Evening star., 1899-01-28
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES

Tomorrow Is known as "Christian Eli
deavor day among the Christian Endeavor
societies, and the topic chosen for consider
alton at the meetings is Gods Army"
with the twentieth Psalm as a Scripture
lesson. The topic for the Junior Endeavor-
ers tomorrow Isl: How Shall We Work
for God?'
The Y. P. S. C. Z. of Mt. Pleasant Con-
gregational Church, of which Mr.. Paul E.
Sieman is president, last evening rendered
an Informal reception to the Y. p. S. C. E.
of First Congregational Church.
The Y. P. S c. E. of Mt. Vernon Place
NJ. E. Church South will next Tuesday
evening tender a reception to Aunt Jerusha
Dow the reception being made under the
auspices Of the flower committee of the
society. A social at this church last even
ing, in charge of the c, Z. social committee,
was quite well attended.
Christian Endeavor societies are sending
petitions to Congress, asking for the pas
sage of the Ellis canteen bill. Gunton-Tem-
pie Society of this city is one of the latest
reported having taken such action.
The Metropolitan Presbyterial Society last
week held very profitable conference of
committees" Each committee, after brief
devotional exercises and a talk society
work by the pastor. assembled at a differ
ent table and discussed a printed list of
questions prepared by the president. After
some time spent thus, all gathered in an
open parliament and exchanged ideas
and suggestions. This seems TO have been
one instance of adapting TO one society the
much used plan of union committee confer
ences The conference closed with light re-
freshments and social features.
Rev. George n. Luccock, Rev. c. HI. But
Ter, Rev. B. Alfred DUNN and Rev. z. c.
Shaver, the devotional committee having
in charge the arrangements for prepara-
tory meetings preliminary to the coming of
Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman, February '23
have made plans for union prayer meetings
the evenings of February %, 21 and % in
the following eleven churches: Marvin NJ
E. Church South, 10th and B streets south
west; Eastern Presbyterian Church, 9th
and c streets northeast: Mount Vernon
Place NJ. E. Church South, 9th and X
streets northwest; Metropolitan Presby-
terian Church, 4th and B streets southeast
Congress Street M. P. Church 31st street
between NJ and N streets; f Street Baptist
Church, E near 9th street northwest; Union
M. E. Church, Goth street near Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest; Luther Place Me-
mortal Church, 14th street and Vermont
avenue northwest; Memorial United Breth-
rem Church, North Capitol and r streets;
Anacostia Bapt st Church and Mt. Pleasant
Congregational Church.
The topics assigned are: Goth, "Humilia-
ton and Confession" 2ist, Prayer for the
Holy Spirit 22d, "Consecra tion." These
eleven churches are centers for the
churches in the vicinity, which have been
grouped together, all to meet in the one
church named
Other preparations are making, but plans
are not yet completed.
A most complete and interesting descrip
ton was given In an open parliament con-
Quoted by Miss Gertrude Allison of the
Gunton Memorial Presbyterian Church at
the last mass meeting of the Christian En-
deavor Society in the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church, upon Missionary
Reading Circles, most successful one be-
ing conducted in her own church.
Mr.. A. l. Dietrich, first vice president of
the District of Columbia Union. conducted
the prayer meeting of the above society
last Sunday evening, the subject being "A
Students Prayer