The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-01-22
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR NEWS.

sure, be pleased to hear of the con-
tinued success of Fred Powell, the
young man who touched so deeply
many kind hearts in Ocala when in
such misfortune and blindness last
year. He is now the beloved pas1or
of the Christian church in Carrollton,
Ga, and has two other smaller PLACES
at which he breaches twice a month.
Altogether he delivers twelve ser
mons and attends eight prayer meet
fngs- every four weeks, and he and
his mother are happy and in usual
good health, they are grateful in
deed to the kind friends of Ocala who
we're good to them when in need Of
material sunshine.
One of the best reporters Of the
State Union is Mrs. J. r. POmerOy,
of the union society in Stuart, East
Coast district. She tells of a success
full social held at the hotel in Stu
art, where, something much too IN
usual for Endeavor socials, the chill
dren were much in evidence" TI,v
especially enjoyed their Jack Hor-
ner corner, where for the sum of ;
cents they could put in their thu rs
and pull out a plum" and that they
found unusual kinds Of plums was evi-
dent, judging from the noise that is
sued from the corner in which the
pie" was placed.
Another feature Of the program was
a postOf1ce, where each one called for
his mail and none were disappointed
by being told there were no letters
for them. The postage due on each
letter was five cents. and inside the
envelope would be found a beautiful
post card with an appropriate motto
Refreshments for the evening CON
sisted Of cake and cream. All told. it
was a pleasant evening and S13.25
was added to the society's treasury
account.
We have something new to ask the
Endeavor friends to do for US. Please
keep a watchfuI eye for kind deeds
or words from your co-workers, and
report them all to us, that there may
be something really "sunshiny" in
each news-article we send out. Ask
the Juniors to help look out for pleas |
ant actions from their society mem
bers and report them to us. The |
names need not be given Of those
who are both good and modest 1t |
will stimulate us TO more Christ-like /
living TO notice and tell of the beauti- |
full things We hear. and the blessing |
viii be upon those who pass these
friendly notices TO us, and then on |
70 our readers. Let US have some |
thing of this kind every week.
In Avon Park the Congregational |
church has just closed a most pros |
porous year, having raised more mon /
ey for good causes than for a long
time. The endeavOrers there had a /
large share in contributions to the 1
Arcadia orphanage, the State Chill |
dren's society in jacksonville, and 1
the Christian Herald's Montlawn
home in New York. The Arcadia /
News tells US this CHEEKY item.
ihe Tampa Heights Presbyterian |
church is being finished, and we all !
should be interested in what viii be 4
tine convention church" for the com /
ing Of age" convention in April. Did /
you know that our state union was /
nearly twenty years old-Or young? /
There is one society in Northeast /
ern district which has a regular mis- 4
sion meeting once a year. and for 4
that event great plans are made, a I
ine program prepared and special /
speakers arranged for. Best of all. /
the workers are each expected to con /
tribute in that meeting money which /
they have made with the express pur-
pose of its being used in Frightening |
lives more unfortunate than those of
these EndeavOrers.
Our state citizenship superintend- /
ent Rev. Geo. L. Hanscom, ID. D., of 1
Jacksonville, has asked for the care
full study of the following subject in |
January: The Nations Newspapers. j
1. What they do and can DO for 4
Christian EndeavOr. ,. What Chris
tan Endeavor does and can do for |
them" This is a very important /
thought for Florida workers. The /
press department is not only the /
youngest but one of the most encour- /
aging divisions Of the state union. /
During 1908 there were eighteen edi- /
tOTial STATS in this state which rem
dered great kindness to our organiza-
ton by large space in their papers. /