The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-24
CHRISTIAN ENDEAv0R
ENTERPRISES.

To the Southwestern district treas
Try has come q generous contribu'
ton from the Presbytei ians in Lake |
land. via DR.. A. NJ. jackson.
When Mrs. J. B. Pomeroy led the |!
union meeting last week at Stuart
for the Epworth League and c. E.
cociety. 1t was reported that the pro-
gram was prepared In painstaking
manner and that those who attend
ed told her they appreciated her ef-
forts in making the meeting SO sue
cessful. Three examples" might be
taken from the above news item. Do
you see them?
Even in this age it costs something
to be a Christian in the countries
where the Bible is not we'll known
and its teachings generally followed.
In the United States it is considered
Usually an honor and not a disgrace
to be a Christian. But we have al
.Endeavcr friend in another State
who has lost both so-called friends
and their financial support because
he became a Christian Citizenship
advocate when he became church
n ember. DO you suppose he regrets
the step and longs for the salooL
associates? No. indeed. Self-deniai
fer thelove of Christ brings happi-
ness unexpressable. this Christian
Endeavorer finds.
The st. Petersburg Daily Times
tells of business and social even
ing recently enjoyed by the Congre-
gational society Of that SUNSHINE"
city. After the business session there
was a social hour with refreshments
ard a good time generally. DURING
J, the business transactions John B.
Hcyt was appointed corresponding
secretary: It was decided to have a
missionary collection at the monthly
meeting with mission topic. giving
the money thus contributed to some
SPECIAL good cause; and the secretary
was asked to find out what the an
nual assessment for members in the
, State Union was, that the dues could
he raised soon. This society was or
gcnizcd about the LIST OF September
and has steadily increased until Ii
has now twenty-sevcn members.
A Christian Endeavor wedding
was that of Miss Francis Burlcigh
who en- April 3 became Mrs. George
II Fernald, Jr., at the Burleigh
hcme in Tavares. The ceremony
performed by the Congrc }atonaI
rastor, Rev. w. O. Phillips, WAS in
TN oak grove near the house. Sew.
clal c. l.. girls OF Tavarcs had a par'
Ia the program and Miss Elizabeth
the brides sister, was the maid OF
honor. She is also the capable sec
lctary for Central district. Boston
rained one more EndcavOrer, for MIR
and Mrs. Fcrnald will live in thai
historic (alsO strongly Erdcavor
city, where the former Is in bust
Ltss.
st. Petersburg has the honor o
having at present more societies o
Christian Endcavor than has any
ether city in Florida, with the cX
ccn;i. of Tampa il West Tampa II
iacludcd in Tampa's limits. Thcs'
e,c the societies belonging to oul
white union. One Presbyterian, on
CONGREGATIONAL, one in the Contra
Christian church. and two (founf
Peoples and intermediary in tn
First Christian church, st. Peters
burg. There should be an orsani
zstion in the Lutheran denomind
ton and Junior societies In caci
church having dozen or more chill
d,en between the ages OF six anf
fourteen years of age. The only In
termediate society we know of yet In
Florida is in the First Christian
church, St. Petersburg. This di
vision of work is for girls and boy.
Ia their teens. II is splendid plan
TAMPA leads in Junior societies
The Palm avenue Presbyterian, Ne
Lraska avenue United Brethren
West Tampa Congregational, and thu
iCHlan Mission society Tor the I. u
church, also in West Tampa, shoN
Tat at least some churches rcnli1'
the nced Of the children bcin
trained to take the place OF III
,gfpior members as they gradually