The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-12
CHRISTIAN ENoEAvoR NEWS

The account in last weeks Banner
of the birthday party given Mr.. Her
on Todd reminded us of his activity
in younger years to the Junior En-
deavor work. of the Presbyterian
church
Before it comes time to send dele
gates to Tampa, the societies should
be sure that their annual assessments
for state union expenses are fully
paid. They are % cents for the
grovu-up EndeavOrers and u cents
for the Juniors. Most of the societies
have partly paid for the year. but the
majority not all their obligations In
December Treasurer HawIey Of Gil
more only heard from the Juniors Of
North Gainesville and the young peO-
pies societies of the Baptist church in
Lake Helen, and those at Bradentown
and Glenwood. Altogether not enough
was received to keep just the secre-
tary in postage for the month.
Mrs. w. H. Anthony of Lake City,
who is secretary of the W. c. T. u.
in Florida, had the misfortune recent
" to lose her mother, Mrs. Gardner,
who died in Thompson, Georgia. We
extend sympathy for EndeaVOrers
both within ard beyond the limits of
her own district, that of North Cen
trail.
A good letter comes from Mr.. y.
H. Willer of Inverness, who has new
er lost his love or zeal for Christian
Endeavor, though not able in recent
years to keep up a society in his own
town. Il do hope l can go to the
next state convention" writes Mr..
Miller, and we heartily agree with
him.
On February eth we celebrate
Christian Endeavor Day, as will the
hundreds of thousands of our world
over comrades. In our meetings that
day would it not be a fitting time to
show our gratitude to God and Dr.
Clark by making, "as the Lord has
prospered u.s." a free-will offering for
the Memorial Home to be erected in
Boston? Even if some of us cannot
give much, cannot we give something?
Though our state is behind most 9th
ers in generosity to the Quarter-Cen-
fury Memorial Fund, that fact was
not alluded to in the news items of
Florida, on page 351. in Christian En-
deavOr World, for January IA.
The Congregational church at West
Palm Beach is now self-suppOrting,
no longer needing any help from the
Home Missionary Society of its de-
nomination. This, the pastor, Rev
Edwin Waldo, tells us. was a ''tri-
umph Of faith and works" on the part
Of the young people of the church. Of
them he writes: They have taken
up the matter of systematic benevo-
lence and have talked about it until
the pledges have come in, although
in individual amounts small. have in
the total surprised the church in find
ing that it was possible to get along
without outside assistance" And yet
some pastors and their deacons think
christian EndeavOr is not needed in
our church" Queer, isn't it?
New officers have been elected and
new members pressed into service
writes Mrs. Lily May Wrennock. the
former secretary of Leesburg En-
deavorers. Miss Stella Peter is still
president and Miss Lee H. MahOney
now serves as secretary. Quoting yet
further from Mrs. Wrennocks letter,
Our society has begun this year with
new zeal as well as new resolutions.
We feel very much encouraged at the
way the new members have gone to
work"
1t now seems certain We can antici-
pate having that grandest of grand
Endeavorers, Dr.. c. E. Clark, at our
convention in Tampa, April 2O-22. His
last visit here was six years ago To
the convention held in Ocala Those
who met him then will wish to do so
again, and many newer workers will
welcome the opportunity.
Someone wrote us of Christian En-
deavor work: at gets on my heart,
and l long to do more" Is that the
way we feel about it?
GRACE A TOWNSEND.
Interlachen, Fla, Jan. %, 1909.