The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-01-17
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
IN JANUARY.

You annot Afford Ii is the sub
| jeet OF some thoughtful words given
| 10 readers of last Week Lakeland
| News.
Nj and Mrs. E.d5ar +. Strother.
and the latter 5 father. Mr.. Cameron.
safely reached J.iekscnA lie, Jan. I.
! ma are nov comfortably located IN
| the Winter 3iDle school, al LeesburS.
! They 1vlt that here would be an ideal
i,..1r 10 spend part OF the furlOusii
/ allowed llr. aud ANS. Slrother By
I Inc Worlds Iaion OF tnrislian En-
ueasor Tor " hicn the! are employed
az missionaries in lima. EndeavOr
ers and other good people had an OPP
| purtunily TO meet and near these no
ted Visitors When in the metropolis.
! Workers elsewhere will later on have
their turn at the State convention
and in local churches ii they SO de-
sire to have the StrOthers visit them
The Palm Beach County" informs
us that in December the union serv-
ice between the EpwOrth League and
Endeavor society Of Stuart. WAS held
in Endeavor hall Music was fur
nished by the union cholrs and was
worth hearing For January the
young people were to meet together
last Sunday at the Methodist church.
We like this spirit OF cooperation
shown by the workers in Stuart,
Southeastern district.
Two good letters have recent!
come from Mr.. Marcus {. Fags, who
We all feel acquainted With. lie !,
to help the transportation agent for
Los Angeles by obtaining iniorma-
tion in Jacksonville as to various
routes We might take State Prcsi-
dent Francis Colin recently an
nounced that the secretary was u
act in the capacity Of Transportation
assent Tor the International ccnNcn-
tiCn to eonAelc in July, al3. We
have write leaders Of the Alabama
and Georgia unions asking Wha
their plans are and SUGGESTING that
We Join forces, meaning delegates.
for the long ride to the famous state
of California.
We expect TO be able to announce
the certain date Of our State conven-
ton next week Waiting 10 find out
when Mr. and Mrs. Strother could
attend is the principal reason for tn"
time decision being SO long post
poned
Our annual meeting mentioned IN
the last paragraph is to have "A mos;
excellent program. Much time will
! be devoted 10 missions. Bible study,
practical { r work and temperance.
We urge every society that has not
commenced yet, to at once get busy
planning to have at least two dele
gates present We want representa-
tives from the Junior as we'll as tn"
Young Peoples societies.
State President Coffin spent par
of his two weeks vacation from
teaching in Jay, Santa Rosa county
at Milton. There are few EndeaNo"
societies for our union yet in West
Florida. Mr.. Conrad Wehnes, of Pan
anna City. has organized three an :
has more in view.
We have not heard from the union
society at Alva, Lee county, for &
long while. They have the only han&
OF Endeavorers in that part Of I'll
State and il is difficult to say l.
what district they really bcloh2
What is needed is some one in eaf
section Of the State 10 do vOluhtes
field work, and then report at on
results to the tSate secretary.
The press department is needin
more items, not from just some Il
trcts but from all our seven distriei
and West Florida.
GRACE A. TOWNSEND
Interlachen, Jan. Ia, 1913.