Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-24
ssrr,HE CHURCH AT WORK. DESCRIBES

SsrNHE CHURCH AT WORK. DESCRIBES
briefly what the Central Union Mission
Is. What work it does and how it does it cam
not be 30 briefly stated. Tomorrow evening
the mission will celebrate its seventh anniver-
sary by q great public meeting at Foundry
Church At that time reports will be presented
and in the precise columns Of statistics will be
given the results of the work carried on during
the year. That is to say the statistics will show
exactly how many meetings have been held,
how many tracts have been distributed. &c.
They will present an array of interesting infor-
nation, but there is q great deal in that work
which is not enumerated. There is the I'M
selfish sacrifice of those who give so freely of
their time to this work There is the record of
souls saved and the experiences which cluster
about life devoted in part TO doing good. The
unwritteu history of the work of the mission
during the past year is given in part by the
testimonies of those whose lives have been
changed under the direction of the new infiu-
ences and In part by the happiness of those
who have been active in the work. There
Is one fact that is significant and that is the
mission has become power in this city. Not
only do the church people know about it. but
the thousands of others, men and women,
who never go to church
1t is the kind of people that platform takers
of the problem of how TO reach the masses.
The churchless people know all about the Union
Mission. They know about the gospel wagon.
They have heard about the meetings aud they
attend them.
AN ENERGETIC ORGANIZATION.
The Union Mission is pretty well known
here. 1t aims to make itself known by doing
something rather than by mere noise. 1t is
big organization with lots of go about it. Its
work may be summarized as follows: 1t has
headquarters on the south side of Pennsyl-
vania avenue between 9Th and 10th streets
eight branches in different parts of the city,
gospel wagon. cheap lodging house work,
station house. hospital and house TO house
visitation division, Notwithstanding agency,
an evangelistic band for work in churches-all
these constitute parts Of the expanded work of
the mission Hardly any line of re-
hgious work is unrepresented. 1t is
conceded by those who familiar
with religious work in different cities that
other city In this country has an equally well
organized and successful mission enterprise.
Its methods are being adopted in other cities
and many people have come here to study the
plans Of this mission in order to pattern after
MISSION TABERNACLE.
The inadequacy OF the hall on the avenue to
accommodate the congregations of the mission
has led to q movement to erect a mission taber-
nacle on the avenue A building committee,
composed Of prominent business men, has been
organized and about 81, 900 have been pledged.
The building to be erected will not be costly.
Room and not elegance is what is sought. The
lease on the present hall expires next January.
ALL DENOMINATIONS INTERESTED.
As 10 well known the Central Union Mission
10 undenom;national. or rather interdenomina-
tional- 1t is the work of all the churches Of
the city. Of all denominations that viii unite
in aggressive Christian effort to reach the nom
churcb-going classes. The mission work is
supported and the services conducted by mem
beers Of the Presbyterian, Protestant Episcopal
Methodist Episcopal. Methodist Episcopal
South, Methodist Protestant. Christian, Baptist
Congregational and Lutheran churches.
The fact that out of population seven years
ego Of over 100000 less than half rarely if