The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-01-30
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NEWS.

Remember the date and place for
State convention. March 7-9, in Win
tel Park. Entertainment is free and
q bright outlook is ahead for pro-
gram speakers and conference lead
ers second to none we have ever
had. There is to be a memorial SER
vice during the convention. and then
will be lovingly remembered the CO.
workers "called higher" since we
:.et at Kissimmee last year. Send
brief life accounts In advance to
Secretary Grace. or give them to her
personally early In convention.
Mr.. H. c. Bevis is the new presi-
dent for the union society in Grand
Ridge. West Florida. He sends o
good letter to the State secretary
telling Of a great longing felt by him
and his society workers that this
year their labors may be even more
successful than last year. lie wishes
to get a complete supply Of literature
from Boston headquarters. He will
ray State Union dues. He has writ
ten near societies for their co-opera-
ton n the upbulidng of their
rart of the Florida EndeavOr field.
Notice the three sentences above.
How many society presidents are
equally wide-awake?
The secretary for ORANGE and o.
cto.a district is MIR. II. II. Cellar, Il.
+. D. No ., Sanford. III TIC othnr
rtcretarics are young women but Mr..
Cellar knows how to be just as ener-
Ectic as they arc. has sent on
cards in small envelopes invitations
to State convention, one going Ia
each society in his district. These
were mailed Just as soon as news
came Of certain date for going to
Winter Park.
Rev. s. j. Townsend, father of thu
secretary, has not physically been
able to do pastorate work this win.
ter, but has now recovered sufficient.
~ to enter field work In West Flor.
IDA, during the next two months, for
the Congregational church denomi-
nation.
Returning from Leesburg last Fri.
cay stop was made In Weirdale a,
the home Of our press reporter, Mrs
Alice Reed. That evening we were
honored by a social held by Presby.
terrain Endcavorers at their church
Weirdale always sends a good dele
cation to State conventions and Il
=, also to be represented at the mission
airy conference in Leesburg.
Rev. Neil McQuarrie, captain o
Gospel FLORIDA Navy boat, also &C
tive In Congregational church wor
In East Florida, will be a welcomes
man on the platform OF the mission
airy conference to be held In the Win
} ter Bible school auditorium, Lees
burg. Feb. l4-16.
: Miss Maude Clark, secretary 10
Southeastern district. reports tina
the society Of young people organ
: lied last year at Arch Creek, has
!. membership of forty-one. thirty q
e whom are active. This Is a larg
! membership in our State Union. The
: take Christian Endeavor World, an
8 have a good social every month. TIL
: last fact Is doubtless partially Oh
: reason for the large membership. 81
4 Gals draw outsiders" where IN
/ lookout committee can get hold {
: them.
The Christian Endeavor World Il
. Jan. 80 contains on the cover n pi
! ture Of DR.. Clark, which those of ,
: who know him personally in rcce,
5 years realize how natural II is. II
r'essa-e for Christian Endeavor da
Feb. 2, should be read In every s.
=. c;ety, of older or Junior Endeavo
. ers, when they celebrate the thirt!
second birthday of our beloved Of
: eanization. The title of this me
, SAGE is God has use for It," Ii
: This comforting thought liner NAV
: days in our hearts. Let us sometime
chan9e 1T" to "us." Without tn
r the about eighty thousand societie
and their four million members. Co
/ could not work so perfectly as He i
: doing through Christian Endeavo
OF the Worlds Union and the United
, Society composed of the Mort,
American societies). II is a grand
total, this army of four millions. LIE,
us rejoice and be clad" that on,
snail numbers count not only in our
own State, but In the great fellow.
ship, world, race and church wide
+. GRACE A. TOWNSEND
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