Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-16
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR ERS
The Second Annual District Convention
Opens on Friday.
Mount Vernon Place Church Will Hold
the Big CrOwd-A Three
Days Session.

Christian Endeavor Union of the District
will be held in the Mount Vernon Place
Church. 9th and X streets, commencing
on Friday morning.
This meeting will be the great event Of
the year in Christian Endeavor in Washing
ton. meeting for which many prepare tions
have been made. and which will, in the
opinion of Mr.. W. s. Macarthur, the pres
ident of the union, and the other officers,
probably surpass in attendance, interest
and good results anything which has been
held by the District Union before The
session will last three days, including al
most everything in its program which is
OF interest to the society. and many men
prominent in the work from all over the
country will be present.
Fridays Opening.
The gathering will open up on Friday
morning at 1880 o'clock with addresses of
welcome from various persons and devo-
tonal exercises in the body of the Mount
Vernon Church. which. on a pinch, with the
use OF chairs, can be made to accommodate
1,5OO or 1,6OO people. The afternoon ses-
sion, beginning at 2 o'clock, will be a pray
er and praise service for the first hour af-
ter which reports from the officers of the
various societies Of the city will follow.
These reports, which will be quite a fea-
ture of the session, will be given by the
presidents of the societies of the city and
VIII be but two minutes in length. Most of
the speakers however, are adopts in two
and three-minute talks, and through long
experience know how to make a very com.
plete resume Of the work of the year. and
tel OF the condition Of their society in that
time. For the afternoon, an address by
Mr.. Charles Roads, the president of the
union Of Pennsylvania. is promised the
meeting. At o'clock of that same evening
rr,sIl
guson on the junior department and the
expanding opportunities for Christian En-
deavor work. Mr.. Roads will also take
part.
On Saturday.
Saturday will be begun in a unique way.
and things will be set on foot and started
off at brisk pace before most persons are
up. by sunrise prayer meeting at $50
o'clock. The regular work of the day, how
ever. will commence at $50 o'clock, when
different phases of the work will be dis
cussed and presented to the society by Diff
ferent persons. This will include a presen-
tation of the work in the army and navy
marine corps, and other interesting branches
The afternoon session on Saturday will
be almost entirely taken up with the junior
rally, and the little folks will be there in
full force to illustrate the great growth
that this part of Christian Endeavor has
made in the last year. At o'clock a rare
treat is in store for all in the shape of a
lecture by Rev. F. f. Clark D. D.. the
president of the National Society of Chris
known by all young folks throughout the
country, and an address by II. r. McEuen
the chairInan of the big convention held In
HNew Ao'sIesssst. : 'r''s *
snnaay'. Services.
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock services
will be held of about an hours length
There will be no services during the even
to-
church services. Last year general services
were held at the regular hour, but this :,ear
it was decided not to interfere with the in
dividual meetings or with the church serv-
ices. Accordingly. each society will hold
ing at its own church and in its custom ary
way, after which they will all come to-
gether at 8 o'clock in the evening to close
the convention with a general conservation
led by DR.. Clark, and 1t is expected. from
last years experience, that the attendance
will be larger than the church can accom-
modate. Accordingly, arrangements nave
Of the adjoining churches. IL necessary.
Last year, ii will be remembered, when the
meeting was held in the First Congrega ton
al Church, that hundreds had to be turned
away, and an overflow meeting was held in
the Fourth Presbyterian Church.
Closing Events.
On Monday night at 7:3O, although the
convention will close on Sunday, there will
be a lecture by DR.. Clark on his trip around
the world. He tells of his experiences and
observations in a trip across the American
continent to California, across the Pacific
through China India and many other coun-
tries, and the address is illustrated by stere-
opticon views taken on the way. The pro-
ceeds of this lecture will go to pay the ex-
penses Of the union, and the balance to some
missionary purposes in which DR.. Clark is
interested.
The music for the convention will be given
by the Christian Endeavor Choir under the
direction Of Mr.. Percy 8. Foster Every.
thing has been carefully planned and ar
ranged for, a large attendance Is q fore
gone conclusion. and the convention cannot
be otherwise than a great success from
every standpoint.