Evening journal., 1910-10-06

AoA dtt OuA Vi Eb9 ~ were dllui
courage, redemption of blood and
obedience, and upon these four as our
foundation depend the success and
advancement Of our Christian En-
deavor Society, is young men and
that we are never al a standstill. but
are either going forward or back
ward Christ's kingdom must ad-
vance or the forces OF Satan will be
victorious. We must be constantly
on the alert, for the powers of Satan
never rest and are ever ready to
spring upon us and make us a prey
10 the evil influence of his followers
What we need, as a Christian En-
deavor Society. are young men and
women with strong, Christlike con-
victions and a determination to stand
by those convictions, though hosts of
sin may encamp around us. No one
was ever known to accomplish any
thing of worth without a high. per-
sonal aim. and then to Launch out
into the deep" Don't be afraid TO
show our colors as a Christian En-
deavor Society. and when you feel
your aim is high and right take hold
of the work with vim and courage
Don't be content to jog along with
the majority, but step out from
among them and do" something
There is something for each of us to
! do If our society Is TO succeed, and
no matter how small that one thing
may appear TO us, II we neglect 10
! do It. just so far will our society have
gone backwards Don't be the one
to say Can't, for II you continue to
say Can't long enough, you will
come 70 believe 1t. Men of God must
go forward in faith. not depending
upon your own strength or WORTH
ness. but through faith and In obedi-
ence, TO our Master.
Some societies suffer from period
ical spasms, they first slumber then
awake, then slumber again. This is
one of the defects that must be
remedied; but how TO accomplish this
is the question. One plan to alter
this existing fact is to think out new
and siJoyel methods of conducting our
meetings To meet the demands of
the present day, we must always be
planning to have the meetings at
tractive and interesting. Don't get
down into a rut and be content, but |
rise above ourselves, and show that |
we are awake, and not afraid to at |
tempt new things. All of our great |
inventions are the elimination of |
much thought, persistent effort, and |
new Ideas. Plan to have every men,
Der of the society at work, for moth /
ing enthuses' person so much as
to feel they are Of some consequence, |
and that the success of any one thing |
depends on their efforts. Consecrate |
all our powers toward one mark: ITO
make Christ our King, first, last and
for all time" Let this be the aim
of a Christian Endeavor Society, and
its strongest foundation Is laid. I
fear not for the society whose mem
bers are consecrated 10 live Christ.
and who thirst TO serve men. Another
| stepping stone in the Christian En-
deavor Society's foundation is organi-
cation, and after being organized, tc
stand together Don't be a scattered
force, or enter into our work in q
half-hearted way. but make it a point
Of our lives 10 be constantly on the
watch and never falter, or hesitate
when our duty is made plain to us
for he who hesitates is lost. A spirit
that Will always win. is a spirit that
viii dare" and do" knowing that
Christ is with them. and taking him
as their leader, march on to sure VIC
tory. After organization. decide upon
a policy that Is right and sure to win.
then follow il out. Launch into the
work with energy. put your shoulders
70 the wheel, attempt the big things
as well as the small, and keep steadily
at II, for nothing succeeds like per-
sistent concentrated effort.
II you want to have a live. wide
awake society. you must be on time
at the meetings, not ten or fifteen
minutes late; you must be punctual in
attendance at all business and com
mittee meetings. for It is here that
the real work of the society lays. Keep
moving forward, for each society II
It wants to live will have to join the
forward movement Don't stay IN
the old rut just because some one be-
fore you did the same, but get out and
get new ideas, be up-to-date in your
prayer meetings and committee meet.
ings- Plan for socials and PRAYER
meetings like you never had before
vary your mode OF conduction, anS
soon you will see a change in YOU,
society, the members won't want I,
stay away for fear they will mis-.
! something.
You cannot expect your leaders L
L do everything They are expected I
plan, but you must help execute. Som
Lone asked Dr. Clark at the last inter
q national convention what the initial
4 G. E. stand for. He answered. VIII
! because they are so full OF animatio
a they can't lie down. That should /
r the spirit that must dominate II
A. members Of a society If the societ
Of will be prosperous. They must
IS so full of animation. so full of n
s. Christian Endeavor spirit, that tn,
can't lie down. They must be alwa,
- doing something. AS hard as the O
- fcers work, they need the help al
the encouragement of the individu
member
In almost every Christian Endeav,
Society there are two classes
workers. Helpers and Hinderei
Did you ever stop to ask, "am /
helper or a hinderer?" The hinder
does nothing or next to nothing. I
goes to the meeting when he feels III
II or stays at home just as the whi
seizes him. II he does go he is su
to take a back seat He seldo
joins in the singing or the RESPONSE
- reading. If he takes any part il
always the easiest If there were
, shorter verse in the Bible tn;
Jesus wept" he would find it and r
cite It or more likely read il. Befo
U his characteristics are known he
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