Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-07-15

pressing the pictures there II was
magnificent demonstration CT moral
earnestness and OF the efficiency Of
our worldwide movement
Sunday Labor.
Thousands of mail clerks srd car.
riers in the Post-0fiice Department
have been robbed Of their Sunday
rest-day because of the selfishness or
indifference of the people. The Chris
tian-citizenship department OF the
Chicago Christian Endeavor Union be
gan an investigation. with the result
that they found that the clerks and
carriers were losing their weekly
rest-day to accommodate about half
of che per cent. of the patrons of the
postofhce. They appealed to the pas
tors. churches, and other organiza-
items. They carried the matter up to
the Postmaster-General, who was
most cordial and sympathetic in his
attitude. The result was an order to
limit the Sunday work TO the absolute
ly necessary minimum, and the restor-
alton of the rest-day 10 an army OF
toilers.
This movement started in Chicago,
has spread to other cities and towns.
and promises to become general
throughout the country.
Fresh-Alr Camps.
The needs of the children in our
large cities have not been forgotten
by our wideawake Endeavorers, and
the Brooklyn. Baltimore, New Jersey,
and other unions have purchased sea
shore homes, where hundreds OF chill
dren are entertained during the hot
summer months.
Friendly relations are established
with the families from which the chill
dren come, and they are made to real
lie by personal experience that these
Endeavorers are indeed followers OF
Him who went about doing good
Hospitals and Missions.
The beautiful ministry to the sick
in hospitals. carried On by the Cali
fornia and Chicago Endeavorers and
many others, meets the need of a field
tco often neglected. The little group
of earnest Endeavorers in Hungary
have bought, and maintain, Bethsaida
Hospital, model institution in Buda-
pest The comfort and hope Of the
gospel has brought to many discour-
aged one strength to bear the physi-
ao1 no;, apd u,aa ,-inacc. apd the hand
that has smoothed their pillows, and
the voice that has cheered their
hearts, has been like unto that of the
Sen of Man.
City missions. and summer tent
meetings and outdoor services, in the
Christian Endeavor societies their
most constant and helpful workers,
while IN the country the visits to the
almshouses and homes for the unfor-
tunate are greatly appreciated
Our Immigrant Brother.
With a millior or more immigrants
pouring into this country every year,
the question of our attitude toward
| them becomes a vital one. Naturally
suspicious of strangers, alienated
| from the church. and against the gov
| erament, as are most of those who are
now coming to our shores, the prob
| lem is a difficult one. Only the spirit
OF Christ is able to solve it. But that
spirit must be incarnate in men and
women who can see in each one OF
these people our brother man.
Many societies are gaining approach
to the immigrants by holding evening
| classes In the winter months to teach
them English Five nationalitiss are
| being reached in this way by the
| tChristian Endeavor society CT the
South Congregational Church of New
Rritan, Conn.
| Societies are also being organized
| among the Geraan, Preach, Italian,
| Finnish, Bohemian, Armenian, Chin
| csc, Japanese, and other nationalities
| in this country. 1t is hoped to bring
the members Of these societies,
| through the fellowship of our Chris
| tian Endeavor unions, into touch with
| the best elements in cur civilization
| and so 10 transform them into good
citizens and earnest Christians.
| Extent and Variety.
The movement we represent is SC
great in extent and SO varied in ex-
preston that its importance is often
overlooked or underestimate.
"Only a society OF young people"
is the way some people look at it. But
consider for moment that these SC
cieties of young people furnish the
leaders and the field for thousands Of
mission-study classes that make use
of the textbooks issued by the Young
Peoples Missionary Movement;
That in these societies are organic
| ed the personal workers classes TO
train the members for personal evan
| gelism
That unions of these societies have
fought hard battles for Christian citi'
| Zenship, and have won notable vie