The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-19
THE ORLANDO c. E. CONVENTION


close meant the dawning of the new
Endeavor year for Orange and Osceo-
la district.
Rev. c. o. Groves, the convention
pastor-host, gave the welcome Friday
evening, which was killfully answer
ed by Rev. T. Z. Lewis of Winter
Park.
The three evening praise services
were led in turn by the societies of
Orlando, Kissimmee and Winter Park.
Those for daytime sessions by Rev. J..
NJ. McKinnon of Sanford and Mr.. W.
l.. Lewis, district secretary. The two
sunrise meetings were most helpful,
the first being led by Rev. Lewis and
the second by Il. NJ. Muirhead of San
ford, who asked those present to tell
of Bible passages they had found help
full to their own lives.
Saturday forenoon was devoted to
practical Endeavor work. First came
reports from the five c. L. societies in
the district, demonstrating the good
work they had accomplished since
the convention one year ago in Kis-
simmee. The district official records
showed about rs members, a net gain
of about IS during the past year. Then
followed a conference on district
work, led by the district president,
Mrs. J. w. Bruce, with question slips
passed around, to be answered by the
delegates.
Mr.. Rudolph RoseborOugh of De-
Land opened a symposium, speaking
on THE Responsibility of the Presi-
dent" Mr.. Claude Hawthorne of
Ocoee told What a Faithful Com
mittee Chairman Does" Miss Alice
Whitman, what Constitutes a Good
Committee Report" The last part of
the symposium, Need of Improving
Literature" was taken by Miss Bates !
of Orlando. The morning ended with |
reports from each society, showing |
what was being done or not done in |
work in the district
Saturday afternoon was devoted to
missions. Rev. S. d. Snyder. pastor
Of the Presbyterian church in Kissim-
NEE, told OF personal experience as
4 distributor Of the Bible in Japan, |
-ividly telling the blessings that
anne with the "old. old story" among
hose people OF the far-away lands.
Rev. Chisholm, pastor of the Kissim-
nee Christian church, reported the
,reat convention recently held by the
christian church in Pittsburg, and
low new visions of the spread OF
'hrist's kingdom on earth had come
0 him as the result of attending this
Local societies told Of I
York they had tried for near and far
-Orthy causes, and Rev Groves spoke .
{ the Cuban threshold, so near by, as
arried on in Tampa.
The afternoon closed with an elo- q.
uent address by Rev. T. p Galloway,
BAPTIST pastor in Orlando, in which
he convention theme, Young Peo-
les Need of Christ, and His Need of :.
Dung People" was made a call for :,
ne giving of our lives to Christ in de-
otion to his work wherever he can
Sc us best.
Another helpful talk on mission
'ork was in the first session by Rev.
nyder, when he told of the heroism :
f the native Christians he had known !.
l China.
After the song service Saturday ev- :,
ming, Judge Parker of Kissimmee
ave a chalk talk, "The Gospel High :
'ay." Then followed a good citizen ;.
hip session, in which Rev. Mitchell.
he Methodist pastor in Orlando, de-
vered a strong address. He compar-
d those who. favored saloons and the y
'oes they bring with the ruffian mob
Tho choose to free the evil Barrabas
nd put the Man of Justice and Pur-
y, our Lord, to death in place of the d
obber. =
Rev. Lewis filled the pulpit Sunday h
forming, the convention host, Rev.
royes at that time taking Rev. Lew T
IS place at Winter Park. The En- p
eavorers listened to a helpful sermon II
rom the text, Luke 22:27. +,
Sunday afternoon the Juniors reign II
supreme. There were nearly sixty
them there, coming from the newly =
rganized local society, from Kissim- o
lee and from Winter Park. They
ere in charge of Mrs May Downing. d
leir superintendent, and her assist n,
ut, Miss Shaw. The Orlando Juniors p,
ad exercises and those from Winter h,
ark demonstrated what a model ri