Evening star., 1901-09-10
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR UNION
OFFICERS FOR COMING YEAR
CHOSEN AT ANNUAL MEETING.
Report of Work of Past Twelve
Months Shows n Satisfactory
Condition of Affairs.

The annual meeting of the Christian En-
deavor Union of the District of Columbia
was held last evening In the First Congre-
gational Church, corner of 10th and G
streets northwest. The retiring president
Mr.. Arthur L. Dietrich of Mount Vernon
Place NJ. E. Church South, occupied the
chair during the first part of the meeting,
and Mr.. w. w. .Tuckey of the Sixth Pres
byterian Church. the incoming first vice
president, presided during the rest of the
exercises
Officers for the fiscal year ending August
81 1902 were elected as follows: President,
James NJ. Pickens, Vermont Avenue Chris
tian; first vice president, w. w. Tuckey,
Sixth Presbyterian; second vice president,
j. w. Butcher, jr., Berean Baptist; third
vice president. Miss Louie Dale Leeds, st.
PauIS English Lutheran; recording Secre-
tary, H. C. HengstIer, Gurley Presby terian;
assistant recording secretary. Ralph l..
Clark. First Congregational; corresponding
secretary and chairman of the correspond
ence committee, Miss Bessie Il. Taylor,
Union NJ E.; treasurer, r. T. Ballard, Con-
gress Street NJ. p; president of the d. c.
Jr. c. E. Union, Miss Gertrude w. Allison,
Gurley Presbyterian; superintendent or
good literature, S. NJ. Ely, Central Presby-
terian; superintendent of good citizenship,
o. P. Kellar, Calvary Baptist: superintend-
ent of music, G. E. Beatty, Memorial Lu-
theran; chairman of the missionary com
mittee, A. E. Ingram, Calvary Baptist;
members of the missionary committee,
Hole Homrighaus lions Lutheran; Miss
A. M. Meynes E Street Baptist; 5. T. Mur-
ray. Mt Vernon Place NJ. E.: Miss Efe
Rowe, First NJ. P; II. A. Pheiger, Fourth
Presbyterian; Miss ]. E. Lowering, Friends;
Miss L. Q. Burroughs, Metropolitan Pres
byterian; Miss l.. r. Crusor, EbeneZer A.
NJ E.
State of the Union Reviewed.
The program was opened with the sing
ing of two vocal selections, following which
report on the state of the union and its
history for 1901 was read by the retiring
recording secretary of the union, Mr.. Wal
ter c. Trey of Calvary Baptist Church.
The report showed eighty-five societies in
the union, with a total active associate and
honorary membership of $3.50. Twenty-six
societies were Presbyterian, eighteen Bap-
tist. eleven Methodist Episcopal, eight Con-
gregational: six Christian. seven Lutheran.
five Methodist Protestant, two undenomi-
national, one United Brethren and one
Friends
The corresponding secretaries of the So
cietieS were asked: What do you consider
the best thing your society has done during
the year?" Here are some Of their an
swers: Increased our offerings to missions
about 30 per cent: about one-half of our
members have become regular contributors
to missions: we have revived and vitalized
the society prayer me citing; We pay certain
part of the church expenses regularly; as
sisted the fire sufferers in Jacksonville: our
society of sixty-three members subscribed
81 600 toward clearing the church debt: we
established a mission Sunday school, at a
regular expense of SIS monthly we support
a mission; have been valuable help In the
Sunday evening church service; support two
India orphans; maintain a bed in Japan
ese mission hospital: elevated the spiritual
tone of our meetings. so that the pastor calls
them "the most helpful meetings of the
day" received nine new active members
and won several old ones who were delin-
quent: have taken a membership at the Flor
ence Crittenton Mission; supporting and edu-
eating an India orphan; organized a Ju-
nior c. E.. assisted in buying land on which
to build mission school: increased our con-
tributions for outside worthy causes with
out decreasing regular contributions;
conducted house-to-house canvass to in
crease church membership; have been and
are now trying to close the stores near the
church on Sunday: assisted church officers
by calls on delinquent church members
with good results: contributed $115 for In
dia famine sufferers; organized a Junior c.
E.; helping to make the mid-week
church prayer meeting bright and helpful;
helped hard to shut up good and tight
three saloons"
Rev. F. w. Moot pastor of ST. PauPs
English Lutheran Church, delivered ad-
dress upon "Endeavoring, or the Power of
Effort" He held that the real secret in at
tanning success in any sphere of life Is
earnest effort, persistent endeavoring to
reach a broader influence, a greater power,
a higher ideal