The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-05-24
4 FLORIDA CHRISTIAN ENDEAv-
OR TRIP

Via automobile to Palatka, and then
by railway, with ner parents, the Sec
rotary reached Sanford on April 18th.
Here were converting the annual Con-
gregational Association and Mems
Forward Movement. One day was
spent here, listening to fine address
es by Mr.. Fagg of the State Children's
Home, Mr.. Fitch, general secretary of
the State Sunday School Union, and
other well known men. 1t was pleas
ant to meet many Congregational
church friends of Christian Endeayor,
also two district quiet hour superin-
tendents, Rev. Abb Nutting of All
burndale and Mr.. R. H. Muirhead of
Sanford
The next week was spent in Win
ter Garden and its old Congregation
al church parish, "Beulah," where
the secretary's father was minister
in her girlhood days There is now
no Christian Endeavor society here.
as the leader necessary for its sue
cess seems not procurable. This
church field is now without a pastor,
making it all the harder to run
things, excepting its first class Sun
day school.
Two days were lived happily among
old friends of Gotha Here a res
byterian church has just been organ
lied, and it's founder, District Pres
ident Snyder, hopes for live c. E.
society to come in no distant day.
The young people are anxious for its
organization.
AS guest of Miss Daisy Murray,
Ocoee, was the next stop. This is
one of the village places where Chris
tan Endeavor prayer meetings are
held every week, the year round.
On May 3rd, accompanied by Miss
Murray, over the Midland, the jour
ney was made to kissimmee, where,
during the state convention, the sec.
rotary was entertained in the homes
of Rev. S. s. Snyder and Mr.. A. S.
Nelson, young hearted, middle-aged
Endeavorer of the local Presbyterian
church. Particulars of this, our
twenty-third convention, and its de-
lightful Christian fellowship are told
in other news items.
The convention over, the secretary
was a guest in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. L. Lewis, the former having
been a district secretary friend il
past years of service. One day was
with Mrs. ]. w. Miller, former state
and district officer, and yet president
of the kissimmee Presbyterian socie
ty. Miss Emma Jewell, a leader OF
the Christian church society, was an
other hostess of that week.
Declining kind invitation to STOP
in Winter Park with the Endeavorers
| so weary after the long tourist sea
son." the homeward route had but
one delay, that being an over-Sunday
stop-over in Orlando. Arriving here
the secretary was met by Miss Laura
Lewter, secretary of the Presbyterian
society, and other Endeavorers. En-
tertainment was at the home-like Mel
rose hotel, next door to the church
Saturday evening there was de
| lightful social in the Sunday schQo
room of the church Numbers o.
young people were met here, most o.
them being still in their teens, and {
gratifying proof of the hold our or
ganization is taking over the present
and future years of Florida boys ant
girls. On Sunday five services Were
attended, including splendid Junior
missionary meeting, to which twenty
children came on rainy afternoon
Miss Mabel Briggs is their faithful
superintendent. In the evening there
was union service, the Epwortf
Leaguers by invitation meeting with
the Presbyterian young folks.
This summary of the C. E. union
side of the secretary's trip covers foul
weeks time. Reelected, she is nov
back in Interlachen, ready to work fol
God and Christian Endeavor the bes
she knows how
GRACE A. TOWNSEND.