The morning times., 1896-10-17
NET IN MANY CHURCHES
Fall Committee Conferences Of
Endeavorers.
WORK IN ALI ITS LINES
General interchange of Ideas on the
Welfare of the Society-Suggestions
Made in the Various Departments.
Interesting Facts Brought Out in
the Discussions Which Followed.
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The fall committee Conferences OF the
District or Columbia Christian Endeavor
Union Were held last evening in several OF
the down town churches. The conferences
We're held for the purpose OF bringing To-
gctner Endcivur workers for discussions OF
practical methods OF Committee work.
The meetings were attended by large
number VI Endeavorers fIom among the
seventy societies in the District. The ex-
change Of IDEAS and the discussion Of
pfuctical plans occupied tie time in eacfi
conference. Previous To tie meetings pro
grams had been sent out to all the societies
III the district containing a fist OF questions
to be discussed
The lockout committee conference was
held iu Calvary Baptist Sunday school
house, and was conducted by Mr.. N. L.
Webster, Jr. AT this conference the hun
dred or more EndeavoTers present dis
cussed plans looking Ia the addition OF
new members to the societies.
PRAYERS AND MISSIONS.
The prayer meeting Committee met in the
vcs;ry or Calvary Baptist Church, and the
conference was led by MT. Grant Leet.
A large number OF Endeayorers from all
over the City were present, and the discus sion
OF various topics brought out the methods
of work now in effect in the several
societies. s5-.D '--s 80
The missionary Committee Conference
was held i'll the intermediate room of Cal
vary Baptist Sunday School house, and
was conducted by Rev. c. u Butler. How
to secure systematic giving for, Missions,
and how TO promote more evanselistic
work in the societies were esurne of the
topics discussed at this conference.
The good literature committee confer
cnce was held in the primary room of
Calvary R;InIiSf Clnrcll "a "a = tod
by Miss Zue Brockett.
ITS SOCIAL FEATURE.
The social committees Eeld their confer
ence in the lecture room OF the Fourth
Presbyterian Church. Miss Matte Bart
lett conducted the meeting. The duties CT
the social committee toward new members
and associate members were discussed, and
the work OF tile committee in greeting
strangers VINO come into tie church was
also proftably discussed.
The Sunday-school committees held their
conference III the auditorium room of St.
Pauis Eugiisil Lutheran Church. Nr. W
II IL. Smith conducted the conference,
which proved a very helpful one The dis
cussion upon The topic of teachers iu the
SuiIday-schOoi developed the fact that in
all the Sunday schools represented at the
conference, The greater part OF the teach
ers were Eudeavorers. Suggestions Were
hold OF scholars who had dropped out of
the school, aud bring them back.
AT OTHER CHURCHES.
The music committee conference was
held in the lecture-room oil the st. Paul's
English LltBeran Church, and was CON-
,iucted by Mr.. Hurry q. Kimball. How to
improve the singing in Christian En-
dcavcr and churcn prayer meetings was
the principal topic discussed at this con-
ference
The flower, relief, and calling com
mittees held a joint conference in the
Mount Vernon Place NJ. f. Church. Miss
Grace johnson presided The various
duties OF these three committees Were 'dIs-'
cussed, and many novel ideas advanced.
The good citizenship and TEN perance
conference was held in the east parior
or the Mount Vernon Church, and was
conducted by Mr.. Hermon c. Metcalf
Many practical suggestions regarding
good citizenship and temperance work were
advanced, and the interchange OF ideas
developed many other ways OF conducting
the work.
AT the November executive committee
meeting OF the District c. z. Union, the
leaders of last nights meetings. will give
three-minute reports, embracing in them
some OF the best things sail at their con-
ferenceS- '0f7r7''