The Washington times., 1895-01-19
TO UPIIFT THE WORLD
EndsaVOrers Meet in Their Third
Annual Convention.
DOZEN HUNDRED DELEGATES
Eloquent Speeches Urging the Societies to
Make Practical Efforts for the Good of
Mankind Conference of Presidents and
Chairmen-Einisters Give Estimates of
the Value Of the Work of the Union.

To raise the standard of the practical work
in every local society is tie central thought
and purpose OF tie third annual convention
OF the District Christian Endeayor Union.
the sessions of which began in the First
Congregational Church yesterday afternoon.
If yesterdays meetings may be taken as a
criterion. the present will be the most sue
eess;ul convention held by the local union.
Big audiences, an abundance c! o!eIthusiasm
practical addresses, and plenty OF good
music were the order of the day. Everything
went OF on schedule time with the charac-
/ teristic snap and vim OF the District En-
deayorers.
SGccinct. pertinent. and typical Christian
/ Endeavor talks were the order of the after
noon conference of society presidents and
I chairmen OF committees. President Conner
I conducted the devotional exercises and made
/ brief address opening the convention. urg-
/ ing toe officers and chairmen to pay special
attention to the need OF practical work by
THE ISDA IDUAL ENDEAYoRERs.
/ A series Of five minute talks followed, the
first being about the relation cf the officer TO
the member. by Mr.. Il. A. May president of
! the Covenant Society. The key TO the solu-
tion of problem, said the speaker, was the
clause ''All We are brethren" and the mem
/ bers should abide 10y the decisions of those
! whom they have elected TO authority. More
cheerful II wills and fewer Il cant's'
were needed
"Business-iike business meetings was
Secretary John B. Seman's subject. In his
opinion no society could afford TO neglect
in the slightest degree this most valuable OF
agencies.
Hiss Susanna Moore, of the New York Avenue
: Society. gave some excellent Suggestions con-
retary.
Speaking of the relation OF the president to
the committees Miss Anna J. Bell, OF the
Calvary Baptist Society. said the president
should thoroughly Understand the work of
his society and be ever watchiul of its Lest in-
terest.
The last speaker was Mr.. ". II. H. Smith.
chairman OF The committee OF SO. VITO re-
minded the EndeaYorers OF the obligation
incumbent upon them TO assist the committee
financially and otherwise TO insure the success
o. the convention.
EVENING DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES.
Chairman ". T. II. Smith. OF the commit
tee OF SO, conducted the devotional exercises
at the evening session. In an introductory
address President Lendell A. Conner said the
officers OF the Union hoped that the delegates
would take from the programme such suG-
SestioDs as woGld enable them to do better
service as Christian Endeayorers and lie in-
auced 10 greater efforts in preparing for the
convention OF Sc.
the Cosmos Ladies Quartet. Misses Ella
Lyman, Ella Davis, Minnie and Florence
Recne. sang. I'VE Praise Thee, Oh Father,
and then Rev. Howard WILBUR Enhis, pastor
of the Western Presbyterian Church, con-
Quoted pastors half hour, in which num-
Der of city pastors told in three-minute
speeches why they valued the Christian En-
deavor Society.
Rev. G n. Luccoek, of the Metropolitan
Presbyterian Church, valued it because OF its
name and its source, and also because OF its
teachableness. aspiration and willingness to
Z learn.
Lets have a song" said DR.. Ennis, and
the Zig audience heartily responded with the
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