The Washington times., 1895-01-20

of the Ninth Church Street Chri5tian Society,
recited "Nelles Gift" boys quartet from
the Western Presbyterian Society sang gos-
pei hymn, and then nine Juniors from the
Westminster, Ryland, Sixth Presbyterian,
south side. societies presented the missionary
exercise. "a plea for all nations" The ma
tions represented were Turkey, China, Africa,
Japan, Samoa, India, and the North Ameri-
can Indians.
There was more singing by the double
octette and then President Bagby introduced
Rev. James l.. Hill, of Salem, Mass, who
gave brief talk and conducted closing
conservation service. MIR. Hill said In his
address he was quite overwhelmed by what
he had seen during the afternoon. and IL that
was a sample of District OF Columbia spirit
the convention of SO would surely be the
greatest In the history of Christian Endeavor.
The main object OF his following remarks was
to impress upon the boys and girls the
value of
TRUTHFULNEss IN ALL THINGS.
At the conservation service, as President
Bagby called the roll, each society responded
with verse oil Scripture or stanza OF Ros-
pei hymn, and the meeting closed with the
benediction by Rey. DR.. Anderson.
Committee conferences were tho order OF
the afternoon, from Ais until 515 o'clock.
The total attendance was 731, and the main
points were reported to the evening mass-
meeting. The lookout and prayer-meeting
committees met at the Calvary Sunday
schoolhouse. Mr.. M. III. Shend presided at
the former, and papers were read by Miss
Ella NJ. Chase, Mr.. Y. Z. Hodges, and Mr.. Ct.
II. Linkins. AT the latter Miss Lizzie NJ.
Warman presided, and papers were read by
Misses Ella G. Lyman and A. F. Walker, and
Messrs. Grant Leet, and Milton Parker.
The other conferences, leaders, and those
who read papers were as follows: Good citi-
zenship and temperance. Mr.. A. s. Taylor,
presiding; papers by DR.. G. w. Childs, Rev.
j. E. Fout Rev. Adolos Allen, and Mrs III. A.
Gillenwater; Sunday-school. Mr.. l.. ID. Alden.
presiding; papers by Messrs. w. c. Henry, E.
t. Fenwick, Robert Leetch, A. S. Woods. and
Miss Alice McDade; social Mr. G. ID. Bulla,
presiding; papers by Mr.. c. NJ. Young, W. N.
Weston, and Miss Lucy Jurmly; music. Percy
Foster. presiding: papers by John ID. Nor
gan. Misses e. e. Koehler, E. G. Drane, and
G. A. Pogensee; good literature, j. II. Lich-
liter, presiding; papers by Misses M. E. Bond,
c. F. Boyden. CT. B. johnson, and Messrs. E.
ii. Jackson, f. A. Femming, and r. M. AL
den; missionary, NJ. McH. Hull, presiding;
papers by D. P. Northampton, jr., A. L.
Dietrich. and Miss Mary Folks.
EVENING DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES.
The big crowd at the second session was
even exceeded in numbers by that present
last evening winch Prof Percy s. Foster as
cended the platform and announced the
opening hymn. The devotional exercises
were conducted by Mr.. William Walker, of
the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church.
Interes ing reports from the afternoon
committee conferences were rendered by the
charmen of these conferences. Mr.. Miles
NJ. ShanG OF the lookout conference said
tine Introduction OF new members was a neces-
sary feature OF every society, and great skill
should be exercised in the selection OF new
comers.
bright. concise, and terse report Of the
prayer meeting conference was rendered by
/ Miss Lizzie VI. Warman. Her principal
thought was that there should be no lower
aim in the society. and among the members
of the prayer-meeting committee in particu-
lar. than TO make the meetings develop new
spiritual life in the active members.
There were seyenty-three present at the
good citizenship conference" said chairman
Anson s. TAYLOR, of that meeting "and If was
! proposed that ople should be better edu-
Gated how TO be good citizens. The lack OF
/ local school facilities was wildly pointed out
and those present were urged to bring this
( matter before the public as much as posi-
1 ble
Mr. Lucius D, Alden reported for the Sun
( day-school conference. Those who attended
| that gathering were told to work on the con-
| gregatioDs
FOR NEW SCHOLARS.
| s'O1rs was the best said Mr.. C. D. Bula
reporting for the social conference. 1t was 6
bright, spicy meeting with many excellent
! suggestions. Among these was that the
Christian Endeavor Society is not a club, bul
a religious organization.
| Percy Foster was greeted with applause a:
] he proceeded in his customary brilliant STYLE