Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-11
GENERAL MISSION WORK.
Preparations for the Meeting of
Methodist Committee I'm This City.


The Methodists of Washington are max
ing extensive preparations for the sessions
Of the general missionary committee, which
will be held in the Foundry Church, begin
ming at 10 o'clock next Wednesday morn
ing 1t is expected that the adjournment
will not be had until Tuesday of the fol-
lowing week All of the bishops will be
here, with the exception of Bishops Foster
and Taylor, who are in feeble health;
Bishop Cranston, who is abroad overseeing
our work, and Bishop Hartzell, now in At
RIGA.
The three missionary secretaries and the
recording secretary. the two treasurers, the
representatives of the general conference
districts, the representatives, both minis
terial and lay, of the board of managers Of
the Missionary Society and the official edI-
tors will also attend. and there will also be
present number of returned missionaries
and their wives. besides visiting clergymen
The sessions will be held at 10 am and
230 pm. daily. and will be open to the
public.
The Methodist preachers meeting of this
city several months ago selected as local
committee of arrangements Rev. H. r.
Mayor chairman; Rev. j. F. Heisse, secre-
tary; Rev. l.. B. Wilson. presiding elder of
the Washington district Revs. F. NJ Bris-
tC' A j. Gill and Lucien Clark Upon
L e gentlemen has fallen the burden of
placing all the visitors as guests in the
various homes, arranging all the public
meetings to be held, and assigning speakers
TO the different Methodist pupits Sunday,
November l9 Arrangements have been
nearly completed.
The following program has been nre-
pared:
Wednesday evening, November Is. at 8
o'clock, public reception will be given at
Foundry to the delegates Bishop Hurst
will preside. Addresses of welcome Will
be given by Rev. DR.. l.. b. Wilson and Mr.
G. w. F. Swartzell. respectively Re-
sponses will be made by members of the
missionary committee. Special music will
be furnished by the Foundry quartet
thursday evening missionary services
VIII be held In the different churches. Four
great mass neetings have been arranged
for Friday evening at Foundry, MetropoI-
itan. Trinity and Mt. Zion (coloreD, re-
spectively. Bishop Bowman will preside at
FOUNDRY, and addresses will be made by
Bishops Thoburn and Fcss. At Metropol-
itan Bishop Merrill will preside, with
Bishop Fowler and Rev. DR.. A j. Palmer
as speakers At Trinity Bishop Andrews
will preside and addresses will be made by
Bishop Goodsell and Rev. DR.. A b. Leon
ard. 1t has been arranged that Bishops
Mallalieu and Walden shall speak at Mt
Zion. EXcallent music will also be fea-
ture of these services.
Sunday afternoon at o'clock NAM
moth Sunday school gathering will be at
Hamiine Church, with DR.. James NJ Buck
ley. editor of the New York Christian Ad-
yoeate, presiding There will be addresses
by Bishop Thoburn and Rev. DR.. John F.
Goucher The ladies of the w F. NJ s.
are planning to have service at the same
hour, to be held at Metropolitan Church,
with Bishops Foss and Joyce to speak
An Epworth League mass meeting will
be held at McKendree Church Monday
evening, November 20, at 7:3O O'Clock.
Bishop Ninde, president OF the General
League. will preside. and Bishops Vincent
and Warren will speak. At the same hour
Bishop Walden, who is to preside at the
next session of the Baltimore conference,
viii deliver his lecture THE Africa of
Today Gen. James F. Rushing will have
charge of this service
President Mckinley will give social
function at the White House to the dele
gates during their stay