Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-07
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoRERs.

AShbury and Masters johnson and Golden.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoRERS.
The c. e. Society Of Congress Street
M. p. Church had charge of the regular
Sunday evening services last Sunday even
Ing at that edifice, and rendered program
consisting of an address by the president OF
the society, Mr.. W. H. Harrison. on the
Christian Endeavor day topic: an address
by Miss Victoria Portch, on the Origin and
Growth OF the Christian Endeavor Society;
an address by Mr.. II. c. Grimes, on the
Work of the Good Literature Committee:
by Mr.. T. s. Duvall, on the Work Of the
Good Citizenship Committee: by Mr.. T. w.
Grimes and Mr.. r. F. Ballard, on the Bene-
fits Derived From Christian Endeavor
Work. The male quartet Of the society
rendered selection. and members of the
Junior Society also sang. The -Four
GrimeseS'' gave a quartet, and the choir
rendered several selections, after which the
Rev. j. D. Kinzer. the pastor. made brief
address on the days topic, which concluded
the services Of the evening.
Wednesday evening, February IS, at 7:30
o'clock. at Faith Chapel, M street between
AZ and 9th streets southwest. under the
auspices of the missionary committee of
which Miss Alice M. Meynet Of Temple Bap
tist Church is chairman. Mr.. Grant Leet
OF Gunton-Temple Presbyterian Church
will lead the meeting.
Mr.. James NJ Pickens, first vice president
OF the District Christian Endeavor Union
arrived at home just in time to attend the
union union meeting last Monday night. Mr..
two months on work for the Department
or Agriculture. While there he made sew
eral visits to the headquarters of the
United Society of Christian Endeavor and
the ONCE of the Christian Endeavor World,
the official organ of. the Christian En-
deavor movement
Nine new members were received into the
christian Endeavor Society Of Calvary
Baptist Church at the monthly business
meeting last Tuesday night. This society
mas begun systematic canvass for new
members. both active and associate, and
ture in this society is a male octet with
the following members DR.. F. A. Swart-
won't and James W. Haynie first tenors:
r. ~. Loomis and Owen P. Kellar. second
tenors: 5. f. Gardner and Horace NJ GILL;
man. first bass. and H. B. Kempton and o.
A. Pendleton, second bass.
The twenty-second anniversary of the
Dlstrict OF Columbia Christian Endeavor
Union was celebrated by special services
FEBRUARY 2 in Calvary Baptist Church. cor
ner 9th and H streets northwest The meet.
ing was opened by song service, led by
Iercy .; roster Following him Rev. Wal
ter n. Brooks, DID,, conducted the deyo-
tlonal exercises. The Rev. F. D. Power
pastor OF Vermont Avenue Church, read a
message from President Roosevelt. At the
conclusion OF the reading of the Presidents
message the audience rose and sang Amer
lea and waved handkerchiefs as a salute
to the President
FIve-minute addresses from the following
inc 80
nominations connected with the District
union. were then in order: Rev. J. J. Muir.
pastor or Temple Baptist Church; Rev. 81
3. sagoy, Ninth Street Christian Church;
neV. -: W. montgomery. Fifth Congrega-
tional Church; Lindley D. Clark. minister
OF the Friends Society: Rev. F. W. Moot.
81 PauIs English Lutheran Church; Rev.
"A norman Ward. North Carolina Avenue
"a. =. church; Rev. Donald Mcleod. First
presbyterian Church, and Rev. o. w Burt
Church. 'eu oie'hreh
The Rev. Teunis S. Hamlin rendered the.
closing address Of the evening in an eIne
Quent manner. GA eo
Inc regular monthly business meeting
and social Of the Y p s q r. ~ to- E,ia.
congregational Church occurred last ayan
ing m the parlors of the church. The social
exercises took the form of a valentine evan
ing, ana after violin solo by Mr. Harry
1raoIord heart party took place. the
object Of the game being that every ners e,re
pllndIolded, was to place an arrow in a
small white heart fastened in the csnter %
a,d large red one. Then came progressive
who succeeded in making the larpest r nnan
per OF proposals to the young ladies'. each
young lady endeavoring to prevent q ~
posal. Prizes were also given to the win
solo was given by Mr.. Grif iy = E vonal
ana reading by Mrs. WorthIev
ro ,naGn i.emoer mad been asked to bring a
p l,nnta od something In the line of refresh
ments' and much merriment was cansaa
when the packages were opened aoeeu
to,a III u Ivans' the president of the Washing
1oh - Heignts Presbyterian Church's Y. p. q
y. b., having left the city. Mr.. W + sn.r p.
ger has been elected In his ste.I 0p Tho
meeting last Sunday night was led nv Mis- ss
=. p. W1lkens. A large number resnondaS
to the topic. iosponoeo
The following plan for acouain+,no Tho
new members with the other members of
.ne society Is being carried out BY the So
vary Baptist Church: " oe''-
me committee holds meeting once a
month at the home of some member Of the
eo an nia5ee, The first hour, from $50 to
business. and after that time the remainde az
or the evening is devoted to social mai
ters. invitations are extended to the mem
pers VINO have come into the society during
the committee. Games are INDUCED in and
rerreshments are served. At these home
meetings there is none of the forma1itv
which will sometimes creep into a social
TWO members of the committee call on ear
new member as he comes into the society
Having come to know the new members in
THIS way, 1t is an easy matter to mako
them acquainted with the others of the So
ciety, and the stranger comes to feel him
seir to be no longer a stranger, and enters
into the work feeling that he Is surrounded
by friends.
Christian Endeavor day was observed nv
the Young Peoples Christian Endeayor So
ciety of Howard University Saturday even
ing. January 81. 1903. An interesting pro-
gram was carried out by members Of the
society.
The address by Rev. VIM. v. Tunnel 8.
7. B., OF, King Hall. on 1.-THE Relation Of
the Endeavor Society to the University and
Its support to the Faculties and Trustees''
was well received. The program was as
follows: Piano solo, selected, Miss Bertha
A. Baxter; devotional exercises, Mr. J. w.
Hollins; remarks. president of Y p 8. G.
p. Of Howard University. Mr. Edward p
Davis: contralto solo. Christ Shall Lead
U.s." Miss Eva v. Johnson; paper. 'sThe
Missionary Phase Of Christian Endeavor
Work." Mr.. Thomas Shaffer; soprano solo
selected. Miss M. Erma Weeden: paner'
The INSTRUMENTATION Aspect of Chris
tian Endeavpr Work" Mr.. James W. Bolts:
essay. TYPES and Legends of the Magda.
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