The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-08-23
Christian Endeavor News Items

Pomona has one OF the best societie.
in the state. Often attendance OF filty
even in summer.
On August If, fndeavorers study
about Goods Beautiful Outdoors: What
1t Teaches Me-" This is certainly 4
| beautiful subject, and in these DAYS of
aboundant rain and sunshine making
outdoors" in Florida so strong as well
as lovely in flowers and green things -
surely we should enjoy talking about,
and thanking God, for His blessing oil
| Nature.
THE Ocala Star" printed in full a
sermon on Christian Citizenship, deliv-
cred at Stanton, in July, by Rev. c. V.
Albertson, of Gambler. He is president
of Central district, and pastor of two
nice societies in Presbyterian churches
OF Gambler and Werdale. THE Ocala
STAR also has an account of the spider
web social given by Mr. and Miss Al
bcrtSon, of the beautiful estate, pleas.
ant Ill.," near Weirdale. For MANY
years when our c. F. friends, the Up.
hams, lived there il was a well.known
Endeavor home, and we are glad that it
still continues such.
During the past week monograph
letters were sent from the secretary's
office 10 most of the Young PEOPLES
and Junior societies in the State c. f.
Union. These letters told of the need
OF Florida pushing ahead in the great
Efficiency Campaign. Information was
asked from society leaders of how many.
places now had taken up any special
form of Efficiency study, or individual
members Expert work. This informa-
hon for senior societies should be sent
The secretary in lntcrlaChcn, and for
Junior and Intermediate organizations,
TO their superintendent, Miss Ruth
Wyandt, X. F. ID. No. /, Tampa In
the monograph letters were enclosed
Efficiency leaflets, and copies of the
special song, the Efficiency Hymn"
which is TO be used by societies and
conventions in Florida until the Inter.
national convention next July al Los
Angeles. Then another new campaign
of wide spread work will be announced
by the officers of the United Societies
OF Christian Endeavor.
We have recently had welcome mes
Sages from four Endeavor centeTs in
Orange and OSceoIa district, namely
klsSimmee, Orlando, Winter Park and
OCOee, but none from ST. Cloud for sew
eral weeks.
Do not forget ever that we greatly
need field work. Probably Just as
much as in Texas. There they are
planning for a trip over the immense
field this summer by their new preSi- |
dent, Rev. G.. w. Bcnn. That the Hi |
noiS splendid worker Mr.. f. p. |
Gates travel for them in the fall, for |
one month. That as long time in the |
spring of 1913 that wonderful Karl Leh- |
mann is 10 be in Texas This will take |
planning and il will take money. Why |
is ii that Florida cannot or will not, like |
Texas, and many other Southern, as |
well as up north" states, get ri ght
down TO business in settling this prob. |
lem OF field work:
As usual, this spring the Secretary was
entertained in number of homes dur
ing her trip over the State. In two
homes, where the hosts were extremely !
kind, has death, suddenly come 10 them.
First, was that of Mr. Frank Murrcy. in
Ocoee, and the second, very recently,
Of Mr.. a. &. LaPenotieTe, in Tampa.
MIR. La Penotiere was over seeing the
OF glass windows, weighing
about ton, which were to be placed in
l hotel of Tampa. The load fell by
accident sudden as we'll as sad, and this
brave oi-heart, good old man passed
lway TO the better land" a few days
afterwards. He was a genial friend of
Christian Endcavor and "Ihe power be
hind the throne in encouraging his wife,
or years so active in our work for their
,ity, its lSt Presbyterian church, and
south western district. II
GRACE A. TOWNSEND.
nterlaChen, Aug. u, 1912.