Evening star., 1896-01-03
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR5RS
Preparations Completed for the Fourth
Annual Convention.
An Interesting Program Arranged
Important Matters That Are
to Re Considered.

Two weeks from this evening the fourth
annual convention of the District of Co
lumbia Christian Endeavor Union will be
held. Sessions Will be held Friday evening,
the 18th instant; Saturday morning, after
rccn and evening and Sunday afternoon,
Gle sing with q conservation service The
large meetings will be held In Central Hall,
the large auditorium over the Center mar
ket, and formerly used as the armory for
one of the regiments of the National
Guard. and the First Congregational
Church will also be utilized
Friday evenings session will open the
capacity of $50, will be in readiness for the
Moody choir, the local pastors and others.
and on this occasion DR.. B. L. Whitman Of
Columbian University and Rev. DIR. Way
land Hoyt will deliver addresses. Presf-
dent Whitman's subject is THE Kingdom
an Ideal-an Obligation" and Soul Win
nirg" is DR.. Hoyt's. All who attended the
convention in Minneapolis held a few years
ago will remember the deep impression
made by the address of DR.. Hoyt, who was
then a pastor in that city. He has recently
accepted q call to the Epiphany Baptist
Church Of Philadelphia and win come over
friends in this city.
Saturday me rning an early morning
prayer meeting will be held at o'clock IN
the First Congregational Church At the
there will be a Junior rally, addressed by
Rev. Peter Ainsiie of Baltimore and Pres
ident Francis E. Clark of the United So
ciety.
Saturday night an interesting and unique
meeting will be held in Central Hall, to
which admission will be had by ticket. 1t
is desired to secure the attendance Of
every member OF the immense auxiliary
committee which. have been appointed 10
&C mplete the arrangements for the inter-
national convention in July, and there will
be q mass meeting of the 5000 members
OF these committees. This will be the first
time since their appointment that the COM
mittees will have assembled together, and
1t is looked upon as an important occa-
sion. 1t is necessary that the members
should become acquainted with one an
other and with their chairman and sub.
chairman, and be instructed in a general
way as to the duties expected of them.
At this rally the ushers' committee OF
1000 will be on hand, and 80 many of them
as are necessary will act as ushers upon
this occasion and be uniformed with the
wear next summer. DR.. Clark and Gem
eral Secretary Baer will both of them ad-
dress the meeting, and from their practical
experience at former conventions, espe-
prepared to give TO the committees many
valuable suggestions about their work.
Sunday afternoon the closing session OF
the convention will be held. This morn
ing the committee in charge of the ar
rangements received word from Rev. DR..
T. S. Hamlin that he would accept the in
vitation to speak at that meeting upon
the subject of missions, and afterward
DR.. Clark will conduct the closing con-
secration service. At the regular services
in the different churches Sunday evening
the pastors will be requested to make
reference to the approaching international
convention, and special sermons and
prayers will be delivered in many Of the
churches.