The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-03-07
STATE CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
CONVENTION

nual meeting of the Florida G. E. I'M
ionl Bound for Winter Park, the beau
tiful Rollins College town. The con-
vention is to be held in the Congrega-
tional church. Rollins College and
its president, Dr. w. F. Blackman, are
in full sympathy with the forward
movement of Christian Endeavor.
The convention pastor, Rev. Arthur
G. Dill, is vice president of the state
union, and as President Francis COT
fin cannot attend. much of the respon-
sibility in the convention falls on DR..
Dill. He has able helpers in the To-
cal president, Mr.. s. Harrison, and
Messrs. Percy Dale, Harold and Ray
mond Ward and others.
Write Mr.. Harrison, if you have not
already done so, just how many are
coming from each society, when to
arrive, and if to stay all through the
convention. Date, March 10.
Two delegates are invited, with
free entertainment. from each Y. P.
and junior society, also the pastors of
societies, and the district secretaries,
presidents. junior superintendent,
and, of course, state officers are in
euded in the honorary list of guests
There is but one young peoples So
ciety in Winter Park, and we should
appreciate the zeal and conservation
shown by inviting so many of us to
come
After arriving on Friday afternoon
pleasure features of outdoor recrea-
ton will be enjoyed by the delegates
and others coming to the convention.
The FIRST session, Friday evening, is
for fellowship. In this there is a spe-
cial hour for the ministers confer
ence They can leave for home on
Saturday, if necessary.
Saturday morning has some good
plans. Business comes after devo-
ttoual EXERCISES. Then there is a
camp-me, toward the warmth of
which all present and former state
and district officers are cordially in
yited 10 look and feel. Mr.. E. S. Up
ham. veteran state leader from st.
Petersburg. has been asked to lead
one part of this conference, and Miss
Elizabeth Burleigh, secretary of cen
trail district, the other portion. We
have two conferences of practical
work. one for grown-ups, the other
for juniors Rev 5. S. Snyder of Kis-
simmee. leads the memorial service.
Those having lost, by death, members
Of their societies in the past three
years are asked to send or bring
short tributes "in remembrance"
Saturday afternoon is for Christian
citizenship endeavor, and Saturday
evening that of underworld endeavor.
Miss Minnie f. Neal, state president
81 tire W c. T. T., gives an address
Ia ne temperance session. The ia
nous Bible teacher, Mr. w. r. Newell,
has an address in the evening, and
our honcred guests. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
gar +. Strother. show in stereopti-
con lecture what they have seen as
general secretaries for the worlds I'M
ion. in the PARKWAY land of China.
Sn~ morning there will be a
quiet hour meeting, led by Miss Flora
Taylor. president of the DeLand Pres
byterian society.
The Sunday church services will be
the best helpers available, and the
afternoon will be devoted to the jul
niors and their older workers. The
Orlando and Winter Park societies
win hold a prayer meeting and it will
be- as good or better than the older
Fndeayorers could do. Mr.. Marcus
9. Fagg, who we never tire of hear
ing. closes the junior session by an
address about the homeless children
OF Florida.
Sunday evening Mr.. Percy Dale of
Winter Park has charge of the regu-
lar prayer meeting. Nothing tedious
is 70 be found on the program for the
last session of our convention-just
heart talks by young people who have
shown by their lives that there is a
reality ia the religion which they pro-
fcss.
DO not forget to come. Pray. plan
and push in the few days yet remain
ing before We meet in Winter Park.
GRACE \. TOWNSEND.
lnterlachen. Feb. Is, 1913.
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