Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-15
FUNDS FOR sTHE MISSION
A Mass Meeting Hsld Last Night on Behalf
Of thd Treasury.
Speeches by Welk>Known Men-How
the Work is Attracting Atten-
tion-The National Work.


attracted large attendance. The meeting
was opened with brief song and prayer
service, conducted by Rev. E. D. Bailey,
who afterward made brief statement Of
the financial condition of the institution
The whole debt on the building at present,
said he, Is $4,000. The mission edifice was
purchased two years ago for $4,000. To
thfs cost $4,000 was added for repairs.
Out or the $4,000 part was paid by SUBJ
scrlptlons OF generous citizens. Last Janu-
airy, Mr. Bailey explained, the mission
adopted the plan of taking 50-cent monthly
subscriptions in the nature of pledges from
the members and friends of the mission.
Six hundred and fifty names have been
secured. and 1000 are desired.
Judge I. G. Kimball, chairman Of the
building committee, asked the congregation
to pray for it's success. He proposed daily
nient ana morning prayer, and half of the
audience of 800 promised to indulge in it.
Judge Kimball said he had found that there
was approximately $500 unpaid. He urged
greater diligence in the canvass for new
| monthly subscribers. He himself had Sc
cured $50, and he thought each one of them
could secure another pledger
CHARLES E. Foster spoke Of the necessity
OF raising the money, and offered to be the
first Of the ten men each of whom should
| give 500 to remove the debt
Rev Dr. Muir, pastor of the E Street
Baptist Church, talked briefly on the ex-
tended work of the mission, and of its
helpful influence to the community.
Attracting Much Attention.
1t is quite a notable fact that the Central
Union Mission of this city is attracting at
tention of aggressive Christian workers
and philanthropists in other Cities who
come here to study its practical operations.
Within short time a representative from
a fipS nf
here to study the mission. At the same
| time magazine writer asked the privilege
of attending some of the Gospel wagon ser
vices, with a view to writing a magazine
article about them. A superintendent of a
mission in Pittsburg, another from New
brunswick, N. j., and another from Los
Angeles, Cal, have been here within few
weeks. Sunday, the 7th, Rev. Arthur C. Peck
and wife of the Haymarket Mission, Den
yer. Col, spent the day here. attending the
Gospel wagon services during the day and
the mission auditorium meeting in the
evening. At the latter service Mr.. Peck
gave an interesting address, largely
founded upon his personal experiences. He
vas the successful pastor of an NJ. e.
church. but, burning with zeal to reach a
different class of people, he resigned his
Passionate and hired the Haymarket Thea
ter in Denver. where he started a mission,
patterned after the Central Union Mission
Of this city, including the Gospel wagon,
industrial department and other features
From the first he met with most remark
able success, and during the past year over
l,"oo conversions were reported. Crowds
attend his services in the theater. His
work costs about $4,000 year, or nearly
twice as much as the much greater work in
this city, the difference being due to the
fact that almost no salaries are paid in the
| mission here, while in his mission all work.
erS are compen sated
The mission was also visited by Mr.
1rLr
in charge of the. Sunbeam Rescue Mis-
sion of Des MONIES, Iowa. When Mr.
Cramer was in this city five years ago he
was an actor in variety theater troupe
but since then he has been converted, and
gene into active religious service. Just
after his conversion, when he had resigned
from his profession, lady who was a
stranger to him offered him a situation as
superintendent of a mission, with small
salary, and he closed an engagement at
once. commenced work Immediately, and
has been at it ever since.
Matchmaking the Work.
The movement to nationalize the work of
the Central Union Mission is meeting with
| much success and promises great results
In the near future. Major George A. Hill
ton. the well-known evangelist, who was
chosen national superintendent of the Ma
tional Gospel Mission Union, has COM
menced an active campaign and is having
good success. He recently visited Balti-
more and Philadelphia, and interested a
number of prominent men In those cities
who a once took hold of the matter, and
have now summoned him to a second con-
ference with view to organizing for work.
The men who are moving in the matter are
practical business men, and have evinced
much interest in the movement One
business man remarked at the first con-
ference that 1t was almost too great
movement for him to comprehend, but he
promised to take hold of it with Others.
Mr.. w. L. Bruen of this city is the rep
resentative of Virginia on the national
board of directors, and has arranged to go
to Norfolk next week with view to or
ganizing a mission in that city. An urgent
call has come from Chicago for the ma
tional superintendent to go there and or
ganiZe a mission on West Madison street.
A gentleman of means is ready to furnish
the mission with the necessary capital.
Major Hilton is to go there next week with
view to organizing a local board of d.
rectorS.
The Baltimore Gospel wagon which was
used here last summer, after the Knox fire
burned the missions wagon. has been sent
to Philadelphia, where great success is at
tending the services. Some business men
in Philadelphia, who are organized under
the name of the Cross and Crown Associa-
ton, are running the wagon. The con-
gregations sometimes number thousand
people and the crowds show great interest
in the meetings. The business men are de-
lighted with the success of the enterprise.