The morning times., 1896-10-18
CLOSES ITS TWELFTH YEAR
Central Union Mission Cell
brateS 1t Today.
AN ELABORATE PROGRAM
Services VIII BE Held mt the Mission
building and In Calvary Chnrch.
Prominent Clergymen and business
Men to As~ist in the Anniversary
Exercises.

The special exercises that have been in
progress at the Central Union Mission for
IL week will close today with the ceiebra-
tion OF the twelfth anniversary of the
Institution. The past fc W days have been
known to the mission workers and attend
ants as anniversary week., and each DAY
has been spiritual event in itself,
For today the most Interesting program
of All has been arranged, and 1t is ex-
pectcd that there Will be two OF the
largest meetings of the whole season. The
first service will be held at 8 o'cluck this
afternoon in the mission building, No 622
Louisiana avenue Mr.. f. ID. Bailey will
preside special musical program un-
der the leadership of George W. Haveil,
will be one of the chief features Brief
addresses will he made by many OF the
representative ministers OF the city. Among
those who have promised To speak are Rev.
DIR. j. A. Aspenwall, Rev. II. X. NaylOr.
Rev. Joseph I. Kelly, Rev. +. ID. Powers
and Rev. NJ. Ross Fishburn.
THE EVENING SERVICES.
In the evening the scene OF meeting will
be transferred to Calvary Baptist Church,
corner of Eighth and H streets northwest
Here an even more Ella borate program than
that arranged for the afternoon service Will
he carried out. Again Mr.. Bailey will
preside. An address of welcome will be-
made by Rev. S. H. Greene, pastor or the
church. Percy Foster will-sing solo,
and the chairman of the executive board
of the mission will read his annual report
Some Of the well-known clergymen OF the
city will deliver brief talks. Those VINO
will speak in the evening are Rev Dr.
ByronSunderland, Rev. Mackay-Smith, Rev
Dr. j. G. Butter, Rev j. E. Rankin, Rev.
W. R. StIckIer, Rev. Teunis 5. Hamiin
and Rev. Isaac W. Canter.
A rally Of the branches ana societies.
of the mission last night gave opportunity
for the Interested TO learn OF the i'm
portant work being accomplished by the
organization. Mr.. G. W. Wheeler presided
at the meeting, and reports were made
by the presidents and superintendehtS oI
half a score OF branch bodies.
These reports all showed flattering
growth in the respective branches over
last year while some of the branches are
entirely new Special efforts have been
made to bring about Bible study in all
parts Of the city. and generosity has been
exerc ised in the distribution OF Bibles
WORK OF THE YEAR.
The real work of the mission will prob
ably best appear in the statistical report
for the year. to which attention was
called during the progress of last night
meeting. The total number OF religious
| services held was 1882. 1t was estimated
tfat there were altogether III attendance
| un these meetings 24S. .56S people. Tie
| missionaries reported that they had visit
| ed 2l11 persons, and 7iO converts cards
| had been signed.
Even more interesting than this is tlit
| work that was done inside the mission
| building where il was reported that %,
| 271 meals had been served in the last
| twelve months The number Of lodger:
| who had spent night in the dormitory
| was 81 3O6. Six hundred and seventy-foul
| persons had been clothed. Clothing hat
been distributed To 6T4 people, and per
manent employment bad been found fp
| seventy applicants.
| The report OF the free dispenSary de-
pa rtment was read. The staff OF physi
| clans has been increased TO half a dozen
| as follows: Drs. ]. b. Harmer, J ] Richard
| son, W. A. Wells. +. V. Brooks, W. :.
| Bowen, and L. c. Va rela. Each DAY
| tn roughout the year the dispensary has
| been opened for the treatment of thos,
| who were too poor to seek other medical
| assistance, and in many instances the
ph ysicians have gone to the homes of The
sufferers. Surgery and dentistry have
| been introduced during the year.
THE FLOATING MISSION.
One of the new features that will be in
troduced during the ensuing year is 4;
'.fluating mission or a gospel boat. Th'
| managers of the mission have been con
tinually widening their field of action
| wherever good could be done. IL is thei
| intention to fit out a boat to travel Il
the fishing districts along the Potomac.
This boat will be fitted up after th'
fashion of the gospel wagon, though On F.;
much larger scale and will probably TAX
| cruises of Il weeks duration. 1t Will b
managed as an auxiliary TO the whar
mission, one of the river front branches o
the central body.
In spite OF the stringency of the time
the trcasurer's report showed that th'
financial condition of the mission is Eoo'
| and the contributions have been above tn
average for the past twelve months.