Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-30
BAPTISTS ATA BANQUET
Their Social Union Organization in Annual
Meeting Last Evening.
Columbian University Toasted-Ad-
dress by President Whitman n
Principal Feature.


Union took place last evening at the Eb-
bitt House, and was a gratifying success
in every particular.
After those present had partaken of q
sumptuous repast and an invocation had
been offered by Rev. DIR. C. c. Meador,
President Needham of the union, who was
also the presiding officer for the occasion,
delivered an address Of welcome, after
which he spoke of the aims of the organ
ization.
This organization has two Objects" he
said. First, to promote among members
of all the churches of the denomination a
more friendly and intimate association,
and. second, to consider the general inter-
the larger questions of personal duty
which come to every conscientious Chris
tan man."
The principal address of the evening was
that OF President Whitman of Columbian
University, whose topic was: 1.-THE Work
of the Young People for Columbian: Signs
of Promise"
President Whitman's Address.
DIR. Whitman said: 1.-The future is in the
hands OF the young people of today. All
That this involves for our own Institution
and for all institutions Is patent without
argument. The places of power, of re-
source, of opportunity, of responsibility,
will shortly be filled by those who now
stand eagerly looking into the larger
things of manhood and womanhood Co.
iumbian will in the future draw largely
upon al: these elements, so that the hope of
the university is bound up closely and COLI
tinually with the development of the young
people.
There is, however, a single line of work
which 1 would urge as at once feasible for
the young people. The cost will not be
excessive, and the advantage to the uni
versity will be exceedingly great In q
city So well stocked with public Libraries
as Washington there is no need for an ed
ucatlonal institution to maintain large
library. What an educational institution in
washington needs is not a great collection
OF books. but a good working library
rev thousand volumes will accomplish here
what many times the number would be
needed for elsewhere. We do not need and
We do not wish at Columbian a large COL
1ecuon OF books. We do need. however,
anu mat seriously, several thousand VIZ
umes of new good books, the best and
most recent of their kind, for actual use
Dy students. Part of these would const-
tute Il general library made up of books of
interest TO the general student, and, to a
Emitted extent, to the general reader The
rest would be distributed through the diff
fere2t class rooms in the form of DEPART
mental libraries
"A body of young peonJe in ono of tho
churches might undertake to provide and
support the library needed by the depart-
nient OF Latin; mother, the library needed
by the department of Greek: another. the
osophy, ard so on"
Signs of PIOmise
Dr. Whitman then spoke eloauently and
at length upon the signs of promise for the
university, among them being the develop
mcnt OF the institution from an aggrega-
ton into unity: the rapid increase in the
STR n &c
in the elements of spiritual power. He
spoke not of a single church. but of the
great body of Christian men and women
not single organization being antagonis-
TIC TO the university. There is also sign
of promise, he said, in the response given
in the presentation Of the uniyersity's
work in other communities, and in the
backward Siances into the history of three
fourths of century. He referred to the
heroic struggles of Luther Rice. the lead
Ing spirit of the beginning of the institu-
ton
Prof. Otis Mason spoke upon Scientific
ScEools-under the control of Christian
men,
Rev. Samuel H. Greene, D. D., discussed
The duty of Christian people to pro
vide institutions of learning for higher
education, and the layman's part in the
Rev. DR.. ]. J. Muir told "What Our
Christian women can do for Columbian
MIS- L. Z. NoyeS sang Because l Love
GU, Dear, in most finished manner. the
purity of her voice being very appar-
ent, and in response to repeated
calls gave "A Dream" At the close of
her singing Mrs. Noyes was given an oya-
ton.
Mr.. b. Frank Gebest rendered a piano
solo. 'Etude Elfeureigen." and Mr. ]. Wal
ter Humphrey sang The Vanguard of the
King
Officers of the Union.
The officers of the Baptist Social Union
are: President, Mr. Charles W. Needham
OF the First Church; vice presidents, DR..
Otis T. Mason, First Church, and Mr.. A. M.
Clapp. E Street Church; secretary, Mr.. F..
a Roderick. E Street Church; treasurer
DR.. L. D. Lodge. First Church; directors.
Prof. William A. Wilbur, First Church.
Messrs. j. j. Darlington and Joseph b.
Bailey, Fifth Church; S. w. Woodward. A.
L. SwartwoUt and E. B. Curtis, Calvary
Church: F. S. Deland E Street, and C. A.
Muddiman, Kendall Chapel.
The reception committee for the evening
was composed of DIR. ID. S. Foster. Mr.. S.
w. Woodward. Mr.. William H. McKnew.
Dr. r. II. Gunnell. Mr.. F. A. Roderick.
Mr. X. A Ford. DIR. George c. Sampson,
MIR. Percy S. Foster, DIR. l.. D. Lodge. Mr..
Joseph Il. Bailey and Mr.. E. Hilton Jack
son.
The music committee was Messrs. Percy
5. Foster and F. A. Deland.