Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-01
N T HE C. H u RCHE S

A special series of union evangelistic ser
vices will be begun this evening at 7:3C
O'Clock in the Central Union Mission, and
will continue until the evening of the nth,
inclusive. The program is follows:
Saturday, December chairman, DR.. F.
D. Power Addresses by DR.. S. NJ. Hart
sock and DR.. Randolph II. Mckim.
Sunday, December chairman, John w.
Foster. Addresses by Mr.. B. H. Warner and
Rev. w. ]. Young: meeting for men only at
3 pm, addressed-by Rev. W. j. Young
Monday, December ;-Chairman. DR.. j.
and DR.. Asa S. FIske
Tuesday, December. 4-Chairman, Rev. J.
W. Gray. Addresses by Rev. Donald G.
Mcleod and Rev. E. Hez Sven.
Wednesday, December 5-Chairman, DR..
II. r. Naylor. Addresses by DR.. George +.
Wilson and DR.. E. II. Huntley.
Thursday, December 6-Chairman DR.. a.
W. Pitzer. Addresses by DR.. Merrill f.
Gates and DR.. B. F. Butler.
Friday, December 7-Chairman DR.. s. NJ.
Newman. Addresses by DR.. w. G. Alex
ander and Rev. N. c. Naylor.
Saturday, December S-Chairman. DR.. J.
w. Duffey. Addresses by Rev. j. w. Steele
and Rev. ]. P. Chamberlin.
Sunday, December 9-Chairman, w. f.
Andrews. Addresses by Rev. A. r. Ander-
son and DR.. H. p. digley.
l..
]. Muir. Addresses by DR.. Il. c. Easton
and Rev. J. w. Bagby.
Tuesday, December 11-Chairman, DIR.
Alexander MackaySmth. Addresses by
son.
Mrs. J. A. Fitch of Philadelphia, whose
singing was so greatly enjoyed at the ami
versary exercises of the mission, will sing
two solos at each service.
Rev. DIR. Francis E. Clark, president of
the United Society of Christian Endeavor,
has addressed letter to the Christian En-
them spend few minutes day for three
months in prayer for a great awakening
and for multitude of decisions for Christ
also that they "spend the last hour of the
old century in this exercise
DR.. Clark says that there is widespread
feeling that a revival of religion is near
at hand and he asks the cooperation in
bringing this about of all pastors, officers
of Christian Endeavor Societies of state
and local unions, presidents and secretaries
of religious societies, comrades of the Quiet
Hour, Shut-ins, Invalds, aged friends, who
cannot join in public meetings-also incon-
spicuous workers, whose modesty may serve
to keep them back. In addition Dr. Clark
asks that prayer be also offered for pecu-
liar blessing upon the week Of prayer and
especially for great results on the Chris
ton Endeavor decision day, February 3,
1901.
Presbyterians of the District of Columbia
have been asked. by the board of missions
for freedmen to assist them in the erection
of building for Brainerd (MinnD institute,
to cost $4,000. Shares in the building VIII
be So, $40 and SIS. The board has also
opened twenty new schools for colored
youths, each costing from 500 to $50 a
year.
They have also been requested to aid in
raising a fund of S,00O0O toward lifting
tie mortgage on the big Presbyterian build
iner Tln
to the building is in the board of foreign
missions and the board of home missions
jointly. 1t will be recalled that for a time
after the erection of the structure and dur
ing the hard times of a few years ago finan-
ciai difficulties were encountered, so that
some strenuous criticism was passed upon
the policy of erecting such a building at all.
That period was, however, tlded over, and
now the two boards not only have their
rent free but after deductng charges of
all kinds, there is small regular addition
to the sinking fund The mortgage on the
building was 81 100000, but several months
ago a gift of 100000 was received, condi-
tional upon the payment of a life annuity.
Rev. E. Hez Swem pastor of Second Bap-
fist Church, this city, has been assisting
the pastor of Brantly Baptist Church, Bal
tilnore, on a series of revival services.
Rev. B. B. James, Phi. D., formerly pastor
OF the North Carolina Avenue Methodist
Protestant Church, this city. but who has
for some time been in charge of Congre-
gational Church in Monterey. Pa. has re-
ceived a call to the pastorate of the Second
CONGREGATIONAL Church, Baltimore. DR..
James preached last Sunday for the latter
congregation. He is man about thirty-nve
years of age and Is regarded as one or the
ab.est of the young ministers. He Will, II
he accepts, succeed Rev. Claude Severance.
who resigned to engage in missionary work
among the Japanese in New York city.
The Peoples Mission, whose headquarters
are at No 90 Pennsylvania avenue. has
been recognized, and the following Will
conduct it's affairs during the ensuing year:
B. II. Warner president; Matthew u Em-
cry, vice president; Rev. S. Domer. d. d.
DR.. p. C. Clafin and w. G. Orr. executive
committee.
Honorary board-Rev. Henry c. Amos.
Rev. T. s. Childs, d. D.; Edward Graves,
Richard Kingsman, Rev Joseph T. Kelly.
Rev. j. d. Kinzer. Charles Lyman. Irwin B.
Linton Rev. Geo. o. Little, D. D.; 8. d.
Luckett. Melville Lindsay. Clarence F. Nor
NJ Shand, Rev. D. W. Skellenger. Col. Geo.
Truesdell Dr. Willard F. Thompson, Ralph
Wells, W. ]. Wallace, c. E. Werner. Dr. w.
II. Fl. Warman. Rev. w. ]. Wright, Dr. w.
Warman.
Officers in charge-Geo. w. Havell and
Edwin D. Bailey, evangelists; Jacob w.
Wachter. secretary; Mrs. W. c. McMichael,
Women's committee-Mrs. E. D. Bailey.
Mrs NJ E. Carroll, Mrs. J. H. Robinson,
Mrs s. H. Martin, Mrs. S. bruce, Mrs. e.
V. Wright Mrs. G. w. Havell. Mrs. A. E.
Miley, Mrs. w. C. McMichael, Miss Alice A.
Eercus.
Mems committee-A E. Mley, P. w.
Pratt. J. E. Lacey. w. c. McMichael. Al
fred Pew. E. A. Stevens, L. L. Smith. s. H.
Martin. Mr.. Topp John Davies, R. L. Pile,
Sigel Brown.
Gospel hall committee-Mrs. NJ E. Car
roll, ]. NJ. Barnes, A. j. Smith, John Gray,
Walter Rice, Eddie Franklin, Geo. H. Bry-
ant.
Young peoples committee-John Brown,
James McCauley, Thomas Estes. A. T.
Lunsford R. l.. Pile. John Davies, Mel.
Leaman. Alice NJ. Kimball. Frances M.
Pratt, Clara Brown, May Harsha, Nellie
Briscoe, Gertie Wood
Children's committee-Alice M. Kimball,
Clara Brown.
At this time there are, according to re-
ports received In Washington, 127 Young
Mems Christian Associations In the United
States and ten in Canada. These societies
are scattered throughout the two countries,
from Idaho to Nova Scotia and as far south
as Mississippi Their total membership APP
proximates $1,000, and their total owner