Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-08
THE==BtG CONVENTION
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THE ,JANU AIRY MEETING

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This week the work of preparation for
been materially advanced. Important meet
ings have been held by three committees
At the meeting Of the COMMITTEES OF 90,
letters were read from the Mt Pleasant
Congregational Church. Metropolitan
Presbyterian Church, First Presbyterian
Church and the Memorial Lutheran Church
Offering the use of their edifices for CON
vention purposes, and a request was re-
ceived from the Friends that a place be
assigned for the denomihatfonaf fary of
that sect. 1859
Rev. Richard Emmons was appointed up
On the auxiliary finance committee. and the
following were named as members Of the
music committee .R. Barnes Vermont; Avenue
Christian Church; ]. Arthur Rose, Gunton
Temple Memorial Church: Miss Florence
Kidwell, North. Presbyterian Church; Ed
win R Conner, First Congrega tfonaf Church
and Robert T. Ballard, Congress Street NJ
F. Church. So y 7e'iN"-
Forty-four societies were represented at
the meeting Of the executive committee
and the attendance was a large one. The
officers of the union recommended that Feb
ruary p the fifteenth anniversary of the
founding of the society. commonly known
as Christian EndeaYor day." be observed
by special services in all the societies, and a
collection be taken in behalf of missions. =
Committee Reports. 80.
Reports Of the various committees were
then received. t''''S-- go - 2 ''''S
The press committee announced that the
next and possibly succeeding issues of the
Endeavorer, will be- twelve pages in size
instead Of eight, as heretofore In the
next issue, which will appear within two
a To-
prehensive report of the meetings will be
printed. . is. 1ys n,a. ,...,.,.-.r,.,.
Miss Florence Shuttle reported on behalf
OF the missionary committee.
During the past month the committee has
conducted missionary meetings xlsh
China as the subject. in three societies,
Maryland. Avenue Baptist North Carolina
Avenue M p and West, Street Presbyter-
1aih' Five new. books have, been added to
the missionary library. Conferences Of the
subcommittees in the various denominations
had been planned, and already the Meth
odist Episcopal committees had enjoyed
most profitable meeting. So. :. - -.
Miss Lizzie NJ. Warman reported, on be-
half of the union lookout committee. that
during the past month ten visits had been
made to societies by members of this com
miftee. This committee has arranged for
fcrty-seyeR meetings to be held under Its
auspices during therneXt three months, and
is pushing the matter of organizing new So
cieties with considerable success.
Jnnuary Convention =
On behalf of the January convention COM
mttee. Herncn ca Metcalf made the fol-
lowing report giving the program for the
sessions as arranged:
The dates selected are Friday, Saturday
and Sunday January II, Is and 10.
The hall over the Center Market has been
secured for the principal sessions. This
Will seat about 5000 people. and special
platform to accommodate between 25O and
81 DeODia he
ments have been made by the '96 hall COM
mittee.
The 90 ushers' committee will have
charge of the seating Of the audiences The
ushers will wear the special cap which has
been selected as their distinctive badge
The decoration committee hopes to have
supply of convention flags for use at this
time.
The music will be in charge of the music
committee. and the Moody Choir has been
secured to lead the singing.
The following is the program:
Friday, January IL, 1880 p. M, Central Hall.
Praise service; devotional exercises; adj
dress, The Klngdom-An Ideal-An obi
CATION" Rev. 3. L. Whitman, D. D.. presi-
dent Columbian University; collection and
announcements; address, soul Winning"
Rev. wayland Hoyt, D. D., Philadelphia,
Pa, trustee United Society Christian En-
deavor: closing exercises.
Saturday. January Is, a.m.-Early morn
ing prayer meeting. First Congregational
Church.
Saturday; 3 pm p,m:3Junior rally. First Con
Peter Ainslie and an DR., F F, Clark
Of sddress
Blessings to Be Expected from the '96
Convention" Rev. F. e. Clark, D., D..
president United Society Of Christian En-
deavor; address, The, Responsibility of the
Individual Worker Mr.. John Willis Baer,
general secretary of the United Society
Sunday, January 10. pm, Central Hail.
Mass meeting address, Rev. Teunis S.
Hamlin, DID,; conservation service, con-
Quoted by the Rev. +. E. Clark, D. D..
No sessions will be held Sunday evening,
but the societies and pastors of churches
are requested to make special mention in
their prayers during the services Of the
the sessions of the convention the public
is cordially invited Admission to the Sat-
urday evening session will be by ticket up
to 7:45 o'clock, after which the public will
be admitted.
Committee of 'o6. . q u
After the treasurer had made state
ment of the finances of the union, showing
a balance on hand of Sob, w. H H.
Smith, chairman of the committee Of '96,
read the report of that committee, in part
as follows:
We have now entered our convention
year, and feel confident that We are in no
particular behind in our preparations for
this great event
The finance committee has kept it's work
well before the auxiliary finance committee
members for the completion of their can
yass for the Endeavor fund.
The hall committee has closed contract
with Mr.. Walter c. Martin for a new tent
and fixtures complete, being duplicate of
the tents made by him for the Boston con-
vention, for the sum of $3.50. This gives
US three tents in all, with an aggregate
seating capacity Of about $4,000. Besides
these tents, 1t is proposed to use some ten
or twelve of our churches. seating upward
of LOCO each, thus furnishing seatings for
Many churches have already most gener-
ously placed their buildings at our service