The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-10
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR NOTES
southern Literature was a most

excellent article in THE Ocala Fan
ner, and the paper always has such
good features.
NO matter if you are hidden in an
obscure post, never content yourself
with doing your second-best, however
unimportant the occasion. This quo
ton from words Of Gen. Phil Sheridan
was mimeographed in our Office for
the month OF March message to the
Endeavorer friends.
Rev. c. N. Krook, president Of the
East Central district, writes US that
he is planning if possible to attend the
state convention 1t is gonig to pre-
vent some Congregationalists attend.
! ing probably because the Tampa meet
ing of their denomination will hold
but a few weeks in advance of our
assembling in st. Petersburg conven-
ton, May 5. Conferences in Rev.
Kirkland's Congregational church in
Tampa convenes, April At. In this
session is time to be given for Christ
ian Endeavorers, a plan altogether too
uncommon for church meetings IN our
state. The G. e. part will be consti-
tuted by three things: An address by
Mr.. Alex Linn, state president dis
cussion on practical Endeavorer work
both present and future lenses i'll
which it is hoped that others besides
Congregational pastors and young
people will participate. Then, last OF
all, reports from Congregation En-
deavor societies. to be given if posi-.
BILE by delegates instead of being sent
in.
Mrs. H. w. Bruce, state junior sup
erintendent, says that in answer TO
her appeals for news from over the
field, several answers have come from
those who did not respond to report
blank pleas as promptly as the district
leaders would have liked them to have
done. The end of the state year is
| April LIST, and every secretary should
be getting together reports of various
committees in her societies, if, as IS
sometimes the case, these reports
have not been handed in for recording
each month of the year when monthly
business meetings are held.
Miss Pattie M. Monroe, press cor
respondent for the two societies of
the Presbyterian church in Miami,
does some corresponding. She tells
of their aid circle in the Young
Peoples society. 1t meets twice a
month and then once in each thirty
evenings one is devoted to coin
bined business and social gathering
to which the boys are invited. Seem
ingly this aid society is composed of
tjust girls so it seems only fair that
young endeavorers should share
monthly social times. On Christian
Endeayor Day the special features
for program in Miami was a talk about
our organization given by the pastor.
Rev. w. w. Faris.
During the Allen Endeavor conven-
ton in Interlachen last year SEN
ior worker from Citra first heard of
the quiet hour comradeship. In let
ter from him just received is the fol-
lowing: Il am glad to say to you that
II have not missed reading the bible
a single day since leaving the conven-
ton, October 10Th, 1910. and / have
grown in love and knowledge of the
Master" Once in awhile the question
| is asked, what good do conventions
do?" If any one conscientiously seeks
as did this just mentioned Christian
to get good from our meetings, and
then keeps inspiration alive in spirit
ual life after the return home from
convention, we believe no one doing
] thus would question the usefulness
and Necessary of our district and state
annual Endeavor conferences and in
stitutes.
4 Il trust that you are having goo0
success with your Endeavor work in
Florida" is the message in from the
strong Missouri union and its junior
superintendent, Mrs. Albright, of st.
Joseph.
1t is cheering to see promptness by
Endeavor workers. Miss Frances M
Ashworth of Lake Helen was chosen
Tenth Legion superintendent for the
east central DISCREET Her letter was
dated February 25th, stating that the
day before she had reached Smyrna
| Georgia, where she was to spend the
summer, and so was afraid that the
office for her home district must be
given up. This we will be sorry tt
do. even for a season. Miss Ashwortf
writes, 4 enjoyed the work" Do We
enjoy ours?
GRACE A TOWNSEND.
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