The Washington times., 1902-10-20
Prominent Clergymen and
Laymen of All Denomina-
tions Were Present to Ex-
tend Congratulations.
Mi. Shallenberger SaidWash-
ington Was a Better City
for the Efforts of the
Mission.

The Central Union Mission celebrated
its eighteenth anniversary yesterday
Three meetings were conducted. The
morning service was held at Calvary
Baptist Church, where the pastor, Rev.
Samuel H. Greene, delivered a sermon
on .The Central Union Mission; Its OBJ
jects. Its Work. and Its Results
The exercises in the afternoon were
held in the auditorium of the Mission
Buildi lg, on Louisiana Avenue. A
great crowd was present, and nearly
every Protestant church in the city was
represented.
Clergymen Present.
The rostrum in the auditorium was
beautifully decorated with flowers, and
the platform was crowded with min
listers Of the gospel Of all denominations,
the members of the board of directors
and workers of the mission. Among
those on the platform were Revs. DR.. J.
G. Butler. Frank NJ. Bristol, B. F. Bit
finger, w. J. Young. D. w. Montgomery,
Luther B. Wilson. j. w. Thompson. Asa
S. Fisk. E. B. Bagby, and Lawrence E.
Hunt. o. B. Brown, ]. Z. Pratt. George
w. Wheeler, Charles l. Ladson. n. 4.
Robbins, Clayton E. Emig, W. C. Tyler.
Silas Boyce, and H. ID. Gordon.
A feature of the service was the music,
and the numbers were particularly ap-
propriate to the occasion. During the
exercises solos were sung by A
Brethauer, H. d. Gordon, and Miss Irwin.
During the congregational singing Mrs.
A. II. Tyson presided at the piano, Mrs.
E. C. Edgar at the organ. with W. d.
Yingling as precentor.
DR.. Bristol's Address.
The principal address-was made by the
Rev. DR.. Bristol pastor of the Metro
politan NJ. e. Church, who arose 10
speak just after the converts and work
ers of the Fourteenth Street branch of
the mission had finished song. He
said the words were beautiful, and tina.
If he had arranged the exercises he
would have had it consist entirely of
such songs. There was, he said, nothing
sweeter than the music made by the
''voice of a converted soul" The Mis-
zion, DR.. Bristol said, had accomplished
could point to the Mission and say:
''That is where l was saved and made
worthy of my maker
To get an idea of the work accom-
rlished by the Mission, DR.. Bristol sait.,
1t should be compared with that of one
ton. 1t takes anywhere from $4,000 to
100000 year to support one of the lat
ter, while only about $1,000 is expended
by the Mission. But to know of the
work and influence of both. he said, orc
should hear the families of the people
who support both testify as to the good
OF the one and the misery brought by
the other. At the conclusion of DR..
Bristol's remarks brief addresses were
made by the other ministers present.
Proud of Mission.
Rev. Dr. Butler said that the churches
of Washington were proud of the assist
ance they had given the Mission. and
congratulated it on the good work ac-
complisaad. During the afternoon there
was a testimonial service, attended by
many OF those who were converted
through the endeavors of the CentraI
Urion Mission.
At ligat the service was held at the
Mount Vernon Methodist Episcopal
Church South. o. B. Brown, chairman
of the board of directors. presided, and
the musical program was under the di-
rection of Page l.. Zimmerman. The
meeting was opened with a song service
by the mission singers and orchestra
followed by Soriptural reading and pray.
er by the Rev. w. T. Pierson Rev. F
]. Prettyrnan,' the pastor of the church
extended welcome.
"A Better City"
Mr.. Brown made a statement Of the
work of the board of directors Of The
mission, and there was testimony SER
vice by converts of the mission. Rev.
Wilbur Chapman referred to mission
work in New York. W. s. Shallenberger
Second Assistant Postmaster Genera!
delivered brief address, in which he
congratulated the mission upon its work
during the past year. He said the mis-
sion was entering fields and doing work
which tn, churches could not enter ard
perform, and that Washington had been
made better during the past eighteen
years by reason OF the existence of the
Central Union Mission.