Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-18
CHRISTIAN WORKERS
Organizations Of Young People Connected
With Protestant Churches.
Union Meeting to Be Held Friday
Evening for the Purpose of Listen
ing to an Address.

On Friday evening of this week four of
the largest societies ofsyoung people con-
rected with Protestantt churches will join
forces in a mass meeting to be held in
Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church.
The societies Of Christian Endeavor, the
Epworth Leagues, the chapters Of the
Brotherhood of st. Andrew and OF the
Brotherhood of Andrew and Philip will be
represented in full force at this meeting,
which has for its special feature an adj
dress by Rev. Teunis S. Hamlin, DID,, upon
the topic, early Environment as Aztec ting
Success in Life"
Rev John H Elliott, DID, rector Of the
Church of the Ascension, will preside, Rev.
Howard Wilbur Ennis, pastor OF the west
ern Presby terrain Church. will conduct the
devotional exercises and Rev. OnVer A.
Brown, pastor of the Foundry Church, Will
welcome the organizations to the church
The first societies of Christian EndeaVor
in this city were organized in the year
1886. In the fall of 1889 union OF tha
twenty-three societies then In existence
was perfected, and a remarkable period OF
growth followed, until now there are Ill the
District one hundred and twenty societies,
of which seventy are young peoples socie-
ties and fifty are junior societies: The
total membership is about 5000 dlstrib-
uted indicated throughout seventy
churches, representing the Presbyterian,
Congregational. Baptist, Methodist Epis-
copal, Methodist Protestant, Lutheran and
Christian denominations.
The Christian EndeaVor Society has for
its motto For Christ and the Church. and
this expresses in a word, its purposes and
methods. Its members are pledged to the
performance of certain specific duties, as
well as to just so far as they know how,
throughout their whole lives, lead Chris
tan lives.
The organization of the society includes
many committees formed for the prosecu-
n a 20
and this and the development of character
in the individual Endeavorer by means of
the prayer meeting and other methods of
spiritual work form the features of the
societys work
The District Union has for its object the
mutual advantage of the societies which
are members of it. Mass meetings are held
by means of which the addresses of promi-
nent speakers are given broader infiu-
ence. The present officers of the District
Union are as follows: President, Mr.. Miles
NJ. Shand; first vice president, Mr.. S. G..
Wise: second vice president, DR.. c. w.
Childs; third vice president. Miss Mary
Folks: recording secretary, Mr.. Hermon c.
Metcalf; corresponding secretary, Miss
Lucy Jurney.
The EpwOrth League.
The inception of the Epworth League
was an amalgamation of several young
peoples societies of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church. Chief among them was the
Oxford League, whose organization dates
back couple of decades. The great growth
of the organization, however, has occurred
since the establishment of uniformity in
name and work, and the adoption of the
Epworth League as the official young peo-
pies society of that church Under her
fostering care 1t has grown to gigantic pro-
portions in the six years of its existence.
There are now $4,000 senior and 1900
junior chapters. with an aggregate men,
bership of 100000
The District League of this city was or
ganized January >, 1891. Its membership
has increased at the rate of 800 a year.
There are thirty senior chapters, including
three affiliated societies. with $500 men,
bers, or an average of 80 members to each
chapter besides nineteen Junior chapters,
with 1,2I2 members. making a total of
4,0T2.
While the Epworth League is a denomi-
national society, its work is not confined
alone to the church. One of it's notices is
we live to make cur. own church a power
in the land, while we live TO love- every
other church that eKalts our Christ" Each
chapter has president, four vice presi-
dents, secretary and treasurer.
Departments of spiritual work. mercy
and help" literary work. social work.
correspondence and finance" are con-
Quoted by the organization.
The present officers of the District league
are Mr.. VIM Burdette Mathews, president;
Mrs. J. S. Barker, first vice president: Miss
Fannie a. Meeks, second vice president:
Mr.. Harry .. Hine. third vice president;
Mrs. j. r. Micke, fourth vice president;
Mr.. F. T. Israel, secretary: Mr.. H. A. Da-
Wis assistant secretary; Miss Martha S.
Haines, treasurer, and Rev. H. B. Leech,
superintendent of Junior work
The new officers elected at the highly
successful annual convention. held last
month, will be installed at the January
mass meeting. to be held on the Sth at
Hamline Church, corner 9th and p streets
northw est. The joint committee of Ham
line Chapter and the District are preparing
an elaborate program for the oc casion. The
officers-elect are: President, Mr. Mathews;
vice presidents, Rev. T. J. Clark, Mrs NJ NJ
Mitchell, Mrs. H. B. Moulton, Prof. w. J.
Palmer; recording secretary. Mr. r. 7.
Israel; corresponding secretary, Mr.. George
S. Gibson; treasurer, Mr.. E. H. G. Austin
and superintendent of Junior work, Miss
Estelle Crump.
brotherhood Organizations.
The Star Of yesterday gave sketch of
the work OF the Brotherhood of st. An
drew. This is an organization of young
men in the Episcopal Church, and has de-
veloped high standard of efficiency in the
local churches of that denomination.
Four chapters of the Brotherhood of An
drew and Philip have been organized in
this city. This organization is very similar
in it's purposes to the Brotherhood of st. An
drew, but is interder omiratonal, like the
Christian Endeavor movement.
It's purpose Is TO promote christian cnar-
acter and confession among men. The four
chapters in this city and like number in
Baltimore are Joined together in a local
union.
The meeting of Friday evening is entirely
unique, for it is, as far as Is known, the
only meeting ever held in which these or
ganizaton5 have thus come together. DIR.
Hamlins address was delivered last year
before the Presbyterian Ministers Associa-
ton, and was so highly appreciated that
members of this organization suggested
that Dr. Hamlin be requested to repeat it
for the benefit of the young people of the
city.
Legion of Loyal Women Entertain
mcnt.
Pre-revolutionary times We're represented
by the participants in novel and enjoy
able entertainment held last night at Ma
tional Rifles Hall, under the auspices Of
the Legion of Loyal Women. Costumed
young men and maidens personated such
nbo Rra6Hopx h.