The Washington times., 1895-03-25
Good Citizenship Movement of
C. E. Society KOn-Partisan.
VIEWS ADVANCED BY DIR. CLARK
Founder of the Organization Declares the
Purpose of Christian Endeavorsrs in the
Crusade for Good Honesty
in the Body Politic Social Purity, and
Abolition Of saloons-Meeting Yesterday

Under the auspices of the Good Citi-
zenship Committee of the District
Christian Endeavor Union, mass meeting
composed of representatives of the church
societies in every part of the city was held,
at 8 O'Clock p. m. yesterday in the First
Congregational Church.
1t was Good Citizenship Day." and in
in commemoration of the occasion an au-
dience assembled that filled the auditorium
and the gallery beyond the seating capacity.
Many late comers found standing room only,
and not few who were physically unequal
to the task OF remaining on theirfeet through
service, returned to their homes. 1t seemed
for while, that in order to accommodate
all who desired to participate, an overflow
meeting would have to be held in the lecture
room.
Thetheme efordiscussion being good citizen
ship, and the term embracing among quail
ifications loyalty to good governments, it
seemed meet that the decorations should
consist of the national emblens, and this
was the order. A Maltese cross, formed of
four American flags, with the mystic mono
gram of the society in the center, graced the
organ front and on either side and lining the
balcony railing were other duplicates OF the
banner IN various artistically arranged
designs.
MOODY CHOIR SUPPLIED MUSIC
The exercises werepresided over by Judge
Anson S. Taylor, chairman OF the Good Citi-
zenship Committee, and the music was
supplied by the great Moody Choir, under
the leadership of Mr. Percy S. Foster. The
place usually allotted to the singers proved
TO be quite too contracted TO accommodate
so large body, and many of the members
occupied the seats in the gallery nearest
to the pulpit.
The programme embraced a voluntary,
comprising medley of patriotic airs; the
singing of America" by the choir and
congregation; invocation by Rev DR.. F.
d. Power; responsive reading, led by Rev.
F. J. Grimke; prayer, by Rev. Howard
Wilbur Ennis; n brief address of welcome,
by Rev. DR.. s. NJ. Newman; solo, by
Mr.. Foster: Introductory remarks by Chair
man Taylor; an address by Rev. F. E.
Clark; ID. D.; prayer, by Rev. W. C. Alexan-
der; doxology, Mizpah, and benedietion.
The feature of the service, which was a
special one, was DR.. Clarks address. Chris
tan Endeavorers do not need to be told that
ment that led to the formation and growth
of their organization. He is, besides, the
president of the United Society of Christian
Endeayor, and, though not an elderly man,
is recognized by the membership as Father
Clark"
Upon responding to the Introduction
given him by the chairman, Dr.. Clark
was greeted with a vigorous waving of
handkerchief and equally expressive,
but suppressed clapping of hands. His
address was quite lengthy, and was in
large part an exposition Of the duties
devolving upon the membership in con-
nection with the subject under discus
sion.
MOVEMENT NOT POLITICAL.
His remarks were in line with his dis
cussion of the same theme from the same
pulpit in the morning, at which time he
said the movement for good citizenship,
to which the young people in the churches
all churches, he was glad to say-were
devoted. has not a partisan aspect, nor
would it he attached to the tail of any
political kite. The idea is that some
thing good can and should be done by the
young people for their church, each for
his own, their state and country.
Each member should be and is entitled
to hold his own views on matters of state
policy, but surely, he said, there is
common ground upon which all Christians
can stand, and that was for the ex-