Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-17
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS
The District Union and the Series OF
Meetings
Eloquent Speakers to Talk on Timely
TOpics-The Program Arrnng-
ell for This Year.

ties in the city zone hundred and fifteen In
alb, holds during each winter series OF
general mass meetings at intervals of a
month, and in January of each year con-
vention is held, lasting over several days.
The convention of this year will open Fri
day afternoon OF this week. at 4:1o o'clock,
and will close with a conservation service,
Sunday evening at o'clock.
The arrangements for the convention
have been diligently pushed by the board
of officers of the District Union Tor two
months past, AID are now well in hand,
promising perhaps the largest ana most ef-
feotive meetings of the kind yet held in the
city. The principal meetings Will be held
in the First Congregations and Calvary
BAPTIST Churches.
President l.. A. Connor, jr, of the District
Union. stated today that several prominent
out-of-town speakers of national reputation
had been secured for the principal ad-
dresses, and many prominent local En-
deavorers would have charge of The COM
mittee conferences. For as he stated, 1T
is intended that the broad issues or the
Christian Endeavor movement shall be
presented by able orators, and that there
shall also be sessions for the purpose or
training Endeavorers for practical work.
These latter will be presided over by we'll
Known and successful local Endeavor work
erS.
Uni5n Secretary John B. Sleman, jr., stat
Ell tNJt JllOSl CDIlpiStc ildiSSiieEto Hstu
been made for the registration OF the at
tendance upon the convention, and that
present returns indicated as large attend
ance as could be conveniently handled
Opening Sessions.
The opening session of Friday afternoon
at the First Congregational Church will
be a conference of society officers ard
chairmen, and will be training school for
the instruction of local society officers and
Chairmen in their respective duties. Presi-
dent Conner will preside over this session.
The opening mass meeting will occur Fri
day evening at the First Congregational
Church. and the principal features VIII be
a pastors half hour, presided over by
Rev Howard Wilbur Ennis of the Western
Presbyterian Church, and participated in
by Rev. c.. N. Luccock, Rev. W. A. Credit,
Rev. S. N. Brown, Rev. S. NJ. Hartsock,
Rev. W. X. Graham, Rev. F. d. Power,
Rev. j. E. Fout and Rev. c. H. Butler.
Prominent Speakers.
How does it pay to entertain an inter-
national Christian Endeavor convention?"
is the subject on which Rev. Henry T. Nc
Even, d. d., of New York, will speak. DR..
McEwen was chairman of the COMMITTEE
of 3D." which had charge of the arrange
nents for the great Christian Endeavor
convention which was held in Madison
Square Garden during July of that year,
and which is noted as being among the
greatest gatherings ever held In that city.
That convention, under the management or
DR. McEwen's committee, was noted for it's
successful business management and for
it's great and far-rcaching influence among
the young people of the country. DIR. Nc
Even comes to give Washingtonians
glance at what they may expect from the
great convention of 1896 DIR. McEwen is
pastor of the Fourteenth Street Presby-
terrain Church of New York city. one of the
large and influential downtown churches,
" hich is noted for it's successful work
among men.
Rev Edwin Heyl Delk of Hagerstown
will also address this session on the aues-
ton, Have We religion for men? he
is rising young Lutheran minister. promi-
nent as Y. NJ. c. A. worker, and is an
orator of rare power.
The Meetings.
On Saturday morning, at the First Con-
gregational Church, will be held an early
morning prayer meeting, at the somewhat
unusual hour of I. These morning meet
ings are a feature of Endeavor gatherings.
Rev. NJ. Ross Fishburn of the Mount Pleas
ant Congregational Church will conduct
junior rally will occur, and this meeting
will be the exclusive property Ct the boys
and girls, the little people of me Endeavor
societies, who number over 1000 in this
city. They will have talks by Rev. James
l.. Hill and Rev. E. B. Bagby, president of
the junior union. Mr.. BaSpy is we'll known
as chaplain of the House OF Representa-
tives and pastor of the Ninth Street Chris
tian Church. Later on, the same afternoon
there will be inaugurated a new feature in
conventions of this kind in the shape of the
committee conferences" The members of
the various committees INTO which each
church society is subdividad for active
work will meet for the purpose of Discus
sion of and instruction in their respective
duties. The members Of all the lookout
committees will meet at Calvary Baptist
Church, under the leadership Of NJ. Miles
NJ Shand. The prayer meeting com,littees
will meet at the same place AMI hour, and
their meeting will be presided over by Miss
Lizzie NJ. Warman. The various other COM
mittees will have meeting places and lead
ers as follows: Good citizenship and tenn
perance, E Street Baptist. Mr.. Arson S:
Taylor; Sunday school, Calvary Baptist,
Mr. l.. D. Alden; good literature. ST. Pauls
Lutheran, Mr.. J. Ii. Lichiter; rnusic, Cal
vary Baptist, Mr.. Percy S. Foster; social.
New York Avenue Presbyterian, Mr.. c. d.
Bulla; missionary, Fourth Presby terrain,
Mr.. Marion McH. Hull.
DIR. HilPs Address.
Rev. James L. Hill, DID,, of Salem,
Mass, will deliver an address on First
Principles at the First Congregational
Church on Saturday evening. DR.. Hill is
a trustee of the United Society, the inter-
national organization Of Christian En-
deavor, and was chosen by the board of
trustees to make the announcement of their
decision giving the convention Of 1896 to
Washington. He is known as one of the
pioneers in the Endeavor movement dur
ing it's beginnings in New England. He has
since become well known as Christian
Endeavor speaker, both here and in Eng
land. and is also one of the most sue
cessful among New England ministers.
A series of early morning prayer meet
ings in the various sections of the city are
scheduled for o'clock Sunday morning at
the following churches: West Street Pres
byterian Nineteenth Street Baptist,
Church of the Covenant, North Presby-
terian Westminster Presbyterian, Keller