Evening journal., 1908-10-15

systematic giving. In this the treasurer
should aid. and the President, and, in |
fact. all the workers OF the society,
but this laws chiefly with tho mis-
slonarv committee. What we need IN
not 80 much the people who win give
whenever the collection plate happens
TO pass in their direction, but people
who will give systematically, who will
make a business OF giving, who VIII
make IL one of their fixed habits Civ
INK Is a fine art. not TO be learned
without pains and practice. but II Is
well worth learning.
Ono OF the best ways OF cultivatng
this spirit Of giving is 70 urge the En-
dcavorers 20 ioin the Tenth Legion.
which Is the Christian Endeavor ENROLL
ment Of all who make IL practice 20
use IN religious work p least one-tenth
of the income. This IL done in the
spirit Of the New Testament and not or
the Pharisees. Those who have tried
the plan-more than twenty-thousand
now-are very enthusiastic about IL.
Full information may be obtained from
Secretary William Shaw. 600 fremont
Temple, Boston.
II is Said Of Sir William Stephenson,
OF New Castle England, that he dc.
termlned to spend a third. save a third
and give a third. OF his business profits
Soon he thought he had saved enough
and gave two-thirds. Then he came 70
live on his savings and gave away all
his business profits
Give as'you would if an angel
1 Awaited your gift at The door;
/ Give as YOU would II the morrow
/ Were TO find YOU where giving is DER,
/ Give as you would 10 the Master
/ n YOU met His searching look:
/ Give as YOU would Of your substance
If his hand the offering took
DR. Piersc IN the "Homiletic Re
l-ew." mentiors seven different ways OF
giving. as follows:
The careless .wav: To give something
20 every cause that is presented, With
out inuuiring into It's merits
The imDulsive way: To give from
imDulse-as much and as often as love
and pity and senslbility prompt
The lazv wav To make a special
offer TO earn money for benevolent oh
iects by fairs. festivals. etc.
The self-denying way. To save the
cost Of luxuries and apply them "a
purposes OF religion and charity.
The systematic way. To lay aside
as an Offering to God n definite portion
Of our tenth. one-ffth, one-
third or one-half This iH adapted to
ALL whether poor or rich. and gifts
would be largely Increased II It were
generally practiced.
The equal wav; To give 10 God and
the needy lust as much as we spend
on ourselves. balancing our personal
expenditures by our gifts.
The heroic way: t. limit our own
expenditures 10 certain sum, and give
away all the rest OF our income.
/ Is thy cruise Of comfort failng2
Rise and share Il with another;
| And through all the years OF famine
1t shall serve thee and thy brother
Love divine viii fill thy storehouse
And thy handful still renew;
Scnntv fare for one win often
Make a royal feast for two.
/ For tho heart grows rich in giving;
All its wealth is golden grain
Szfds with mildew in the garner;
Scattered al with gold the plain.
Is thy burden hard aud heavyg
DO thy steps drag heavily?
| Help 10 bear thy brothers burden;
God will bless both il and thee.
Christian Endeavor News.
Endeavorers. Are you looking for
ward 10 Thursday and Friday of mex
week. the DAYS on WHICH our Stat
convention meets here? Look in mex
SATURDAYS PAPERS for the program
which went into the printers hand
this week Professor Amos r. Well
win be here Friday evening; don't fai
| 10 hear him. The whole convention
viii be filled with good things-get al
4 Of II that YOU can BE sure to registe
when you attend. and don't fail 70 &c
two or more Of the Christian EndeaVc
pernants 20 display from your hom
J while the convention IS in session
{ These may be ordered through YOU
society president. or direct from on
J. corresponding secretary. Samuel Il
Reed 1908 Van Buren street, at a cos
! Of FIVE cents each.
The convention chorus under thu
| leadership Of Miss Preston had theii
, second rehearsal in the Delaware Ave
nue. Baptist Church last Monday even.
ing. The final rehearsal will be held
at the came place on Lext Monday
evening. and il is hoped that as many
.-aof the Endeavorers as feel able VIII
help in this part of the program and
come to this rehearsal
The Young peoples choir OF the
Central Christian Endsrvor Society 4
continuing TO do good work, and ha'
resulted in greatly improving the sing
ing at the societv's sunday evenine
meetings. A duet bv Misses Cora
MURRAY and Lillian Soast was pleas
ing lecture of last Sundays meeting.
TIE Eastlake Presbyterian Society
reports that an aggressive campaign
bv their lookout committee is reviv'
ing the interest of many Of their olde
members. as such work always VII