The Washington times., 1902-09-09
Session Held at First
Congregational
Church.
REPORTS SHOW PROSPERITY
Remarkable Increase in Membership
Superintendents and Committees Are
Elected-An Amendment to Constitu-
tion-Suggestions for Future.

The annual business meeting of the
District of Columbia Christian En-
deavor Union was held last night in the
schoolroom of the First Congregational
! Church, Tenth and G Streets northwest
| The meeting was opened with song
service, followed by a short devotional
service, and the meeting was turned
ever to the incoming president, Mr.
Owen P. Kellar. by the retiring pres
dent, Mr.. James NJ Pickens.
Brief reports for the past year were
submitted by Mr. R. 7. Ballard, treas
;irer; Miss Alice NJ. Moynes, chairman
of the missionary committee; Mr.. Owen
p. Kellar. superintendent of Christian
citizenship; Mr.. c. E. Beatty. musical
director; Miss Bessie E. Taylor, chair
man of the correspondence committee;
Mr.. Irving P. Tade, evangelistic super
intendent; Miss Flora johnson, press
correspondent. and Mr. S. NJ. Ely, SUI
perintendent of good literature
Election of Committees.
The following committees and super
intendents of departments were elected
last night, their term of Office being one
year:
Superintendents of fdepartments-Chris
tian citizenship, Rev. c. II. Butler, Keller
Memorial Lutheran; good literature, Mr..
j. Lawrence Hayes, First Presbyterian;
music, Mr.. Page L. Zimmerman Mount
Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal;
press, Miss Flora l.. l.. Johnson. First
Congregational.
Missionary committee-Miss Alice NJ.
Meynes, chairman, Temple Baptist; Miss
May Krause Whitne Avenue Christian;
Miss Anna H. Murray, First Congrega-
tional; Mr.. l.. Russell Alden Memorial
Lutheran; Mr. 5. T. Murray. Mount
Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal; Mrs.
Sarah E. Mason, Union Wesley Metho-
dist Episcopal; Mr.. H. Clyde Grimes,
Congress Street Methodist Protestant;
Mrs. II. H. Doyle, Gurley Presbyterian
Pianist, Miss May E. Smith, Western
Presbyterian.
May Affiliate With Union.
An amendment to the constitution
was adopted providing that Christian
Endeavorers who are members of
churches where there are no Christian
Endeavor societies may affiliate with the
union as individual members and be eli
gible to serve in certain positions As
the union is a union of societies, such
EDdeavorers have heretofore had no
regular standing in the anion.
Upon the adoption of the amendment
the following Endeavorers were elected
to individual membership IN the union:
Mr. and Mrs. A. l.. Dietrich, Mr. and
Mrs. S. T. Murray, Mr. W. w. MILAN.
Mr. Page l.. Zimmerman, Miss Rosa NJ.
Busey. Miss Lille Busey. Miss Edna
Follin Miss Margaret Follin, Miss Irena
Keen, and AIR. a. Stdney Jones, all Of
Mount Vernon Methodist Episcopal
Church, aud Miss E. NJ Dickinson, Miss
Elizabeth Dickinson, and Mr.. Percy S.
Foster, of the Firsc Baptist Church.
Report of Secretary.
Mr.. H. C. Hengstler, recording secre-
tary, presented his annual report, Of
which the following is an extract:
"A year of prosperity, of blessing. and
of success, the union year of 19011902
has closed. We use the term success
advisedly, for although we realize that
all that might have been done has not
been done, and that we have not always
done just what he would like 10 have
us do, nevertheless God has blessed our
efforts wonderfully. and the majority
of the Christian Endeavor societies of
our union have done much in the mas
ter's service and are in excellent condi-
tion for the new years work opening
before them
"As a union we have had number Of
very pleasant and profitable meetings
during the year, and have enjoyed a
delightful fellowship. interdenomina
tiOnal in character. that has broadened
us all In the spirit OF brotherhood 10
all mankind, which our Saviour taught
as one of the fundamental principles of
the religion he came to proclaim.
Met Rev. Mr.. Eberman.
''The most important feature of the
year was the conference supper and
mass meeting in February. which intro
duced and firmly embedded in the love
of Washington Endeavorers Rev Clar-
ence Il. Eberman, field secretary of the
United Society OF Christian Endeavor.
DIR. Eberman sugges.ed enough plans
TO keep us all busy for quite time In
carrying them out Another important
event was the midsummer outing and
rally at Washington Grove on July 29,
attended by over SEQ Endeavorers rep |
resenting forty societies. Besides these
and the regular monthly meetings there |
have been three missionary rallies con-
Quoted by the Union Missionary CON-
mittee under the chairmanship OF Mr.. |
Augustus e. Ingram. who has recently |
left us o enter the United States con-
sular service at Paris.
THE present membership of the union |
is eighty-two societies, containing t,23t |
active members, COG associate. and SO
honorary members or total of 5.4l2. |
Including the membership of the Junior |
Union, the total Christian Endeayor
strength of the District is 120 societies.
with 7.1l3 members.
Denominational Membership
Arranged according to membership.
the denominations are represented us
follows:
Societies. Members.
Presbyterian ..-.-.............. 20 lAZ
BAPTIST -..-................... IL Low
Methodist Episcopal .......... IL 9ts
congregational ................ III
hFlStlan .,...---------....... . 5pi
Lutheran ...........,-......... -"
Methodist Protestant .......... 2ii
ndcrominatioual ........,- . he
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