Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-10
TWELFTH ANNIVERSARY
Central Unicn Mission to Celebrate It's
Birthday.
Interesting Services and Meetings
Arranged for the COM
ing Week.

The twelfth anniversary Of the Central
Union Mission Is to be observed Sunday,
the 18th instant, by special services at the
mission on Louisiana avenue The coming
week, however, will be hlled with events
that have special bearing upon the ami
versary, beginning Monday evening. when
there will be a reunion of the old work
ers under the leadership of Mr.. o. b.
Brown. An address will be made by Mr..
H. A. Hall. who conducted the service the
night the first convert came to the mis-
sion. Other brief addresses will be made
by Mr.. w. H. Wormley, Rev. MI. Mytinyer
and DR.. E. A. Brandt.
Tuesday night at 7:aO there will be spe-
cial meeting devoted to Endorsements by
the business men. under the leadership of
Mr.. N. A. Robbins. Addresses will be made
by Messrs. w. l.. Bruen, Albert Wood and
others. Wednesday night at the same hour
will be devoted to the pastors, with Mr.. ].
c. Pratt presiding. Ten-minute addresses
will be delivered by the pastors of the diff
ferent churches on the following subjects:
The Needs Of the Mission Among the Non
church-going Classes; The Call to this
Work, Our Lords Example; Mission Work.
Especially Harvesting; The Crown of Re-
joicing. the Joy Set Before Us: The Mes
sage Of the Mission, the Gospel.
EndeavOrers and LeaEuers.
Christian Endeavorers and Epworth
Leaguers will be in charge of the meeting
Thursday night. with Mr.. Percy S. Foster
presiding. There will be addresses by
Presidents Miles NJ. Shand of the c. E.
Union and Fred. E. Tasker of the Epworth
League. Mr.. Foster will sing a solo, and
there will be other vocal music by chorus
converts night" will come Friday at
the same hour. with Mr.. A. L. Swartwout
| presiding The chief addresses of the
evening will be delivered by Mr. P. T.
Sweeney and Mrs. l. Brook the first man
and woman converts respectively Of the
Mission. The Saturday night meeting will
| be in the form of rally Of the branches
and societies of the Mission, under the
| leadership Of Mr. G. W. Wheeler. Ad-
| dresses will be made for the various or
| ganizations as follows: Mrs. Macfarland
| for the Women's Band. President Harrison
| for the Mems Band, Superintendent John
| son for the Georgetown Band, Matron Car
| roll for Gospel Hall, Superintendent Wach-
ter for Bruen Mission, Superintendent Ste
vens for Southeast Branch Evangelist Lit
| tie for Maryland Avenue Branch. Superin-
| tendent Chant for 14th Street Branch,
| Colonel Martin for Cottage Row Branch,
| Superintendent NoWiin for Northeast
| Branch, Resident Missionary Stuckey for
| the open Door,. RI.
| Sundays Anniversary Services.
|
| day afternoon at the mission and in the
| evening at the Calvary Baptist Church. A.
| the latter meeting Rev. DR. S. H. Greene
and other ministers VIII make addresses
| and a statement of the years work will BIZ
| rendered. y 81. '-- '-
| Tomorrow two extra services are arranged
| for the mission workers, one at the Unior
| NJ E. Church., Goth street near Pennsyl
| vania avenue, at II o'clock in the morning
| and the other at Wesley M. E. Church. cor
| ner 5th and streets northwest, at 7:3t
pm.
| Plans are about completed for the estab
| lishment of a Bible institute or lay train
| ing school, to be conducted in connection
| with the mission primarily for the prepare
| ton of those persons who desire to engage
in Gospel mission work. This work is to b.
| accomplished through the cooperation o.
| the National Gospel Mission Union and the
American Society Of Religious Education
| At the regular meeting of the board OF di
| rectors held last Tuesday, evening step!
| were taken to provide for the organization
| of the school and committee was appoint
| ed to confer with committees from th'
other societies to take charge of the work