Friendly Endeavor, May 1919

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V O L U M E 1 . MAY, IQIQ NUMBER 11

MORE ABOUT "EXPLOITS' "An infant crying in the night, OUR PAPER An infant crying for the light, And with no language but a cry." B y F r a n c e s L i t e r What Shall Be Done With a S u r e l y t h i s i s t h e c a l l o f G o d t o u s In a former issue of "A Friendly En to supply by every means in our power F r i e n d l y E n d e a v o r ? deavor" there appeared a sermon by the answer to their heart cry. Young Brother Taylor of Boise in which he em Friends of Oregon, what will the answer D e a r S u b s c r i b e r s : phasized with much earnestness the ne be ? To us in the homeland it will mean This is to remind you that with the cessity of an intimate acquaintance with the consecration of men and money. That God in order that the Spirit-filled soul issuing of the June number, A Friendly we have both has been clearly proven Endeavor will place one candle on its may realize proner development and effi by our answer as a church to our coun birthday cake. The question now arises, ciency in all lines of gospel work, as try's call in the last eighteen months. well as in individual life; and he quoted will it be allowed to celebrate similar In our last Y. M. C. A. drive in Novem future anniversaries ? Has the little with helpful comment the promise of ber, we remember how Pacific College, Daniel 11:32—"the people that do know paper been a blessing; has it been worth hardly pressed as she is, financially, while? Are we going to let it continue their God shall be strong and do ex stood at the head of the list of the state its existence, and look for a steady ploits." For some reason the promise in her per capita contribution. How glad struck me forcibly at the time, and has growth to a six or eight-page manhood, and proud we were; and^shall our young or will we say to it, "Farewell; you're a remained with me. F r i e n d s d o l e s s f o r t h e c a u s e o f o u r nice little thing to have around, but you Shortly after, I read a letter in the Friend's Minister reporting the work of Heavenly Kingdom? God forbid; I can cost fifty cents a year, and I can't afford not believe it. two young women Friends, who, all alone, you" ? This will mean, further, that our obli One thing we insist upon. If it must are manning the station of Maragoli in g a t i o n s a n d p l e d g e s f o r o u r w o r k s h a l l our African field during the furlough of die, we will mercifully kill it outright, be fully met, and this in turn will call and not let it suffer. If it must go, then the Reese family. In this letter the as for heroic effort which will be as gladly June will be the last issue, for we don't tonishing statement was made that at the and promptly performed as was the ser want it to begin a new year full of life morning sei-vice of the previous Sabbath v i c e t o o u r c o u n t r y. an audience of between seven and eight and vigor, and then dwindle down to hundred natives greeted these two de And there will follow an awakening nothing along in the spring. You recall as never before to the grim fact that we that the first paper was sent out in July. voted workers, neither of whom had been on the field but a short time and neither are at war with sin and its organized You were not subscribers then, for it was had thoroughly mastered the language, f o r c e s a n d t h i s w a r m u s t b e w o n . O u r merely a trial. So the July, August and yet here they were obliged to impart as Great Commander has told us He is de September numbers were sent out in bun best they could'the precious tidings of pending upon us and has made no pro dles to each society to be distributed. In the Gospel. The story was very simply vision for anything but victory. August the call was made for subscrip told, but it roused and thrilled me and I might cite you a number of instances tions, and by October we were sending linked itself in my thoughts with this of heroic faith successfully crowned, in them out to individuals. Most of you the history of the Oregon Y. M., but one had copies beginning with July. We shall prophecy of Daniel, "they that do know their God shall be strong and do ex will serve as an example. Several years expect you to consider that your sub ploits," and associated with these two ago, a sister Y. M. needed help in her scription began wth that number, and thoughts was a third, "the Young Friends Indian field. Oregon had the missionary therefore your renewal date will be July. Oregon Y. M." I do not know why this but the funds for her support were not This is what we want you to do now. is so unless it be that I need to pray provided for. One of our youngest meet First pray about it. Let us see if we can more along these lines. But I have it ings offered to assume the responsibility know the mind of the Lord. Then, in on my heart to tell you the order of my and the work went forward successfully. stead of "Society Notes" next month, we thoughts and leave it with you, dear But I must remind you that back of that will have "Society Votes." Two hundred effort were a few praying souls fired Young Friends, and God. words from every society in the Yearly with missionary zeal and the love of First, this promise of God as related Meeting. You may have your president to your work for Him—to "do exploits," souls who ceased not day and night to or reporter write an article expressing plead for divine assistance in what they the views of the entire society, or you implying the power to attempt, to en felt was their God-given task. So it dure, to do, thru faith, courage, sacrifice, must ever be. The soldier of the Cross may have several members write two or great things for God—to accomplish the must be as unremitting in his service as three lines, thereby giving us individual apparently impossible, the unattainable, i s t h e e a r t h l y w a r r i o r. ideas. But have two hundred words, or backed by the power of a living knowl- Young Friends of Oregon, you in n e a r t h a t . whom is centered our faith and hope for Remember, if you voice a desire for adge of Christ, and nerved by the spirit the future of the Church, let me lovingly the paper to live, it means that you ai-e of devotion that fears no failure in Him. urge you to renewed diligence and con- willing to do your part toward its "board and keep." It costs, monthly, $14.50 Second, the needs of our mission field seci-ation in the prosecution of your work, assuring you that He is faithful that has printing and $3.30 postage, making a as shown in that African scene. Surely promised and will never fail you. In total of about $18.00. this must be the finger of God pointing your coming gathering let your delib The paper lived on subscriptions until the Church to her tremendous oppor erations and decisions ring with an an March. Then we cried for help. Our own swer of loyalty and joyful service to our "Budget" and the Store House League of tunity and responsibility ? That strange, Christ as shall make this an epochal year First Church, Portland, responded to our panting, hungry crowd moved by a power in the history of the Church. Quit you call. they cannot understand, their souls cry like men; be strong. At present our nose is above water, and we will manage to keep it that way ing out for something they cannot make " N e ' e r t h i n k t h e v i c t o r y w o n . Nor lay thine armor down; t i l l w e h e a r f r o m y o u . known, i-eminding us of the words of The work of faith will not be done For Christ and the Church and You. the poet; Till we attain the crown. YOUR EDITOR. 1

REX N E W S N O T E S ant, Peter Miller, John Young and Mr. About two weeks ago our Newberg ROSEDALE Raymond Jones and family are now Manning. boys, Leroy Frazier, Calvin Thomas and located in Long Beach, California. Hubei-t Armstrong spent the week-end Halcyon Wiley and Florence Doree at The Society has finished "Ancient Peo tended all the sessions of the Yamhill The last business meeting was held at MARION Evangelists Lewis and Mathews had a t t h e i r h o m e s h e r e . ples at New Tasks." We found it an in charge of the morning chapel service one County C. E. convention held at New teresting and helpful book. the home of Olin and Bertha Cone. They are occupying the parsonage until Sep We are very glad to report good re morning last week. Their songs and tes SECOND FRIENDS, PORTLAND berg, March 28, 29, 80. They report a timonies were a blessing and inspiration very helpful convention. The lesson on prayer for April 6 was tember during the time we have no lo s u l t s f r o m t h e m e e t i n g s t h a t h a v e j u s t cated pastor. closed here. They were held by J. S. Fox, to all those present. T h e n e w o f fi c e r s f o r o u r C . E . f o r t h e very helpful. Everyone was glad to get next years are as follows: President, At the concert April 5, our C. E. raised back to these topics, although we learned assisted by Gertrude Cook. About twenty Carroll Tamplin; vice president, Kenneth $20, for the new parsonage. We wish to a great dOal from the missionary book. An instructive conference of pastors were at the altar and testified of bless SPRINGBROOK Tamplin; secretary, Mrs. Pearl Baldwin; thank all who helped in any way. The a n d m i s s i o n a r y w o r k e r s w a s h e l d a t t h e ings received. Miss Cook was bom in concert was good, and we were sorry that Our pastor organized a Christian En home of J. E. Roberts, under the leader Marion and her message in sermon and The Yamhill County C. E. convention corresponding secretary, Mrs. Lina Spen on account of stormy weather many were deavor Society at Middleton a few weeks in song was a great help to all. On was held at Newberg last month, and as cer; treasurer, Dwight Fowler. ship of Mrs. Tamplin. it was that close to Springbrook, most prevented from attending. ago. Thursday night a Young People's Rally Miss Theodora Dunbar, one of our was held and Chester Hadley presided, o f o u r m e m b e r s a t t e n d e d . Majmard Elmore is suffering from the students at P. C., spent the week end, Halcyon Wiley, Yamhill county look Sunday evening,, April 20, was given a f t e r e f f e c t s o f t h e " fl u . " while Mr. Fox gave the message, after out superintendent, went with the county Miss Stella Hubbard, the president of April 11, 12 and 13, at home with her o v e r t o t h e S u n d a y S c h o o l E a s t e r p r o which four of our girls were sanctified. C. E. deputation team to Chehalem Cen our society, attended the Washington parents. gramme. A very interesting programme Cecil Haworth has been on the sick Isola Smith of Salem also assisted at the t e r S u n d a y e v e n i n g , A p r i l 1 3 . w a s r e n d e r e d . County C. E. convention, which was held list. organ part of the time. We thank those The C. E. topics for the last few weeks who were praying for us and expect at Sherwood recently. have been of intense interest. The C. E. We are glad to report that the attend Mr. and Mrs. Hadley and Mr. and Mrs. On account of the influenza, our class greater results than we have seen as we hour was just a half hour too short. We ance at our C. E. prayer meetings is in Cammack drove to Marion Thursday ev w a l k w i t h H i m . Under the leadership of Miss Marjorie promotion day was delayed from Janu Brown we are forming a junior C. E. believe the spiritual condition of the C. E. creasing. ening to attend the revival services there. ary till April 6. society here. The children seem to be is somewhat increasing and much intei-- Mrs. Beatrice E. Heskett has moved The monthly social of the Young Peo-^ interested, and ,we believe there is an est is being taken by the new officers. FIRST CHURCH, PORTLAND PIEDMONT back to Rex again. opportunity for service in this work. ple'a Sunday School class was held Friday After our last regular monthly busi evening. An enjoyable time was had. To whom this may concern: This is to ness meeting,, in April, the losing side The new officers of the C. E. for the The flower committee of our society BOISE coming year were installed in a special certify that the young people's society (with the help of some others) have been in our subscription contest for "A The Missionary Committee will have of the West Piedmont Friends Church is service very impressively held by W. H. improving the church surroundings by Friendly Endeavor" entertained the win Our Christian Endeavor Society held charge of the Sunday evening service on an actual, living, moving, breathing, Reed. Marie Hall remains president an planting flowers and shrubbery in the ning ^side, whose captain was Martha a social and business meeting, at the April 27. other year. Edith Coleman is vice-presi reality. Whereas we were once only a "front yard." Isler. At the close of the business ses home of our pastor April 11. Very inter lively hope, we are now passed from sion in the annex of the church, the cur G e o r g e A l e x a n d e r i s h o m e f r o m t h e dent, Helen Bentley secretary, and Lila esting reports were given by the dif B e n t l e y t r e a s u r e r. death unto life. Miss Ethel Cowgill, chairman of the tains were drawn and the losing side ferent committees of last year's work. camp now. "Lookout Committee" of our society, was first gave a yell for the winning side. All seemed real zealous for the work this Word has been received from France W. Lloyd Taylor and wife have moved A number of members were taken into appointed county expert chairman at the Next was a little scene of Martha busy year, and we are expecting a good year of the safe arrival of two more of our to Piedmont. While Scotts Mills may in this part of the Lord's work. Some in the church at the Easter service Sunday recent convention. writing letters to friends to subscribe for boys—Howard Pearson and Herman Op- regret their loss it is indeed an ill wind "A Friendly Endeavor," and of course teresting games were played, after which morning. We certainly welcome them. that blows no one any good. Their com not a soul that visited the pastor got penlander. HIGHLAND light refreshments were served. ing has been a blessing to us, and we away without being asked, "Oh, won't Our business meeting and social was rejoice to have them in our midst. Mr. held at the parsonage April 4. We elected Mr. Thoren, one of our members, has The Highland Endeavorers have re you subscribe for the little C. E. paper, Sunday evening, April 13, we had an and Mrs. Taylor are attending the Bible 'A Friendly Endeavor'?" Next was a the new officers and Jay Gai-dner is our moved to Piedmont, to attend the train cently organized a Sunday school at Halls "Installation Seiwice" for the new offic School here. street scene of the two sides going after ers of our Endeavor Society. Our pastor president now. ing school there. Ferry school house, about eight | miles subscriptions. The program then ended Eugene Thoren has moved to Piedmont south of Salem. Mr. Thomas is superin with a song suitable for the occasion. preached a very helpful sermon on Much interest is being displayed in a to take advantage of the evening Bible tendent and every two weeks a short Launch Out Into the Deep." This Was new meeting starting at Minnehaha, a For refreshments all-day suckers and a very helpful and impressive service. preaching service is held afterward, STAR few miles from Vancouver, Wash. Some classes which Mr. Hadley is giving in popcorn were served. connection with the training school. which is in charge of Mrs. Lee. The in of our members went out one Sunday terest is increasing and the workers feel Luzena Taylor (our pastor's wife) was Mr. and Mrs. Barker and family have Again two of our Endeavorers have to help in the service. very much encouraged. called to Coi-nelius, Oregon, by the seri decided to travel life's road together. A commodious dwelling house has re bought a nice little home just two blocks ous illness of her father, who died before cently been purchased adjoining the back of the church. There is getting to she reached him. We all extend our sym John Davis and Agnes Larson were mar Cloy Smith has gone to Hood River Lester and Fay McCracken left April ried at the Larson home Sunday, March to stay with a family until the opening training school property, which will be be quite a little Quaker settlement over pathy and prayers to Mrs. Taylor in her used for a girls' dormitory next year. 15 to enter the School of Chiropractic at 30. The Endeavorers gave them a sere of the summer session of normal which in that neighborhood. bereavement. Davenport, Iowa. Lester was superin nade and shower Monday evening. They she expects to attend. Willard Smith, who has been visiting tendent of our Sunday School, and they have gone to housekeeping on the Ray Madge Tamplin is spending a few Myrtle Collard went to the hospital, with relatives here, left Friday night for were both such faithful Endeavorers that m o n d J o n e s f a r m . Three new machines have made a de w e e k s u p - a t S p r i n g b r o o k w i t h h e r Monday, April 21, to undergo a serious but to the Endeavor. They are owned San Francisco. they surely will be missed. We feel en Grandma and Grandpa Ramsey. operation. We are all praying for her couraged, however, because they said, Vivian Cone, also one of our Endeav by Everett Heacock, Dr. A. E. George "We will probably come back in an aero speedy recovery, so that she can soon be orers, was taken to the hospital a few and Mr. Thoren. None of them happen Margaret Leffler spent Easter at her SOUTH SALEM b a c k w i t h u s . home in Yamhill. plane, as that will be the quickest way weeks ago, where she underwent an op to be Fords. o f g e t t i n g b a c k t o S a l e m a s s o o n a s o u r A very profitable series of meetings The expression class of Greenleaf eration. She is improving slowly. c o u r s e i s fi n i s h e d . " Mr. and Mrs. Dolan Kenworthy are Mr. and Mrs. Doddridge entertained have just closed in our church. Our pas Seminary gave a very helpful Easter the young people of the church in their tor and some Salem workers in charge. The Endeavorers, as a flower commit the proud parents of a new son, Melvin, Mr. J. A. Carpenter is our new C. E. programme for us Easter morning. We home Friday evening, April 18. The ev The young people showing much interest. extend our thanks and appreciation to tee, have been quite busy lately sending bom April 18, and Mr. and Mrs. Everett ening was spent in playing games and a president. Our last business meeting and the young people for their kindness and flowers to the sick and shut-ins of the Heacock are rejoicing over the arrival of "pie social" was held at Moorman's. A general good time. Delicious refresh We are glad to welcome Mrs. Bertha helpfulness in this way. May the Lord community. a little daughter, Inna Virginia. prize for the pie race was given to Ferry ments were served by the hostess. Those Minton, now Mrs. Will Edmundson, back b l e s s t h e m i n t h e i r w o r k . Wells, but later there proved to be about i n o u r m i d s t . An Endeavor Sunrise prayer meeting Francis Liter, author of the article on present were: Dorothy Orton, Mildred was held at the church on Easter Sunday. Euhndorff,Barabara Higgins, Irma Cook, fifty pretty good pie faces present. We are planning to bring in more new the first page of this issue, was for Mrs. Shields, Mrs. Norvella Manning, The girls from the P. C; dormitory merly a missionary under the Oregon Among the Highland Easter visitors were our welcome guests one Sunday this people into the different church services Our Sabbath school in a few minutes Board. Her work was among the Indians Agnes Cook, Helen Hadley, Myrtle Ken- by a systematic canvass. The work is were Virgil and Keith Snow of Portland month, when they spent the week-end raised $140 for the relief of the suffer of Alaska, where God enabled her to do worthy, Warren Moore, Lester Baker, being done by volunteers. Ralph Doddridge, Cecil Brock, Ralph Wy- and Deva and Clifford Armstrong. with Eva Miles. ing, standng Armenians. "Exploits." M I D D L E T O N W A K E S U P over anyone here they sue your parents or relatives for damages, because you A Friendly Endeavor At a meeting held Friday evening the should have kept out of the way. When Published Monthly under Supervision of the 5th of April, the young people of Mid- we came to Paris the Red Cross brought BOASD OF PUBI/ICATIONS OF THE dleton, Oregon, organized a promising us to the hotel in an auto truck, and CHBISTIAJf EJ.-DEAVOREKS OF OBBGOJf C. E. Society. Seventeen members joined, they smashed into an auto ahead of us YEABBY aiEBTING either active or associate, and more are and one hit us in the rear and smashed Homer L. Cox, Chairman expected to come in later. Chester Had his radiator in, but the fellow in front C h e s t e r A . H a d l e y ( e x - o f fl c i o ) of us had no right to be in the way, so J . S a n g e r F o x I r e n e H o d g l n ley, Yearly Meeting superintendent, Ethelyn Armstrong Hazel Keeler perfected the organization, and seems we hit him and we had no right ttf be Subscription Price 50c per year in advance. gratified over the prospects. in the way, so this car behind smashed Editor Bell G. Badley Frances Barret was elected president, into our rear; so none of us stopped to 984 B. Salmon St., Portland, Oregon Leonard George secretary and treasurer, see what was wrong as long as the car B u s i n e s s M a n a g e r G e r t r u d e C o o k and Minnie Davis corresponding secre Printed by T. G. Robison, 226 Alder St., Port would run. We just steered out of the land. Oregon. tary. way and went right on as if nothing had happened. There is no speed limit here There is a marked resemblance be W E L C O M E M I D D L E T O N and so the "autos" go just as fast as tween the "Martha" of the Bible, and the they dare, and if you don't get out of "Martha" at Second Friends, Portland. On behalf of all the societies, the ed the way they nin over you and break T h i s " M a r t h a " h a s m a n y o f t h e " M a r y " itor welcomes Middleton. We would have your neck and then sue your parents be qualities also, as we happen to know. a standing vote if we could all stand up cause you got in the way. And, believe at once, but since we can't, we'll simply me, you have to run for your life some times too, or you will never get across Glad to hear of the lively condition at say we're glad you're one of us, and we a s t r e e t . Piedmont. The training school seems to Jiope you will be a blessing to us, and be growing rapidly under the blessing we a blessing to you. We left Paris on January 5, at about 8 -30 P. M., and arrived at Besancon about of God. 7 A. M. the next morning, where we had E X T R A C T S F R O M A L E T T E R F R O M to transfer to another train to go to OUR CONFERENCE HARRY TAMPLIN Omans. The train to Omans did not leave here until 7 P. M. that night, so In the June number, we will have an We arrived at Bordeaux New Year's we spent the day in taking in the sights. article explaining in detail the actions moming and at Paris the 2nd, spending and decisions of the Conference Program It was raining, just pouring do%vn, when three days there before leaving for Or- we arrived at Besancon in the morning Committee. The committee has done its jians. It took us two days to get bread and we hunted around over most of the very level best, and we want eveiy tickets before we could get bread and Christian Endeavorer in the Yearly Meet city before we could find a place to get have our passports examined, etc. Then a meal. We had scrambled eggs and hot ing to do his very level best to make we had one day in which to see Paris. cocoa for breakfast. We had had no sleep the Conference a real success. The streets have such (Frenchy) names the night before, and nowhere to sleep, and run in all directions of the world, so we just bummed around after break W E S T A N D T H U S and I can't talk French enough to ask fast, in the rain. After while the clouds where such and such a street is, so I rolled away and we started out to see Already dared not go far from the hotel where I what kind of a town we were in. Meeting— Quota in was staying for fear I would never find 40 When we saw the greatest clock in the Highland 22 m y w a y b a c k . world and found out what a beautiful South Salem 15 8 Of course the sun and everything is place we were in, with the mountains all Rosedale , , . 1 5 12 in the wrong direction, and the boat still around us and some great historic things S c o t t s M i l l s , , , 1 0 9 rocks and the train still moves. An Amer to see, and the dark clouds rolled away Marion 5 5 ican soldier told us everything is done and let the golden sunbeams roll over backwards in France, and I think he was S a l e m Q . M ... 85 the land, we were glad we had a day 56 right. Anyway, I find that the keys to before us to see the sights. It really the doors turn backwards and you have 81 warmed up just like a spring day at to turn them clear around twice before home. Second Friends 42 you can unlock a door. The French people do treat us good West Piedmont 6 Well, I didn't get to see very much of and respect us and try to help us to 1 understand them. P a r i s , b u t s o m e o f u s b o y s t o o k a r i d e We boarded the train about 7 P. M. in the big Ferris wheel, which is over that evening and arrived in Omans late 130 three hundred feet high, and then went that same night and then walked a mile to see the Eiffel tower. to the camp, where the boys bunk. It is Newberg 38 better than I expected. We room in a I b e l i e v e P a r i s a n d i t s r a i l r o a d s m u s t C h e h a l e m C e n t e r 9 three-story building. There are sixty be the same today as they were one Springbrook 15 sleep four in a room. thousand years ago. They are so far be The first thing I did was to put up my 9 hind the times that they never will catch portable cot and go to bed. 0 I am now at the factory where they 0 up, and all the people live where their make the portable houses. The first thing fathers and mothers and grandfathers they put me to work at was sawing Newberg Q. M used to live. notches in foundations, i worked three 71 After supper we took a sub to the days at this, and they sent me over to the sash factory across the river, as they 27 depot just like those in New York, but are short handed there and they have 11 they were not nearly so well ventilated, w a t e r p o w e r t h e r e . T h e y p u t o u t o n a n 11 and such s-l-o-w trains. While one of average of one portable house a day. We will have to move in June, as the owners Valley Mound 0 these subs is getting started, the New have come back to claim their property 0 York sub would be a half a mile on its and we will probably move to Dole. way. Of course women run the cars here, Yo u r l o v i n g s o n , B o i s e Va l l e y Q . M 49 so that may be the reason. If they run HARRY TAMPLIN.