Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-26

BUILDING ENTERPRISE-OTHEB ADDRESSES.
The same difficulty that the Central Union
Mission grapples with every time meeting Is
held was encountered last evening at the cele-
bration of their seventh anniversary. They
had the use of the spacious auditorium OF
Foundry Church, but before the hour named
for the meeting it became apparent that there
was not room enough to accommodate all with
seats. Chairs were brought in and placed
about the altar rail, and people were directed
to eligible standing room In the aisles along
the side walls, and after every foot of available
space had been occupied and the crowd in the
doorway extended half way up the aisle hun
dreds Of people were obliged to 60 away with
out gaining admission
ACCUSTOMED TO CROWDS.
The managers of the mission are accustomed
to crowds like this. and those who gained
admission to the church saw the smiling faces
of the men who run the mission work as they
looked out over the great audience from the
platform Some of the ministers of the
churches occupied seats on the platform, and
no doubt they saw a good many members OF
their own congregations in the audience, for
these anniversaries are occasions when the
mission publicly reports TO the churches OF
what they have done during the year.
familiar feature to those who in the
habit of attending the mission meetings was
the large volunteer choir seated within the
altar rail. The voices were led as usual by Mr..
Havell and accompanied by an organ, two cor
nets and flute. As copies of the Mission Bull
letin. containing the hymns sung, were dis
tributed through the audience, the choir
simply led in the volume OF song, which went
up with all the enthusiasm and vigor that's the
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Mr.. J. II. Hitchcock, the chairman of the
board Of directors. presided. and after the
opening religious exercises Rev. DIR. Elliott
the pastor of Foundry Church, made an address
of welcome.
REV. DIR. ELLIoTT's WELCOME.
He spoke of the significance of the number
seven among the Hebrews and said that every
seventh year was a Sabbatic year. He thought
that it would be a good idea for the entire
Christian church to set apart one year to do
such work as was done by the Union Mission.
1: the churches went out after men as the
mission did there would be no need OF the
mission. He asked if it not just thing to
do after the mission had worked with so much
faithfulness for seven years that the Christian
people OF the city should reward their faithful
ness by giving them Leah i'll the form of a new
the mission to his church and glad to give them
a word of encouragement in the great work
they were doing.
THE NEW BUILDING ENTERPRISE
If there is one thing that the mission people
are intensely interested in besides the avowed
object of their work it is the new building en-
terprise. So when the chairman of the build
ing finance committee MIR. B. II. Warner, was
called upon he had the undivided attention Of
the great audience Mr. Warner made one of
his characteristic addresses. Tie pointed out
the material advantages to a civ of the work
OF such an organization as the Central Union
m sh @ .h a., nc saiu .no WIZ ~
reach those who did not attend the cburcbes.
The prosperity of a city, he maintained, owed
more to the influence OF religion that was
commonly supposed II TINS influence, ne salu
was dotted OUT Tor so snort time as twenty
Jour hours tne cry "ouid De IN terriDie con-
dluon- ne tnought "hen the oept Oh TINS COM
muhiIy 10 reneion, as was the case Win any
community, was CONSIDERED people oueht 70 pe
Wiiiihg 70 make saerinces IN oruer 10 assist an
orSahizaIioh Oh tnis kihu "hicn was Without
nome, ne ssio tnat ,he contriou'iohs IN cash
ior tne pulioing iuhu amounted now 70 only
Si;foo, "nhe tne enare amount pieuBeo was
only ABOUT SiZ'oV. ne urBeo 'hat II tue ehtre
sum heeueu W erect INC puIuihS couiu NOT pe
secured at ieast start ought 10 De made,"nicn
wouio sno" tne appreciation on the part OF
lhe PupnS OF tne great WORK that was Deins
oone ny tne inissioh-
STATISTICS OF THE WORE.
The statistics of the work were read by Sec
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