The Washington times., 1895-05-07
ENDEAVORERS ARE ACTIVE
Meetings Will Be Held Friday Night
in ALI Down Town Churches.
Great Variety of Subjects To BE Dis
cussed- Later On Grand Rally
at Calvary Baptist Chuch.

Another gathering OF Christian En-
occur next Frida5 evening. The plan vas
proposed at the April meeting of the Dis
trict union executive committee and
adopted at the meeting of the committee
last night in the New York Presbyterian
Church.
Committee conferences will be held in
the downtown churches from 7:3O to
$50. Fifteen minutes later there Will
be grand rally in the Calvary Baptist
Sunday-school house for one hour
The feature of this meeting will be an
Illustrated address on Boston '95, by
Percy S. Foster, chairman of the trans
portation committee. The views will be
pictures OF historical and other points OF
interest in and about the Hub, the conven-
ton halls and District headquarters in
the Copiey Square Hotel
The places Of meeting, leaders, and
subjects TO be discussed in open parIia-
ment are as follows: Prayer meeting com
mittees, at Calvary Baptist Sunday school
house, upstairs, Miss Alice T. Hercus pre-
siding; lookout committees, at Calvary
Baptist Sunday school house, downstairs,
Mr.. w. II. Pennell presiding social com
mittees, at First Congregational Church,
Mr. w. F. Stowell presiding; missionary
committees, at + Street Baptist Church,
Mr. Marion -McH. Hull presiding; music
committees, at ST. Paul's English Lutheran
Church, Mr.. G. s. Clark, presiding; good
literature committees, at Fourth Pres
byterian Church, Miss. NJ. E. Bond presid-
ing; good citizenship committees, at First
Congregational Church, Mr.. II. c. Metcalf
presiding; Sunday-school committees, at
Mount Vernon NJ. L. Church, Mr I. II.
Bristow presiding, and flower and calling
committees, at Calvary Baptist Church,
primary room.
Owing to the resignation OF President
l.. A. Conner, ir., First Vice President VIM.
Walker presided last evening Repre-
sentatives of forty-two unions responded
TO Secretary Sleman's roll-call. President
Conner's formal resignation was read and
accepted, and unanimous vote or thanks
was extended to Mr.. Conner for his eff
cient services during the year.
Reports OF progress were rendered by Mr..
Miles NJ. Shand, Of the lookout commit
tee; Mr.. Marion McH. Hull, of the mission
airy committee, and Judge Auson S. Tay-
lor, of the good citizenship committee.
Further favorable reports were rem
dercd by Mr.. John d. Morgan, of the press
committee, and Miss Lucy Juruey, OF the
cOTreSpo ndcnce committee. Chairman
w. II. H. Smith, of the committee OF '96,
made the report for that committee. He
said that the auxiliary finance committee
had been faithfully at work soliciting funds
for the convention, with the result that
the contributions now amount To SS, ,190.-
90. an increase of $S29 for the month.
The committee recommended the au-
pointment OF the following gentlemen as
members of the hall committee for '96, of
which Mr.. w. II. Church is chairman: +.
T. Fenwick, B. Frank Meyers, Arthur Cope
land and w. W. Tucker.
The report of the special committee on
bylaws for the executive committee was
read by Mr.. W. H. II. Smith, and adopted.
The following persons were chosen as
members OF the nominating Comittee:
CongIegationalists-W H. Pencil, s. A.
Brown, and W j. Bowen.
Presbyterian-W W. Tuckly, W. S. Nc
Arthur, and H. NJ. Metcalf.
Baptist-Messrs. Alexander and Everett,
andsAliss Shuttle.
Lutheran-w F. Stowen, G. F. Muth,
and Miss Poggensee.
Christian-J A kitchell, Andrew VIII
son, and NJ. Scot.
Methodist Protestant-W A. Dodge, r.
Ballard, aud Mr. Compton.
Methodist Episcopal-Miss Juruly, John
McHoney, and Miss EmaTt
United Brethren-Mr. Wise.
The executive committee nominated Mr..
Miles NJ Shaud for president, and Mr.. w
B. Robson for vice president, the election
to occur at the mass meeting next Friday
evening.