Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-11
SPECIAL NOTICES.
DISTRICT ENDEAVORERS.
The Executive Committee Adopt II
Program for the January Convention

The Executive Committee Adopt the
Program for the January Convention.
A meeting of the executive committee OF
the District Christian Endeavor Union
was held last evening at the Vermont Ave-
nue. Christian Church. 1t was decided to
hold on Endeavor day, February ., spe-
cial service, at which offerings Tor mis-
sions shall be gathered.
The following provisional program for
the January convention was adopted:
Friday, January 1S-Early morning pray
Ell meeting, First Congregational Church;af-
ternoon conference of society officers, on
Method of Work. evening opening mass
meeting, praise service, Pastors hali
hour" address, How does 1t pay to enter.
tain an international G. +. convention!
Rev. Henry Il. MCEwen. chairman New
York committee of ~, parliament, Chris
tian Endeavor music.
Saturday-Early morning prayer meeting.
FIRST Congregational Church; afternoon,
junior rally committee conferences; look
out, Calvary Baptist; leader, Mr.. Miles NJ
Shand; prayer meeting, Calvary Baptist;
leader, Miss Lizzie Warman; missionary
Fourth Presbyterian, leader, MIR. Marion
Neil. Hull, social, Fourth Presbyterian,
leader, to be selected; good literature, st.
Pauis English Lutheran; leader, to be Sc
lected; music, Calvary Baptist; leader, Mr..
Percy S. Foster; Sunday school, Calvary
Baptist, leader Mr.. l.. ID. Alden; good citi-
zenship and temperance, leader, Mr. A. >.
Taylor; evening mass meeting, song serV-
ice; address, First principles" Mr.. John
Willis Baer, general secretary United So
ciety of Christian EndeaVor; reports, COM
mittee conference Speaker to be selected).
Sunday-Early morning prayer meetings
In all sections of the city; afternoon mass
meeting, topic, Giving to the Lord song
service; address, Rev. Alex. Mackay-Smith;
address, Giving our money" Speaker to be
selectedD; pm, conservation meetings,
simultaneous at the First Congregational
and Calvary Baptist Churches.
The following additional members or
subcommittee of the committee Of '"t
were appointed:
G. F. Muth. S. G. Wise, Andrew Wilson
and r. Z. l.. Smith, press, H. c. Metcalf
and Paul Sleman; printing, S. I. Smith
and w. w. Tuckey.
Reports from various committees were
made. The union lookout committee.
through NJ. NJ. Shand. reported that the
important work of conducting series OF
meetings upon plan OF interv1sltatlon
between the various church societies was
already showing itself exceedingly valua-
BILE a means of increasing the mutual
acquaintance of the membership, of bind
ing societies closer together, of dissent
mating education and encouragement along
all lines of Christian Endeavor effort, and
of awakening new enthusiasm.
1t was planned to hold next Friday al
ternoon in the New York Avenue Church
a conference of all the missionary commit
tees of the societies.
An encouraging statement was made by
Miss Moore, from the missionary commit
tee, especially in regard to the amounts
contributed to home and foreign missions
during the past year.
The board of officers recommended among
other things that leaders be invited FOR
the various committee conferences in con-
nection with the January convention as
follows: Lookout, Miles NJ. Shand; pray
er meeting Miss Lizzie Warman; mission
airy, Marion McH. Hull. and music, Percy
s. Foster The meeting adjourned after
the reading of an interesting paper by
Mr.. Metcalf, on The Duties of Good
President"