Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-14
Christian EndeapOr Work
Is Constantly Growing


j. F. Mentzer; junior superintend-
ent, Mrs. E. Grimes: assistant super
intendent, Mrs. E. E. Shaeffer. The
] new officers will be installed Oc-
! tober l.
The Norwegian Christian En-
deavor Union has contributed S125
toward the foreign work of Chris
tian Endeavor. This amount will
keep the work going for more than
six days. OF the above sum. SS1.65
came from a mothers society in
Christiania.
Endeavorers of Harrisburg and
Dauphin county will hold a joint
annual rally about the middle of
October. Prominent speakers Will
be secured to deliver addresses in the
evening. Arrangements are being
made for supper to follow the aft
ernoon session, and Endeavor soci-
cites are urged to elect delegates and
send the names, society names and
addresses to Charles r. Barley
Bellevue Park Road. Harrisburg, at
an early date.
The music committee of the Har-
risburg c. z. Choral Union held a
meeting at the home of Miss Carrie
Knaby, Enola, on Thursday evening,
when preliminary arrangements for
music were made for the annual
rally to be held in October.
F. E. Schwartz will conduct the
Endeavor service at the Harris
Street United Evangelical Keystone
League on Sunday evening. All
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topic which will be studied at this
service.
The Houston. Tex. Christian En-
deavor Union has started noontime
prayer meetings for the nation, the
Allies and the men with the colors.
Bethlehem Lutheran Endeavorers
will have a lively meeting to-mor-
row evening. when the great tenn
perance subject will be discussed.
Mrs. Fehl will have charge OF the
service.
Enlisted men when stationed at
Aberdeen, Mr., proving ground were
often invited to dinner by Endeav-
orers after the Sunday church serv-
ice. They were also invited TO sup
per on the night of the monthly
Christian Endeavor social, and after
supper attended the social.
At the Market Square Presbyterian
society much interest will be mani
tested at the temperance meeting
on Sunday evening.
On Tuesday evening a corn roast
will be held in Wildwood Park. The
plans for this affair. which promises
TO be a big success have been made
by the members of the Christian
Endeavor Societies of st. Matthew
Lutheran, St. Johns Reformed,
Sixth Street United Brethren and
the Epworth League of Camp Cur
tin Methodist Episcopal churches.
One of the arrangements in the
plan is to have all who attend bring
his own corn. This is a Dutch
treat" in order to conserve time,
expense and food. Everybody is
urged to attend the moonlight fete.
a good Christian time. Meet at the
Camp Curtin Church, Sixth and
Camp streets, promptly at s o'clock.
The Park Street United Evangeli-
cal keystone League service on Sun
day evening will be in charge of
John Wonders and Bruce Wonders.
Mrs. Charles Curtis has been elected
president of the society for the new
term.
James Howard will conduct the
Endeavor service at the Westmln-
ster Presbyterian Society on Sunday
evening. Mr.. Howard is a member
of the prayer-meeting committee
and a good time is promised to all
persons interested.
The Saloon Power and How to
Overthrow 1t" will be the topic for
discussion in the Eindeavor societies
throughout the world on Sunday
evening. More than $4,000 societies
will study the topic and are anxious
to see "a saloonless nation by 1927
and even before that date.
Mr.. Campbell will tell the En-
deavorers of the State Street United
Brethren Society how to overthrow
the saloon power at the meeting on
Sunday evening.
wanted-Every Endeavorer to
attend the big meetings and the reg
ular Sunday evening meetings in
the various churches during the fall
and winter months. Address the
presidents of the societies for par
ticulars.
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