The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-06-04
8IRDS-EYE VIEW OF CHRISTIAN
ENDEAVoR WORK


| The campaign banner was earne,
by Northeastern district, gaining fiv,
societies, and will be cared for by thu
energetic Pomona workers.
About half of the state officers 'ef
Florida during the year, and seYera
departments thus were neglected off
cially. The secretary gave about {
third of her tife to press work, hav
ing space In about eighteen Florida
newspapers, averaging twelve arti
Giles printed each week. The editors
and local reporters haYe helped us
much in putting news of our great
organization before the readers OF
Florida papers.
One general plea for undenomina.
tional mission causes was sent out
from Interlachen and numerous men
tions made in press space. Endeavor-
ers give generously for various benev-
olences, but we cannot give statistics
of amounts given for any special
cause
The quiet hour and tenth legion SUI
perintendent, Rev NJ. G.. Richard, left
us for a northern state, and as no one
was appointed to fill his place little
was done in business like methods
in these important ways of growing in
Christian Endeavor life as individual
workers. District superintendent
await the choosing of a state leader
in this convention, and the work will
then go on more rapidly than in the
year closing.
Citizenship superintendent, Rev.
HanscOm, outlined a monthly course
of study in his important branch of
state progressiveness. This was
printed on the mimeograph to be post
on the walls of prayer meeting rooms.
Mention each month was also made in
press news and the state songs sang
at the district conventions.
The correspondence or as it is now
called in other states, the 'introduc-
ton department" has received some
attention by the secretary, but not
near all it deserved. In close con-
nection with this plan for unselfsh
Endeavor service, comes the "Sun-
shine Corner" Greetings have been
sent into almost every state and pro- |
vincial union, as we'll as our own
home land, Florida The work has
been of great comfort to it's superin-
tendent, but what was it's results 9TH
erwise cannot be ascertained.
The leader of Memorial Home &C
tivity, Mis- Cora L. Peet, was one of
the officers to leave us, whose place
was never filed. But several remind
ers have been sent out and the contri-
buttons larger than in some years,
though not all they should have Teen.
State Treasurer Conkling left us
for medical missionary training, and
his place was faithfully filled by Mr..
Hawley of Gilmore. The year is clos
ng with almost an empty treasury,
out only one debt not entirely met.
President Winnard has rendered
lnselfish service when numbered with
many cares in pastoral ever-present
This ends the secretary's ninth year
If State Union work During the past ;
'ear about three months were spent {
n EndeavOr visitatOns, and FIVE dis
-rict conventions were attended.
When at home an average of seven I
md a half hours each day have been :
5iven gladly in service for our union.
About 1000 letters were written,
'yer 500 cards and al least 900 rolls S
# circulars and literature sent out. I
Nth the help of her mother. the sec {
etary printed about twenty-five kinds /
It mimeograph letters, etc, averaging 1
rom 80 to $50 copies of each.
This twenty-frst state convention {
With its numbers of willing hearted s
delegates ready TO receive inspiration
rom our beloved DR.. Clark is really q
he Threshold of the new year. For
friendship and kindly words, works i
nd sunshiny faces of our comrades a
am grateful. May God bless album a
antly both c. E. and Allen c. E. G
league Unions in coming days, and 4
'ith Christian Endeavor help make a 2
Florida for Christ" &c
GRACE A. TOWNSEND. [