Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
ENDEAvOR MASS MEETING
Large Attendance at the Mt. Vernon Place
Church of the District Union.
Interesting Addresses in Regard to
Central Union Mission and
Salvation Army Work.

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| in Mount Vernon Place NJ. E. Church on
| the occasion of the regular monthly mass
| meeting of the District Of Columbia Chris
! tan Endeavor Union. The meeting was
! something out of the ordinary and the
| nouncement that representatives Of the
| Central Union Mission and the Salvation
Army would speak brought out a number
| OF persons interested in city missions,
| though not directly connected with Chris
| tan Endeavor societies. The subject Of
| the meeting was Evangelism"
| A service of song was held for quarter
of an nour preceding the exercises of the
| program, under the direction of Percy S.
| Foster, Mrs. Frank Byram acting organ
| list.
Devotional exercises were conducted by
| Miles NJ. Shand, president of the District
| Union, after which he read the joint reso-
| luton authorizing the of the White
| Lot and Monument grounds for the pur-
poses of the convention in July, which
Gently passed Congress without a dissent
! ing voice, and was signed by the President
| thursday. There was demonstration of
approval as Mr.. Shand announced the fact
| Of the Presidents signature.
| Central Union Mission Work.
| Rev. DIR. Isaac w. Canter, pastor of Mt.
Vernon Church, delivered brief address
| of welcome. followed by Rev. E. D. Bailey
| of the Central Union Mission, who has had
| a large experience in evangelistic work and
| was we'll qualified to speak the subject
| of the evening. He said the Central Union
Mission was the representative of all the
churches Of the city, in which all had q
part, and he recognized in his audience
many who belonged to the ranks of its
workers.
| This is an age of religious activity and
aggression, he said. THE Christ tan
churches are more Jealous now than ever
before in their efforts to propagate the
! principles of Christianity This is empha-
| sized by the establishment of eyanselical
missions in the larger cities of the country
with view of reaching, by personal con-
tact, people who, from Indifference and
olEer causes, do not attend the churches"
He briefly sketched the history of the mis-
sion in this city during the eleven years of
| us existence and spoke of It's steady growth,
ohtli II mas now come to be considered as the
model institution of its kind in the country.
IL started out with the idea not to restrict
Its work to any one class of persons but
whether rich or poor, white or black, from
the worst criminal to the educated, it ex-
| tended its sympathy and influence to all who
came: Nor has it avoided work in what are
called In other cities the slums, he said
Work In the alleys and dark places of the
city has been faithfully carried on but with
out the flourish of trumpets or in the glare
OF publicity, and many of the denizens of
the worst sections of the city have been re-
Grained and led into pure honorable, hope
lul lives. He closed with an earnest appeal
Tor more workers to carry the gospel to the
benighted and ignorant in the joyfulness of
song or the brightness of testimony.
Salvation Army Captains.
Staff Captain Blanche 3. Cox, who has
been in Washington only a short time hav-
ing recently been detailed here to assume
charge of this division of the forces. was
the next speaker. She was a stranger to-
most of the audience but was given a most
attentive nearing Representing body of
"a nrjn i,,J ig
sonal, eYanSelistic work, her talk was fulI
OF her experiences as a Christian worker
Sne spoke of the help she had received in
Colorado from members of the Christian
f.nGeavor order there. Her account of her
missionary experiences in India and other
countries was listened to- with intense in
tefest, ana her anecdotes and illustrations
were especially entertaining and forceful
Another captain in the Salvation Army
was present and took part in the exercises
capt. Dunlap, heraided as one of the
arn'ys sweetest singers. Her appearance
even i'll the unattractive uniform of the
army, was progressing, and the big atI-
dience was enthusiastic over her singing
Ine purity of her tones, distinctneSs of
enunciation and tenderness of expression
were very pleasing
AN open parliament upon the subject
IN nat EEanGelstic Work Has Your So
clety Been EnEaged?" was conducted nv
REV. Dr. w. e. Alexander pastor of the
west Street Presbyterian Church, aud for
fifteen minutes Representatives of the yari-
Gus societies followed one another in detail
ing II a few sentences the work they had
been doing. Others spoke of their exDeri-
enceS IN personal work, and still Others
offered suggestions to methods which
they had tried and found helpful II was
an interesting Part of the service and time
and again several we're on their feet at the
same instant, all ger for an opportunity 10
give their experience
The meeting was brought tn c1oce with
the benediction, pronounced by DR.. Canter