The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-08

OF the many helps prepared for the
use OF our junior and intermediate
workers would especially emphasize
and commend Junior Work. ou:
monthly magazine
Spirituality and Stewardship.
The growth OF our young people in
spiritual life. which must precede and
vitalize all real service, is shown bt
the large increase in the Comrades of
the Quite Hour The number of those
who have covenanted to spend g few
minutes each day in quiet communion
with God through prayer and the
word is now iS,561.
No one can estimate the blessing
that will come to the church of tho
future, by reason OF tho Introduction
OF this element into the lives OF the
young people, who would otherwise
be overwhelmed by tho materialism
OF tho day.
Largely as q result of this empha-
sis upon the spiritual side of life dur
ing the past two years a great army
OF youth has passed through tho
ranks OF Christian endeavur into the
church.
Equally encouraging has been the
steady growth OF tho Tenth Legion
which now numbers 25.7777" persons
who have consecreated and set apart
at least the tenth OF their income for
the work of the kingdom in all the
world.
When the majority Of our church,
members take the matter Of giving ont
OF the realm OF the emotions, and
make it g matter OF principle, then
and not till then, shall we solve tho
problem OF adequate financial sup
porf for our church and missionary
enterprises.
Growth Inward.
But more important and gratifying
than the growth in members is the
record of service rendered by our So
cieties and unions during the past
two years.
1t is impossible even to name the
different forms OF service undertaken
by our societies They cover the
whole field Of social, civic. philan-
thrcpic and religious work
The spirit of Christian Endeavor is
that of genuine democracy. We be-
leive in working with others. as we'll
as for them. Class and cast must so;
and the Christ standard of service
and sacrifice for tho individual de.
nomination and nation must be- ac-
ceptet
What would Jesus have me do?"
is not q Question for e day, nor q
week, nor q year, for one city or
country: but ii is tho question for all
time and for every man. 1t is the
standard for the individual. for socie-
tv, for business. for politics, and for
religion.
| believe that our young people are
more ready ia accept this test and ap-
ply it to life now than they have ever
been before. The applications OF this
principle is shown in the record OF
tho Philadelphia Christian lsndeavor
union, which has just celebrated iti
twenty-first anniversary. and the
work of this union is typical of that
OF many others. Twenry-ona year;
ago there were eight societies i'm thu
Philadelphia. union; now there ara
four hundred and eighty.
Then the work of the societies con-
sisted largely OF a prayer meeting and
q social, and tho work Of the union
waa an occasional mass-meetine.
Last year more than forty inspira.
tional rallies were held in different
parts OF the city, and more than four
hundred voluntary and unpaid work
ers were trying to help other youn.
people to q vision OF the larger life
in Christ.
One hundred and twenty mission.
study classes were organized. and
conferences On mission work were
held with ono hundred and fifty So
cietie..
Hundreds o: evangelistic meetings
were held i'll missions, homes. prisons.
hopsitals, police stations, street-car
barns, and public parks. and on
Stree;-corne"H.
The Floating committee extended q