The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-07
tribute of naming State flower in
memory of the picturesque Seminole.
MINNIE MOORE WILSON.
kissimmee. Fla, Jan. 30.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAv0R AT WORK.

From the January number of Tex
as Christian Endeavor News is quot
ed the following: There is a great
opportunity before the Endeavorers
of Texas. This opportunity points
the path of duty. If the Master
should come today let Him find us
in the path o duty" lust charge
the owrd Texas 10 Florida and see
how we'll il applies 10 us here
Crescent City Endea,Orers. both
of the older and Junior Societies are
mourning the death OF their pastor,
Rev. T.. =. Butler. who passed from
this life into the better nae. from
the congregational church in his
former parish in Sunderland. Conn.
Several weeks a:o Mr.. Buffers
health was such that he went North
for treatment and from the hospital
to Sunderland. where the end came
January 20. \ touching feature of
the funeral is mentioned of the En-
deavOrers in that far-away village
offering floral tributes. just what
those in Crescent City would have
done ! ii had been possible.
There is n very progressive Ep
worth League in Lakeland. and from
the Lakeland News, it is seen that
these Methodist workers have "A
Rcadin" Circle. Il meets at the
homes cf members ard after some
hCicc literary thoughts brought ,out
for the intellectual profit OF the
l.caaucrs, they have lunch and So
cial time. Why not have Reading
Circles among the Endcavorcrs. also
initiate these Lakeland young people
by giving the editor Of their home
paper" a chance To tell what they
are doing?
VI the last annual convention al
the State ". &. +. t., il was voted
10 raise the sum of annual dues for
each member from 90 cents to 81.
The EndcaVurcrS often seem unable
10 pay 4 fourth that amount into
the treasury Of their organization,
Iud@ing rom the slowncss with
which silver quarters come into
Treasurer Douglas keeping.
In tn" church calendar of the be-
Land Supplement- Tor last week we
notice the theme to be used by Rev.
r. II. l.ampkin, pastor of the Chris
tan church II is. "The Power OF
Declared Purpose. Then follows:
You are invited and you can help
by your presence and your prayers.
Just stop and think over these sen
fences and see if they do not well
apply, first to "activc members of
the {. +. Society, second sentence as
to what regular attendance m.ans to
the society meetings.
In Lake Helen. for one meeting,
probably more of which we were
not told, the plan was used by Con-
Endeavorprs of making
much preparation for the service. In
dividual talent was brought out. the
music was particularly good and tie
church decorated with flowers. As
\ result every seat available was
taken and the meeting was a best
ever one. as the verdict of all there.
TO have success in anything We
must work. and Christian Endcavoy
Is worthy Of being a success.
1t was good to hear rom Rev. Jas.
+. Winnard. pastor of the Palm Ave-
nue. Presbyterian church in TAMPA. /
and our State President CIR several
years. The result of a long rest last |
in the Western States is th., |
he is so nearly restored to health |
hat the church work was taken no
with his Old-timc energy when he
md Mrs Winnard returned to Flor
da last fall. The Christian Endcay-
)r Society, of course, has taken on
new vitality and progressiveness un-
Ter the watchful care of the truly |!
'hristian Endcavor pastor. |
GRACE A. TOWNSEND.
lnterlachen, Fla. Feb. Z, 1912.