Evening star., 1896-09-19
METHODIST BROTHERHOOD
Young Mems Organization Of the Southern
NJ. E. Church.
Annual Meeting at the EpwOrth
Work and It's Commencement

The annual meeting and reunion of the
Washington district Southern Methodist
Brotherho cd Of the Baltimore conference,
which is composed of young men from the
various NJ. E. Churches South in Washing
ton, Alexandria and elsewhere. was held
this week at Epworth NJ. E. Church South,
corner of 9TH and A streets northeast, Rev.
John o. Knott, pastor, and Mt. Vernon
Place Church, Rev. DR.. 1. w. Canter, pas
tor.
Delegates were present from all the
churches entitled to representation and
much enthusiasm was manifested.
Officers for the ensuing year were elected
as follows President, w. w. MILAN: first
vice president, Sydney Roche; second vice
president L. Pierce Boteler: secretary, ].
c. c. Patterson; treasurer, F. E. Wood
ward; executive committee, those already
named and Messrs. ]. Ed. Baird and D. H.
Reed.
The brotherhood has since it's organiza-
ton, nine years ago. it is said. accomplish
ed a vast amount of good in both the home
and foreign missionary fields. 1t has re-
ceived and welcomed and secured for Chris
tian usefulness the constant stream of
young men coming to Mt Vernon Place
Church and other churches; 1t has provid-
ed medium by " hich they could come in
moral and intellectual improvement "a lit
erary feature being incorporated and some
sor. OF program at each meeting provid-
ed for) it has presented an organized, COM
pact, available power, capable of being
used at moments notice for any good
work; it has been an army always mobil-
lied, always ready for the field, and the
pastor has frequently called upon 1t for ac-
tive service, and never called in vain.
In December 1880, q committee of the So
ciety, together with the pastor and the
leader of the young peoples meeting, Or
ganiZed Young Peoples Society of Chris
tan Endeavor, which has exerted a power
full influence in their church and grown to
magnificent proportions; some would say
perhaps, that the child has outgrown the
parent, but its members are too loyal to the
Young Mems Chris tia n Society to concede
that.
1T is difficult at the present time" said
leading member. ito exactly place the
responsibility or credit for the organization
Of this society, though the larger measure
of it is undoubtedly due to our dearly he
loved friend and pastor, who has now gone
to reap his reward in brighter cline
| Rev. s. w. Haddaway
He was It's warm friend from its founda-
| ton and gave it the benefit of his presence
| at its meetings and his advice in its de-
| l:beratons, and whatever other influence
| may have contributed to its foundation it
| is quite certain that 1t would never have
reached the position Of power and influence
that it soon attained but for his fostering
|
| Mt. Vernon Place.
| MT Vernon Place Church had long been
| distinguished for the large proportion OF
young men among its membership, and
| this class was being rapidly augmented
| when Mr.. Haddaway took charge as pastor
| ir March. 1886. He early conceived the idea
| of banding them together for Christian
| usefulness in some sort Of a permanent
| organization. There was in existence al
| the time young mems prayer meeting
the exact history of which no one seems
| able to give; 1t had no regular organization
| ard during the summer of 1886, after a
somewhat fitful career, 1t died Of dry-rot.
| mo favorable opportunity for organiZa
ton presented itself, but the pastor sti;
| cherished the idea and frequently mention
ed 1T to some of the young men, including
| Mr.. George p. Cannon Of Maryland. who
had connected himself with Mt. Vernon
Place about this time; Brother John Q
Adams, now Of Atlanta. Ca, and Mr.. w
W. MILAN, who had come to Washington
| from Tennessee, in May, 1885,
I'm March, 1887. DIR. Sheldon Jackson
Presbyterian missionary in Alaska, deliv
great interest in the subject Of Alaskan
Missions; particularly did it fire the hear
Of one young man-Mr. w. D. Lambuth
who had come from Kentucky to Wash
ington the preceding fall, and coming from
the family that he did, could hardly fail t
feel deep interest in foreign missions. HI
| at once became filled with the idea Of send
| ing missionaries to Alaska, and being of al
enthusiastic and sanguine temperament
bordering perhaps upon the fanatical, bu
being withal Jealous and faithful Chris
tan, he at once set about trying to form a.
Alaska missionary society among the youn
men, and afterward extending 1t to othe
| Southern Methodist churches and support
ing ope or more missionaries in that coun
try.
"A meeting was held in the church parlo
on the 26th of April and a constitution wa
submitted by Mr.. Lambuth and adopted b
the twenty-five young men who enrolle
themselves as members At the next meei
ing officers were chosen, as follows: Pres
ident, W. w. MILAN; vice president, .
Everett Baird; recording secretary, w.
Lambuth; corresponding secretary, John G
Adams, and treasurer, George P. Cannon
"Mr. Lambuth had in the meantime bee
In correspondence with the authorities
the Southern Methodist Church at genera
he adQuarters concerning the Alaskan prof.
: lem meeting at first with no encourage
ment and, later on. with positive discoul
| agement. So at the first meeting after tn
| regular organization a committee, consis
ing Of Messrs. J. R. Fague, John c. Woo
and w. D. Lambuth, vas appointed to r,
wise the recently adopted constitutio,
\ | Messrs Fague, Wood and the president {
the society met at the residence of tt
4 ! first named on the 31st Of May, 1887, an
\ the present constitution was the result ,
\ | their deliberations; 1t differed from the o
one In but one or two particulars"
} Since the latter date the work of IL
} brotherhood has been constantly widenr
l. until at this time its influence for good ca
scarcely be estimated.
Mrs. Jarley's Object.
From Harpers Bazaar.
"Mrs. Jarley," said farley on awakenin