The Washington times., 1894-10-07
TIE YOUNGER WORKERS.
The Teachers Club, Leaguers, and Endeav.
Orers All Busy at Work.

OISIS All bus aL W OIh-
The past week has been busy one for the
younger workers of the various churches.
The members of the Sunday-schooI Union
have had their hands full preparing for the
great convention, and each day makes the
promise brighter for great success The
various societies of the Brotherhood of ST.
Andrew are putting the finishing touches to
the work of receiving and taking care of the
delegates to the brotherhood convention. and
all has been done that foresight can think Of.
TIE Sunday Teachers Club is booming
Over 200 teachers have already Joined and
the club is only six months old. The District
branch is under the control of n council COM
posed of the following gentlemen: c. W.
Needham and p. II. Bristow, Baptist: Prof
J. E. Seitz and W. r. Woodward, Methodist
Episcopal; a. J. Halford and W. II. II. Smith.
Presbyterian; W. W. MILAN. Methodist Epis-
copal Church South; D. ?. Hichling, Epis-
copalian J. I. johnson, Congregationaiist;
Andrew Wilson. Christian, and L. D. Alden,
Lutheran. The club holds six sessions each
month. The first was held Friday event ng at
the First Congregational Church. For next
week the meetings will be held as follows:
October Sat Baptist Church. Thirty
first and \ streets. for the Georgetown sec
tion. ali west of Rock Creek.
October Sat Mount Vernon Place NJ. Z.
Church South, for the northern section,
bounded by x, North Capitol Thirteenth and
Boundary northwest.
October 10-At Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church. for the eastern section, all east of
the Capitol, north and south.
October 12-At Ryland NJ E. Church. cor
ner ID and Tenth streets southwest. for south
ern section, bounded by South Capitol, Penn
sylvonia avenue, and the river.
The Epworth League is wide awake and is
laying further plans for work. The principal
object in view just now is the proposed
Thanksgiving offering to the missionary fund
of the Methodist Episcopal Church of so
cents from each member OF the league. Four
public meetings will be held in the interest of
this work. The first is to be held at Foundry
Church tomorrow night, when an address
will be delivered by Rev. Hugh Johnson. d.
D.. pastor of the Metropolitan Church. The
second meeting will be held October 10 IN the
McKendree Church. The time for the third
meeting has not been decided yet. but the
final rally will be held Thanksgiving evening.
Chaplain C. c. McCabe will deliver the ad-
dress The date of the annual District league
convention has been changed to Friday, No
vember 8. e following gentlemen have
been appointed to secure a banner for the
senior and junior chapters showing the lar
geSt increase in membership: Messrs. w. B.
Matthews, J. A. Edgar. and H. A. Leach.
The Junior Endeavor League of the Yer
mont Avenue Church speE n most interesting
evening Friday last at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Seggers, SOC F street northwest.
teachers tea brought out number of
young people of the Calvary Baptist Church
during the week The meeting was held in
the Sunday-schooi house and was really re-
union OF officers and teachers preparatory to
the winters work. Mr. Bristow, superintend-
ent of the school, presided.
The executive committee of the Christian
Endeavor of the District meets at the Y. NJ.
c. A. building on its usual night next week
Some matters of Importance will come before
it.
The annual election of officers for the Sun
day-school of the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church for the year beginning to-day was
held on Wednesday evening. The following
officers were elected: Superintendent, Andrew
Wilson; assistant superintendent, J. S. Van
Arsdale; associate superintendent. primary
department, Mary Folk; associate superin-
tendent, adult department, Rev. W. H. Schell
secretary. c. Leslie Reynolds; treasurer, Ella
Hoge; auditor. DR.. J. H. Galloway; librarian,
Miss Lou Weightman; chorister, Russell
Barnes; pianist, Stella Bridge. DR.. Power
leads the 7. p S. G. E. meeting this evening.
Mr.. Carleton led the conservation meeting