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Un des symboles suivants apparaftra sur la dernidre image de chaque microfiche, selon le cas: l9 symbols — ► signifie "A SUIVRE", le symbols V signifie "FIN". ire f Hy errata led to 9nt me pelure, apon d Maps, plates, charts, etc., may be filmed at different reduction ratios. Those too large to be entirely included in one exposure are filmed beginning in the upper left hand corner, left to right and top to bottom, as many frames as required. The following diagrams illustrate the method: 1 2 3 Les cartes, planches, tableaux, etc., peuvent dtre film6s d des taux de reduction diffdrents. Lorsque le document est trop jrand pour dtre reproduit en un seul cliche, il est film6 d partir de I'angle supdrieur gauche, de gauche d droite, et de haut en bas, en prenant Ee nombre d'images n6cessaire. Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mdthode. 32X 1 2 3 4 5 6 . flifeiwfi*itf "^'^""'^^*°^''' i*nate^-->»i^'ii«t^*« REORGANIZATION By rev. F; E. CLARK II Pkesident of the United S REORGANIZATION. I. Do not reorganize your society, unless there is real need of it. If almost all your members are faithful to their vowc, let the Lookout Committee see the few delinquents, and in a kindly and brotherly spirit bring them back to their duty, or show them the harm they are doing while active members, and induce them to leave the active membership, if they are in- corrigible. In most societies there is no trouble, if we may believe the glowing and enthusiastic accounts that come to us at the central office, from pastors and workers all over the country. It is very rarely indeed that we hear of any serious trouble, or of any society that has been given up. So far as we can learn from statistics, more churches and Sunday schools, organized within the past seven years, have died, than Societies of Christian Endeavor. There is a vitality about these organizations that is particularly gratifying. They are doing a better and better work every month. As the prin- ciples are better understood the importance of the element of obligation is also understood, and the fact that the Society was horn and exists to bring the young people into the church and keep them at work for the church, has vastly increased the confidence of pastors and churches in the organization. Still it would be strange if there were not some cases of partial failure in accomplishing the end proposed, t. e., in the words of the constitution, "to promote an earnest Christian life among the menibfin. and to make them more unefiil in the service of God." Anything Icrk thiin the highest succeRs is purtini failure; and manv societies which are doing a good work might do a much better one. What is the trouble.' . It may be Mat a spirit of coldness pervades the whole church, which the young people have caught, and that some who signed the constitutioii oiiginally in good faith no longer keep it. If earnest words of counsel do not avail, apply the same remedy as above, and have the active membership consist of active members who have some little heroism and Christ- likeness in their characters. f. It may be that the young lady members have been dis- couraged from taking part in the meetings, or tb-ough some false ideas of modesty have been willing to do .lothing but repeat verses. Then let it be understood that in Societies of Christian Endeavor there are eyitnl lightf and egunl rrspoiisi- In'lities and equal privileges for all. d. It inav be that the pastor and older church-members, not understanding the organization, have been suspicious of the society, and have unintentionally or otherwise weakened it. Do not show any resentment, which will only make matters worse, but sbf^w by loyalty and faithfulness to every duty in the church, tl. . the society is no separate organization, but is a training school, which exists simply to make you more useful in the church. So far as you can, obliterate the line between "old and young." e. It may be that, while still retaining the name Christian V imerul in the St Kuccess is oing n (jood rs, in the first ig what they en let all the enewir.'; their les the whole nd that some ith no longer lil, apply the lersiiip consist n and Christ- liave been dis- tI)''ough some ) .lothing but n Societies ot' i/ual respOHsi- -meinbers, not ^^icious of the ; weakened it. make matters every duty in nidation , but is 311 more useful le line between lame Christian Endeavor, the society has «ot switched o« on some de ck ,„• ..Social Knde«vor"or -Literary Kndeavor or Musical Endeavor " or - Debating Society Kndeavor." I. .... Ret U ba k on the main track again, and ren,en,.,e. that ^-'f;^^;, nrcs, as en.bodied in the prayer-mcet.ng and the comm.tttc work must be paramount. I.- vou have omitted the prayer-meeting pledge .rom your constitution. ..r have so veakened it that it means very httle, or ..ave omitted the consecration-meeting. and. in -n.eqnence^ ^ find that there is little vitality in your socety. and that the .meetings are languishing, .hen change your const.tut.on. unt /i contains the muin features of the Model ^'"-tmuum wh d. is adopted by nine-tenths of the societ.es ' -""Khout the w o d. ■and which contains this prayer-n.eet.ng clause : txery ..ctMe menU,er is expected to attend every weekly prayer-meetmg, un- . less detained bv some absolute necessity, and to take -'"'« Part however slighi, in every meeting." 'Absolute "-«-'^J ^l'; revised Model Constitution defines as - son,e reason wh.ch the young disciple can conscientiously give to the Master, Jesus Christ, for non-attendance or non-participation. Then when you are sure that all the n.embers understand the constitution, and know what .hey are doing, give out cards like the following, and have for your active members only those who are willing to sign them conscientiouply : Active Membership Pledge. Trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ for strength, I promise Him that Iwi I try to d<. whatever He would like to have me do that 1 3 IL to Ilim and read the Bible every day and that ust so far as l" know how, throughout '"y ^^hole life, w.l rv to lead a Christian life. As an active .nember I also promise to attend every weekly praver-meeting, and to take some pa. t. ^iSefromirnJing, inev^ry meeting. V"'^- P^-^eJ' --,: reason which I can conscientiously give to my Master, Jesus ChrUt. If I nm obliged to he absent from nny monthly Con uch Signed, Residence, Dote, tion h / !" ■ "''■""''' ''"" "'"'f'''^'' ''^^ "K'" '^"""titu- IriJr "'! ? '"""■" "'"'"•'"'' ^''" "'' ""' <■"">"■"'• «"'' who n c .ealU „ hindrance to the npiritunl life of all present, then K"ve to every active member the following ; KEORdANI^ATlON CARD. At an Active Momber I Have Promised M^-To take .,o,ne faH in every ,neeting, aside fron, ungi„,r. f>A TED, SIGNED. tx^BBk:F:^F^^-'^^-S-fA'-^:^x t .slack would Those who will not sign this card thus drop themselves from membership, and the active list is thus relieved o, u'lifZl iy mnnthly Con- exru«e for mich ■ right coDRtitu- iiithful, and who II present, then •ed I'Hed 6y some ab- »M wAicA, wUk Afas/er. yesus 'rom fiHffiuff. meeting, to send •n «i?e. If really one., and the society, even though reduc "T/tMr^ocllrrr re„rg.nl.ation no one, of course, is ex- cluded from attending the .ueetings. or from assocuUe member- h ip n cores of cases this method ha. worked admirably. Card" like the above can be printed by each soc.ety, or can he oblaJned at much lower rates'of the Un.ted Soc.ety .of ChrJBtian Endeavor. his grace will I sliult not .slack « ; uiid it wiiuld Semselves from I of unfaithful fh-tAtiiii^S*-^^'^^ lt:^VA-Vi2,>iia.«*'' ^V4^4i'*fi^ -.-^jaa??-'-" WmM