Evening star., 1898-10-04
EXTENDING MISSION WORK
Endeavorers and Epworth Leagues Oombin-
ing in Volunteer Movement.
Convention to Be Held I'm This City
Arrangements In Charge of
Joint Committee.

A students volunteer movement. which
is to comprise in the scope of its operations
all the cities and larger towns north %
Washington and east of Chicago both
cities included. will be inaugurated in this
city Saturday next. The local event will be
In charge of a joint committee of the Chris
tian Endeavor and Epworth League, COM
posed of A. l.. Dietrich and Miss Anna J.
Bell of the former. and f. p. Hamlin, Mrs
NJ NJ Mitchell and S. s. Culbertson OF the
Epworth Leaguers.
The District of Columbia Christian En-
dearor Union and the Washington District
Epworth League some time ago appointed
those named members of a joint commit
tee to conduct a missionary campaign from
october to the 18th. inclusive, in this
city The joint committee organized by
electing Mr.. Dietrich chairman, Mr. Gull
oertson secretary and Mr.. Hamln treas
urer. The work contemplated is on the
plan of the student volunteer movement
Elaborate reparations have been made
Messrs. ID. b. Eddy of Kansas. A. B. VIII
liams or Pennsylvania, ]. L. Thurston of
Massachusetts. Brownel Gage of New
York and c. V. Vickery of Nebraska. re-
Gently graduated from Yale University
have confined themselves together as tho
Yale Missionary Band, and have formed
an itinerary including all the principal
cities of the country.
These gentlemen have volunteered TO go
to the mission fields. but the missionary
boards are unable to send them for want
of money.
All Are Interested.
Great interest is manifest in the move
nent, every chapter of the Epworth
League and every Christian Endeavor So
ciety in the city being interested. All the
churches in which these two organizations
are represented have thrown open their
doors for the meetings. Four meetings
will be held each evening in different parts
of the city, and several on Sunday. on
Saturday evening at Foundry NJ. E Church
14th and G. streets northwest, the Yale
Male Quartet, from the Yale Glee Club,
will sing. and also at McKendree and Ham
line churches Sunday evening.
The joint committee has been working
night and day preparing for the coming
of this band. They have issued six thou
sand very tasty invitations. Every church
in the city has been invited to cooperate.
The purpose of this movement is to
awaken and maintain among young people
stronger and deeper missionary interest.
and ultimately dffuse that interest through
the entire church. The movement is inter-
denominatioaal, and under the supervision
of Mr.. John r. Mott of the Worlds Stu
dent Christian Federation. and one of the
missionary secretaries from each of the
leading boards.
List of Meetings.
Meetings will be held as follows:
Saturday, October S, 73O p.m.-Foundry
" E Church. 18th and streets north
west. Grand rally of the whole city. All
the volunteers will be present.
Sunday, October Q, G:30 pm.-Mt Vernon
Place NJ. f. Church South, 9th street and
Massachusetts avenue northwest; Lincoln
Memorial Congregational Church, 11th and
r streets northwest; First Baptist Church,
10th and o streets northwest. 7:30 pm
McKendree NJ. E. Church, Massachusetts
avenue between 9th and 10th streets north
west; Hamline NJ. E. Church. 9th and Z
streets northwest; lexington Presbyterian
Church, North Capitol and Q streets; Ana
costa NJ. E. Church. Anacostia, D. c.
Monday, October 10, 7:30 pm.-Union NJ.
s. Church, Goth street near Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, to which are invited the
following congregations: Friends Concor-
dia Lutheran. Western Presbyterian. West
Street Presbyterian Church. 31st and Z
streets northwest, to which are invited Mt.
Tabor NJ. P, West Washington Lutheran,
Dumbarton Avenue NJ. E., Peck Memorial
Presbyterian, Congress Street VI. p. Waugh
NJ. E. Church. Sd and A streets northeast,
to which is invited the congregation of Ep-
worth NJ. E. Church South. E. L. Metro
poltan Presbyterian Church. 4th and b
streets southeast. to which are invited
North Carolina Avenue NJ. P. Trinity NJ.
E, First NJ. P. Independent NJ. E.
Tuesday October II, 7:30 p.m.-Calvary
Baptist Church, Sth and H streets north
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St. Paurs English Lutheran, Fourth Pres
byterian. Assemblys Presbyterian. First
Congregational, New York Avenue Presby-
terian. Central Presbyterian, Luther Place
Memorial Church, 18th and Vermont ave-
nue. northwest, to which are invited Yer
mont Avenue Christian, Central NJ. P,
Church of the Covenant Presbyterian.
Nineteenth Street Baptist. 10Th and / streets
northwest to which are invited Miles Me-
mortal c. NJ. E., John Wesley A. NJ. E.
Metropolitan A. NJ. E. Plymouth Congre-
Presbyterian Ebenezer A. NJ E., Vermont
Avenue Balt.yr. Mt. Carmel Baptist, Uni
versity Park Temple, Howard University.
Gabraith A. NJ. E., Lanes Chapel. Peoples
Congregational St. PauPs NJ. f. Church.
18th and r streets northwest, to which is
invited the congregation of Gunton Temple
Presbyterian.
poltan NJ. E. Church, AZ and streets
northwest, to which are invited First Pres
byterian. Wesley Chapel NJ. E. New York
Avenue NJ E.. North Capitol NJ. f. Grace
NJ. E, 9th and s streets northwest. to
which are invited Guriey Memorial Presby
terian, North Presbyterian. Sixth Presby-
terian Church, 9th and c streets southwest,
to which are invited Westminster Presby
terian, Faith Chapel Presbyterian, Gorsuch
NJ E. Marvin M E. South. Kendall Bap-
tist. Ninth Street Christian Church. 9th
and d streets northeast, to which are in
vited Eastern Presbyterian. Keller Memoir
ial Nutheran), Fifth Congregational, Doug
las NJ. E.
Thursday. October 13, 4:15 p.m.-First
Congregational Church. 10th and G. streets
northwest conference for missionary work
ers and others interested. 1:30 p.m.-Mt-
Pleasant Congregational Church, Columbia
road and 14th street northwest. Zion Bap-
tist Church, F street between Sd and Az
streets southwest, TO which are invited st.
Paurs A NJ. E, Metropolitan A. NJ. f.. Is
rael c. NJ. E. Maryland Avenue Baptist
Church, 14th street and Maryland avenue
northeast. Twelfth Street M. E. Church,
18th and E streets southeast.