. Home Missionary, The (April 1905-March 1906) . he Philadelphia Christian En-deavor Union is in itself a union ofsome fifty societies with its full com-plement of officers and missionary work as a whole isdirected by the central union com-mittee, the work being divided intosix departments, and one or moremembers of this committee beingplaced in charge of each departmentand being given full scope in con-ducting and developing the work oftheir department, the committee as a whole simply determining the gen-eral policy to be adopted by the sev-eral departments. In each branchis a
. Home Missionary, The (April 1905-March 1906) . he Philadelphia Christian En-deavor Union is in itself a union ofsome fifty societies with its full com-plement of officers and missionary work as a whole isdirected by the central union com-mittee, the work being divided intosix departments, and one or moremembers of this committee beingplaced in charge of each departmentand being given full scope in con-ducting and developing the work oftheir department, the committee as a whole simply determining the gen-eral policy to be adopted by the sev-eral departments. In each branchis a union committee, modeled afterthe central committee, the chairmenof these latter committees beingmembers ex-officio of the central or-ganization. The medium of contactwith the local society is the districtworker, who is held responsible forthe work in three to five societies. The fall conference is plannedlargely for the instruction and in-spiration of these district workers;an afternoon session being given toa presentation of the plans for the. GEORGE D. ORNER THE HOME MISSIONARY year, the evening to inspirationaladdresses. A clever presentation ofthe duties of district workers wasmade in the form of a dialogue, theheads of the various departmentsbeing introduced at the proper time,and outlining the proposed plans forthe years work. Recognition has constantly beengiven to the vital union betweenprayer and missions. To emphasizethis necessity for definite and dailyprayer in the life of the missionaryworker, one number on the programwas given to a recital of instanceson the mission field where God haswonderfully answered definite prayerand signally blessed the worker. Christian stewardship as some-thing vastly beyond and differentfrom tithing, formed the centralthought in a most helpful address bythe Rev. Jacob S. Sallade. The onewas an obligation, the other is aChristian grace and privilege. Stew-ardship means holding in trust asGods own not only all of onesearthly possessions,
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