Evening star., 1896-03-03
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS
The Largest Representation in the History
of the District Union.
Interesting Report of the 80 Com
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mittee - Additional App0int ments-
Stirring Addresses Delivered.

the regular meeting of the executive com<
mittee of the District Of Columbia Chris.
tian Endeavor Union held last evening in
the Calvary Baptist Church, the largest
representation in the history of the union.
The vestry room was crowded with MEM
bers Of the committee and others who are
interested in the progress Of the plans for
the coming convention, and the announce
ment that DR.. j. ]. Muir would make. an
address also proved a drawing card.
After devotional exercises and the read
ing of the minutes of the last meeting, re-
ports from the various standing commit
tees Of the union were received, beginning
with the treasurer, who reported a balance
on hand of $4Q.1I. The missionary COM
mittee reported a continuance of the work
of holding missionary meetings among the
various societies and of distributing liter
atufe; the press committee referred re-
gretfully to the resignation Of Miss Mabel
N. Thurston, junior editor Of The Endeav-
order. and the lookout committee reported
the progress of the system Of intervisita-
tion among societies.
The 'D0 Committees Report.
The report Of the '96 committee recited
the passage by Congress of the resolutions
authorizing the use of the White Lot and
Monument grounds for convention pur-
poses. and the approval of this action by
the President February 13. Church head
quarters. says the report, have been as
signed for the several state, territorial and
provincial delegations. and the effort has
been made to locate the church headqrar-
tels as near to the hotel quarters secured
where this could not be done, to give the
delegations church headquarters on the
game car lines or streets to the convention
tents as their hotel. Where delegation
has not cared to take hotel. the church
headquarters have been selected with q
view to the probable assignment of board
Ing houses and home accommodations to
be given them. Forty-six churches have
been placed at the disposal of the commit
tee, the report continues. and Of these
there are eight Methodist Episcopal and
one Baptist church not having Christian
Endeavor societies.
Beginning with March 20, weekly mass
meetings will be held for the several larger
committees of the convention, to which the
public Will also be cordially welcomed as
1oiloWs: March ~, entertainment commit
tee; March q, reception: April 3, registra-
ton; April ~. hail. ushers' and decoration; !;
April II, reception; April "a, entertainment.
Meetings for the finance, music and excur-
sion committees will also be held as often
as necessary to forward the work
Referring to the work of the finance COM
mittee. the report states that the canvass
among local business men and citizens for
the $l5.OOO desired from them for the con-
vention expense fund Is in progress and
the prospect for success is encouraging.
Plans for the platforms, seatings and other
necessary arrangemer is for the great tents
are under consideration by the hall COM
mittee, which has also engaged Central
Hall for convention purposes.
The Entertainment Committee.
The report details the work of the en-
tertsinment committee. which, 1t is stated,
has been able thus far to satisfactorily
meet all demands from delegation man
ayers for hotel accommodations. Eighteen
delegations have already closed contracts
for hotel quarters.
The following have been added as MEM
bers Of the entertainment committee: Ray
mond A. Pearson Of Calvary Baptist
Church, secretary, vice c. c. Slocum, re-
signed on account Of leaving the city; Chas.
=: Paul of Memorial Lutheran Church;
Glen T; Jones of Kendall Baptist Church.
D. r. Wolhaupter. jr. Of Fourth Presby-
terian Church. 8. d. Luekett of Metropoli-
tan Presbyterian Church, Rev..J. H. Brad
ford OF First Congregational Church, Rev.
r. A. Stier OF Mount Vernon NJ E. Church,
c. B. Jewell Of Church Of Covenant. Pres
byterian; J. l.. H. Winfield of Gunton Tenn
pie. Presbyterian The subcommittee on
excursions has been organized, with Je-
rome F. johnson Of the First Congrega-
tfonal Church as chairman and the fol-
lowing as members: Geo. w. Callahan of
the Memorial Lutheran Church, W. J. Nc
Clelland Of the North Presbyterian Church
and A. NJ: Orrison of the Mount Vernon NJ.
E. Church.
Plans have been discussed by the excur-
sion committee for six Or seven official ex-
curslcns to points of interest outside the
city. '''o
The report then recounts the inaugural ation
DIV the music CCmmittaa nf he
organizing the convention chorus of 1000
voices. and refers to "a beautiful and thor
oughly devotional hymn of Invocation
written for the '96 convention by Mr.. John
Hay of this city, one of the secretaries Of
President Lincoln, and well known as a
writer CT wide reputation.
The chairman of the reception commit
tee. 1t is stated in the report, has been
information necessary to enable him to
complete the organization of the stair or
central committee in it's four sections.
Fred. L. Fishl ack of the First Consrega-
tional Church has been appointed secretary
OF said committee, and the following mem
herS of the headquarters section have been
appointed: A. G. Walker of the E Street
Baptist Church, James c. Adkins of the
klns Of the Ninth Street Christian Church
II. E. Davis of the Hyattsville Presby-
terian Church w. H. Dobson of the East
ern Presbyterian Church.
Reference Is also made to the thorough
work of the press committee and the issu-
ance of its first news bulletin. which was
given general distribution among the En-
deavor papers Of the country.
More Appointments.
The report closes with the announcement
of the following appointments. On the
headquarters division of the reception COM
mittee: Mr.. Orrin Field, Fifth Congrega-
tional Church; H. E. johnson, Fourth Pres
byterian Church: Fred. NJ. Hoskins, CAL
vary Baptist Church: Geo. R. Hamlin Gun
ton Temple Memorial Presby terrain Church
On the press ccmmittee-H. c. Metcalf. On
the excursion committee-J. r. Mothers
head. Calvary Baptist Church: John g.
Muir, E Street Baptist Church: J. A. Scott,
Ninth Street Christian Church.
Colonel Charles Rird, u s. army. spoke
to the committee of the work being done
at Fort Myer. He said nine societies are
banded together in the work, and services
are held every Wednesday and Sunday
evening, which are well attended by the
soldiers He gave some statistics showing
the results which had SO far been accom-
pliShed and encouraged a continuance of
the work by the Christian Endeavorers of
this city.
There was also an address by Rev. Dr.
j. j. Muir, pastor of the E Street Baptist
Church, whose subject was ."rle Use ef
the Bible in Soul Winning This proved
most helpful part Of the exercises. Note
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