Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-19
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR NOTES.

A number Of the local Christian Endeavor
societies are planning to hold special prayer
meetings early Christmas morning. The
Endeavorers of Calvary Baptist Church
will hold such service at am, and the
society extends a cordial invitation to all
young people to attend who are not going
| to have similar meetings at their own
churches. The Christian Endeavor Society
of the Eastern Presbyterian Church also
proposes to hold an early Christmas morn
| ing service, and has sent invitations to
societies in the same part of the city TO
Join in the meeting.
The officers of the District Christian En-
! deavor Union, together with five ex-presi-
dents OF the union, held dinner-table con-
| ference last night at La FetrafS Hotel.
More than two hours was spent in dis
| cussing plans for the work OF the union.
The prayer and purpose meeting to be held
| Monday night. January 4. was mapped our,
as was also the program for the convention,
which is to be held from February to 8
Those present were President Owen p.
Kellar, Vice Presidents James NJ. Pickens,
! w S. Duffield and j. H. Straughn, Re-
cording Secretary Hermon c. Metcalf, Miss
Louie Dale Leeds, treasurer; Miss Elsie
Parkinson, president of the junior union:
Miss Alice M Meynes chairman of the
union missionary committee; Rev. Charles
H. Butler. superintendent of the depart
ment of Christian citizenship; w. II. H.
Smith, Percy s. Foster, Miles NJ. Shand.
Grant Leet and A. L. Dietrich. former
presidents of the union, and Mrs. Kellar
and Mrs. Pickens.
The coming to Washington last Sunday
Of John Willis Baer, who for SO many
years was general secretary of the United
Society Of Christian Endeavor, and who is
widely known and esteemed by young peo-
pie. was an event Of unusual interest to the
Endeavorers of the city. In the afternoon
Mr. Baer was the speaker at the mems
ff,,rr Sft Ia Sc iofto As
ISOLATION. and at night he spoke at the
celebration of the fourteenth anniversary
of the organization of the Christian En-
deavor Society of Calvary Baptist Church.
A large number of Endeavorers attended
both services. At Calvary Baptist Church
the president of the society, B. G. Get
singer, presided. and Mr.. Baer was pre-
coded on the program by a brief address
by DR.. Charles w. Needham president of
the Columbian University.
The services at Fort Myer last Sunday
night were in charge of the Christian En-
deayor Society of the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church party Of Endeavorers
went out from the city, and a considerable
number of soldiers from the fort We're in
attendance.
Miss Eva NJ. Ross has been elected presi-
dent of the Christian Endeavor Society OF
the First Presbyterian Church for term
OF six months.
Rev. E. B. Bagby. pastor Of the Ninth
Street Christian Church recently delivered
his lecture on Uncle Rastus before a
large and appreciative audience at the
Western Presbyterian Church, the occasion
being sociable given by the Christian En-
deavor Society. During the evening a So
prano solo was rendered by Miss Emily
Glover, a piano solo by Miss Lena Sutton,
and a recitation by Miss Virginia B. Suli-
van. Refreshments were served by the
social committee, OF which Miss Elizabeth
Zea is chairman.
The officers of the District Christian En-
deavor Union announce that the headquar-
tiers of the union, at 1413 G street north
west will be open every week day at f. Is
o'clock in the afternoon. for one hour from
now until the February convention. While
the regular Office hours have been only We'd
nesday and Saturday afternoons, as a mat
ter of fact the office has been open and
some of the officers in attendance nearly
every day for some time.
A very enjoyable peanut social" was
given by the Christian Endeavorers of
Memorial Lutheran Church Wednesday
night. A peanut hunt and peanut races fur
nished considerable amusement, and the re-
freshments consisted of peanut sandwiches
and peanut taffy.
Mr.. Charles NJ Owen of Utah will address
the Christian Endeavor Society of the
New York Presbyterian Church at its meet
ing tomorrow evening at $40 o'clock on the
subject of Mormonism. Mr.. Owen has
lived in Utah for many years and is fully
conversant with the workings of the Nor
mon Church His address Is considered
most opportune at this time.
Mr.. c. A. Wentworth. formerly president
of the Christian Endeavor Union at Somer-
vile. Mass. has recently removed to this
city. He is in the service of the Navy De-
partment and was transferred from the
Brooklyn navy yard to the bureau of yards
and docks
The Endeavorers Of the Vermont Ayenue
Christian Church are feeling some pride in
handsome booklet which the society has
just issued. The cover Is of dark gray
printed with white lettering and bears a
tiny picture of the church on white glazed
paper. giving the effect of a mounted pho
tograph. On the first inside page is a por-
trait of the pastor. Rev. F. d. Power The
book contains the Christian Endeayor
pledge, list of officers and committees
with brief statement of the duties of each
committee. list of prayer meeting tonics
and leaders for the first half of 1904 and a
roll of the membership.