Officers of the United Society of Christian Endeavor [pp. 72-73]

OVERLAND MONTHLY
And they beheld the star of Bethlehem,
Which shone above the place where Christ was born;
The Son of man for man's redemption came,
As comes the sun, evolving genial morn;
He came to bless the poor His blessings craved,
The world received Him not the world by sin enslaved.
Sadly they mourned the wars of Christendom
That drenched the world with blood for cruel creeds,
Shrouding men's souls in cheerless midnight gloom
And fears of threatened woes, which, nor works nor deeds
Could aught avert.- Bigots, God's love disdained,
In greed for power by crimsoned hands maintained.
Hopeful, they wait the promised time to come,
When persecution's wars shall ever cease;
When all shall share the grand millenium,
Foretold by Seers inspired, the Prince of Peace
O'er all shall reign, their Prophet, Priest, and King;
Then will the morning stars again together sing.
OFFICERS OF THE UNITED
SOCIETY OF
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
REV. F. E. CLARK
Founder and President
WILLIAM SHAW
General Treasurer
JOHN WILLIS BAER
General Secretary
REV. E. R. DILLE
Trustee from the M. E. Church
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