Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-15

Snurcn lneTe was a SOOQly attendance
of the delegates when the first session was
commenced. and as others from out of town
kept dropping in steadily the church was
soon well filled with mission workers from
all parts of the country.
The officers of the union are as follows:
Maj. Geo. A. Hilton, president; DR.. Louis
Klopsch. first vice president; A. L. Swart-
Wout, secretary; DR.. ]. e. Carpenter, treas
urer.
Mr.. WheeIer's Address.
The meeting Of the national union has
aroused a great deal Of interest among the
workers Of the Central Union Mission Of
this city. and they were out in numbers at
the meeting this morning, and the devo-
tionai and praise service was conducted by
Mr.. George w. Wheeler, one of the most
active members Of the board Of directors Of
the local mission.
Mr.. Wheeler made brief address of well
come, in the course Of which he said that
there was another convention only square
away-"a convention of whisky sellers
Theirs 1t Is" said Mr.. Wheeler, ito de-
stroy and to pull down. Ours ii Is to build
up. l would rather belong to this conven-
tion than to that other
AT this there was loud chorus Of
"amens'' from all over the church.
Prayer and Praise.
There was music of the mission or res
Mission Choir, the reading of a chapter
from the Scriptures and an earnest prayer
from the lips of Mrs. A. L. Prindle. who is
affectionately known as Mother Prindle,
of the wonderfully successful Florence Mis-
sion for Fallen Women. Then there was
another soul stirring hymn by the Silver
Lake Quartet This is an organization
from Rochester, N. Y. four men, who for
twelve years past have been singing the
songs of salvation all over the land. They
are especially strong as temperance sing
ers, and their songs arc always marked by
pleasantly, purity, pathos and persuasive
ness The members of the quartet are:
George f. Chambers, leader and soprano;
]. w. Allatt, tenor; A. H. Lawrence, alto,
and ]. A. Hicks, baritone.
Maj. Hilton's Ten Minutes.
At the close of the religious service ten
minutes was allotted to the president, Maj.
Hilton Of Los Angeles, Cal, in which to
outline the purposes of the convention. He
said that he could better use ten hours in
such an effort. But briefly then its chief
purpose is to bring together in bonds of
closer Christian fellowship all mission
workers everywhere. 1t is to inspire them
with greater enthusiasm In their various
lines of work. After speaking briefly of the
different features of the program, and the
very simple rules that would govern the
meetings, Maj. Hilton introduced Rev. DR..
Oliver A. Brown, pastor of the Foundry
Church. to deliver an address of welcome
on behalf of the congregation, which had
acted in such hospitable manner towards
the National Gospel Mission Union.
DR.. Brown paid high tribute to the
work which the Central Union Mission is
doing in this city. 1t was in Foundry
Church that the first meeting was held,
which led UP to the organization Of the
mission, and in Foundry Church, said DR..
Brown. mission workers should surely feel
at home. He bade the members all an
earnest and hearty welcome as Christian
workers, and for the Christ-like ministry
in which they were engaged.
Maj Hilton announced the arrival of
three delegates from the Independent Or
der of Rechabites. Then he introduced
Rev. DR.. A. w. Pitzer, president of the
Washington City Bible Society. to speak
for that organization.
Work of the Bible Society.
In the course of his remarks Rev. DIR.
Pitzer said, after speaking of the work Of
John Shackford, who, in 1885. in the First
Presbyterian Church, gave $4,000 to aid
in placing copy Of the Bible in the hands
of every human being: "The Washington
City Bible Society was organized in 1923,
and is tn erefore in the sixty-seventh year
of its life. In these years there have been
thirteen canvasseS from house-to-house
made in this city. The total aggregate Of
coo. A total of 67,40O families have been
visited in the last twenty years.
las fruit of our work in the last four
years nearly 1900 Bibles have been dis
tributed to the children and youth of this
city between the ages of eight and sixteen"
At the conclusion of DIR. Pitzers re-
marks Mr.. Percy S. Foster, the leader of
the Moody choir. was called upon to favor
the meeting with song. In a clear and
strong high baritone Mr. Foster sang
hymn, entitled Surely, 1 Come Quickly"
that was particularly appropriate to such
a gathering.
Mr. John B. Sleman pave succinot and
interesting account of the work that is
being done by the Washington City Or
phan Asylum.
The Salvation Army Work.
I'VE all KNOW" said President Hilton,
'the work that is being done by the Sal
walton Army. We know the organization,
end we love it. I wish we could have
Adjutant Masland here to speak for the
army. She is now in Europe. but we have
Adjutant Hunter. who will tell us of the
work upon which he and his fellow-sol-
dierS are engag ed.
Adjutant Hunter introduced his discourse
by a story-and a good one-and then went
on to tell Of the work of the army, what it
is trying to do and why it is trying to do it
in the way that it is.
This bright and happy address was fol-
lowed by song by Capt. Dunlap to illus
trate to the meeting the musical methods of
the army. Capt. Eva Dunlap is a trained
and brilliant musician. She was engaged
to sing in the concerts at the worlds fair
in Chicago, but about that time she became
converted, and has since then devo.ed her
life and her talents to the Salvation Army.
Other Addresses.
An address on the subject of the Chris
tian Endeavor societies was made by Rev
d. w. Skellenger. DID. The Epworth
League was represented by Mr.. VIM. Bur
dette Matthews. and like service was
rendered for the Baptist Young Peoples
Union by Rev. r. r. West. Mr. p H.
Bristow spoke for the District Sunday
School Union.
Today's program was so arranged as to
give hearing first to the various local
OF ganizations for good work, so that the
visitors from out of town might be given
to understand something of what is being
done in Washington to spread the tidings
Of joy.
At the close of the addresses Rev. DR..
Hartsock was called upon to ask prayer
for blessing specifically upon the work pre-
senied this morning, and then there was
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