Evening star., 1895-03-25
GooD CITIZENSHIP MEETING
The Society Of Christian Endsavor Gels
brats This. Theme.
Stirring Address by DIR. Clark, the
Founder of the Organization, mt n
Mass Meeting Yesterday.

o'clock yesterday afternoon at the First
Congregational, Church, under the auspices
Of the good citizenship committee of the
District Christian Endeavor Union. The
object was to promote a sense of civic Oh
legation, and the duties of members to the
state and the municipality were set forth
in the exercises of the day. The meeting
was presided over by Judge Arson s. Tay-
lor, and DR.. F. E.. Clark of Boston, founder
of the Christian Endeavor Union, made
brilliant and convincing address. The
Moody choir, with it's $40 voices and the in
spring leadership of Mr.. Percy Foster, was
present and made the occasion pleasantly
memorable by it's excellent singing. The
church was beautifully and Significantly
decorated. The rational flag was every
where conspicuous High over the church
organ four of these emblems of union were
draped in the form of Maltese cross, fas-
tened at the center with a Christian En-
deavor monogram in gilt lettering. The
printed programs bore a design of regi-
mental flag and embraced voluntary COM
prising medley of patriotic airs; the
singing of America" by the choir and con-
gregation; invocation by Rev. DIR. F. ID.
Power; responsive reading, led by Rev. F.
J. Grimke; prayer, by Rev. Howard Wilbur
Ennis; brief address of welcome, by Rev.
Dr. s.. NJ. Newman; a solo, by Mr.. Foster;
Introductory remarks, by Chairman Tay-
lor; an address, by Rev. F. Z. Clark, d. D.:
gy, Mizpah and benediction. Upon the
platform were the committee, H. c. Met
calf. secretary; s. e. Kramer. w: H. Pen
nell, George "A. Birch, C. w. Chlds NJ D.;
Ancrew Wilson and Rev J. E. Fout, DR..
Clark. Rev. w. C. Alexander of the West
Street Presbyterian Church and others.
The Exercfscs.
The great choir opened the meeting by
singing Il Am Waiting" Miss Alice KIM
ball, who presided at the organ, followed
with a patriotic medley as a voluntary.
The congregation then sang four verses of
America" DR.. Power offered the opening
invocation. praying that the congregation
might bring their deepest affections and
their most earnest supplications to the
service. The choir then sang THE Ban
ner of the Cross" stirring Endeavor
hymn. the first stanza of which runs:
There's a royal banner given for display
To the soldiers of the King;
AS an ensign fair we lift it up today
While as ransomed ones We sing.
The responsive singing was led by DR..
Grimke and DR.. Ennis led in prayer. The
choir then sang Meet Me There with
splendid effect DIR. Newman welcomed the
audience to the church. He said it was
the understanding that the meeting was
the first on large scale during the his
tory Of the Christian Endeavor in which
presentation of the good citizenship move
ment had taken place. He thought it par
ticularly fitting that SO auspicous an I'M
where many large claims for the advance
ment of humanity had originated and been
advocated. DR.. Newman emphasized the
Importance of teaching to young men a
proper conception of their country as some
thing to which they should devote their re-
ligion as well as their patriotism.
Then, IN response to a request, the choir
sang the anthem. "Oh, Lord, How Marvel
Gus Are Thy Works." Financial matters
of interest to the society were briefly talk
ed about by Mr.. Pennell, and Mr. Foster
sang a solo.
DIR. Clark's Address.
Dr. Clark, when he was introduced by
Judge Taylor, received an enthusiastic sa-
lutte. the audience waving their handker-
chiefs and clapping hands for several min
utes The address was long and interest
ing. First the speaker brought to his hear
ers word of progress in Christian Endeav-
or in other parts of the world. During a
recent visit in England he was told by the
Christian EndeavorerS al Birmingham that
they We're to hold a convention in the city
next Whitsuntide at which 1000 people
would attend> A convention will be held
in Boston this summer which would prob
ably entertain about 10000 persons. Prepa-
rations were making for the formation of
societies in Berlin, Leipsic and a number
of other large German cities
The speaker then commended the plat
form formulated by the District of Column
| bia Christian Endeavor committee, and for
| its careful statements and explicit terms
pronounced 1t as one of the most admira BILE
documents he had ever seen. If the En-
deaForers followed 1t they could not go far
| astray. He believed that the great danger
| besetting this new movement was partisan
| ship.
| DIR. Clark also elaborated upon the state
ment in the platform that no one should
| dictate to the societies. but that it was the
| province of the committee to suggest help
| ful schemes in which members might in
terest themselves. The stand upon the
| saloon question was commended by the
speaker. He said that temperance people
formerly opposed the saloon on individual
grounds, but they had now seen that it is
an enemy to good government. Hence the
total determination of the traffic was in
sisted upon. He further referred to the
keeping of the Sabbath, and told how ar
rangementS had been made to prevent any
Sunday meetings at Boston during the con-
vention because of the Sunday travel that
would result.
An earnest invitation was extended to
the Endeavorers to visit Boston next July,
| DR.. Clark telling how visits had been
planned after the adjournment of the con-
vention to Bunker Hill, Cambridge,
toric interest. He also made an earnest
plea for patriotism that would extend to
all countries, and urged community of
action between America and England to
! buke the recent outrages perpetrated in
Armenia.
DIR. Alexander offered a prayer after DIR.
Clark had finished, and the choir sang the
doxology. The meeting closed with the
MiZpah benediction.
THE MARINE BAND.