Evening star., 1899-03-07
CH RISTlAN ENDEAVORERS
March Meeting of District Union Held Last
Evening
Reports Of Committees Received-Ad-
vance Arrangements for In
ternational Convention.

The March meeting OF the District Of
Columbia Christian Endeavor Union was
held last evening in the vestry of Calvary
Baptist Church. After song service Rev.
A. s Fiske. d. d.. offered prayer. and the
12lst Psalm was read in concert.
A short business meeting followed. the
first item being The reports OF committees.
MIR. Charles F. Crane. chairman Of the
lookout committee. recommended the ad-
mission into the union of the intermediate
Society of the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church. and the society was added TO the
roll Reports followed from the missionary,
good citizenship and correspondence COM
mittees.
The first report OF the transportation COM
mittee for the International convention TO
be held in Detroit. July , to 10, was pre-
sented by the chairman OF the committee.
Mr.. Paul +. Sleman, who stated that the
Michigan Passenger Association and the
Central Traffic Association had already
granted a one-fare rate for the convention,
fixing the time limit at July Is. with a
further extension. IL desired. until August
10, and that this action would without
doubt be concurred in by the Trunk Line
Association during the present week. The
committee stated that the delegation would
probably make stop-over at Niagara
Falls
Opens with Welcome Meeting.
The conN ention will open Wednesday
evening, July 8. with a great welcome meet,
ing, in one of the mammoth tents to be
used as meeting places. After addresses OF
welcome and suitable responses, an i'm
mense informal reception will be held by
the officers and trustees of the United So
ciety. Thursday morning, July g, President
Clark will deliver his annual address and
Secretary Baer will present his annual re-
port. Then will follow the convention SER
DrlU in ha faraT
instead of at the end, heretofore. The
denominational rallies Will be held Thurs
day afternoon, and in the evening two great
tent meetings will be held, with two ad-
dresses in each. Friday July 4 two tent
meetings will be held, in the morning and
in the afternoon. Instead of the usual COM
mlttee conferences in the churches, there
VIII be two great schools of methods in the
will be held in the tents christian En-
deavor Principles will be discussed Satur-
day morning In the tents, and in the after
noon the delegates will enjoy an excursion
on the river to Belle Isle. Saturday even
ing will occur the state reunions in the
church headquarters. Sunday morning,
July D. Will be given over to attendance up
on the regular Sunday school and preach
ing services in the churches Sunday after
noon Sabbath observance meeting will be
held, and also separate evangelistic meet
1ngs for men and women Sunday evening
there VIII be conservation meetings to the
number of thirty or more. Two meetings
will be held in the tents Monday morning
the closing day of the convention. In the
afternoon there will be two Junior rallies
in the tents, and in the evening the con-
yention will come to close with two
farewell meetings in the two tents
From the large number already enrolled
by the committee to attend the convention,
the prospects for a very large delegation
from the District of Columbia are bright.
Following the report Of the transporta-
ton committee. the assistant secretary pre-
SGnted the resignation of The recprdfpp
retary of the Union, Mr. Theo. T. Smell,
rendered because of pressure of other du-
tles: me RESIGNATION of Mr. Smell was ac-
cepted with regret, and the election of his
successor postponed until the next meeting
Chapman Meeting Aftermath.
The balance of the service last evening
was in the nature of a summing up of the
impressions and inspirations received by
the Endeavorers from the recent series of
services conducted by Dr. Chapman. Rev.
j. G. Butler, d. D., pastor of Memorial
Lutheran Church, and Rev. Teunis s. Ham,
lin, d. D., pastor of the Church of the
Covenant, made brief addresses.
DR.. Butler spoke upon the subject ION
the Mountain Top dwelling upon the
blessing and inspiration which had been
gathered during the services just closed.
He paid a high tribute to the Christian
Endeavor societies. and TO the Christian
Endeavor Union, under whose auspices the
meetings We're held.
DR.. Hamlin spoke upon the subject. In
the Valley" Said DR.. Hamlin: THE first
thing L would have you think about is that
the test of the vision is what il does TO fit
US for the valley. Ii is not how rapturous
We feel on the mountain top; il is not how
loud We can say Amen; IL is not that We
determine the value of the vision itself, nor
how any of us felt during the last few DAYS
under the Influence of DR.. Chapman's earn
est teaching and the influence OF the Holy
Spirit. In fact, that is of absolutely no inn
portance unless the vision be transmitted
into action