Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-08-26
ENDEAVOR SOCIETY
STRIVING FOR
LOYALTY
INTERESTING ADDRESS
BY FIELD SECRETARY
Karl Lehman, Well Known
Church Worker Explains Mis-
sion and Progress of World
Wide Movement For Kingdom
of Christ on Earth.

" itNo W ~ - tpN8N -
not for more and better preachers.
but for more and better lay workers,
who are willing TO back up the mes
sage of the pulpit with their personal
work. VAS one of the most inter
esting statements made by Mr.. Karl
lehman. field secretary for the Chris
ttan Endeavor Unions OF Colorado and
New Mexico, who delivered a very
able address 70 Il large number of En-
deaVorers at the Congregational
church last evening The audience
was composed of persons of nearly
every denomination in the city, the
Christian. Presbyterian and Congrc-
gational churches being especially
represented by the attendance in a
body of the Christian Endeavor socie-
tics Of these organizations.
The gathering was perhaps the most
enthusiastic the Christian Endeavor
societies nave ever held in A%lbuquer-
que and the sentiment was manifest
in no undecided way that from this
time on the members of the society
will take a more active interest in the
work in this city and elsewhere
throughout the territory.
Preliminary to Mr.. Lehmann's adj
dress a brief business session was held,
reports of the various officers being
received and commented upon. Mr..
Lehman announced the appointment
Of > new staff of officers for New
Mexico, the new appointees being as
follows:
President-C. T.. Linney. of Santa
Re; vice president, f. kitson, Ration;
corresponding secretary. Miss Kate
Vaughn, of Albuquerque: recording
secretary, and treasurer, Arthur f. p.
Robinson, Of Santa Fe. MIR. Lehman
complinented the retiring officers for
their good efforts, mentioning espe-
cially the name of II, s. LithgoW, for
the past four years the president OF
the organization, Mr.. Lithgow de-
elined re-appointment owing to stress
of personal business.
Mr., Lehmann's address, which oc-
cupted nearly two hours, was interest
ing throughout. A clever and polished
speaker, a Jealous advocate of the
work in which he is engaged. the
speaker made a good impression on
his hearers. The address. which vas
filled with epigrans ad illustrations.
is in part as follows:
The Christian E.ndeavor society |
stands first of all for loyalty to
Christ. With this iret md in view.
the organization has penetrated every
country in the world, with the exeep-
ton of the forbidden Thibet. There
have been installed in the last two
wears $500 new societies with 80, 600 |
new members. giving the movement
an enrolment of 71,S20 societies ana
5.555, 600 members.
After loyalty to Christ we stand
Tor loyalty to the church-dcnomina-
tional loyalty and Observation-Disclosures
al fellowship. The movement exists
in %siXty-one different denominations.
The Methodist and BAPTIST churches
are the only Protestant denominations
not enrolled. A movement is nov on
foot among these two organizations to
consolidate and unite in a common
young peoples movement.
Definite obligation IS based on q
which promises loyalty to
Christ, loyalty to the church and 10y
atty to the work of the church. The
organization is not a part to the
church, but a part Of the church.
1t stands for personal work-indi-
work for individuals. The need
of the church today is not for more
md better preachers. but for more {
md better lay workers. who will b"
b Hing to back up the message Of the
2ulpit with their personal work.
The E~ndeavorers believe that the -.
need of America today is not for men
who shall be loyal to party so much
men who will be layal to the cause
IF righteousness. We stand for pa l
tlOtism as against craftsmanship.
The man that says he is a Repub-
or a Democrat. dyed in the wool,
1red in the bone, first. last and all the |
ime. and always votes the straight |
icket, regardless of what his party .
loes, when he knows that the things
are wrong, believes he Is a pa !
riot. that he isn't a boiler. and not /
gutter. | believe that he is an v
anarchist. u
Christian Endeavor has had some
art in the great temperance move +
nent which has swept the country and
gee dc not believe that prohibition
not prohibit II does prohibit
: YOU get men behind the law with
cal American backbone. \
III" saloons would put every
out of the land If they could
christian Endeavor stands for the
lnior work. We have 22.O00 junior ii
'~cleties that are working for the q
raining of the boys and girls in n
service. We believe that p
oSS and girls are worth winning. 1t Il
-tnds for missions. W. haileve hat Il
missions is not a part OF christiauity r.
EMISSIONS is christianity
II Is not q question of whether j.
Z not we wish o sh4 in mission- in
~ "nterprise-it's simply a question b.
obedience. Jesus Christ has said. r.
," We therefore and make disciples Of "a.
u nations. The Christian E~ndeavor-
= have contributed over s.. zoe, 00e 9
, missions during the past two yea u
EndesVor stands for tithine 3
We believe that every Christian owes "
least one-tenth OF his income for ol
p extension III the kinsdom-thst
htn they pay that one-tenth they d" re-