The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-03-17
HE BUSINESS OF
GETTING READY.

GETTING READY.
Ierse Comments on The Uniform
Prayer Meeting Topic Of the Young
Peoples Societies-ChriStian En-
dcavOr. Etc, for March 2.-"Our
Society a Training SchooI."-Prov.
22:6.
(By WILLIAM L. ELLIS.o
Ten thousand minds nave per-
ceived the great truth contained in
the contrast between the words for
nation and reformation" Over
and over again it has been said,
Better one former than ten refor-
r,ers." The idea runs straight down
to the roo Of things. To set the
would right, individual men and wo-
mel must be started right. A society
made up of persons whose basis ideas
are wrong is well-night hopeless.
That is why the primary mission of
the church is TO establish right ideals
in the mind of youth. Therefore
the Sunday school and the Peoples
Society. These are scientific efforts
to train boys and girls, young men
and young women into the distinctive
Christian ideal Of life and service.
The man whose youth has been
crowded with base ideas and practices
is not likely ever to become an active
force for Righteousness.
Back of my house. growing fiat
against the wall. is a good-sized APP
pie tree shaped like a candelabra.
Early training did it, of course. Gar
deners can make trees take any shape
they wish, if they begin early enough,
In the garden OF an Indian palace
once saw a collection of trees formed
Like a dozen or Il score of different
animals. Human ives are like trees
in that they may easily be shaped
during their early growth. Because
Christian Endeavor has been at worl
upon millions OF plastic minds, thi!
world is a better place to live in
and the Christian church is a NOR
potent agency for good.
A gentleman who is the head OF
department in one Of the great cor
porations-o Of his city met a Chris
tan Endeavor graduate on a train
!, a few days ago, and began to asl
; him questions about parliamentar,
, procedure. The queries were al
simple and elemental, and easily an
sWered by the E~ndeavorer. But tina
c business man was quite ignorant o
the subject. The principles and prac
tees Of conducting a public meetin
in orderly style, which Endeavorer
+ get as an incidental by-prOduct 0
! their business meetings a bee
missed~entirely by this ma who ha
: suddenly found himself in seri
Gus need of them.
Any work tina is worth doing
n worth learning how to do we'll.
In the Christian Endeavor meetin
? both young men and women con
. wonders what the Christian Endeay
. or Society has had to do with tn
advance of women into public lii
since the organization was founded
have learned to speak on their fee
The sound of their own voices doe
not scare them. Simplicity, direcr
ness, brevity and substance of speec
may all be learned in young people
- meetings. A valuable by-product
Christian Endeavor has been TT
st training of Inyriads OF persons
it the art of public speaking.
Soldering and steadying has bee
the influence Of the prayer meetir
+ topics of the young peoples soeietie
&, Great themes have been brought b.
= fore the M from week
"a week. Living issues Of magnituu
At and the eternal v~erities Of Scriptur
as have commanded their a~ttentio
ID Every embe has been expected
find something to say or quote upC
the weekly topic. The effect h;
al been TO make the members though
ful. Their minds have been direct.
into the current of great thinkin
ST Convictions upon the most inporta
themes have been developed. Mut
no Of the needless fiippancy and id
ness of youth has been supllanted
worthy thought. Citizens n Chur'
* members who know what they belie1
i'd and why, a been trained in Chri
II tan EndeaVOr.
it. -
lis Beecher said: "EdUcation is [
" knowledge Of how to use the who
We Of ones self"
On ~
All While Christian EndsavOr has be
-e- q raining ScnOOi LOT pubilc NE, /
iut business, Tor Social elhcieacs ana /
he general culture, II mas most OF
M been a school for the church. Z
motto OF the movement mas 1rt