The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-01-07
Christian Endeayor News.

From the Keep Sweet" calender OF
1909 the quotation is equally good for
the commencement of this new year:
. New Year is upon US. Start on the
journey with Jesus, TO walk with Him,
TO work for Him, and TO win souls for
Him"
We liked the Christmas greeting OF
that good weekly, the Gainesville Ele-
vator, which said: 1--WE wish every
one, especially the person who don't
like US, a very Merry Christmas and
many of them" charity for alp is
greatly needed in all of our lives, but
surely none more than by the editors,
who, like the ministers and school
teachers, find il almost impossible 10
please every one.
There was a wedding on Christmas
day, when Miss Lillian EdmiSon and Mr..
Chas. E. Terry joined hands for a long
pilgrimage together. Both of these
young people are officers of the Presby-
terrain society at Auburndale, where
their home will be located. Weddings,
especially ChriStmaS-time ones, are not
frequent enough among our Endeavor-
eTs, hence the congratulations extended
are warm ones indeed.
Christian Endeavor Day comes on
February 9th, and in fremont Temple,
Boston headquarters, has been prepared
special program called THE Model
Endeavorer. One copy costs five cents
and twenty-five copies fifty cents; better
get the larger quantity and do it soon.
One thing that makes our meetings less
helpful is the lack of preparation long in
advance. All of US should as loyal mem.
bers be glad of the opportunity for an
nually celebrating the birthday of Chris.
tan Endeavor.
From the Palatka News we learn the
diSagreeable news that the whisky pc
tition for Putnam county will be brought
up again this month. The amount OF
good such temperance advocate as the
News can do is beyond computing by us
mortalS.
State President Winnard has asked the
state secretary to assume all correspon'
dence and program planning before the
annual convention, probably TO be held
in DeLand some time in April or May.
This duty, added to the usual secretary
and department cares will make neceS
Sary the cordial cooperation of the com
rades in order that she may be able tC
keep these obligations satisfactorily.
The State Endeavor year ends April
list, which means that we have entered
the last quarter in which we may be
able TO make good the resolutions made
last spring at Tampa. Please report al
new societies, either Young Peoples
Intermediate, Senior or Junior, wher
,..,l - / ~ n
compliSh more this quarter than in the
past six months. We can do ii, and bet
Ter than that, if we will but try.
The DeSoto County News said for the
holidays Just passed it would remain il
its everyday dress. This brings thC
question, easily answered in the affirm
alive: as not the every-week New
good enough for all of uS?"
One of the pleaSanteSt surprises coming
to our office was a cordial letter of gooc
wishes for the new year, from Edito
Hetherington of the Lakeland News
We are profoundly grateful for the space
given us by several editors of week.,
papers, and all the more appreCiative be
cause of the realization of how small
their papers are compared with the gooC
reading matter they would like to use
if there was but more room for it.
If the scattered workers would repor
how they celebrated the holidays il
their societies, especially in the givinl
OF sunshine TO sad or lonely ones,
would make our news articles more help
full for January.
Editor Newell tells in the Lake Region
many items concerning Endeavorers o
Lake and Sumter district. One mention
especially good is of the advancement o
Wallace F. Mantey in the Cunningham
Company, Jacksonville. Mr.. Mantey i
the state ex-treaSurer.
GRACE A. TOWNSEND.
Interlachen, Jan. 3, 1910.