The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1894-09-30
TIE YOUNGER WORKERS.
Arrangements for the Sunday-schooI Con-
yention-Endeavorers and Leaguers.

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making arrangements for the coming conven-
ton. Much interest has been aroused and
everything points to great success The big
| mass-meeting will be held in the First Con-
gregatlonal Church. and arrangements have
been made to hold overflow meetings, II nee
essary. The other meetings of the conyen-
ton will be held in Calvary Baptist Church
Sunday-schoo house. Mrs. Crafts, of Phila-
delphia, will have charge of the sessions de-
voted to primary work. Mr.. Bristow has re-
ceived the following letter from Mr.. James A.
Worden. superintendent of the Sunday-school
and missionary work of the Philadelphia
Presbyterian Board OF Publication.
II am rejoiced to learn OF a quickening OF
interest in Bible study and Bible teaching in
Washington, the political center OF the ma
ton. | will do all that lies in me to make the
convention success in the highest sense.
will be with you during the entire conven-
ton. May be excused for suggesting that
in the Bible section of the subjects you take
the life of Christ as the theme"
Another meeting of the District officers and
the committee to suggest names for the vari-
Gus union committees of the Christian En-
deavor Society will be held tomorrow EVEN
ing at the Y NJ. c. A. building. Friday after
noon meeting of the District officers was
held to decide upon a programme for the
next rally TO be held October 10 at the East
ern Presbyterian Church. The programme
includes an open parliament on the topic,
| what is your society doing for the Sunday
| SCHOOL," The discussion will be opened by
Mr.. p. H Bristow, president of the local Sun
! day-school Union. An address will also be
| delivered by Rev. DR.. j. Il. Gilbert, on the
work of the Christian Endeayor Society III
the sunday-school. This meeting is held
| with a special view to the Sunday-school con-
| vention.
The Endeavor Society of the New York
Avenue PRESBYTERIAN Church holds its week
of prayer beginning tomorrow. The pro-
gramme is as follows: October /, prayer meet
! ing and music committees; John iv:24: Co.
| lossians lille. and / Corinthians iii:7. Octo-
! Der .. lookout and social committees; John
i:4i, ~, 45; Hebrew xiii:2, and Luke xii:12
| October 3, Sunday-school committee; John
ills; John xy:5; xiv;26. and l Corinthians
lii:l3 October T. temperance committee; L
Corinthians lille. II; vill:l3; Hebrew KILL;
Hebrew :l6. and Phillip 1v:13. October 5,
missionary committee; Luke xxiy:47, A.; l
Corinthians iii:9; John xvii;lS, and Joshua
10 October 6. executive committee; / Corin-
thians xv:53; Isaiah xii:2, 8, and l John
VIA, Is
All OF the Christian Endeavor societies
elect officers within the next two weeks.
The Epworth League is getting right down
to work Tuesday evening number OF
leaGuers met at Wesley Church and organ
lied Il local Chautauqua Union. Five circles
have been formed this year: Foundry, at
Fourteenth and G streets northwest; Wesley,
| at No. SIT Sixth street northwest; Algonquin,
at No. 1918 X street northwest; Waugh, at
Waugh Chapel and the Philologians, at No.
| 220 Sixth street southeast.
Waugh Circle starts out with over twenty
members The officers are: H. O. Hne, presi-
! dent B. T. Welsh, ir., vice president; Miss
| Duenna Mitchell. secretary. and Martin {.
! Walker, treasurer The circle will meet the
second and fourth Mondays OF each month.
| 4 special meeting of Waugh Chapter Ep-
! worth League will be held tonight. Special
/ services have been arranged and an orchestra
of thirty pieces viii be in attendance. The
/ roll of all members living or dead will be
/ called. Some one will respond for each dead
/ member and offer an excuse for each one
/ absent.
The home coming social at Foundry NJ E.
! Church Friday night was a great success.
/ The reception-room could scarcely hold the
/ people in attendance. Foundry League will
/ organize a rousing Chautauqua circle at the
/ church tomorrow evening at 1880 o'clock.
Mr. Harry .. Hine, the third vice presi-
/ dent of the District league. went to Berks
county, Pa. last week 10 deliver lecture on
! ''Our government as seen by one Of its en-
! ployes."
Mr.. A. E. Shoemaker, president of the
TennallvtoBn league, is the Prohibition n 1m-
| inee for Congress i'll the Sixth Maryland dis
! trict
The following are the League attractions
! for the next month: Wednesday, October j.
! Board of control meets at Young Mems Chris
/ tian Association. 1880 p. N. Sunday, October
! Junior League mass-meeting at Wesley
| Chapel D. m. Monday October S-Cabinet
! officers meeting. Foundry NJ. e. Church, 1880
| D. m. Wednesday, October 10-Chapiain Nc
! Cabe's lecture for benefit Of North Capitol
! Church, at Metropolitan Church, 8 p. m.
/ Friday. October Missionary mass-meeting
at McKendree Church, 1880 p. m. Friday,
! November 2-(Subiect to further announce
ment, Bishop ]. NJ Thoburn, of India Mon
| day. November annual District convention
at Wesley Chapel, 1880 p. m.
! The first meeting of the Central Club Of
! the Sunday Teachers Club will be held Fri
/ day evening in the First Congregational
! Church.
! The Christian Endeayor Society of Faith
! Presbyterian Church gave a reception Tues
| day night in honor of the return of their
| pastor and his wife, DIR. and Mrs. George @.
! Woodruff. Mr. William Doty was presented
handsome copy of the Greek Testament by
| the society.
Last Monday evening the executive com
mittee Of the Y. P. S. G. E., Vermont Avenue
| Christian Church, held an important meeting
at the residence of B. F. Moore, $50 French
street. The committee invited AZ its guests
| the pastor, T. D. Power. and wife, each OF the
| board Of officers and their wives and all the
| honorary members of the society. The object
of the meeting was to devise ways and means
! of increasing the efficiency Of the Y. ?. S. c.
| E. work The counsel OF the older ones was
| sought.
Tuesday evening the Y. W. G. T. o., of the
same church, met at the residence of Miss
! Mary Drown, No. 1907 Fifth street northwest.
| After pleasant business session and the
| election of officers for the next year sometime
was given to social pleasure. Officers elected
were Miss Mary Drown, president; Miss Mag
| gle NOnd vice president, and Miss Ritter.
secretary. Prof. Richard continues his talks
| on Thursday evenings.
| Miss Inez Wilkes, one of the best workers
! in the Garfield Memorial Sunday-school and
among the young people, has returned to
! Ohio. Miss Mabel @. Peterson leaves very
soon for Missouri. She kept open house
| Friday evening to her numerous friends in
! the church, Sunday-school, and Y. P S. C.
| E. The attendance of the Sunday-school is
increasing steadily. There was a much
! larger number present last Sunday than there
/ has been since last spring. On the evening
| of October 3, 1894. occurs the annual election
| of officers for the Sunday-school for the next
year.
Notes from the Churches.
The love feast at the Central Methodist
Prote slant Church last Sunday night was
made very interesting by the testimony of
| TO ur members, who were too infirm TO be
| pr esent. One is an inmate of the Garfield
| Hospital. The Sunday-schooI gives a magic
! lantern entertainment Tuesday evening in