The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-20
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Every two years it has been the
policy of the United Society Of
Christian Endeavor to present to it's
more than one million members a
new program of service including goal
towards which they are to work dur
ing the bicnnium.
At the conference of workers and
officers held at Wicona Lake, Indiana,
July 3, 4 and 5th, DR.. Francis E.
Clark. President Of the united society
presented the service program and
goals for the coming two years. In
our Campaign for Millions" which
has just been concluded we have shown
what we can do in our work. Our
State passed eight of its ten goals
and more than doubled several of
them. In this new program it is the
duty and privilege of every individual
Endeavor to sec that there is no fall
ing below the standard we have set.
In his message DR.. Clark points out
the similarity of our Christian En-
deavor and a college or university.
We are in training school for
Christian service. AS every system
has its primary and secondary schools
as preparatory to the university, so
the Christian Endeavor system has its
Junior and Intermediate societies.
Then in our Christian Endeavor col
leges we have classes for instruction
and practical training. Every prayer
meeting is class in religious express
sion; every committee is a class in
some form of religious service. The
lookout committee is class in Alert
ness in Soul Winning; the prayer
meeting committee class to promote
Biblical Preparedness; the social COM
nlittee a class in Fellowship and
Christian Courtesy; the missionary
committee a class in Religious Geog-
raphy and Generosity; and every
union meeting is class in 1nterde-
nominational Fraternity and Cooper
alton.
DR.. Clark asks US to adopt a sys,
tenn of marks and honors in our Uni
versity to be awarded for two-yea1
course of studying Christian Training
Thus in academic colleges there
might be a class A Of Standard So
cieties while those who are able to
add unusual service might attain tc
the rank of superior societies, while
those with smaller opportunities
might reach grades of Excellent OF
Good Societies. The efficiency charts
which we have had for two years vii
be found q great help in getting oul
societies graded. And for our goa
Dr. Clark suggests ten thousand
Standard societies and five hundred
Standard unions, which will be entl
tied to special diplomas or medals an'
suitable recognition to those socleue:
which reach other Of the lesser stan
Gards. .,-
No University is complete withou
contests with other similar lnstltu
tions and it is suggested that We
fake IN and issue challenges to othe
unions and societies Of equal strengt'
in such points as new societies, new
/ Fxperts, Quiet Hour Comrades, etc
This is already being done to a larg,
extent in our state, but DR.. Ciafi
suggests that it become a unlVersa
practice. c
Learning another lesson from
university, it is suggested that ever,
society form from its friends and eN
members who have received part o
their Christian training in an Endeav
or society and who are interested L
the work of the society, Sustaining
Alumni Association, which snoul
meet at least once a year, with re
freshments by the undergraduates e et
In times of stress or death when tn
societies meet with opposition or IN
difference such an Association wo1l
be of untold value in tidlng over TN
difficult spot, and in strengthenln
the society's weak points. -,
And the last point of all which !
the most important. What stands
the way of the widest possible exter
sion of Christian Endeavor anon
evangelical denominations? Is :,
lack Of loyalty on the part OF tt II
societies to their own churches? IN
history of thirty six years proves tn;
this is not the case. Is it that Z.