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GROW!
M., July 17. Grow into Christ-likeness. Eph. 4:
11-10.
T., .1 uly 18. Grow in faith. 2 Thess. 1 :1-12.
W., July 10. Grow in knowledge. 1 Cor. 2:1-10.
T., July 20. Grow in humility. 2 Cor. 12:1-10.
K., July 21. Grow in kindnofs. 1 TIipss. 3:7-13.
S., July 22. Grow throunli ?tu<ly. 1 Tim. 4:8-10.
S., July 23. Topic ? Grow! 2 l et. 3:18.
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One of the laws of nature is that
whatever is living must grow or it
will begin to die. This is also true
of the mind and soul as well as of
material things.
Grow Into Christ-likeness, Eph. 4:
11-16: We should keep Christ before
us continually as the example after
which we are to pattern our lives.
We should constantly strive to be
more like Him in His freedom from
sin, in His obedience to the Father,
in His gentleness, in His forbearance,
in His self-sacrificing service for
others. We may grow into His like
ness by trying to do His will in all
things, holding communion with Him,
having His Spirit dwelling in us.
Grow in Faith, 2 Thess. 1:1-12:
Paul rejoiced because the Thessalo
nian Christians were growing in faith.
Christians do not always recognize
this as a possible condition. "Faith
is the gift of God." But ordinarily,
when it is given, it is like a tiny
plant. It needs to be cared for and
cultivated. Our faith grows stronger
as we more and more realize what a
Saviour and what a God we have.
It grows the more we use it. If we
put our trust in God, and see how
lie saves us and takes care of us, we
will be more and more inclined to
trust Him. The more we trust Him
the more He does for us.
Grow in Knowhilge, 1 Cor. 2:1-10:
We are continually growing in knowl
edge. No normal man ever lived a
day without knowing more at its close
than he did at the beginning of the
day. The question that ought to in
terest us especially is as to what
kind of knowledge we are acquiring.
Good crops grow under cultivation,
weeds grow when the ground is let
alone. We should make it a point
to learn something useful every day,
especially some spiritual truth.
Grow in Humility, 2 Cor. 12:1-10:
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MOUNT PIjEASANT, TEXAS.
The Christian Endeavor Society of
the Presbyterian church of Mt. Pleas
ant, Tex., now has twenty-five Senior
Christian Endeavor experts and six
teen Junior Christian Endeavor ex
perts. An intermediate society has
recently been organized and is doing
good work. This society has reached
the gold seal mark of 300 per cent.
on the Efficiency Chart, and has the
only class of Leaders' Training Course
of the United Society in Texas, there
being nine who have completed and
received certificates at the Houston
Convention.
The above classes graduated on May
7th. Mr. Turner Vanlandingham, of
Tyler, delivered the graduating ad
dress.
Christian Endeavor Expert Class No. 2, Presbyterian church, Mt. Pleas
ant, Tex. Graduated May 7, 1922.
Left to right: Sitting ? Orren W esterman, Eugenia Goodrich, Faye
Jones, Mary Stevens, Ewell McClint on.
Standing ? Eris Houchin, Eugene Meirer, D. Roland Potter (teacher),
George Harwell, Jack Stephens.
Junior Christian Endeavor Expert Class, Presbyterian Church. Mt. Pleas
ant, Tex. Graduated May 7, 1922. t
First row in front: Left to right ? Eunice Adams, Dovie Smith, Muriel
Swan, Tezzie Johnson.
Second row ? OUie May Hill, Ruth Adams, Minnie Smith, Evans John
ston.
Third row ? D. Roland Potter (teacher), Mrs. R. L. Owen, superinten
dent.
privileges. But the greater the priv
ileges and blessings that God be*
stowed upon him, the more humble
he became. When we compare what
we are and what we do with what
God is and what he does for us, we
ought to be very humble. All that
we are and have comes from God,
and His blessings are bestowed upon
us, not because we are worthy of
them, but in spite of our unworthi
ness. v
Grow in Kindness, 1 Thess. 3:7-13:
Kindness is goodness or help shown
to another. Selfishness prompts ua
to look after our own Interests. But
kindness will make us try to see
what we can do for others. The more
we show kindness to others, the easier
it becoiyes and the more pleasure we
r will And in it.
Grow Through Study, 1 Tim. 4:8
16: The wise farmer studies his soil,
his crops, the weather, and plans his
work according to the results of his
study. The business man studies his
business and hl? customers and the
market, and the more he studies the
better business man he will be. The
more we study God's will, the better
will we do it.
Grow! 2 Pet. 3:18: Peter gives in
struction a i to two kinds of growth.
"Grow in grace," that is equivalent
to saying, grow in the Christian life.
"In the knowledge of our Lord and
Saviour." We should continually
learn more and more about Jesus,
and so learn to appreciate what He
is and what He means to us. We
learn to know Jesus by studying the
Scriptures, especially what they say
about Him, as in the gospels, by medi
tating upon what we read, and by
talking to Him in prayer. No one
should ever be satisfied with what he
knows, for no one can ever know all
that may be known about the Saviour
of sinners, for He is the infinite and
eternal God. The more we learn about
Jesus and the more we grow into
likeness to Him, the more we will
want to tell others about Him and His
salvation; and the more work we do
for Him, the more we will want to
do, and the more efficiently will wo
do it. The prime object of a tree is
to grow, but it is in order that it
may produce fruit. Let us grow that
we may bear more fruit for our Mas
ter and Saviour.
TEXAS CONVENTION.
The consecration servce, which
closed the Texas Christian En&davor
Convention, meeting in Houston, Tex.,
June 14th-l9th, was very impressive.
The spirit of consecration and service
had prevailed throughout all the
meetings, but it was an inspiring
sight to see over one hundred younK
people walk down the aisle, as they
did that day, and dedicate their lives
to full-time Christian service. Those
who witnessed the scene felt that
whatever else they might have missed,
here was something worth traveling
far to see.
The Life Work Recruit Department
of the Texas Endeavor Union has over
one thousand on its roll now. Of
this number, the Southern Presbyte
rian Church claims over four hun
dred. In order to keep better in
touch with their own church, the
Presbyterian Recruits organized a de
nominational Life Wtork Recruit De
partment, and plan to meet at Kerr
ville in July.
The marvelous growth of Christian
Endeavor in the Southwest was
brought out by Roy Bregg in his re
port. Some States have doubled or
trebled in growth in four years, while
Texas shows a growth of f?() per cent.
Mr. Bregg also announced "that Fort
Worth district lead? the world in pub
licity, with over ten thousand inches
in the past year. In fact, the second
and th^rd places in the publicity con-,
test were also won by Texas districts.
With a larger sum subscribed to
State work than has ever been pledged
before, namely, seventy-two hundred
dollars, the State workers look for
ward to a bigger and better year in
1922-23.
The next convention will go to Sher
man, Tex.
ARKANSAS YOUNG PEOPLE'S
CONFERENCE.
The Young People's Conference was
held June 13th-20th. There were
eighty delegates. Rev. J. V." Johnson
?was in charge, assisted by Rev. C. H.
Nahers, Mr. Alfred Mason and Mrs.
Q. W. ShefTer. The interest was line
and the earnest attention of the young
people to the messages was marked.
There were twenty life decisions for
Christian service, two decisions for
yie ministry, two for Home Mission
and one for Foreign Mission service.
The management feels greatly encour
aged over the splendid results of this
conference, both in attendance and
results, and arrangements will be
made for its continuance next year.
The expenses of the conference were
borne by the Synod's . budget and a
generous gift of the Synodical of Ar
kansas. The conference was held at
the Wahpeton Inn at Hardy, by invi
tation of the hotel management, who
exhausted every known means of hos
pitality to make the guests comforta
ble a%d succeeded in creating a most
favorable impression among the dele
gates for the continuance of the con
ference at this delightful and beauti
fully located resort in the Ozark
Mountains on the banks of Spring
River, whose cool waters fed from the
Mammoth Springs were found most
r?fr?*htng In th? aultry day* of June,