Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-21
ITS FIRST MASS MEETING
Formal Beginning Of Work Of the District
Christian Endeavor Union.
Reports of the Old Officers md Prom
ises Of the New-An Encourage
ing Showing.


known as Talmage's Church was last night
we'll filed with young people of the Chris
tan Endeavor societies Of the District,
and that in spite Of the exalted state of the
thermometer. The occasion was the first
mass meeting of the District Union for the
fall term, as well as the first held under
the direction of the new officers of the
union, who only recently assumed the POSI-
lions and responsibilities to which they
were elected In June last
Welcoming words from the co-pastor Of
the church, Rev. Adolos Allen, were atten-
lively listened to after the services had
been opened with exercises Of a devotional
nature.
The Junior Unions Work.
Rev. E. B. Bagby, president Of the Junior
Christian Endeavor Union Of the District,
was called on to give resume Of the work
accomplished among the junior societies In
the administration just closed. He reported
the union to be in f1ourishing condition,
comprising forty-eight Junior societies,
with a membership of 2,269, an increase
since September l, 1884, of seven societies
and 661 members. Twenty-Five senior En-
deavor societies have no junior auxiliary,
and the motto of the Junior union for the
present year would be a junior society in
every church where there Is a senior or
ganization. Mr.. Bagby gave an encour-
aging account Of the Junior Country Home
in Falls Church, which he characterized as
a grand enterprise. most successfully car
ried on-a splendid charity. In this work
$3.50 had been expended, and a balance Of
$50. rs remains in the treasury, occaSioning,
Mr.. Bagby smilingly remarked. no neces-
sity for bond issue or any alarm as to the
condition of the gold reserve.
Treasurer Stowell's Statement.
The state of the finances Of the senior
union was reported on by the retiring treas
urer, Mr.. w. F. Stowell, of the Lutheran
Memorial Church. His statement showed a
balance to the unions credit on September
1, 1894, Of 1885. Since then the total re-
ceipts, including contributions from So
cieties, from the junior union, from collec-
lions at mass meetings, sales of badges and
Individual donations, footed up grand
to tai Of $721.37. The disbursements,o of which
the principal item was a printing bill of
expenses incident to the mass meeting, pro-
vi6ing speakers. postage and stationery,
amo united to S714.43. The treasurer was
happy to report, and the members glad to
hear. that the unions gold reserve at the be-
cir ming Of the present year was 1854. or
1901 more than at the corresponding period
last season, and as in the case of the junior
ur ion, no issue of bonds was deemed pres
emily necessary.
President Shand then called upon Secre-
tary John B. Sleman, jr., for his report,
which briefly recounted the work done by
the union through it's officers and commit
tees for the societies and for the Christian
Endeavor cause in the District of Columbia
during the season Of 94-'5.
Promises for the Coming Year.
Miss Lizzie M. Warman, chairman of the
union lookout committee. stated in outline
her plan of campaign, which all are agreed
will be a vigorous one, even should the COM
mittee be able to accomplish only a 1.-THE of
the work its chairman has in mind. The
intervisitation plan among societies will be
continued; number of committee confer
ences will be held, more than ever before;
literatur will be distributed and the for
nation of new societies will be attempted.
The Episcopalian denomination, Miss War
man said. offered an inviting field for this
latter work.
Mr.. Arson s. Taylor of the good citi-
zenship committee stated that the plat
form of principles adopted last November
by the executive committee was 80 broad
ami comprehensive .that it could not be
improved. His band Of workers would en-
deavor faithfully to carry on the work Of
properly educating the young In temper
ance, loyalty, purity and Christian prin-
would be making better citizens and build
ing for Christ and the Church."
short, but exceedingly practical, point
ed talk, addressed emphatically in the sec
ond person singular TO eacn lnolVlduai
Christian Endeavorer, was made by Rev.
NJ. Ross Fishburn. pastor of the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church.
His subject was THE value Of an or
ganization dependent upon the efficiency
Of each individual member; how the En-
deavorer may help this society and the
Union" and his remarks were teeming with
apt illustrations and bright and humorous
incidents, well told, to impress his words
upon his hearers. Four special points he
emphasized: Be prompt in undertaking any
duty assigned; be determined to accom-
plish it, remembering that when there's
q will some way can almost certainly be
found; concentrate all your energy on the
one thing to be done; and be yourself, do
it in your characteristic way. not attempt
ing to copy after some who have gone be-
fore.