Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-09
c. E. NOTES

Pennsylvania Endeavor work is Bert
E. Rudolph. of Philadelphia. He
| served the Philadelphia c. L. Union
as its president with much progress
and satisfaction. He knows how
| to put enthusiasm into the cause
For Christ and the Church" and
lead an Endeavor host to the state
! convention in Harrisburg and then
| go home determined to make the
next state gathering a great affair.
He is now serving the work as vice
| president and is also Christian En-
deavor Expert.
! Samuel ]. Mehaffie. a loyal and
! devoted EndeaVor worker of this
city, is preparing for the greater oc-
| cupation-the Christian ministry.
and is attending Albright College at
Myerstown, where he is taking
classical course, 1t was in July. 1916,
| when that mighty EndeaVor host
| tourneyed Harrisburg-ward to the
! Keystone State c. +. Convention.
| The convention of '16 made a pro-
| found impression, stirring this city
to its depth and caused the city to
recognize and appreciate the size
and force of Christian Endeavor. Mr..
Mehaffie was then president of the
| Harris Street United Evangelical
/ society and with his corps of officers
| and members did their share toward
| the success of the great gathering.
| lie Joined the Endeavor ranks In
/ 1911, in Fishing Creek Valley and
! after moving to this city he became
a booster" for Christian Endeavor,
The campaign of the "Pennsyl
vania c. f. Bulletin" has been eX-
/ tended to February 2Sth. Now for
! 10000 new subscribers.
What My Church Stands For"
will be the topic for study in the
State Street United Brethren So
! ciety tomorrow evening. The Rev.
| H. f. Rhoad will have charge of
! the service.
When the electric light failed dur
inE a meeting of an Oregon society,
the Endeavorers carried on" as a
memory meeting.
Intermediat societies of this city
and vicinity will strive for new in
| terest and a campaign will soon be
| on for many new organizations, j.
! Clyde Ziegler, a liVewire Interme-
diate worker has been appointed
| superintendent of the City Inter
/ mediate department. He is also su-
perintendent of the Messiah Luther
an intermediate society.
The Rev. S. f. Rupp will conduct
the c. +. service at Otterbein Unit
ed Brethren society on Sunday eve
ming. The c. +. choir will render an
| anthem, entitled The Cross of
Jesus" The choir also rendered an
anthem. entitled The Blessed Cos
! pei" under the direction of Mrs.
| Charles Bernhardt, the chorister, on
| Wednesday evening.
Conservation services will be held
at the Christ Lutheran c. +. society
tomorrow evening, under the lead
ership of the pastor, the Rev. Thom-
as Reisch. This society won the
Efficiency Chart for having the
largest number of delegates at the
c. E. Week rally held in the Park
Street United Evangelical Church
recently.
One hundred and sixty-eight In
dian soldiers joined the Pocket Tes-
lament League at a military camp
in Texas. Ten Indians volunteered
TO organize groups for Bible-reading
and prayer. Eight of the Indian
leaders signified their acceptance of
Christ when they Joined the League.
Harry LeFever will have charge
t
Church of God, New Cumberland,
on Sunday evening.
More than 500 young people at
tended an early morning prayer
meeting held in Kansas City. Mo,
recently. The meeting was held by
the interdenominational union, COM
prising Baptists, Methodist and c.
Z. societies. DIR. Burris Jenkins, re-
Gently returned from a six months
period with the boys in France, led
the service.
At the Second Reformed c. E. So
ciety on Sunday evening the ser
vice will be in charge of II. j,
Coover.
held recently, eight young persons
decided to give their lives in whole
time service to Christ's kingdom.
Miss Clara Eaton will make the
program lively at the Market Street
Baptist society on Sunday evening.
Endeavor societies throughout the
world will study one of the most
What My Church Stands For" and
in most of the services the pastor
will lead.
Christian Endeavor work helps
to keep the Bethany United Evan
gelical Church at Tamaqua, of which
the Rev. F.. s. Woodring is pastor
stirring and in a growing condition.
At the dedication of the edifice on
December, 1900, the membership
numbered 1876. To-day the church
has a membership of 400 with a
Sunday school enrolment of 74S. A
keystone League of Christian En-
deavor was organized under the pas
torate of the Rev. j. ID. Kistler in
1915, which has had a successful ex-
isteuce ever since. 1t has 80 active
and II associate members. During
the past year the society contributed
, $50 for the Siaugtan church project
RED CROSS RECORD BROKEN
Attendance records for work by
the Pine Street Presbyterian Church S
Red Cross Auxiliary were broken
: yesterday, when 176 workers were
present. Miss Forrer's class from
the Division Street Chapel sang sew
eral selections. Splendid work is be-
ing done by the auxiliary.
TWO BOYS HELD
william Peiffer and William Tay-
lor, two young boys who came to
this city from the Institute Fol-
Feeble Minded. at Spring City. with
out money, were held by police last
night and will be returned to Spring
City.