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should remember when wo are called
to follow our Saviour that it is not
merely in order that we may receive
the blessings of salvation ourselves,
but that we are called to labor for the
good of others, and for the upbuild
ing of the kingdom of Christ upon
earth. It is far better to be a ser
vant of the Master than to be an
earthly king. *
Organization (Epli. 4:11-16): In
the great machines that do the work
in our factories there are many parts.
These parts differ very much in shape
and size, in material and appearance.
Each one has its special place and
work, and neither one can do its work
unless the others are all doing their
work. So it is in the kingdom of
God, and ought to be in every organi
zation in the kingdom, whether it be
church or society. God has not made
any two persons alike, nor has He
given to any two persons exactly the
same work to do. He gives to each
one his own specific work and place.
One of the things that ought to bo
carefully learned is that each one
should do his own work and not at
tempt to do the work of another, not
to leave his work to be done by an
other. Another thing to be remem
bered is that no one has a right to
expect others to think or act exactly
as he does. It is only when all of the
members of the organization do ear
nestly and faithfully the work which
belongs to each one that the organi
zation can be successful and do the
work for which it is intended.
Fellowship (Mai. 3:16-18): We
delight to be with our friends and
those who think and feel as we do.
Especially do we enjoy being with
those whom we love, and by whom we
are loved. One of our greatest plea
sures is to go home to loved ones
from whom we have been separated.
We ought to feel toward other mem
bers of our church or society that
they are our friends and that we all
belong to the same family, the family
of which God is the head, and there
fore that we are all brethren in Christ.
We should cultivate friendship one for
another. This can be done by trying
always to see what there is of good
in one another, and overlooking any
faults that we may see. Above all,
do not talk of the faults to anyone
else. Our fellowship will be much
sweetened by heart to heart talks
about our religious experiences,
showing how God has blessed us in
many ways.
Devotional Service (Matt. 6:1-15):
Outward acts are necessary to many'
forms of worship, but it will
not do for us to be satisfied merely
with the outward acts. We must see
to it that we are prompted by proper
motives in the performance of this
cause. Many of the Pharisees were
considered very charitable because
they gave alms to beggars on the
streets, but we are told that they had
someone to go before them and blow
a trumpet in order to attract the at
tention of passersby to the fact-that
they were giving alms. So in their
praying, they were considered very
devout, but they delighted in stand
ing on the street corners and other
public places to engage in their pri
vate devotions, that they might be
seen by those who passed by. Our
Saviour said that they received their
reward. That is, the reward which
they were seeking. This was not the
approval of God, but the apporval of
men. We should perform all acts of
worship because they are pleasing to
God, and because we are seeking His
favor.
Fruits of the Christian Endeavor Tree
(Rev. 22: 1-5) : The tree of life which
grows beside the River of Life, bears
its fruits perpetually, and so supplies
continually the needs of those who are
depending upon it. The Christian
Endeavor Society or aiiy other Chris
tian organization, should he continu
ous in its fruit bearing. One great
dilHculty with most organizations is
that the members industriously and
efficiently work for a little while 011
some definite object, then they get
tired and discouraged and give up,
and this is especially true of individ
uals. Many men and women in the
church find great pleasure in telling
how much good work they did at some
time in the past, and seem to be en
tirely satisfied that they have done all
that could be expected of them, for
getting that their work should be con
tinuous. It would be a good idea if
oil Christians were to adopt some
such motto as that of the Boy Scouts,
which teaches that each one must do
a good turn each day. So Christian
people should be bearing fruit every
day of their lives. No one will ever
go to the tree of life and come away
hungry. Shall it be said of us that
one who had the right to expect spir
itual food from us has come to us and
gone away hungry and unsatisfied.
When a Christian man was once
speaking to his friend on the subject
of salvation, expressing the desire
that he should be a Christian, his re
ply was, "John, I have been hungering
for such a remark from you for twen
ty years." "Are we keeping our friends
hungering when we should be giving
them the bread of life?
What Fruits Has Christian Endeav
or Produced in Us? This is a very
searching question, and one which
can only be asked by each individual.
Let us study carefully the effect of
the Christian Endeavor Society upon
us as individuals without any refer
ence in the first place to what it has
done to anybody else. Will each one
ask himself the question, "What has
it done for me? What fruit have I
brought forth as the result of my con
nection with it, and if I have not
borne fruit, why have I failed to do
so?"
What Has Christian Endeavor
Meant for the Church? What the
Christian Endeavor Society is intended
to do for the church is to awaken
earnestness, faithfulness and zeal in
the Christian life on the part of each
one of its members, and to inspire
them to work faithfully and earnestly
for the upbuilding of the kingdom of
God. Each society and member ought
to ask seriously the question, "What
have we meant to our individual
church, our denomination or the
Church at large?"
What Value Has Christian Endeav
or for Missions? The Christian En
deavor ought to inspire its members
to greater interest in missions, both
home and foreign, to teach them the
importance of praying for missions,
of giving to missions, and where It is
possible to engage in personal mission
work.
TAMPA, FLA., BARACAS AND PHI
Ii AT HE AS.
The baraca c-uihs of this church
has been an organized class for about
nine years. It has Jjeen the basis of
the activities of the young men of the
church ? its influence being felt in all
the branches of the church affairs as
well as taking part in many vari
ous interdenominational movements.
Mrs. J. C. Tims' success as a teacher
is demonstrated by the fact that
almost all of the men who attend be
come Christians. It manifests a great
interest in missions. For a number
of years it supported tfc? R?v. w. W.
Moore, a missionary in japan.
Among the notable achievements of
the class has been the large number
of deacons which have been chosen
from among its members. In the
First church four of the present Board
of Deacons are from this class, as well
as three of the Board of the Hyde
Park church. In the Sunday-schools,
the superintendents of the Hyde Park
and the First church were active mem
bers for a number of years. Also,
there are two or three other members
who have served as superintendents
for a time. The president of the
class is Mr. Walker W. Wilson. The
preceding president was Mr. Andrew
Weaver, who is second vice-president
of the Tampa Baraca-Philathea City
Union.
About eight years, ago Mrs. V. S.
Bird organized the Philathea Class of
tho First church. Miss Adah Bennett
was the first president. During this
time the Master has been served with
much good work performed with won
derful success. The Substitute Teach
ers' Committee has been maintained.
This requires that they shall be fully
prepared to teach any class that the
superintendent of the Sunday-school
shall ask them to teach in the absence
of the regular teacher. This good
deed illustrates that it is a class that
"does things."
Missions have been one of the chief
interests, and its special work has
been the support of the little daugh
ter of a missionary in Japan, Eliza
beth Lewis Monroe, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. H. Monroe, in whom
this church is particularly interested.
Tho little girl is now seven years old.
This especial call demands one hun
dred dollars a year. The Christmas
box the young ladies send every year
is packed with many useful and beau
tiful things. This sum has been rais
ed entirely by free-will offerings ? not
once by bazaars or other plans of that
nature.
One member, Miss Hattie McMillan,
is now taking training in a hospital
with a view of going to a foreign field
as a medical missionary.
T.i this Philathea Class much credit
must be paid for the success of the
Sidney Memorial Sunday-school at
Ballast Point. The superintendent of
this school is Miss Mattie Lenfesty,
a member of the First church Phila
thea Class, and an up-to-date Sunday
school worker, while her sister is the
organist and teacher of the Bible
Class. This school meets in the
afternoon. Two or three of the teach
ers as well as the secretary are mem
bers of the Philathea Class in town.
It has been the self-sacrifice and
cheerful work of these young ladies
that has built up a growing and en
thusiastic school at this point.
In May the class holds an annual
banquet at one of the big hotels to
celebrate its birthday. Officers are
elected once a year. Miss Annie Mal
lard is the retiring president. Three
of the members of this class are offi
cers in the Tampa Baraca-Philathea
City Union. L. L.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR LEADERS
ENTERTAINED AT UNION, 8. C.
* Mr. Wyatt A. Taylor, of Columbia,
field secretary of the All-South Chris
tian Endeavor Committee, and Mr.
Bert T. Corcoran, of Charleston, presi
dent of the South Carolina Christian
Endeavor Union, were the honor
guests at a reception January 1 given
by the Christian Endeavor Societies
of the First Presbyterian church of
this city.
During the afternoon Secretary
Taylor and President Corcoran deliv
ered most interesting addresses to the
Junior Christian Endeavor Society,
which has a membership of over
thirty^ and of which Miss Molina Wil
son is superintendent, while in the
evening the Young People's Society
and the Senior Society of Christian
Endeavor, with quite a number of
invited guests, assembled in the
church parlor, and, with short and
stimulating addresses, a number of
musical selections, and delicious re
freshments, spent a most enjoyable
evening.
The church parlors were decorated
with Christian Endeavor emblems,
and nfter the Endeavorers and the
guests, numbering nearly sixty, had
been seated, a delightful program
was carried out, the opening number
of which was an instrumental selec
tion by Miss Elizabeth Lemmond.
Rev. John F. Matheson, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church, then
offered a brief prayer, and made a few
pleasant remarks about the guests of
the evening and others who had
planned so well for the success of the
gathering.
Field Secretary Wyatt A. Taylor
was then introduced, and made an in
spiring address, in which he empha
sized the high Ideals and fundamental
principles of the Christian Endeavor
Society, stressing the need and impor
tance of the pledge which each active
member takes, the features of which
are definite service in society and
Church and dally prayer and Bible
reading; complete loyalty to Church;
interdenominational fellowship; and
the developing of the individual Chris
tian life.
At the close of Mr. Taylor's address,
Mis? Cecil Brawley, who has an ex
ceptionally sweet voice, rendered
beautifully as a vocal solo, "My Re
deemer and My Lord."
After Miss Brawley's selection, a
salad course, with cocoa and candies,
was served, and while being enjoyed
all present engaged in conversation.
At the conclusion of the banquet
ing feature, Mrs. R. A. Jones, whose
lovely voice has so often given pleas
ure on social and religious occasions,
rendered as a solo, "Let Joyous Peace
Reign."
Immediately following this musical
number, President Corcoran was in
troduced, and gave a most entertain
ing address, In which he outlined the
growth of the Christian Endeavor
movement in this State since its re
organization two years ago, when
there were twenty-two societies, a
year later there being sixty-seven,
while today there are more than a
hundred and fifty, all actively engaged
in pledged service "for Christ and the
Church." He also told of how that
the All-South Christian Endeavor
Committee had made as Its goal for
five years the organizing of one thou
sand societies, and though but sixteen
months had elapsed, this goal had
been passed, as there were now eleven
hundred new societies. He spoke of
the standard of efficiency by which it
was planned to develop the spiritual
life of the individual member and the
society, and urged the adoption of the
standard of the Society of the First
Presbyterian church here, as It would
increase their usefulness and stimu
late others to follow their example.
This action was taken later In the
evening. He interspersed his address
with numerous telling stories, and
captured all who heard him by his
earnestness and sincerity.
After President Corcoran's address,
the president of the Senior Society,
who was presiding during the even
ing proposed that the three societies
make as their goal for the coming
year 1917 an increase In membership
of not less than fifty persons, the en
rolling of at least twenty-five mem
bers as Comrades of the Quiet Hour,
who would spend at least fifteen min
utes of the day In prayer, Bible read
ing and quiet meditation; twenty-five
members or more who would give at
least one-tenth of their income to re
ligious work in order to claim and
prove the promise as given Malachl;
and the raising of work, besides other
forms of local activity.
The evening closed with the singing
of "Blest be the Tie that Binds," Mia
pah benediction, Just preceding which