Evening journal., 1914-01-31
Christian En- n1eavor
Christian Endeavor Prograss," Mark
4: 26-32. Christian Endeavor Day..
TOPIC FOR FFBRUARY 1.

Looking at the calendar sheet for Feb
ruary, three dates, each ten days apart,
catch the eve. If your calendar Dies not
print these days in red. inscribc "a big
red circle around each one OF them.
They are Red Letter days 10 us. In a
sense all three day- mean something OF
the same thing. Washington wcdged MS
from England. Lincoln linked the nation
together. Chrinstim Endeavo has C -
cled the earth.
On February Francis a. Clarl, gath
cred n baud OF Young converts together.
Portland NJ .. and formed the first G. r.
society. The second society WAS organ
izcd I'M the following October at New
buryport. Mass. The number of societies
naturally increased slowly until the fol-
lowing June, when only six societies
met in the first C. T.. convention So
cieties organized aud sprung up all over
the country until at last at a convention
held at Old Orchards. Me-. the idea oi
permanent and fixed headquarters was
conceived and then the United Society
of Christian Endoavor was formed. and
is now located mt fremont Temple. Bos-
ton. Mass. This central Office hy send
ING out speakers and supplying Endea-
vor leaflets and other printed matter at
the lowest possible cost. has succeeded
in spreading the influence of the G.. y.
movement all over the world
G. L. has always worked along the
most aggressive and up to-datc plans.
Tine societies began and have continued
TO work hand i'm hand with their own
church, but ever spreading to wider
fields such as college EndeaVors. socic-
ties among the soldiers and sailors. In
the hospitals. prisons and usvlums. TAX
ing up Bible aud life problem studies.
development along the lines of music
and Literature. and doing missionary
and eyangelistic work. In fact. toward
an Christian enterprises. Prayers, con-
iributions and volunteers for the mis-
sion field have greatly increased during
the past few years, due it must De adj
mtted. to the earnest efforts OF the
EndeaVors.
The Wilmington EndeavOrers have
very faithfully followed and even
lead in many of these lines of en-
deavor work It might truthfully be
said that they have neither hiuched
nor faltered in their united or indi-
vidual efforts to combat with sin and
evil The City Union in the past year
has worked mainly for social better
ment Whether the program of the
union meeting included a talk on
some phase of committee work, or
was an especially arranged social or
missionary program, we were try
ing by these means to increase the
efficiency of the Individual society,"
Even in presenting a flower to each
inmate of the hospitals on New
Years Day, or in placing one of our
Bibles, have we not set great eN-
ample for the societies TO follow?
Some of the societies have done good
work in holding hospital and prison
meetings: others have visited the
sick OF their congregations or have
given supplies to some needy famil-
les. Another furnishes all or nearly
all of the winter coal for their
church. Some sent missionary boxes
or helped i'm slum work Is there
not lots Of room for improvement
along these or other lines for your
society? Attempt Great Things For
Christ"
We can see greater things ahead of
us. Christian Endeavor week will be a
regular boosters week" for young peo-
pies work in this city. Nearly ali OF
the societies are making big plans for
the week. There a. ~ be two union
meetings, the first ON Monday. at which
the nominating committee will make its
report of the names chosen for the oili-