Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-14
CHRISTIAN ENDEAyOR.
A Convention to lie Held in This City This
Month.

Row THE oKnASIzATIoS HAS GROWN IN THIS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SEPARATE SOCIETIES
Now-THE JUNIOR PORTION or THE oRDER IS
| FLoUHishINo- PROGRAM FOR THE coSvEN-
TON.
The Christian Endeavorers Of the District Of
Columbia have made n departure in their usual
series OF monthly mass meetings and are to hold
| three days convention in the First Congrega-
| tonal Church, January q, % and %.
| That this is o great undertaking there can be
no doubt, but it is we'll known to all who are
| engaged in this character Of Christian effort
| that such a convention will accomplish results
Otherwise uunttainsble, and it is for this reason
that the officers and executive committee Of the
| District union have decided TO arrange for
| convention at this time
| Speakers of national and even international
| reputation have been secured and everything
points to the success of the convention from
| every point of view.
| The convention will open with a session con-
| veEed at 10 n. IN. Friday, January q. At ~
m an adjournment will be taken until 2 D. m,
when the afternoon session will be held. In
the evening at 7:30 the principal session Of the
| convention Will take place
| There will be session Saturday morning,
and in the afternoon the junior rally will be
held. 1t has not yet been decided whether
| there will be meeting Sunday afternoon.
| The convention will close with a conservation
| meeting Sunday evening.
The United Society Of Christian Endeavo r
will be Represented at the convention in the
| person of Treasurer William Shaw who for the
| present year is doing the field work, General
Secretary Baer being incapacitated for that
| branch OF the work b. sickness and President
/ Clark being at present abroad
Mr.. Shaw is most entertaining speaker as
well a. an energetic worker in the cause of the
| Christian Endeavor. His position as treasurer
OF the united society brings him in contact
| with Endesvorers all over the land and all can
! testify to the assistance which he has rendered
/ them in many ways.
| Among the features Of the convention will be
1.-THE pastors hour in whoh iastors represent
| ing the various denominations will tell how the
| Christian Endeavor Society has been useful
| to them in their work.
| There will be report by the secretary of the
union giving statistics and other information in
! regard to Christian Endeavor in the District
and an address by the president of the union.
Further details of the program will be pub
h-hed when the arrangements have been fully
made.
| Miss Alice N. Kimball will be the organist of
| the convention, but Prof. Bischof and his choir
| will render selections ut some of the sessions.
| Miss Jennie Wise will act as organist for the
| junior rally.
| THE DISTRICT UNION.
| The history OF Christian Endeayor in the Dis
trict does not extend many years back, but
! there are many interesting chapters in it. 1t
has been frequently observed that nearly every
evangelical church in the District of Columbia
has Its Christian Endeavor Society," and many
| of them have In addition Junior c. Z. Society
| The total membership of the union at the
presen. time is abou. 4.500. These $500
Christian Endeavorers are divided among
| seventy-five societies. This number includes
| the members of the Junior Christian EndeavOr
| Union, which is mentioned below, since that
| organization is hot separate from but merely
| supplementary to the District union.
| In 1885 there but one society in
| the District; in 81 seven we're on the roll;
in SO nineteen: in 'S9, when the union was Or
ganized, there were twenty-three societies; in
| 81, When Mr. L. S. Foster became president,
| there were forty-eight. and before stated
| there are seventy-five at the present time. The
| president of The union for the first two years
was Mr.. W. II. Fl. Smith. the well-known c. Z.
SUNDAY school and Y. NJ. G. A. worker.
The officers of the union for the present term
are as follows: Percy :. Foster. president, GIG
! + street northwest: John Ii. Sleman, jr. first
| vice president. Union Savings Bank: s. f..
! Kramer, second vice president. 4l9 New Jersey
| avenue southeast; T. W. Grimes. third vice
| president, 1877 De Sales stree: Miss + la NJ
Chase recording secretary, lexington. ID. C..
Miss Lucy Jurney, corresponding secretary, ga
New York avenue northwest: Ella c. Lyman,
treasurer. 433 " street northwest.
! The executive committee consists of the Off
GERS. all past officers. the presidents OF the
| societies. the superintendents of the junior
societies and one other representative from
| each society.
| Three verv successful mass meetings have
| been held during the term of tine present OFF,
GERS and one Is to be arranged for in every
month until July.
The JUNIOR CHRISTIAN ESDEAvoR UNION
LIZ
ment in the past two wears suggested to some
of the workers the advisability of formingla
! junior union.
! Plans were laid for the organization Of such
a union and on the 9th o. November last u
rally meeting of Juniors was held iii the Calvary
/ Baptist Church.
mo-t interesting program rendered at
I that meeting. parts OF 1t being given by the
+, juniors them ewes.
/ Ofcers for the ensuing year were elected as
I follows: President. Truman j. Glover. No 900
l street northwest; vice president, Miss Ella C..
I Ciephane. No. 1925 street northwest; secre-
tary, Miss l.. VI. Glass, No. 22l 9Th street south
west; corresponding secretary, Miss Estelle
Foster. No. 1919 street northwest; treasurer.
| Mrs. ii. Thur ton. No. 522 9TH street northeast.
The Junior Union meets in Calvary Baptist
/ Church (north door, the first Friday in each
month at 4:l5 pm. Those interested in junior
work are heartily welcomed. At these meet
ings junior work and methods are discussed
and plans laid for the extension Of the move
ment.
At a recent meeting papers on the work Of
the various committees were read by Misses
williamson, Foster, Fenwick, Clephaue and
Wilson and Mr.. Glover.
The part which the juniors are to have at the
coming convention was also discussed.
committee consisting of Misses Glass, Will
hanson and Foster was appointed to look
after the musical part of tho program and to
organize junior choir for the occasion.
The program. which has been finally decided
upon, consists of the following general features
The meeting will be opened at 8 o'clock Satur-
day, January IS, with praise service conducted
BY one of the juniors. An address of greeting
TO the juniors will be delivered by DR.. B. b.
TYLER. pastor of the Church of the Disciples,
New York city. DIR. Tyler is of the most
popular pastors in that city. and is well known
TO all Christian EndeqSorers as the leader Of
the pastors hour at the Convention in New York
last July.
Mrs. Alice May Scudder Of Jersey City, the
Acknowledged leader of the junior Christian
Endeavor movement well n great Sunday
school worker, will address the meeting, and all
who are interested In primary work should
make an effort TO be present and enjoy the treat
which is IN store for all who attend.
The program will be interpreted with Scrip
ture responses, reports and singing aid will
conclude with conservation service
The invitation to this meeting Is extended to
ali children in the District, whether members
of Junior societies of Christian Endeayor or