The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-04-14
Florida Christian Endeavor
Work,

Failure is not the worst thing in the
world; the worst thing is not to try
This is an April quotation OF the Scrip
ture calendar facing the secretary's type
writer. Ii we really do try after asking
God for guidance, there is seldom fail
ure in Christian Endeavor work.
President Alex. Linn has his first an.
nouncement 10 Florida workers concern
ing the Annual State Convention soon
to convene In his home city, st. Peters.
burg. Sessions will all be in the Con
gregational church, commencing Friday
evening, May 5 and closing Sunday
night. Entertainment is free and those
wishing such hospitality should notify
as soon as possible, S ]. Adams, at Hotel
Manhattan, st. Petersburg.
Mr.. Linn's plan is that this is to be a
paid delegate" convention. Each socie-
ty is TO try TO pay the travelling expenses
of one representative. Each district is
asked in same manner to send one of its
most active members, expenses of same
to be paid from the district treasury
The Lakeland News speaks of Rev. ].
w. Stokes, Presbyterian pastor of that
place, having accepted a charge in
Americas, Georgia, this meaning that
we must lose most excellent minister
from our Endeayor ranks of Florida.
Rev. Stokes was TO entertain the annual
Southwestern district convention next
November in his church, but we hope
il will yet be found possible by the good
workers he will leave behind in seeking
broader fieldin the ministry. AS dis
trict president Mr.. Stokes will be missed
The vice president is S. ]. Adams, of
St. Petersburg, one of our youngest off
GERS, of ''the real Endeavor age"
Southwestern is the largest division OF
the State union having united few
years ago, the one-time active field, Polk
and DeSoto, with the counties, Hills
borough and Manatee, hitherto compris-
ing another district
There was great convention in Pasa-
dena last month. In one county of Cali
fornia was this delegation of one thous-
and mustered from. The Interstate
secretary, Mr.. Lehman, when there
spoke to an assemblage of Intermedi-
ates, earnest young Christians in their
teens. To make them realize more
fully their opportunities and blessings,
mention was made of the difficulties in
the way of one Florida Endeavorer.
One hundred of those intermediates
straightway prepared shower of beau
tiful California post card views and
mailed them to Florida. Christian En-
deavorers know of truth what the song
"BleSt be the tie that binds" means.
There was to be full hour given TO
our organization in the annual Congre-
gational association meeting in West
Tampa, last week. One feature of the
program was the reports of societies for
that denomination. Miss Margaret
Lewis, leader of the work in Mt. Dora,
reported outside of the usual channels
of church giving, about 5000 contribu
ted in the society, by twenty-five mem
bers. Of this amount $14.O0 was for
State Endeavor work and $500 for
missions.
The youngest Junior society is in
North Gainesville, organized three
weeks ago, by Mrs. H. W. Bruce, State
Superintendent. There once flourished
in this suburb of Gainesville some strong
societies, and we hope that this chill
dren's society will succeed so we'll that
one for older workers will be started.
The Increase Campaign reports to be
made for Boston Headquarters in early
June are giving US much concern, as we
were expected TO gain twenty-five new
societies before the International Con
vention at Atlantic City, N. J., early
July. II has been suggested that each
society organized before April LIST 1910,
try TO have won one more, by early June
this year. This would give splendid
showing for our union.