it was decided @ offer tae un 'on
banner 10 the society teving the largest
proportionate increase in membership
during the yea- ending April. 1909
Good reports were heard from the.
various committees for the comins
State convention. which meets in the
Delaware Avenue Baptist CHurch ON
the twertv-sscond ana twenty-thlrd ot
this month. only two weeks away
These committees have their work well
in hand. and IL is hoped that the Eng
deavorers all over the city will he Pre-
pared 10 give the delegates from down
the Sta.e roval welcome when tho,
come r. Wilmington. The Juniors arc
rehe9rsing for Gn enthusiastic Jurioi
rallv which " 4 he ono Of the features
Of the convention. and our junior
superintendent Mrs Rotert Crozier.
reported with enthusiasm in regard 70
the ferearsals Of the little people. II
is suggested that every Endeavorer N
the citv buv TWO or more Christian
Endeavor flags 20 display from thoi-
home windows or p1rches while The
convention is here. These may be had
from our corresponding secretarv,
Samuel Il. Reed. at a cost Of five cents
each
After tho close OF the business Sos
sion. those present pracuceA some of
the HYMNS which will he used during
the convention. under the direction Of
Miss Preston who has charge of the
muse. There win be a rehearsal of
these HYMNS at the Delaware Avenue
Baptist Church on neXs Monday even
in,- and the Monday following, and 1t is
hoped that as MANY as possible from
each society viii join this chorus and
help make the music of our convcn'
tion A great success.
The following new oflcers assumed
duties in the Delaware Avenue Baptist
Society last FRIDAY evening President.
Miss Ella c. Hanson. vice-president,
Roland 3. Gilman; recording secretary.
Miss Lulu Zoch: corresponding secre-
| ta~v Mss George Newman; treasurer.