Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-22
"HOW TO HAVE
A GOOD TIM"
Christian Endcavor Lesson Writ
ten by Rev. Charles Candee
of Westminster.

How to Have Good Time Tess.
5:l6-25 How to have n good time
| as If there should he any other thought
than that we as Christians should en-
Joy ourselves. Whatever VIC do should be
the source of real satisfaction and pleas
ure to us But we must first of all under
stand what II means to enjoy oneself IL
does not mean, in fact | think it does not
usually mean, to have a gny time, nor a
frivolous time Here is the very point
where SD many make the mistake. They
have the pre-conccived idea that thcv
only enjoy themselves when they are on
pcasure-bent and when they are doing
those things which have as their one
objective simply 20 amuse Such persons
think they must bc constantly enter
tanned But the necessity OF entertain
ment is all too often the Indication of
shallowness of character II reveals
that the person has not enough
within himself To satisfy the
souls longlngs Unfortunately this is all
too frequently manifested these days.
We see II IN such expressions as too
slow, nothing doing Amusement and
entertainment have their place III the
normal and well-balanccd life, but they
are not the most important thing nor
'
chief source Of the highest enjoyment We
maintain that persons II the strongest
character do not depend on anllscmcuts
TO have a good time nor do they feel they
are not having a good time bccause they
may not be lndulglng in entertainments
! have "A great deal Of pity for he person
who can net enjoy q good entertainment or
see a good Joke or have hearty laugh !
have little sympathy with the person
whose seriousness IS carried to auy such
an extreme But nj the same time We
should remember that the deeper charac-
ter requires something more
To have a good time docs not nean 10
lee IDLE. nor does II mean 70 hove an easy
time Very frequently the person has
the pest Of time who is doing he hardest
tasks If YOU think 81 II this Is true m
tn" sphere of sports and games he
game which interests rs the most from
which We get the most enjoyment IS the
game which puts rs nu our nettle L
takes every ut of our skill and calls ~
all Of our ingenuity and versatility ~
our play Il y when We work
hard that We ENJOY Il The
most Real enjoyment. then, would
seem to call forth the best within rs and
il docs not mean that there IS nothing
hard to be done nor that - ENJOY our
selves We must seek only that winch
has not the slightest element of work
Many persons hnd the greatest JOY N
hard work, real hard. arduons work
When they arc able TO turn out the sic
ecssful thing. they find the greatest joy.
Obstacles are not q thing To Ge shuHed
bv such persons they are rather thlng
almost coveted. for obstacles overcome
become victories gained
The trouble with many persons IS they
find enjoyment only IN the one line OF
work and soon that becomes too mono
tonous II is always a good thing to have
some hobby We do not mean necessarily
taking up Of something light or frivilous
We mean the undertaking Of some actl-
vity which will cultivate and develop
faculties and talents along lines different
from those used IN our daily occupations
john & Johnson, the great lawyer, was
great collector of art and he studied II,
studied it hard so that he became the
cOunoisscur 1t is difficult to tell whether
; Weir Mitchell is more widely known y
the great ncutrologlst or as the tine
novelist N hen he was not busy W1ta
ms medical profession he was hard at
work writing Here then Is one st Tire
secrets OF getting the most enjoyment Gut
OF life, We need to take up some activity
Of different sort 70 have q good time,
persons Of strong character viii do those
things which are worth while
rs we approach the vacation period
Of the wear We should hcar tins thought
we'll IN mind 1t is n great mistake to
think that the period Of recreation has
nothing IN it but the ldling away OF
precious time or the seeking OF mere
pleasure Many Christian t.ndeavorers
have caught this idea and have made the
plans to attend one Of the fine confer
enceS as for Instance that 1t Pecono
Pines There is IA reasoahle allowance
OF time for fun and rccreational activities
and sports but there Is also We'll laid
out plan for study and lectures and cou-
fercnces upon great themes This makes
d vacation abundAntiv worthwhile
Finally, We can only mention enc more
thought to have good time the hrs
tran surely must share his pleasures with
others We think we enjoy this or that
but how vastly more our enjoyment
when We call someone else IN to share the
pleasure with us. True enjoyment can
not he selfish, il docs not thrive alone
The jos Of work of one Kind or another IS
vastly enhanced when we work for some-
do something which y i'll give its blessing
to others The lest way II have a good
TINE Is give others good tune
If YOU want to see the topic put INTO
everyday practice and have a real good
time under a real moonlight SKY come
on the moonlight Tuesday night July
l6 All Endeayorers and friends should
be on hand
Endeavorers il YOU intend closing Your
meetings ON Sunday evenings until
September please close the last Sunday
in June and bring all your members to
the patriotic service at Washington
Heights on June so Tins will be big
rally il each and every society Will CO.
operate
EndeaNorerS There i a real treat in
store for that evening Dr Irwin wlll bc
the speaker and Frank Mitchell Will lead
the singing Also We Will have with rs
j " Wingcrt and many Of his band US.
the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Band They
will give a concert before the meeting.
will play during the meeting. etc and
this IN itself should be big attraction
Because We All know what a splendid hand
the PENNSYLVANIA Band Is and II is one
OF the railroad bands that hasn't m
equal IN the country Mr. Mngert says