The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-06
YOUNG PEOPLES TOPICS.

The ties that bind men together are
many and various Strongest. OF course.
aside from blood kinship. IS the posses
sion Of a common name, a common ale
glance, and q common interest The na-
tionaI bond is thus most powerful OF
late, however. there has been such re-
markable increase OF the spirit % inter
nationalism that many thoughtful per
sons advocats the putting Of the sense
Of world brotherhood ahead OF al other
claims It IS argued that the whole fam
iIy should mean more TO every member
than any part OF the family. Now the
considerations which stress this world
consciousness are growing more numeT-
Gus year by year. Among these must be
numbered Christian Endeavor. Strongest
IN North America. the idea and the or
ganIzation have Travelled so rapidly and
SO widely that they are almost cock
tensIve with Protestant Christianity
Whatever helps q soul 10 look above
and beyond its own immediate boundaries
is surely OF God
Christian Endeavor IS less a world fel-
lowship than a local church method Il
becomes a gI0be-girdling society only by
being successful IN its primary and most
important sphere They utterly misun-
derstand the genius CT the young peo-
pies movement who DO not perceive that
Il IS essentially only q method Of church
work.
Well I recall q Christian Endeavor
meeting al dusk Of q blistsring day IN
( Arahabad, India. L was In Miss For
mans school for girls, and thu lustrous-
eyed. w,hlte-robed girls displayed the
same interest IN the service and took part
in about the same manner as the ordi-
nary American type Of Endeavorers- The
language OF the lips was alien % ne.
but the spirit was perfectly familiar. All
over the earth, IN IS many tongues as
we're heard at Pentecost, similar Chris
tan Endeavor meetings are being held
every week.
In enc OF the barrios outside OF Ma
Mia I ran across the curious fact that al
the Protestant Christians were wearing
( Christian Endeavor badges. The reason
was simple and beautiful They thought
this badge the sign OF Christian, for
the missionary. the best man they knew.
wore a Christian Endeavor badge
The rapid growth OF the young peoples
movement is evidence OF the readiness Of
the youth OF Christendom to express
themselves in spiritual terms. The old
notion that youth must have its religion
sugar-cOated has been annihiiated by the
tremendous popularity Of these societies.
which are fundamentally, inherently. and
vigorously religious. Young men and
women are ready for q faith that makes
appeal TO the heroic IN their spirits and
| that gives their hands and feet and brains
something 20 do. In a word. they desire
to be endeavoring Christians
The Christian Endeavor tie is. after al.
only strand IN the universal Christian
Christian Endeavor is "for Christi be-
cause It is for the church"
There IS enough in the times 20 make
one pessimistic. yet an observer Of the
/ deeper tendencies Is beartened By many
/ inspiring signs. One Of these. the signifi-
canoe Of which should be taken to heart.
is the simple fact Of the numerical
strength OF Christian Endeavor and kin
dred organizations. All these members
have pledged themselves 70 daily prayer.
+ daily Bible study. open testimony. and
I activity in church work. Thus these
I young people are force making for
I Righteousness They give promise Of a
better day: nay, more they have helped
10 bring in that better day which now is
Inter is one Of the catch words OF
the modern young peoples movement.
It Is interdenominational, intercontinen-
tai, and iaterraciaI.
In that most cosmopolitan city on
earth. cairo. I once attended a Christian
Endeavor social There were at least
half q dozen natIonaIities present and as
many shades Of color. Turk. Armenian.
Arab, Sudanese. Egyptian. French, and
1 Americans mingled socially in a Jolly
( evening which did not differ greatly from
a successful Christian Endeavor social in
+ this land. But they did illustrate 70 a
! peculiar degree the motto OF the society.
zone Is your Master. even Christ. and all
/ ye are brethren.
The newspapers Of late have had con-
siderable TO say concerning the pledge OF
eleven hundred young people to try to
live for two weeks as Jesus would do.
The press treats this as II it were some