The times., 1897-10-31
Conventions WORK ENDS
District Christian EndeaYOrerS
joyful Over Results.
EACH SESSION A SUCCESS
The sixth Annual Reunion the Most
Promising OF Any Ever Held
Welcome Was Extended by All
Churches and the Attendance Was
Unusually Great.

The sixth annual convention OF the
District Christian Endeavor Union, which
was formally opened on Friday evening at
the New York Avenue Presbyterta1, Churcl
with an inspiring song service, ended last
evening with a most solemn conservation
service. Preliminary to the convention
there were PRAYER services in the various
churches IN the city on Thursday even
ing, aud a special prayer meeting at the
New York Avenue Church ca Friday morn
ing at 7o''3ocL.
Yestcrdar was By far the busiest day Of
the convention, there being four meetings
held ID different parts Of TIE city under
the auspices or The Christian Endcayorers.
The first of lEese was an evangelization
conference at the First Congregational
Church. wh:ci. was addressed on The subject
OF Giving. hy Major George A. Hilton.
At tie close Of the meeting the congrega-
ton adjourned TO Market space, where
an open-air meeting was held from the
Central Union Mission Gospel wa gon, under
The cOndH,S Of Mr.. E. d. Bailey, WHO is III
charge of Tire mission.
The devotional exercises We're led by the
Rev. Br. Skelinger, Of the Sixth PIesby-
Ierian Church, and brief addresses We're
made by Reys. DR.. Butler and Warren.
IN the Afternoon at 2:3O O'Clock rally
of the lunior societies was held tt the
First CoPg- egationsI Church. This was,
perhaps the most interesting session OF the
coaveHtioa anG demonstrated plainly the
great ard good work the Endeavorers
are doing in Leading the young people Of
the city. boys and girls ranging from
nine 10 sixteen years OF age, along the
path of Christian activity. The meeting
was conducted 10y the Rev. Charles H.
BltlJr, pIesideht If the Juniors, and was
attended is 200 or 500 Young folks who
took an active part ia the exercises.
The Interesting story OF what the junior
Committees arr doing for the cause OF
cmi~t VS. ,l.,er; diniHgly told by chairuen
Of the following committees:
Lookout, Robert DnSmore, Metropolitan
Presbyterian Church; prayer meeting,
Aiaude Wall. Mount Pleasant Congrega-
tional Churc'r social, Augusta Thompson,
Calvary Baptist Church: music Grace Ir-
NJ
Luther Ba-sch, Keller MEMORIAL Lutheran
Church; flower, Hattie Sweet, Vermont
Avenue Chri~usll Church. temperance, Huber
Setter, United brethren Memorial Church;
and missioner. Mabel Linton, EcIingtun
Presbyterian Church.
Another interesting feature Of the pro-
gram WAS tlc welcome extended by seven
little cirls. Miss Laura Wade Rice. Of
Baltimore, gave brief but instructive
talk Cg why We Work for Missions"
The rally cllsed with a conservation service
conducted by the Rev. Dr.. Butler.
In the afternoon a meeting Of the Of
ficors Of all The local Endeavor societies
was held az ne New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church, at which the plans for
the oOluiG- year were discussed.
Just before tbe conservation service
last evening a reception was rendered Miss
Ella d. McLaurin, a representa- tive Of the
Baptist Missionary Union, who. addressed
the coEN euiion on Friday evening. The
local EBGeavoreIs ana their friends were
presented by President Grant Leet and
NJ Mites n Shand. The meeting, which
Was attended by d Congregation which
lnled 'he aDdit0ridm aif1 galleries, wa
opened with song service, during which
several familiar. s0ul-StirTing hymns were
sung with great spIit and in fine style
hy the aulieECe, led by choir OF seventy
i've voices. under the direction OF Mr..
Page L. Zimmerman. The devotional ex-
ercisrs vt-e conducted 10y the Rev. Adam
Recch, pastor of the Fifth Congregational
ChaUCli, vino read the lesson from Matthew.
xxvi36 -.
The address OF the evening was made
by Miss MeI.aurin, l.ho spoke on Sacrifice
and Service" Miss McLaurm was elo-
quent an2 earnest her description Of Incl
dents in sa.s>iah work moving her hearers
10 tears. she said:
! doat believe there is a period in the
history OF the Christian church W hen
GOD Is ccIgll;, 80 near His people as today.
this n especially So" she said with
reference to Tie young people" She
spoke chieily if The power OF the Holy Ghost,
making beautiful Illustration Of the
weakness 3f humanity without holy power
with her glove which. whels empty, though
perfect in outline, had no power for service
" hen not flied with human hard.
The conservation service was led by the
Rev. Il. Lawrence Hunt, assistant pastor OF
the View fDIF AyeE9e Church, who spoke
on the silent Hour with God
President L treada Ictterfrom Father
Francis E Clarke commencing TO the earnest
considcra zion Of the members of the Dis
trict Union The Necessity Of giving both
time aud money tO uhe cause Of Christ.
AZ Paul LerIGau, secretary OF the union,
ear0re making The announcements, read the
following telegram from President F. E.
Clarke from Wasseta, Mich. Hearty.
.rsi tetf.g
lions eye-yU here; may you share bless
fngs."
Mr- LeeIaan also read the following
resbIstion adopted by the union previous
~ tie meeting
Resolved, that we, the m arnbers Of the
District OF Columbia Christian Endeavor
Union IN convention assembled, heartily
IndOTse the subject of systematic and pro-
portionate giving s presented To us at
Resolved. that realizing that Christian
EndeavOT is Only means 10 an end, We
ever keep m front our motto, For Christ
and the Church. =
Resolved, that we ext end cur thanks to
the pastors and the members Of the New
YORK Areuue Presbyterian Church and the
tlrst congregational Churches for the use
or thelr edificeS, 10th Speakers W no have
addressed Us, 10 the lead ers OF the con-
IeEehcesr 10 the choir, to the uSherS, To
the preSs Of our city for tie full reports
OF the meetings, to the officers Of the
union for the excellent program andto all
whc nave assisted in the success of the
convention
Resolved, that we express our graft
tude 10 our loving heavenly Father for
nls ~atclful care, His gracious heip and
nis iotlnE taFoT, ana we pledge ourselves
70 a fuller conservation, more earn est eff |
iott and greater zeal in His service.
The benedicuon was pronounced by the
Rev Howard Wilbur Ennis, pastor of the
Western Presbyterian Church.