The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-14
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR

Through the office of the state pres
dent, Florida Christian Endeavors
have co-operated with the United So
.iety of Christian Endeavor in Pc
tition to the commissioners to the linn
itation of ornaments conference urg-
ing the utmost possible limitation of
national ornaments and advocating
future disarmament except such as
may be needed for police protection.
Following is the text of the petition
sent by State President Norman A.
Reasoner:
ITO the American Delegates to the
Conference for the Limitation of
Armaments
"Gentlemen-As a trustee of the
United Society of Christian Endeavor,
representing the members of the
Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor in my own state and in
their behalf. | respectfully urge upon
you our honOred American delegates,
the advocacy of the utmost possible
limitation of national ornaments in
connection with like movement on
the part of the other leading nations
of the world
Ill dllOlHtI W al SllOulu lntIt
happily be one (Which God forbidD
the young people of this and future
generations would be the most terri
BILE sufferers. They have right to
be heard. For their sake as well as
for the sake of humanity, we beseech
you to let no removable stumbling
block stand in the way of immediate
limitation of ornaments and future
disarmament except such as may be
needed for police protection
(Signed)
NORMAN A. REASONER,
Trustee for Florida
Besides the petitions similar to the
above, signed by fifty UNCONVENTIONAL
trustees of the United Society and
the presidents of the various state
unions, many hundreds of societies
throughout the nation sent similarly
worded petitions to President Hard
ing. Among the three millions OF
Christian Endeavorers represented
in these petitions are two hundred
thousand young men who responded
to the nations call for service in the
war, some of whom are still serving
with the army of occupation.
S. Wilkes Dendy, Christian Endeav
or field secretary for South Carolina
Georgia, Alabama and Florida, enters
| upon his service in this state Novem
Der %. He will conduct conferences
at district conventions, during No
vember and December and hold raj
lies in Christian Endeavor centers be
tween convention cities. The dis
trictS holding conventions during the
next six weeks are: Orlando at Or
lando, Nov. 25; Hillsborough at Plant
City, Nov. 26 and 81; Palm Beach al
Miami, Dec "a; Daytona at Daytona
| Dec. 10 and IL; Central at Inverness
Dec. Is and 16; Lake City at Archer
Dec. II and IS. On Dec. 20 Mr. DENLY
will meet with the Jacksonville En-
deavorers, the place of meeting yet t.
be decided.
Karl Lehman and Mrs. Lehman
vice-president and secretary of the
State Union, are north on their vaca
tions. Mr.. Lehman is scheduled fol
one of his Enthusiastically strenuou!
vacations, speaking before Christian
Endeavor audiences in Tennessee
Ohio, Virginia, Maryland, and the Car
olinas and addressing other organiza
tions in North Carolina. He will alsC
| speak in behalf of the Montverde In
dustrial School, of which he is vice
president.
Before leaving the state, Mr.. Leh
mann issued the first number of The
Booster, advertising the state conven
ton which is to be held in Lakeland
May 1914, 1922. Among the an
nouncements is the one most interest
ing statement that William Jennings
Bryan will give the opening address
of the convention. Mr.. Bryan is q
staunch friend of Christian Endeavor
He was the first president .pf the frs,
society organized in Lincoln, Nebras
ka, and during all the years since he
has given valuable assistance both tC
the organization and to individual En-
deavorers.