Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-21
CONVENTION is OVER
Closing Exercises. Last Night Of O. E
Union Services.
District EndeavOrers and Their Three
Days SessiOns-TaIl<s by Prominent
Divtnes-Yesterday's Service.


Union reached an end last evening. The
Junior rally was held on Saturday after
noon. presided over by the Rev. e. B.
Bagby. Young people from the various
unions occupied the choir seats. and made
the singing one Of the features Of the af-
ternoon. After few remarks by Presi-
dent Bagby, and a recitation by Miss An
ME Afkens, nine small boys and girls from
the unions In South Washington delivered
a unique joint missionary lecture. Next
there was an address by Rev. James L.
Hill. which was followed by a general
conservation meeting, and then the ses-
sion adjourned.
Later in the afternoon conferences of the
missionary, social, lockout, prayer meeting,
music, good literature, good citizenship and
temperance and Sunday school commit
tees were held at various churches. Dur
ing the meeting of each of the committees
mentioned there were devotional exercises,
the reading of interesting papers and gen.
eral discussions of the statements set
forth In the papers.
Mass Meeting.
A mass meeting Of the union was held
on Saturday evening at the First Congre-
gational Church and was largely attended.
The exercises opened with devotional eXer-
cises. under the conductorship of Mr.. Will
liam Walker, and singing, led by Mr.. Percy
s. Foster Reports from the conference
committees were then made. They were
all OF a very satisfactory and encouraging
nature. The meeting was brought to
close after an address on First Prin-
ciples.' by Rev. James L. HILL in which it
was set forth that the earnestness Of the
members Of the Christian Endeavor Union
Is one of the greatest factors of their
success.
The final day of the convention opened
yesterday morning at o'clock, with large
lyr OF 6n1 hi Il to-,
West Street Presbyterian, Kellar Memorial
Lutheran. Nineteenth Street Baptist, West
minister Presbyterian, North Presbyterian,
Covenant, Anacostia Baptist, Reformation
and st. Paurs English Lutheran churches.
Yesterdays Meeting.
A large mass meeting, with Lendell A..
Conner. jr.. as presiding officer, was held in
the afternoon at o'clock in the First Con-
gregational Church. Miss Alice Kimball
served as organist. After prayer by Mr..
Percy S. Foster. Rev. DR.. Mackay Smith
spoke, taking his text from Matthew viii:
10. DIR. Smith told how 1t is possible to
come to Christ in such spirit that He may
reject one. The speaker feared that there
are a good many of us affected with half
heartedness toward Christ, people who hold
on with one hand to God and with the 9TH
er to the world, and are loath to let go of
the latter. But there Is no compromise
with Christ. according to DR.. Smith. the
speaker stated that there four Irinci-
pies for Christ's true followers to bear in
mind. The first is to give; the second is to
give all: the third is to never get through
giving. and the fourth is that. in order to
rid ourselves of our worldly burdens. we
must take on a new burden.
Dr. Smith was followed by Rev. DR.. New
man. The latter spoke on Giving Our
Money" declaring that the normal law of
Christian life Is giving-giving life. DR..
Newman stated that the giving of our Inon-
q n hailOWel
in being, for it is to mean that We are
giving all we have. and what we give finds
its way into peculiar channels and aids in
controlling human welfare and lifting
humanity into the lightnesS of Christ. One
cannot give truly, declared the speaker, I'M
less the giving has a vital relation to life.
1t must carry with it toll and struggle for
existence and thus become part of life.
In closing. DR.. Newman urged his hearers
to never again give carelessly, but to make
the giving part Of their lives. out of their
interests and out of their reflections. 1t
should be one of the most vital parts of
their worship. he stated. DR.. Newman also
expressed the hope that the Christian En-
deavor sentiment will occasion a great
revolution that shall bring about the COM
ing of Jesus Christ.
Closing Meetings..
The closing exercises Of the convention
comprised two conservation meetings. held
last evening; one in the First Congreg l.
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Baptist Church. The exercises did not be-
gin until 8 O'clock. but at that tirae the
former church contained but few vacant
pews. After the customary singing, Rev.
Samuel II. Greene was introduced. In a
brief address he congratulated the society
upon it's magnificent convention and upon
the increasing membership and enthusiasm.
Rev. Dr.. Greene, by calling the roll of all
the churches in the District having Chris
tian Eudeavor organizations, according to
denominations, showed that there are sew
enty. The representatives of each church
arose in body as its name was called
The other features of the meeting We're an
address by Recording Secretary John B
Sle!<an. and singing by the entire congre-
CATION under the direction of Mr.. Foster.
AT the Calvary Baptist the services were
conducted by the Rev. James l.. Hill, his
audience comprising representatives from
about seventy Endeavor societies. Rev.
Mr. HILL in a short talk, set forth how
necessary is complete conservation in order
to receive a full bestowal of the Holy
Spirit. There We're volunteer prayers OF
ole sentence each, various expressions
from the societies on the subject of conse-
Grafton, the Mizpah benedction by the en-
tire congregation, and a pastoral benedic-
ton by Mr. Hill.