The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-27
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR
AT WORK.

THE Beautiful Now" title of a
poem printed in late number OF
The Lakeland News is really a help
ful sermon, all in three words.
Our calendar verse for March is
here quoted:
Nor knoweth thou what argument
Thy life to thy Icighbor's creed has
lent.
All are needed by each one;
Nothing is fair or good alone.
Emerson.
In Tangerine, Orange and OsceOla
district. they are trying the plan
much more common in the thickly
settled Northern States than here,
of having the Young Peoples society
really that in work as we'll as Eame
Many places here if it was not for
oung-hearted Endeavorerss of mid
die age, there could be no society
for there would not be enough young
folks to make one up.
State news from The ST. Cloud
Tribune last week gave an interest
ing item for Endeavorers. THE
State Board of Control, ut ITALIA
hassee, will in July open bids for
the erection of a trades building and
an infirmary for the Deaf and Blind
school in St. Augustine" There are
three G. E. societies in this school
two deaf and one for blind students
The Lakeland News says: The
Epworth League is making arrange
ments to place an iron bed for chill
dren in the rest room of the new
passenger station, where sick or
tired children may rest while await
ing trains" Now that the Leaguers
have gotten ahead OF the two Lake
land Endeavor societies in this beau
tiful sunshine plan we would sug-
Sest the furnishing of a literature
table or wall holder by Endeav-
crers, or if the Temperance Union
already has this, that the young
people join in keeping good reading
on hand. Often we see empty lit
craturc holders in the depots and
they are not a cheerful sight. All
towns are not having new depots
hur There is :, great deal of good
Il, BE- done in Frightening up the
old passenger stations both inside
and out.
kissimmoc has one Of the few
lunior supcrintcndcnts among the
Mcnfolks. that IS Roy. $. $. Snyder,
pastor Of the Presbyterian church.
IA Eusts there Is Editor Newell, Of
The Eustis Lake REGION. and for
Lakeland the children have for lead
cr Mr.. II. c. Paterson. who is also
Tenth Legion Sup, rintrndent for
Southwestern district.
The Evening Metropolis, OF Jack
sanville, has correspondent in the
Endeavor village of Gilmore In a
recent communication She tells of a
merry social given in the Gilmore
school house which was enjoyed by
local young folks and those of
DANES Point, a hamlet on the St
Johns river. The climax for the
evening was lunch of cake and
lemonade.
After long waiting. bearing hcav-
lily OH the patience of the State
Union officer in lntcrlaehen, word
Las come from the president, Mr.
Alexander Linn. that the annual
convention probably meets in Kis-
SIlHlIift liOni -hhs ~. ~ illI Year.
ends April ]. the convention usually
comes that month, but Il preshytery
to be held in one Of the two c. l..
churches in Kissimmee was to con-
,enc in April.
Annual report blanks and letters
concerning the closing of the year
in our union. will be sent the So
cieties and district officers SO thai
they will be received before March
81. the last Sunday in the year.
Please take notice and be prompt in
answering.
The annual association for Con-
gregational churches convenes in
Sanford April 1918. The Forward
Movement for Men is to be a leading
thought by speakers in this meeting.
GRACE A. TOWNSEND.
1nterlachen, March 26.