The Washington times., 1894-09-16

Union for the District OF Columbia have Just
taken charge and have made some changes
in the manner os doing their work Here
after the headquarters of the District organ1-
cation will be in the Y. NJ. G. A. building, on
New York avenue. All mail will be received
and the meetings of all committees held there.
The executive committee will hereafter meet
on the Monday evening preceding the third
Friday OF each month.
The new committees to be appointed are on
music, temperance, and good citizenship.
Music is to be mads greater feature in the
future, and the intention is to take some con-
certed action on temperance. The good clti-
Zenship committee is new departure, and
while there is no special need for such work
in the District, the Endeavorers intend to add
their moral support, at least, to the purify
ing of politics. The membership of these
committees will he announced by President
Connor at the meeting OF the executive com
mittee tomorrow night.
The September mass-meeting will be held
Friday evening in Luther Place Memorial
Church. w. II. Wallace, the ex-preJident of
the Philadelphia union, will be tho principal
speaker. He is credited with knowing
great deal about endeavor work. His sub
ject will be 1.-The opportunities and response
bilities of the District of Columbia union"
The necessity OF union lookout and union
missionary work will be discussed by two
members of the local union. In the future
the mass meetings are to be held each alter
nate month in one of the large central
churches, and the other month in churches
in different sections of the city. The Octo-
ber meeting will be held in DR.. Easton's
church, on Capitol Hill, the topic for discus
sion being 1.-The relation of tho Christian En-
deavor Society to the Sunday-school" This
meeting is preparatory TO the Sunday school
convention to be held shortly afterwards.
Plans for the annual meeting in January are
being prepared and it is the intention to en-
large the Endeavorer to eight pages
The Epworth League is preparing for the
busiest kind of winter. The mass-meeting
Friday night at Trinity Church was great
success. The most interesting feature OF new
work talked about now is the formation of a
league congress- modelled after the Federal
Congress. Each chapter is to be entitled to
two senators, and representatives are to be
proportiOned among the chapters according
to membership. All public questions will be
discussed and must come before each house
after the usual parliamentary course. The
young people, who are pushing the move
ment, are enthusiastic. The chapters are
preparing for the usual league oratorical
contest, and it promises TO be more interest
ing this year than ever before. Last year 1t
was a great success. The delegates to the
annual meeting to be held in October are be-
ing chosen. At this convention officers for the
ensuing year will be elected. The matter OF
cussed, and Foundry Chapter will lead off in
this line in a few weeks.
The Brotherhood of Andrew and Philip
holds its regular prayer-meeting now each
Wednesday evening in the \. NJ. G. A. build
ing. Mr.. Andrew Wilson. of the Garfield
Memorial Church. led the last meeting
There are four chapters Of this organization
in the city now and each is doing good
work.
The Brotherhood of st. Andrew is having
its hands full preparing for the convention TO
be held here in October. Arrangements have
all been completed and the visiting delegates
will bear away kind remembrances OF the
Washington brotherhood.
At the Y NJ A. Rev. J. II. McCarty of
New York will address the gospel meeting
this evening. The subject for Tuesday even
ing's meeting is actions speak louder than
words" Last Sunday night Secretary Pugh
filled the pulpit OF the Eastern Presbyterian
Church, presenting the work done by the as
sociation. DR.. Easton, pastor OF that church,
is anxious that his members take deeper in
terest in the work.