Evening star., 1898-09-03
CHRISTIAN ENOEAVOR NOTES

The Christian lIndeavor topic for tomor-
row is Repentance and Conversion-yha;
Are they?" Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman. mas
tor or Bethany Presbyterian Church. Phila-
oeiphia' in writing on the topic makes these
TWO statements: "Repentance-wha is Jt7
II Is really such sn appreciation of the
oaEger, h.th'ness, the odiousness of sin
ana such an apprehension of the mercy of
christ to the penitent that one not only
grieves for sin. but turns from it unto God
with the purpose to walk with him in all
lis ways and commandants. Conversion
What is 1t? There are those who make
a distinction between regeneration and
conversion. They say that regeneration
Is COOS part of the work, while CONVEX
sion is mah's. Conversion is putting ones
self in the way. as the blind men did.
Regeneration is Gods giving sight to the
bind Conversion is the willing mind
Wfile regeneration is Gods speaking into
NE that which was spiritually dead"
The dates of the Virginia State Y. p
D y. L. convention at Alexandria have
been changed from September 22-25 to Sep
temher IBIS. one week earlier. Mr. Percy
5 Foster of this city will be director ~
tne music at the evening sessions and pos
slDly some of the day sessions also A
cofdial invitation has been extended by
iSid-SNOEeEs OF Alexandra to the En-
ceavorers Of the District of Columbia fo
pe present at the sessions of the conyen-
ticn and there will probably be a number
OF ocal young people who will attend the
conyntion
The annual meeting of the District Of
Columbia Christian Endeavor Union will
be held Monday evening September x AT
: . CLOCK IN the Vestry Of Calvary Baptist
tnurch Inc annual reports of the sec
fetary treasurer and union committees
Will be rendered, giving an outline of the
work of the past year.
After brief social intermission the new
board OF officers and committees of the
Union will be informally installed. a
charge to them being given by Rev. Geo.
s. Duncan, pastor of lexington Presby-
terian Church. After a brief response by
the president of the union, the meeting will
close with singing and the benediction
The following are the officers and chair
men of committees of the union for the
year beginning September /: President
Mr.. Grant Leet; first vice president Mr. A
l.. Dietrich; second vice president Mrs w
III. Mickle; third vice president Miss Ber-
tha G. Steward; recording secretary. Mr.
Theo. 7. Smell; assistant recording secre-
tary, Mr. w. c. Trey; corresponding secre-
tary, Miss Anna j. Bell; treasurer DR.. F.
A Swartwout. Chairman Lookout COM
mittee, Mr.. L. ID. Clark; missionary COM
mittee. Mr.. II. G.. Wilbur; press committee
Mr.. III. c. Johnson; music committee Mr.
Page l. zimmerman; good literature COM
nittee, Miss Alice II. Peabody. The unions
headquarters is in a room in the old Y. NJ.
c. A building 1909 New York avenue
The annual sessions of the district con-
ference of Washington District NJ L.
Church South were held Tuesday to Fri
day of this week at Occoquon. Va. Many
persons from the Southern Methodist
Churches in this city attended the con-
ference.
The District of Columbia Christian En-
deavor Union is planning for a meeting for
the soldiers encamI ed at Sheridans Point,
at sunset this evening
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor of the Mt Pleasant Congrega-
uonal Church have elected the following
officers for the year beginning October /:
President, Mr.. Paul E. Sleman: vice presi-
dent. Miss Georgia Redway; recording sec
retary, Miss Katherine ID. Ronsaviue; cor
responding secretary Miss NJ. Louise Sle-
man; treasurer, Mr.. Eugene H McLachlen,
and delegate to Christian Endeavor Union,
Mr.. NJ W. Baldwin.
Fer a number of years the young people
of Mt. Vernon Place M E. Church South
have been supporting two native helpers in
Japan, part of the time these two young
men being with the Rev. w. A Davis
missionary sent out from Missouri. A
cent letter from Rev. Mr.. Davis pleases-
these young Washington Methodists, who
have been helping him, by informing than
that he is again in this country, and will
probably spend the winter in Washington,
pursuing his studies in certain branches
of his calling.
The Comrades of the Quiet Hour now
number 10,011. The September meditation
is THE Life Abundant" and the motto is
Psalm, 0:14, revised version.
The largest Baptist Christian Endeavor
Society in the world is said to be that con-
nected with fremont Temple, Boston; Rev.
George c. Lorimer, pastor
The Callao, one of Admiral Dewey's
prizes has been called the Christian En-
deavor gunboat' because the prize crew put
aboard of her consisted of Endeavorers
from the admiraPs feet. The Callao did
consDicuouSiy gallant service in the recent
capture of Manila