Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01

president and some new features OF liter
| airy work were proposed. 1t is probab BILE
That this department will inaugurate a
Bible training class. The first vice presi-
| dents met yesterday evening" and those in
| charge of spiritual work will meet tonight
Protracted services are now being held
at Union NJ. E. Church and are being con-
Quoted by the pastor, Rev. Alexander BE
laski. assisted by several of the local
| pastors.
On Friday evening next in the Gunton
temple. Church will be held the an
nual meeting, with election of officers,
| Of the Presbyterial Christian Endeav-
or Missionary Union of the presbytery
! OF Washington city. The address of the
evening Will be delivered by the Rev. Wal
lace Radcliffe DID,, pastor of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church
"A mass-meeting of all the local Lutheran
Endeavor Societies will be held February
Is, at the Luther Memorial Church. The
program has been partly mapped out, and
will be as follows: Presiding officer, j. w.
Graham, NJ. D.; address of welcome, Rev.
DR.. j. G. Butler, pastor of the Memorial
Church; and brief addresses of five min
utes each from Rev. DR.. w. E. Parson,
whose theme will be THE Christian En-
deavor Society in the English Lutheran
Churches Rev. A. Homrighaus The
| Christian Endeavor Society in the German
Churches" and Rev. DR.. w. H Gotwald,
The Denomination in the Christian En-
! deavor." 1t is expected that Rev. Dr. Mil
| Ter of Baltimore will also deliver an adj
| dress, and number of the local Lutheran
pastors have signified their intention of be-
ing present.
A reception was given Wednesday even
ing by the officers and teachers of the Sun
day school of the Northeast Congregational
Church to the outgoing and incoming sup
erintendents, c. w. Chappell and Il. ID.
Farnham.
Concluding a series of most successful
meetings held for week past, a mass
meeting of those interested in the Florence
| Crittenton Hope and Help Mission is an
I nGAN n
o'clock in the Calvary Baptist Church. Ad-
dresses will be made by Mrs. La Fetra,
Mrs. Barrett and Mrs. Edholm, the choir
will lead the singing, Prof B. Frank &C.
best will preside at the organ, and Mrs. T
b. Power will sing solo, entitled can a
Girl Forget Her Mothers Prayers"
Monday afternoon house warming viii
be held at the local mission, DIS Sd street
At o'clock the ladies will hold recep-
ton, and at 7:30 a special conservation
service will be conducted by several of the
pastors of the city.
An enjoyable entertainment, under the
auspices of classes Nos. and of St
Marks Sunday school, was held last even
ing at Golden Cross Hall. Looking Back
ward" a dialogue, was creditably given by
the members of the classes, and recitations
and Songs and other features of the pro-
gram were contributed by Mrs. DIN Leech,
Miss Weldon, Miss Jenkins, Mr.. c. F.
Purdy, Miss Alice Carraway, Master Fred.
Bradford, Miss Jennie Pauline Barnes, Miss
Katie Toomey and Miss Julia Covington.
The Mount Pleasant Mandolin and Guitar
Club, under the leadership of Miss Ger
trude Buckingham, rendered a selection
Refreshments were afterward served Mas
ter Arthur Roberts was master of ceremo-
MES.
Monday evening the regular meeting of
the executive committee of the District of
Columbia Christian Endeavor Union will be
held in the vestry of the Calvary Baptist
Church. In addition to the usual business
to be considered, the societies will report
briefly to the manner in which Chris
tan Endeavor day was observed. Tomor-
row is the fifteenth anniversary of the
founding of the first Christian Endeavor
society, and the first Sunday in February
is known in religious circles as christian
Endeavor day" A portion of the time of
Mondays meeting will be devoted to dis
GUESSING the practical benefits which re-
The next mass meeting of the union will
be held Friday evening, February IA, in
| the Mount Vernon Place NJ Z. Church.
The subject will be Evangelism
Mckendree Epworth League. under the
| direction of the literary department gave
| an entertainment last evening, the first
| under the new administration of the league
! The musical part of the program was rem
| dered by Miss Dashiell and Master Paul
| FsElau. Papers were read by Miss Emily
! Scrivener, Archie Davis, Frank Israel, Ar
| thur Fowle, the subject being Cuba, fol-
lowed by a general discussion, participat ted
| in by Messrs. Latham, F. ]. Mackenzie
| G. F. Spencer, r. l.. Middleton and Miss
Jennie Bowbeer.