The evening times., 1895-12-18

Arrangements for the fourth annual con-
vention of the District OF Columbia Christian
Endeavor Onion are being rapidly per
| fected.
| The first session Will be held Friday
| evening, January II, 1896, and the meet
| ings Will continue during the following two
| days. The hall above the Center Market
has been secured for the principal meetings.
| II will be remembered that this was for
nierly used for armOry purposes, but 1t has
recently been put in first-class repair and
| Will seat 5000 persons.
At the open meeting, Friday evening,
seats will be reserved on the platform for
the members OF the Moody Choir, the pastors
OF the city. and prominent citizens. The
program for this service opens with an ad-
dress by President Ii. L. Whitman. OF Co
lunbian University. on THE KingdOin-an
Idcal-an Obligation"
This will be followed by an address by
some well-knOwn speaker, who has not yet
been selected on the subject, Soul Win
ming" The program will conclude with an
address by Rev. Francis L. Clark, ID. D..
president of the United Society y-of Chris
tian Endeav0r, and n conservation service.
which will also be conducted by Dr. clark.
SERVICE OF CONSIDERATION.
itTetOiOIe tDls SSihANS hA' 49,
held ON a Sunday evening, and as the final
meeting ofthe convention. 1t hasbecn found,
however, to interfere to an extent with the
regular preaching services in many OF the
churches, even though the time has for the
past year or two been set at o O'Clock The
new plan has been arranged SO that the
sessions OF the convention will in no way
conflict with regular church services.
The arrangements for Sunday provide
for an early morning prayer meeting, To
be held at 4 O'Clock in the First CODgrega-
tional Church. In the afternoon, at the
same place, the juniors will hold rally.
The committee In charge of the convention
is endeavoring to secure the services TOR
this meeting OF j widely known spea ker who
is a great favOrite both among the juniors
and junior superntendents.
For Saturday evening the program prom
ises decidedly new feature. 1t will he
a grand mass meeting Of the go Auxiliary
committees. These committees are nearly
complete and show a combined membership
of nearly 5000. Necessarily, therefore,
admission to Market Hall, where the meet
ing will he held, will lie by tickets, which
will be issued TO committee members. Pres
ident Clark. and possibly General Secretary
John Willis Baer of the United Society will
address the meeting with reference TO the
responsibility of the individual worker in
tNt great
convention next July.
COMMITTEES OF go INTRODUCED.
This will he the first occasion for the as
scmbling OF these committees, and the var
ious members of the committee OF '96 will
beintroduced To the ran nd file of the work.
ers. The meeting Is loo ked forward to by both
the District Union and the committee of go
as a most important gathering. The desira-
bility OF acquaintance among the members
OF these mammoth committees as well as
an intimate acquaintance with chairneu
under whom one is ia serve is quite patent.
Both Dr. Clark and Mr.. Baer arc pre-
pared to speak from the practical expert
ence OF the Boston Eudeavorers in arrang
ing for the convention or '95, and il is be-
lieyed that many suggestions OF infinite
value viii be made during the course OF
the evening.
The program for Sunday, the 10th. pro-
vides for a meeting in the afternoon at
Market Hall, where addresses viii be
made on missionary topics. In the even
ing the several societies as well as the
churches win be asked to hoid special SER
vices of prayer for the coming interna-
tiopal convention.
the arrangements for the January con-
vention are in the hands of special COM
mittce, consisting of Mr.. II. NJ Shand. Judge
ADson $. Taylor, AIR. Grant Leet. Mr. w A.
Fl. Church. Mr.. John u. Slcman ir.. and Mr..
Hcrmon c. Metcalf.