The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-03
VISITATION WORK
BY c. {. SOCIETIES
ALL THIS MONTH
John 7. SpronlI, President Of the
New Jersey Union, Suggests
Swinging Around Circle.

The president of the New Jersey
Christian Endeavor Union, John t.
Sproull, has sent a letter to all tho
societies, which will be read at the
meeting tomorrow night.
In the communication he says:
We regret exceedingly that ]. K. Harri-
man, superintendent of he fresh air de-
Uartment Of the State, in consequences OF
his many business obligations, and because
of the very successful work that he Ia do
ing in his own county, Union, of which he
Is the honored president. has found 1t neces-
sary to resign his position on the State
work.
s. b. Riddle, of West Orange, has been
appointed to fill the unexpired term, and we
most heartily commend him to your sympa-
thy, support and cooperation. Mr.. Riddle
has had considerable experience i'll this KIM
of work, as 1t is largely through his per-
sonal efforts that the Essex County. Chris
tian Endeavor Union has been enabled to
put up their new fresh air home at Rose.
land, and L congratulate the ~Endeavorers of
the State on his acceptance of the position,
feeling assured that through his helpful and
practical suggestions to meet the varying
needs of each locality that you will be
enabled to do more definite work for the
needy children. You will hear from him
soon.
In pursuance with our new plan, we would
like the month of April observed through
out the State by different societies as inter-
visitation month, not that we want any So
ciety or its members to go. "gaddlng or .or
the fun of It," but for the definite res llts
that will undoubtedly accrue from a thor
ough and careful planning Of the work.
interchange of workers.
We would suggest that there be planned
an Interchange of workers by grouping all
OF the societies together and assigning three
some other society on each of the four sue
cessive Sunday evenings, or the evenings
upon which the meetings may be. held.
These designated workers to visit, of
course, a new society on each succeeding
meeting night. In this way no society Will
have a small meeting or lose in attendance,
in that while a society may send three 70
six of its workers to another society It
will on the same evening receive the same
nrmber of new workers visiting them from
some other sistey society.
We all know the inspiration and value
of a new voice in a meeting or OF an
outside leader, and we feel that II THIS
Interchange of workers and leaders will
carried out during the month of April.
that each society will receive a new
impetus in the work, and If backed up by
life to many weak societies-new conse-
Grafton to many Endea vorers-touch many
lives for Christ. In arranging this inter-
change. would suggest Ina representative
schedule of each individual society and
the workers to be depended upon from
each society Xho viii during the eed menu rIn
assigned meeting by meeting to the indi-
vidual societies which they are to Visit
and have the night, and what society their
members are in return to visit.
Swing Around the Circle.
Have as these visiting delegates your
best workers. II only one G. E. society
peoples societies without regard to de-
nomination or name) in this Interchange
of workers, or at least in an interchange
of leaders, Arrange If possible to. have
a schedule covering all four meeting nights
in April, thus swinging around In a CIR
Gle. leaving out no society n giving
each society a visit on each meeting nlgnt
of at least three TO six new workers. II
possible have these visiting workers meet
for a short prayer service together be-
fore starting for each appointment; and
subject of prayer in each society during
the month.
In the month of May we desire to take
up extension work along. the line of the
organization Of new societies, either senior,
Y. p. S. c. e., intermediate or Junior, in
every church. in every town or village
where il is possible either to organic or
secure at least 1000 new aocieties in New
Jersey before July /. This can readily be
done II every society will definitely take
UP this work. thoroughly planning it out
in advance and use tact n Judgment in
presenting the matter where no such So
ciety exists. There are MANI churches
where by intelligent effort more could
readily be organized, as. for instance;
where there is only a Y. p. S. g. e. and
no junior or ntermed,ate society Wltn
ton and with great benefit to be derived
therefrom.
The Essex societies nave generally
decided to adopt the visitation plan
during April.