Evening star., 1899-10-14
CENTRAL UNION MISSION
Fifteenth Anniversary of the Organization
to Be Celebrated Tomorrow.
Addresses by City Pastors and Special
Program of Nusie-The
Exercises,

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The Central Union Mission will tomorrow
celebrate the fifteenth, anniversary of its
unique work and most ,exentful history, by
series of sessions for each of which a
special program has, been prepared. At II
o'clock am. the mission sermon will be
preached by DR.. ]. J. Muir. in the E Street
Baptist Church. At 8 o'clock D m. a plat
form meeting will be held IN the mission
auditorium, at which addresses will be
made by a number of prominent pastors
and laymen, among the number expected
being DR. Naylor of the McKendree M. E.
Church, DR.. ]. G. Butler of the Lutheran
Memorial Church, DR.. A S. Fiske of the
Gunton Temple Memorial Church, Dr. Ran
dolph McKim Of the Epiphany Episcopal
Church, Dr. Jos. T. Kelly of the Fourth
Presbyterian Church, DR.. F. NJ. Bristol of
the Metropolitan M. E. Church, and others
A musical program of variety and inter-
est has also been prepared. Prof. r. E.
Hudson Of Columbus, Ohio, the well-known
music writer, singer and evangelist, will be
present and sing, as will also Mr. Percy S.
Foster, leader of the Moody choir; Mr..
Eccles of Baltimore Mrs. Maice, wife Of
the blind evangelist, and Mr.. Tyson the
superintendent of the mission A large
chorus and orchestra, under the direction
of Mr.. w. D. Yingling, will also render a
number of gospel songs.
Brief talks will be given by Mr.. T. B.
1ronside, superintendent of the Market
Street Mission, Morristown, N j.; Mr. r.
p: Reddng, superintendent of the Rescue
Mission and Gospel Wagon work. Newport
News, Va, and Mr.. ]. II. Malice, 1.-The blind
evangelist" These gentlemen are converts
of the Central Union Mission, who have
gone out into aggressive Christian work in
various parts of the country, and whose
homecoming Is for the purpose of uniting
in the celebration of the fifteenth annfyer.
sary of their religious alma mater.
The Evening Session.
At 745 o'clock the evening session will be
held in the First Congregational Church
corner 10th and G streets, where the ex-
ercises will include an organ voluntary by
Prof. Bischoff, a solo by Mrs Bischoff tes-
timonies by mission converts and brief ad-
dresses by DR.. s. II. Greene of the Cal
vary Baptist Church; DR.. s. NJ Newman of
the First Congregational Church Dr. J. F.
Heisse Of Wesley NJ. E. Church. DR.. G. P
Wilson Of the Assemblys PRESBYTERIAN
Church, DR.. Alex Mackay-Smith of St
Johns Episcopal Church, DR.. Wallace Rad
cliffe OF the New York Avenue Presby-
terian Church and DIR. J. J. Muir of the E,
Street Baptist Church.
Sunday morning the visiting friends will
conduct services as follows: Mr.. Ironside
of Morristown, n. J.. and Mr. TYSON
superintendent Central Union Mission will
speak and sing in the Ryland NJ. E. Church.
corner 10th and ID streets southwest; Mr.
and Mrs Mace will speak and sing in the
Ninth Street Christian. Church corner 9th
and D streets northeast; Mr. Redding of
Newport News, Va, will speak and Mr.
Eccles of Baltimore will sing in the Twelfth
Street NJ. f. Church corner 18th and E
streets southeast, and Prof r r Hudson
of Columbus, Ohio. will speak and sing in
the Waugh NJ. E!l,Ghurch, corner Sd and
streets northeast 10
All these services will be in the interest
of the Central Union Mission, and a part Of
the anniversary exercises.
This evening at p O'Clock, in the mission
auditorium, occurs a rehearsal of Gospel
songs by the singers and orchestra for the
anniversary, and at O'Clock a greeting to
Messrs. Ironside, Redding and Malice and
a converts testimony service. with songs by
Prof. Hudson, Mr.. Eccles, Mrs. Mace and
Mr.. Tyson. ~
The services of Prof. Hudson have been
secured by the mission for week of spe-
cial service at the main hall. where Gospel
services will be held each day from 12 to 1
o clock noon, and every night at 7:30
o'clock. TO- .,4i
Annual Business Meeting.
The annual business meeting of the mis-
sion will be held in the board room on
Monday night, October 16, at 7:30 o'clock
A letter has been sent to each of the pas
tors of the city, which is, in part, as fol-
lows:
The fifteenth year of the missions work
Is just closing. and the undersigned, In con-
formfty with their custom, submit to YOU
and through you to the churches whose
highway and hedge work the mission is
set to do, report of the labors for the
year.
'As to the financial condition of the mis-
sion, we have to report that a year ago the
deficit was stated to be 81 800 During the
following six months the indebtedness was
increased to over s3,1o0. By a change in
the personnel of The employees, a lessening
OF the current expenses, and a united effort
on the part of the friends of the mission
to raise funds. this sum has been reduced
to 5000 and the work of the mission placed
upon cash basis. The current bills are
being paid as they incurred, and the
debt is being gradually diminished. The
board renewed the first trust of $50, 900
upon the mission property, at the same
time obtaining reduction in interest from
to per cent per annum, thereby effect
ing saving to the supporters of the mis-
sion of $500 per year, or in five years, the
period for which the loan was secured, of
1880.
Other Measures of Economy.
"Other measures having in view a reduc-
ton of the cost of administering the af-
fairs of the mission and an increase in the
productiveness of its industrial department
have been gradually put in operation dur
ing the past six months, resulting in saw
ing of not less than $40 per week, or about
81 900 per annuIn.
I'm conclusion the board desires to thank
the pastors and the official and other MEM
bers of the several churches for their cor
dial sympathy, their generous financial sup
port, and the kindly helpfulness rendered
III so many ways from time to time to the
mission, which is only hand of the church
stretched out to the wayward and despair
ing to help them back to Cod
The letter was signed by o. B. Brown, ].
c. Pratt, Chas ]. Ladson. w. c. Tyler, n.
A. Robbins, A. L. Swartwout, George w.
Wheeler, Allen Wood, Silas Boyce, T. A.
Harding, board of directors.
Following are the statistics of the year:
Number of services held. 2,0O6; number of
persons attending, 1S5 436; number of seek
ers noted 1855; number of converts re-
ported, 661 The expense of the religious
work was S4,590.63, an average cost for
each meeting Of 50 %.
Wedding SuperstttfOns.
From the Kansas City Journal.