The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-01-20
Christian Endeavor Work in
Florida.
'alatka News

Happy New Year TO the Palatka News
and its readers.
We are grateful for the courtesies
shown the press department by the edi-
tors of several daily and weekly papers.
Grateful are we for space given Chris
tan Endeavor news during 1910, and the
papers sent our lnterlachen office
through the past year. Not but one
daily paper ever refused TO give us the
copy once week containing the G. L.
news, and three, The Jacksonville Me,
tropolis, Tampa Times, and the old
paper with new dress and name, The
Miami Herald come every day. The
weekly papers have given often most
generously of their limited space, and
during the prohibition fight furnished
the most of our fuel and inspiration in
citizenship Christian Endeavor.
There have been several rounds made
by the robin" of correspondence be-
tween the district secretaries. Not only
an exchange of plans for district work
are in these letters but glimpSeS from the
local fields of these secretaries are often
given, and personal life depicted of the
| faithful secretaries in such manner that
we always wish others could share the
help of a budget brought by the So
called robin" In the last such letters
| Miss Miller of Southwestern district
tells of the program for the Tampa con
venton for which she was so busy just
then; also of how smoothly the society
work was going on in RuSkin. For
| Orange and OSCeola district Miss Flor
ence Murray reported from Christmas,
where she is teaching this winter. Ii is
a pleasant community but one of Baptist
people which do not have a Young
Peoples Union, yet still as is too often
the case, did not want an Endeavor So
cety in their settlement. That vivid
trict told how the budget got to her in
the great October storm, and one could
almost hear the wind blow and see the
rain fall. Ii was very busy times in the
office in which Miss krook spends most
of her week -day hours, SO busy indeed
that fearing the robin would get ne
elected on Thanksgiving Day in
Pomona, it was being sent on to EuStis,
to Secretary Collins home, for the
celebrated holiday. Mr.. Coffin'S mes
sage had "diSmal wail' through it, as
the poor fellow had just been honored
by the office of district president for
Lake and Sumter. In a circle of girl
secretaries as the only man he had been
most popular, and the notoriety of preSi-
dency did not seem enough compenSa-
ton for having 10 say goodbye TO the
secretary friends and their letters Miss
Hobbs of East Coast field told of three
weddings in her society at Daytona, five
of the six young people being active
members. Of the five secretaries in
office since the elections of the fall con
ventionS only two are new. Miss Eliza
beth Burleigh of TavareS undertook the
responsibilities of work so well carried
on for year by Mr. Coffin Miss
Hobbs, faithful State officer for Quiet
Hour work was relieved of the secretary
duties, becoming treasurer for the new
East Central district, while Miss frankie
Shaddan assumes the duties as secretary.
For some portions of our state meeting
to be recognized there is still no one
TO look after them by the State secretary
who has too much else to do to make
such temporary SeCrctaryShip success.
Among the good messages given the
readers OF Florida papers by their editors
at the New Year, that of The Reporter
| star seemed 10 US very good indeed.
Although not knowing the editors of
the Orlando daily personally, it is our
belief by reading this holiday message
that they are Christian men, (Which
shouldn't all editors be0
The following greeting comes from
our office to the many good friends
over Florida:
And let US not be weary in we'll
doing; for in due season we shall reap
if we faint not" Gal. 90 This Bible
promise should encourage us as we go
forward into the new year 1t should
comfort US by the assurance that our
laborS of the months past will have their
reward and faithfully should we go forth
into whatever service God calls for in
1911. GRACE A. TOWNSEND.
lnterlachen, Jan. 10, 1911.