Evening star., 1897-06-02
EvANGELIsTIC WORK.
Central Union Nission In Arranging
for q Summer Campaign.


for q Summer Campaign.
When the Christian Endeavorers held
their great conventionin in this city last sum-
mer the authorities Of the Central Union
Mission took great interest in the evangel-
istic work of the convention, and many CT
them went into the poorer districts of
Washington with the bands of Endeavor-
ers. With the insight gained then, and also
with their already extensive knowledge Of
the needs of the city in this respect, the
Central Union Mission directors are making
preparations for a summer campaign Of
evangelism, which 1t Is intended shall
eclipse anything of the kind ever attempt
ed in this city before. With this object in
view, a determined canvass Of the city Is
being made with which to carry on the
work, and already many persons are Con-
tributing, one lady who does not wish her
name mentioned having sent in a check
for one hundred dollars.
1t is estimated that the two principal
branches of the summer work. Gospel wa
gon and tent, will each cost twenty dollars
week to run. The Gospel wagon, for the
first time in its history, is being rsed
lightly, and will continue to be so during
the next four months. 1t will be assisted
by the Bruen wagon, and between them it
Is expected that every nook and corner of
Washington will be visited. The larger
"dSoii is HOW SpenulHS SOOU uedl OF time
in the southwest section, in the neighbor-
hood of the wharves, and is also seen on
Market space.
The other feature Of the summer cam
paign is the tent work and the preparations
for that are being looked after by Mr. r. E.
Redding, who has had considerable eXper-
ierce in this line in Virginia and else
where. If possible, two tents will be Sc
cured. and one will be used in any case.
The tent is TO be so arranged as to accom-
n;odate about five hundred people, and will
be fitted up with platform, seats ard an
organ. The first tent will be pitched prob
ably in Southwest Washington, and, after
doing service there for three or four weeks,
it will be moved to some other section of
the city. Mr.. Redding has arranged to
have the services conducted with the same
regularity as those of a church are, and
for this purpose is arranging for corps of
orSanists. singers and workers for the
evening meetings.
In order however, that these extra eff
forts of the mission may bring forth the
best 1esuits, auxiliary, composed of
members of several of the local churches, is
in process of organization, and when form
ed. will be able to that the converts
made by the summer evanSelistic campaign
are not lost sight of. A meeting of the
evening at the mission building on Louis
lana avenue, and was very successful there
being representatives present from nearly
thirty churches
tention of cooperating in these efforts CT
the Central Union Mission are S. W. Wood
ward. VIM. Redin Woodward, w. H. H.
Smith, Mrs. S. D. La Fetra, Grant Lee,
Fred. Warman, Vernon Hodges, VIM. B.
Robinson, DR.. George c. Samson, G. w. F.
Swartzell, b. H. Warner. w. B. Gurley, F.
A. Stier, c. B. Ball, p. C. Claf1in, A. S.
Caywood. T. A. Harding, A. NJ. Lothrop,
b. F. Fuller. r. E. Redding, DR.. ]. P.
Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. F. Macfarland
w. c. McMichael, w. L. Bruen, Judge 1. G.
kimball. DIR. c. ]. Ladson, ]. A. McEiwee
S. D. Luckett, Mrs. c. L. Roach, W. N
Multer, A. S. Tyler, P. S. Foster and N. A
Robbins