The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-02
April Christian EndeayOr.

Again comes for Christian Endeav-
orers the monthly missionary topic
for April 9th, mission Work at
Home and Abroad. Bible Work.
1t is pleasing to note that in re-
ports eachoing the district secreta
ries and the office in Interlachen, mis-
sionary committees and meetings are
often said to be the best of any of
the societies have. They are grad
.ually adopting the plan of special
collection each month at the mission
airy meeting, this money being given
for some worthy cause.
A letter from Mr.. David Coffin,
once president of Central district and
active in Eustis work, but now living
in Johnstown, tells of little daugh-
ter which came into his home last
week. "Charlotte Rebecca" is her
name. We indeed hope this little Ju-
Nor will prove as Jealous in coming
years to Christian Endeavor as has
been her father and his brothers and
sister Ruth, the State Tenth Legion
leader.
District Secretary Elizabeth Bur
leigh of Central district, writes that
Gambler is one of the last societies
to pay State dues. If all our dis
tricts were as prompt in report max
ing and assessment giving as are the
societies in Central district our work
would progress more rapidly. The
counties comprising this just men
toned district are Marion, Citrus,
Lake and Sumter. Marion and Lake
have the SOCIETIES and Citrus with
Sumter, are two of the many spots
of the state where field work is great
ly needed.
The splendid society of the Congre-
gational church at Pomona, Northeas-
tern district, has recently presented
it with an individual communion set.
Lake Helen, East-central district
workers, gave their church this use
full kind of a gift last year. We
would like to hear of other societies
following the same plan.
Our faithful Endeavor friend, Mar
Gus C. Fagg, has left the strenuous
work of the State Childrens' Home
for a short time out of Jacksonville.
First comes a trip to the Legislature
in Tallahassee when Mr.. Fagg tried
to draw attention to some improve
ments in social and youthful lives OF
Florida citizens, such things he has
mentioned at C. E. conventions; next
several boys are to be taken to a SIZE.
cial school in Baltimore, and on The
way home he spends four days II
Atlanta. Meanwhile let our societie:
continue their efforts to help meet eX
penses now heavy, of the Children
Home Society.
Though the attendance at the Con
gregational Association in lnterlach
en- last week was record breaker II
attendance, but few of the churche
of southeastern district were repre-
sented. One reason was the eXtrem
distance, and another that the tenn
perance campaign now at its helgh
in Palm Beach county is keeping tn
pastors busy at home. Southeastern
district has several good societies
and the need of district conventiO
and full election of officers is grear
. In the last Sunday edition of tn
Tampa Tribune was seen an accom-
of the Florida Presbytery which me
in Eustis last week. Our Christla
Citizenship superintendent, Rev. c.
Albertson, was particularly noticed
His report of Presbyterian Mission
airy for Sunday schools told of tn
: unexplored fields he had found
every section of this great state;
the kindly spirit shown his work /
, people he met, and the belief thu
, large possibilities for the growth
, christianity here, was making his a
, duous work full of joy and expect
, tons.
!. Our beloved friend, Rev. H. Kei
win, who finished in 1912 long Ii
; of christian service, was mention,
in the memorials of the Presbyte
}, in Eustis. z
( GRACE A. TOWNSEND.
Interlachen, April %.