Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-11-11
MEAN|NCOF
CHURCH MEMBERSHIP
Wherever They Meet an As
sembIy Of Christians is
a Church.

a Church.
The Christian Endeavor topic THE
week js discussed by Rev. Joel s. Gil
Allan u. D., chairman of the Susten-
tatlon Committee of the Presbytery
of New Castle and pastor of Olivet
Presbyterian Church, who takes for
his subject: THE Meaning of Church
Membership" DR.. Gllnllan Gays: a
church IL not a building but an 4asso
citation of christians. Whether they
meet in building, by the seashore. or
i'm private house the church Is the |
assembly OF chrietlane. The require
ments for membership In n church |
are very simple. They are found In
Acts. .2:3S-i0 Repent, and be hap |
tlzed livery one Of you in tho name Of !
Jesus Christ for the remission OF sine, |
and We shall receive the gilt ef' the |
Holy Ghost. Fer the promise Is unto |
YOU and TO your children. and TO all |
that are afar off, even as many as the
Lord our God shall call-Then they
that gladly received the Word were
baptized. And when they were add
ed 10 the church It Ia said They con
tinued steadfastly IN the Apostles
doctrine, and fellowship and In break
Ing of bread and in prayers" Thus
we see that their meetings were char
ncterized by a unity of faith, by n
happy social fellowship and united
prayer. They then went out 10 work
aud 10 persuade others TO come 10 the
meetings. Each ono was an evangcl.
and did effective work among his
companions.
Every enc that trusts in the Lord
Jesus Chrlst for the remission of his
sins should belong 20 some church.
and In the services and ordinances OF
that church he would he acknowledge
ing Jesus before tho world. Each
church has some visible form of mem
herFhip recognition of Christ as tho
Savior. and tho fartablng of the ordi
nanCes Of the church Is n confession
OF Christ. In baptism he gives an op-
on declaration OF his faith: he therbv
acknowledges his belief that his Gins
have been washed away, and that he
! has been grated into Christ. and thai
he Will hpncefurth draw the nourish
| ment of his life from Him: and that
| he 10 no longer HE own but Ia bought
with a price. While In partaEing of
| the Communion Of the Lords gunner.
az oft as he partaltee thereof. he is
preaching the eacrifcial death 9TH
lie Come"
Let every on. read carefully
Matthew 10: 32,53
Christian Endeavor Notes,
Next week. the topic will he discuss
ed by the Rev. John BeauChamn of
the Good VIII Industries. Mr.. beau
champ Will take for his subject Home
Missions"
campaign in connection with tho
Christian Endeavor World" Is now
going on throughout the country and
Is being directed by the United Society
OF christian Endeavor at Boston
Mass. The person securing tho largest
number OF subscriptions TO tho World
will attend tho National Convention OF
Christian Endeavor at Des Moin.s. ir
July. as tho guest OF tho United SO.
clety. Delaware IN making nm efror
to DO represented In this manner.
Tho Wilmington city Union vii
hold Its annual Stunt Night" II
Hanover Presbyterian Church on No
: vcmbor 30 Each society of the unior
will give short play. Tho soclet,
producing the best play will b,
awarded handsome prize. Mis-,
= Catherine McRao has been chosen a!
the chairman.
Westminster c. f.. society will MAX,
application for membershi in tn.
city Union. Il is thought. at abe mex
union meeting. The leader tomorrow
evening will be DIR. Charles Candee.
Eastlake society Is preparing for Il,
coming election OF officers. Pau
Owens is president of the society.
1 Miss Ester IIentis will be the leade
i tomorrow night.
Tho West Presbyterian Society &
making plans for their annual pla,
{ which will be given in the New Cen
\ fury Club In the near future. On No
e vemher II. they will entertain thei
. friends at an automobile social in tn
Z church. Miss Catherine McRae 4
/. chairman of tho social committee.
The convention delegates made thei
report Wednesday evening to tn
, Peninsula Methodist Protestant c. +
:, Society, following the Christian En-
deavor prayer meeting. Represents
tives were present from both tn
senior society and the alumni. Tn
/, prayer-meeting will he led next wee
e by Miss Marie Evans.
On Monday evening the c. +. societ
7 OF Bethany Baptist Church. Elm an
Jackson streets, will hold their regu
lar monthly business and social meet
n ing. Bethany has one of the mos
IF active societies in the city. In &C
e cordance with the four-square move
ment they have formed Junior. Inter
, mediate and Senior departments an
v 1t is understood, are contemplating a
v Alumni Council in the near future.
: At a meeting of the Wilmingto
= City Union in Bethany Church. s,Mor
h day evening, First United Presbyteria
society won the attendance banner fo
the month of October.
Next week, a series of short talks o
|, the Christian Endeavor manual by tn
IL Rev. Francis L. Clark, ID. D., l.. L. L
founder of the society of Christian En-
, deavor, and president of the Unite
Is Society, and of the Worlds Christia
Is Endeavor Union will begin.
These talks will deal with the hi,
tory, theory, principles and practice
2? the society, and with few thought
: on photography Appendices.
= The Dover and Georgetown societie
= are now very active and will 500