Evening star., 1900-06-02
IN THE CHUR CH e S

AS the time draws near for the assem-
bling of the great International Christian
Endeavor convention at London, England
interest in the matter among the thousands
of Endeavorers in this city increases. These
will be glad to know that the arrange
ments for the big reunion are practically
complete The chief place for the larger
meetings will be in what is known as the
Great Central Hall, a room nearly 400 feet
long and almost 200 feet wide, with a seat
ing capacity of fully 1900, one-sixth of
whom can be accommodated in the choir
seats alone. The organ, which is one of
the largest, is regarded by some as the
finest in the world.
service preliminary to the convention
will be held Friday, July Il, followed Sat
urday by series of welcome meetings.
Sunday most of the Protestant pulpits in
London will be occupied by speakers from
the ranks of visiting Endeavorers, and in
the afternoon of the same day children's
services will be held in all the Sunday
school rooms of the great metropolis.
copy of the program states that the
general subject for Monday will be The
Twentieth Century Endeavorers on the
Kings serivec.'" " The day will be ushered
in. as all the convention days. with quiet
hour meetings from to 10. Among the
speakers who have already promised to
take part in these exercises are Revs. c. NJ.
of New York. G. c. Lorimer of Boston and
other well-known preachers of this coun-
try. and Rev. Dr. John Clifford, one of the
leading Baptist clergymen of England The
afternoon of this day will be occupied with
denominational rallies. which will be of
special interest this year on account of the
meeting of so many belonging to the same
denomination. but to different lands.
evening meetings will be Revs. DR.. Cort-
land Myers of Brooklyn. n. y: ]. f. Rob
erts of Manchester England; James Trav-
is of Chester. England. and number of
eminent clergymen from the United States,
India. Australia, Africa, China and the Pa
ciiic Islands.
The annual addresses of President F. E.
Clark, who is now trip around the
world in the interest of the Christian En-
dcavor movements, and Mr.. John Willis
Baer, the secretary of the United Society
of Christian Endeavor, will be made Tues
day. During the day and evening speeches
will be made by Rev Canon Barker. chap
lain to the queen DIR. McElveen of Boston.
Lady Henry Somerset. Mrs. +. E. Clark.
Bishop Walters, Rev. w. l.. Watkins.
former president of the Wesleyan Metho-
dist conference: Rev. ]. G. Raws of Aus
tralia, and many others of equal distinc-
ton
The convention will close Wednesday
evening, when there will be four meetings
held simultaneously, in each of which
roll call will be conducted the leaders be-
ing President Clark. Secretary Baer. Rev
Rev. +. r. Hasse of Bedford. Eng
lang. The four closing addresses are to be
b. Rev. DIR. John Smith of Edinburgh, Rev.
+. b. Meyer. DIR. Reuen Thomas and Miss
Mariana birmingham, respectively.
DR. Cyrus Adler of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition has returned from New York where
he went to attend the meeting of the Jew
isn Publication Society, the Orga MIA ton
which publishes most Of the religious books
used by the Hebrews in the United States
t1f. ,lN..r. !,
numbers 5,O39. scattered throughout every
state and territory of the Union and in
Europe Asia and South Africa. In certain
districts the work of the society supplied
the only means of Jewish culture. During
the past year the receipts of the society
We're almost $4,000, and disbursements
about $4,000. The permanent fund of the
society now amounts to over $1,000.
The next mass melting of the Epworth
League Union, which is composed Of the
Southern Methodist Churches of Washing
ton and vicinity, will be held in the NJ. +.
Church South at Rockville, Md. one week
from Tuesday next Rev. J. w. Duffey,
pastor of Mount Vernon Place Church,
this city, will. il Is understood. make an
address on The Twentieth Century Move
ment, and Rev. T.. V. Register of Alex
andria, Va, will probably speak on the
same subject. Remarks on various topics
will, it is expected. be made by some of
the prominent league workers. whose
names have not yet been announced.
1t is believed to be probable that the
opening of the American University. the
great NJ. r. institution near this city, will
be deferred from next fall until later
period. 1t is stated that if this is done it
will be for the purpose of bringing about
a more harmonious feeling between the
authorities of the university and some of
the other leaders of the denominations the
latter claiming that Bishop Hurst ought
not to have the American University
thrown open to students until the endow-
ment fund. which is now something less
than Sl.oOO,OOo. reaches a much larger sum-
The university continues to receive hand
some contributions from time to time And
there is every reason to believe that the
efforts of the bishops of the NJ. E. Church
whose jurisdiction extends throughout the
country, exclusive of parts of the south
to place the institution on a solid financial
basis will be rewarded by success.
Rev. A. F. Anderson, formerly pastor of
Grace Baptist Church. Capitol Hill, has ac-
cepted a call as assistant pastor of Calvary
Baptist Church. Rev. DR.. s. H. Greene. pas
tor and will enter upon the discharge of
his new duties about July 1.
The members of the Central Union Mis-
sion are much gratified with the success
which has attended their efforts to get all
the evangelical churches in Washington to
take greater interest In their work than
formerly. Acting with the directness of the
mission in religious matters there is now
a ministerial associate council, composed of
one pastor from each of the following de-
nominations: Baptist. Congregational, Epis-
copal. Disciples of Christ. Lutheran. Meth
odst Episcopal. Methodist Episcopal South
Presbyterian North. Presbyterian South
and Methodist Protestant.
A large number Of persons from this city
went to Chautauqua Beach Thursday to
witness the ceremonies attending the in
auguration of what Is expected to become a
great religious resort. Mr.. A. R. Spofrord,
assistant librarian Of Congress, who made
the principal address of the occasion, chose
for his theme Poetic Literature of the
Bible" An address was also delivered by
Rev. DR.. c. c. Mclean.
The place, formerly called Bay Ridge,