The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-09-13
Christian Endeavor Activities.

a location for District Convention o
North Eastern" has not yet been found
In the Commencement of the St. Pc
tersburg high school this spring two ac
tive EndeavorerS graduated. The salu
latory for the program was called ''The
Gospel of Service" and was indeed
suitable for the one who gave il, S. Law
Adams, active in the st. Petersburg Pres
6ylerian society, former president OF
southwestern district. The other En-.
dGavorer, was Miss Nellie NJ. Blocker,
who gave the valedictory, 1.-THE Value
OF an Ideal" From her Grafton one
quotation is Of special comfort 10 us all
For no life can be pure in its purpose
ana strong in IFS strife, And all life not
be purer and stronger thereby"
The OSceola Journal" last issue,
contained fine picture of Judge Parker,
OF kiSSimmcc, once a very active En-.
dcavorcr in his city and also in its dis
lrict when opportunity came for such
hClpfulncSs.
"Thc Ocala Star" tells of the narrow
escape from drowning of two daughters
of Rev. C. V. Albertson, our district
president for Central district. They
were taking an outing from home in
Gambler, and went too far out in the wa
tcrS OF Lake Weir. ProvidcntalIy Mr..
AlbcrtSon was near enough TO come 10
the rescue before il was too late.
We are 10 have two State leaders busy
this winter as school teachers. Our Iu.
nior superintendent, Miss Ruth Wyandt,
commenced her term of the Lake Mag
dalene School, this week. Later in the
fall President Francis Coffin will leave
us for "a far country" that of Santa
Rosa county where he will have large
school. We are sorry he will be so dis
tant from most of the State Endeavorcrs.
but as there are yet but few societies in
our union, in West Florida, the Lord
may find much service for him there.
Rev. Ben Stock, pastor of the Avon
Park Congregational church, has been
back home 10 lnterlachcn for vacation.
He promises 10 work up society as
soon as possible Avon Park used to
have two nice societies, and probably is |
the only town which, in one church, |
once owned three State officers in its
own society.
"Thc Fort Meade Leader" calls the
Io"h III Which IL dOcS successful Dust |
ness "Thc City of Smiles" This
sounds good. We would like to have
very c. Z. society that kind, and most
Of them are. A point made strong in
he heading of The Leader is, ''Let
Cooperate. That is
mother attribute Endeavor societies
reed and it will likely come true when
'ach is "a society of smiles"
"Why and How TO Improve the Mind"
vas the subject for meetings of Endcav-
'rcrS and Baptist Unions, Sept Sth,
'hoscn because this is the month when
many, schools open. Proverbs OF II is
he Bible reference. This quotation
rom "ChriStian Endcavor World" is
worth remembering by both young and
Id. "No mind is improved which is
ot made good, kind and pure, No cdu-
alton is worth while which has not
his for its end"
Mrs. Jackson reported to Miss Elsa
'hcinoChl, secretary of East Central
iStrict, that the society of Juniors in
hampton was doing finely. No chance
Or a senior society because the Baptist
Jnion took the young people mostly in
hampton, but in other nearby places ,
here was a probability of Something
Ding" later in the fall.
GRACE A. TOWNSEND,
Sept. 9th, 1912.