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Show THE CHURCH REVIEW. <br><br> Christian Endeavor Dep't. <br> EDITED BY CHAS. T. HAWKES. <br> [Contributions to this department will be welcomed at any time, and should be sent to the above, care Geo. M. Scott & Co., before Tuesday morning of each week.] <br><br> Prayer Meeting Topic for today <br> "On guard; over what, how?" Neh. 4: 6-22. <br> For the Juniors:-"Against what must we be on our guard and how?" Ephesians 6: 10 10. <br> (Temperance meetings suggested.) <br> In this western country where God's laws are so little respected, an Endeavorer must needs be constantly on guard against a lowering of standards. Card playing, the theatre and the dance must all be shunned if we are to make the most of our Christian lives. A very small concession may serve as the entering wedge which will finally crowd out the last particle of spirituality. <br> This same watchfulness must be extended over the doings of our societies and even the churches as well. Improper entertainments and harmful church fairs are there to be carefully avoided. Evil often wears a seemingly righteous garb. It is incumbent upon us all to watch and pray that we enter not into temptation. <br> Concerning temperance,-it was first personal abstinence that rendered possible the banishment of fermented wine from the communion table and if we now work zealously and unitedly, we may yet succeed in driving the liquor power forever from our fair city and territory-God grant it. <br><br> More about the Convention. <br> THE SECRETARY'S REPORT. <br> Though we are not able to report as great an increase in members as compared with previous years, yet it is a pleasure to be able to report progress in all the lines of work. <br> At the '94 convention much stress was laid upon calling from the membership of the societies those who were inactive and much of this work has been done; so it is thought that the societies have a better working membership now than ever before and as a result we can look for exceptionally good work during the coming year. We have at present fifty-two societies with a total membership of 1457. From our societies ninety-four have joined the church since the last convention. During the year ten societies have been organized. They are as follows: Ephraim, Pres., organized September 25th 1894; Farmington Congregational; Hyrum Presbyterian, organized September 16, 1894. Salt Lake City Salt Lake College society, organized January 1895; First Baptist Junior, re-organized February 3rd 1895; East Side Baptist Junior; First Presbyterian Senior, organized March 13th 1895; Westminster Presbyterian Junior, re-organized May 1894; Third Presbyterian Junior, organized September 1894; Springville Presbyterian Junior, organized February 1895. Three societies have ceased operation namely, Salt Lake First Congregational Junior, Sandy Congregational, Young Peoples and Junior. <br> The largest society membership is 100; the First Presbyterian Y. P. S. C. E. of Salt Lake City. The largest Junior C. society is at Park City: sixty members. We have one Senior society: in the Salt Lake First Presbyterian church and one college: society in Salt Lake College, with a membership of eleven. <br> The spiritual growth during the year has been marked, as many as eight and nine joining the church from a single society, and in some cases a like number joining the active list from the associate membership. <br> Junior societies now number fifteen, with a total membership of 398. <br> Since our last convention our societies have raised $635.72. Of this amount $149.35 was for home missions, $97.49 for foreign missions and $388.88 for Sunday purposes. <br> The largest amount raised by one society was $132.40 by the First Congregational, of Salt Lake City, the second largest was $100 by the Park City Y. P. S. C. E. and the third largest by Westminster Presbyterian Y. P. S. C. E., amounting to $82.82. <br> In the Junior societies Park City leads off with a contribution of $15.00 and is followed by American Fork with $6.50. Respectfully submitted, <br> HARRY N. TOLLES, <br> Secretary. <br><br> THE RESOLUTIONS <br> The committee on resolutions, through its chairman, B. F. Clay, reported the following: <br> "Resolved, first, That the visiting members of the Utah Christian Endeavor Union tender their hearty thanks to the people of Ogden for the whole-souled and generous entertainment provided. We also gratefully acknowledge the courtesy of the railroads in granting the usual convention rates. <br> "Resolved, second, That this convention recommend to the Christian Endeavor societies of this territory the adoption of a regular initiation service for new members, consisting of a public acknowledgement of the pledge by the incoming members, the pledge to be administered by the president of the society." <br> The committee further recommended the following amendment to the constitution of the Territorial Union: <br> "That the voting representation in the Territorial convention be apportioned as follows: One delegate for each society and for every twenty-five active members, or fraction over one-half that number, one delegate additional." <br> As a separate report the committee presented the following: <br> "Whereas the evils of intemperance are wide-spread and apparent to all, and all efforts to regulate the traffic intoxicants so as to decrease these evils through the license system have proven abortive; and <br> Whereas, the liquor traffic through its various organizations has proven thoroughly un-American and tyrannical in its efforts to debauch public sentiment and to control public officials and thus override law and decency, therefore be [it]. <br> "Resolved, That we, the representatives of the fourteen hundred and [fifteen] Christian Endsavorers of Utah in convention assembled, do hereby respectfully and earnestly petition the Constitutional Convention, now assembled in Salt Lake City, to submit as a separate article the question of manufacture and sale of [all] intoxicating liquors as a beverage, to a vote of the people at the same election fit which the proposed constitution is submitted, such article to become a part of the constitution if a majority of the people shall so decide by their votes. <br> "Resolved, That the secretary of this convention send a copy of these resolutions to the Constitutional Convention. <br> B. F. CLAY, <br> A. S. MARTIN, <br> WILLIS MARSHALL." <br><br> Echo Meetings. <br> Several Echo Meetings have been held to our knowledge, and we hope a great many that we have not heard of. Be sure that your society holds one. It is not yet too late. <br><br> The Sectional Convention. <br> CULLED FROM J. B. CALDWELL'S PAPER. <br> In considering the matter of a sectional convention, two questions present themselves-is it desirable, and can it be made practicable? <br> First then, are sectional conventions desirable? Some of the reasons Endeavorers hold conventions are <br><br> |
