Evening journal., 1916-04-29
Pastors be Heard In City Pups Baptism In Baptist Churches

new plans you can. join the advance
and keep step with the leaders, and
you will have all the enthusiasm you
need, and some to spare.
You may ask the question. "Why be-
long to the Union?" Because you are
part Of the Union, and you need the
Union. Because your society cannot
do its best work without the help and
inspiration Of others. Because the
Union needs you. just as you need the
Union. Because there are a world of
things that we can do better together
than singly
Let us all Get Together this year.
and make our City Union real Chris
tian Endeavor Union. where things
will be done for "Christ and the
Church" For the first essential OF
successful Christian Endeavor Union
work is getting together.
Some New Plans.
1t is a good plan to take the last
five minutes of your Christian En-
deavor prayer meeting to pray for
your pastor and his Sunday evening
sermon.
A "Pastor's-sermon Meeting" is a
meeting that every society could hold
with profit. Hold one about every
quarter The members attend the
morning and evening services, remem-
ber what the pastor says, and come to
the meeting prepared to tell in their
own words, the best things the pastor
said during the last three months.
Some societies have a short echo of
the Sunday morning sermon every
Sunday night.
In order to vary your meeting, and
yet have a good live one. try this plan.
Have it announced and understood
that every active member is to come
to the society on a certain Sunday
evening prepared to lead the meeting,
no one knowing who is going to lead.
After all assemble. then you can, in
some way, select your leader
If the meeting lasts an hour, have
six leaders, who will lead for ten
minutes each. Each leader will pre-
pare his own program without refer
ence to the others, even if he repeats
some Of the things the others have
done
City Union Ideals.
Beginning May I. our City Union
starts a new year with new officers
and it is well to have a few ideals to
carry us through the year
The following are suggested.
That our Union may be a real bless
ing TO every Christian Endeavor So
ciety and real power for Christ in
our city.
That our officers and committees
relying on Christ for strength. shall
do faithfully whatever He would have
us do, for the betterment Of the So
cieties and the advancement of His
Kingdom among the young people OF
this city.
That we may have one Junior So
ciety for every Young Peoples So
ciety in the Union.
That we open and close our busi-
ness meetings on time.
That we raise the sum of 5000 to be
applied to the work of the Union.
That the officers and committees OF
the Union stand ready TO assist the
individual society in any way which
they may suggest To furnish speak
ers and soloists for prayer meetings
or social occasions whenever called
upon.
Local Society Gossip.
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Lawrence A. Davis. President OF
Westminster Society, was last Sunday
ordained a ruling elder in Westmin-
ster Presbyterian Church.
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thusiastic prayer meetings. with an
average attendance Of 70. This society
is doing good work under the capable
leadership of its president, Mr.. Samuel
p. ROlph
That was a good advertising stunt
the Spring Rally Committee pulled of
in sending a telegram last Sunday
evening to each society, urging then
to attend the Rally. That is the kind
OF work that pays.
Next Monday evening the City UniOr
holds its monthly meeting in Contra
Presbyterian Church, and the presi
dent tells me he is going to begin al
s o'clock, if only a quorum is present
Let's start the new year and alsC
help the new president by being OF
time. Some new plans will be pre-
sented and the new constitution vii
be acted upon at this meeting. Fol
lowing the business session, the Union
will be entertained by Central Society
See to it that your society is vel
represented
The officers of Olivet Society have