Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02

nesday. They will occupy a car attached
to the special train Of the east Pennsylva-
MIA delegation.
Governor Robert l.. TAYLOR of Tennessee
Will deliver the address OF welcome at the
convention speaking for the state. Rev Ira
Landrith, chairman of the committee OF
ss; VIII speak for the committee. and Rev.
J. i. Vance Will speak for the pastors Mr.
Percy s. Foster OF this city will lead one
OF the large choruses, and Mr. Z. O. Excel
of Chicago leads the other
The District Endeavorers will have their
headquarters while In Nashville in Moore
Memorial Presbyterian Church. on Broad
street. opposite Stonewall street Rev. An
gus Mcdonald is its pastor. 1t has a MEM
and is the second largest church OF its
denomination In the city
The Endeavorers and other members OF
Mount vernon Place M f. Church South
VIII SEND their pastor, Rev. J. W. Duffey
TO the Nashville convention The q u
Society in this church has its semI-annual
installation of officers at O'Clock tomor-
row evening.
President and Mrs Francis + r,IarL baya
recently returned TO this country from at
tendance on the British national G E.
convention held I'm Glasgow Scotland Nav
zo-3l- Twenty buildings were necessary 10
accommodate this convention During tina
past year Great Britain enrolled "a 075
new members and 921 new societies nak
ing ZZS.24O British Endeavorers In ALL A
message was sent to the Nashville conyen-
ton on Union Jack The internation.I
convention will be held in London In 1000
ne board OF officers and officers-elect of
Ihe District c Z. Union held conference
last Monday evening at which mans for
The next District convention wera forr,,,.
iated, and other union work prof1,ahIv dis
cussed and plans laid. First VICE Prasi
uent-elect Deidrfch will attend the Nash
Nlie convention next week WHARF 4, &c ax
pected he Will secure the consent % o-,a -.
TWO OF the ablest divines of the country 20
lake G places on the program of the coming
ia ~ SohSentlon, which will probably be
nero IN this city next January
fractically all the Endeayor societies M
tne District will tomorrow use the tonic
,honorlng Father and Mother" Scripture
lessons are found in Ephesians 6.la ard
Proverbs 17:6. p, % Writing on tha 49, Ct
reN. Iheodore l.. Cuyler, d. D. of BROOK
lyn says: The family is the earliest and
MOST potent training school for this world
Gnu LOT the next; and at the starting point
OF vast majority of the best Cbr,stian
ives stands q faithful Christian rnotber
iru!y godly parents really represant ca
an tne household; they get their authority
9irectly from him: and therefore the utIlf,il
oIshonoring of such parents is vrillfll dis
honoflng OF God. There is not the slightest
nope OF any wholesome religious and soul
converting influence in any family where
foot" "Huef
The Christian Endeavor meetings a, f..
Myer, necessarily interrupted by the d.
parture OF the 9th Cavalry for the south
ana the arrival at the post of new troons
nave again been resumed, the various So
cletes OF the city formerly interested
eagerly again taking up the work of assist
Ing. The interest of the new troons is -,
lacking. but is evidenced by the splendid
attendance on the meeting the third sun
Jay evening of last month in charge OF the
EhoeaVorers of the New York Avenue
presbyterian Church, led by Mr. Charles p
Nesbit. " ai res r.
comrades of the Quiet Hour to the num-
p ee of I'll are now enrolled. The subject
lfllr fS
Some months ago General Secretary lob,
WINS Baer, IN charge of the Tenth Legion
enrolment, asked that the enrolment he
nlaoe Io'ooo by the time the Nashville con-
yention takes place The -Christisn FL
ueaVor World this week announces that
that point has now been reached