Any society belonging to an evangelical Church

which adopts the leading principles as set forth in the constitution, including the prayer-meeting pledge, and which guarantees these principles by the name Christian Hndeavor either alone or in connection with a denominational name is admitted to all the privileges of the organization. The distinctive features in the Christian Endeavor movement are its work among the young people, leading them to consecrate their lives to the active service of God; the weekly prayer-meetings, which each member takes a solemn pledge to attend regularly (unie unavoidably detained), and to take part in; and the reconsecration meetings held once a month, at which special efforts are made to see if each one has been faithful to his pledges. j Christian Era, the era or epoch introduced by the birth of Christ. It was calculated hack about the year MeL, by a monk, Dionysius Exiguus. It is thought that he fixed the advent too late by four years, and that consequently Jesus was born, if the contradiction in terms can be permitted, in B.C. 4 Christiania, a city and port, the capital of Norway, at the head of the long narrow inlet called Christiania E‘jord, about 60: miles from the open sea. ‘The houses are mostly of brick and stone, generally~ plain buildings, devoid of architectural pretension. Important public buildings are the royal palace, the house of representatives or Storthing, the governor's palace, and the cathedral. The manufactures of the city consist of woolen cloth, ironware, tobacco, paper, leather, soap, spirits, gla , ete., and there are extensive breweries. The exports are principally timber and iron. The environs are exceedingly beautiful. Pop. 227,626.