Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-02-10

One expression in connection with
today's Christian Endeavor topic
-that OF testimony; suggests but one
thought-bearing witness.
A witness, as we understand It. is
zone whom having witnessed GER
tain facts or feelings. bears testi-
mony as to their reality. their In
tegrity or their shortcomings.
While. perhaps, this meaning is
more or less limited, shall, how
ever. confne myself as nearly as
possible to three words having to
do with such a definition: witness,
testimony and praise.
We find that there is always
fixed purpose in anything worth
while. else II would amount 10
naught. In the beginning of the
world. God created man, with the
thought that this man must bear
witness unto His mighty works and
unto the power OF such a true and
noble Creator. The. testimonies Of
God are true, the testimonies OF
God are perfect, the testimonies OF
God are all sufficient unto that end
for which they are given.
= OF course man alone was not
created for this purpose. The
Heavens declare the glory Of God;
the armament sheweth forth His
handiwork. While man OF necessity
must praise and glorify his Father
which Is in Heaven, he must also
: work hand in hand with the master
and the keeper Of his soul. 10 the
end that the earth Snail prove pro-
ductave Of all good and wholesome
things.
Then this man shall look about
him, saying IN his heart, Gods I
wondrous works in nature should be
4 source of Joy 10 US. Nature shouts
% us OF God. How can we BIO blind /
% Him? This only served to
show that this man did three
hlngs.
First-He looked or didfbear wit
ness.
Secondly-"saylng in his heart"
= hus giving testimony, following
upon the heels OF witnessing and
the giving Of testimony We find that
= he took another step and that was
20 praise God in the form Of a ques-
ion. How can we be blind TO
. Him."
Is this not proven cOnclusively in
the very fact that Mature shouts
IN rs Of God" that the testimonies
Of the Lord are sure, making wise
the simpler
Let us, as Christian Endeavorers'
say within our hearts, and then unto
ali the ends OF the earth, Il will
extol Thee my God, Oh! King, and
, will bless Thy name for ever and
ever.
CITY Union Christian Endeavor
Notes.
The Hanover intermediate c. f.
Society is making preparations 10
hold a banquet sometime during the !
Easter Holidays. They expect TO be
able TO announce definite date
within a week or 50.
The Westminster Society has |
completed its plans for a valen-
line party 20 be held on Friday eve
ming. February 16, 1928. An en- 5
ioval,le evening Is promised 20 all /
those who can arrange to attend
The affair. l.,
The Junior. intermediate, Senior 4
md Alumni Societies OF Christian
Endeavor of FIrst-Central Church j
held a Joint meeting in the OBJ
servance of Christian Endeavor Day
last Sunday evening, February T. \
The music for the meeting was h
furnished by the intermediate G. =
u. orchestra, and the meeting was
led by Miss Dorothy II. Krauss r
Professor A. H. Barley OF the Will =
mington High School. also an Elder v
of First Central Church addressed .
the meeting in a very interesting II
manner. The leader OF the meeting y
had arranged the chairs TO form. the $,
letters &C. e" which all helped to W
make the meeting interesting and n
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The regular monthly meeting OF
the City Union was held last Mon
day night at Delaware Avenue Bap-
list Church, and the speaker of the T
evening was the Rev. David T
Phi. d. OF Abbott Memorial r,
Church Of Baltimore, /,
Nd. Rev. Hughes Is a devoted @,
worker in the Christian Endeavor a.
movement and in his address he n
~
urged all the Endeavorers TO perform III
Christian Service Right Where nj
Y on Are" This after all Is the =,
stepping stone to success, as 1t is &
necessary 20 do the small things ~
tight where we are before we at nj
empt the larger and more import ar
mt tasks of life. The meeting was
enjoyed by the en-
leavorers who attended and due
,redit must be given TO the Della te
ware Avenue Baptist folks for w
he way in which they entertained hi
he City Union. 10
The c. z. Society of Olivet Pres so
,yterian Church have launched In
for more and better c. L.
work. 1t is evident, judging from III
he attendance OF this society at by
he Union meeting on Monday eve r,
ling, that there is much enthusiasm ri,
IS a result Of this campaign. The a,
ociety on account of the percent
ge OF members who attended the
Jnion meeting Monday evening cap
ured the prize attendance banner an
warded by the Union. We're 'ex- Nv
iecting 10 hear OF great things from m,
)livet. ~,
The Christian Endeavor topic a.
ext week will be discussed by ,
lev. Leonard b. Smith. pastor OF Er
PENINSULA NJ. p. Church. Rev Smith dc
'ill choose for his subject $3.50, 900, III
or improving our Community SO,
low we should spend It? Gen. 4:9. ST.