Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-08
LOCAL ENDEAVORERS
CELEBRATION LAST NIGHT OF
Esd Anniversary.
Fellowship Mass Meeting at the First
Congregational Church-Ad-
dresses and Music.

The District Christian Endeavor Society
celebrated the twenty-third anniversary of
the orgn MIA ton of the first Christian En-
deavor sJcety yesterday afternoon at the
First CONGREGATIONAL Church by fellow
ship mass meeting. the feature of which
was an address by Rev. Maurice Penfield
Fixes of the First Baptist Church, Franklin,
Pa. on 1.-THE Unfolding of the Dreamer 3
Dream"
There were over thousand Endeavorers
present and the occasion was marked by a
spirited song service. On the platform
were two handsome silk banners, the one
gift from the Massachusetts society. the
other a gift to the District from the Wash
ington society. In conspicuous view of all
were such notices as Christ for the
World" 1.-The World for Christ" "Denomi-
national Loyalty" and "Interdenominational
Fellowship
society presided, and Rev. Donald c. Nc
Leod conducted the Scripture reading and
prayer service. Seated on the platform
were Mrs. Clinton Smith of the w. C.. I. IT,.
Mr. w W. MILAN of the District Sunday
School Association and Mr.. o. B. Brown Of
the Central Union Mission.
Rev. Fixes, in his address. said 1t was
Christ's idea when He gathered about Him
those fishermen on the shores of Gal1lee
that all should be one. 1t was His dream
to get men together. to unity all sects and
classes so that at the great reunion on the
white throne of glory He would be able to
cry out: I'VE are all one, united and undl-
vided.'
"The very diversity of us ALL said the
speaker draws closer to each other IN
the bonds of fellowship, for Opposites at
tract and out of diversity springs unity.
l am a Baptist: you, perchance Meth
odist or Presbyterian: but that does not
prevent our having the same bond of SYM
pathy, the same fellowship in the great uni
order of ('hriSt'S church.
This was the purpose he concluded,
1.-THE keynote, of the dreamers dream. the
unfolding of which was already visible IN
the great and noble undertaking OF the
Christian Endeavorers
Closing Session Tonight.
The closing session of the convention will
be held tonight at the First Congregational
Church. when Prof. Amos r. Wells OF Bos-
ton will make an address on the subject
Just Try" This will be followed by
roll call of the societies. TO which the MEM
bers Of each society are expected to re-
spond in concert. In order that the de1ega-
ton from each society may be seated to-
gether seats have been reserved and tick
cts issued. Admission will be by ticket
only up to the hour of beginning, TAD
o'clock. after which persons without tick
cts will be admitted. The union officers
state that tickets have not been Issued
quite up to the fuH capacity of the house,
fail to use the entire number allotted to
them, so that there will be a good prospect
of gaining admission after 7:45 o'clock
without tickets. ard it's not desired that
any one should reu1ain away because of not
having a ticket. .Ehe only object of the
ticket plan, it is explained. is to provide
each society with seats together, but these
seats will be reserved only to the hour OF
beginning. i5:w
Rally and Conference.
The junior Christian Endeavor rally Sat
urday afternoon at the First Congrega-
tional Church and the DEndeavorers' con-
ference Saturday night at the Vermont
Avenue Christian Church made that day an
eventful one among the Endeavorers. The
evening conference was conducted by Mr.
Amos r. Wells. managing editor of the
Christian Endeavor World. and he was the
principal speaker. Mr.. Percy 8. Foster pre-
sented to the conference for inspection the
Christian Endeavor Hymnal, and explained
the many attractive features about the
work.