Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-06
.ENDEAVORERs' RALLY
Inauguration Of Series Of
Meetings Yesterday.
ORDER OF EXERCISES
ADDRESSES AND MUSIC AND
OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES.
Mass Meeting to Be Held Tomorrow
Afternoon at First Congre-
gational Church.
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Church, corner of 10Th and G. streets north
west. The convention VIII last until Mon
day evening. and there will be meetings
every day. Last night several denomina-
tional rallies were held in different churches
throughout the city. The afternoon meet
ing served to inaugurate the series. 1t was
chiefly taken up by announcements with
reference to the convention by Owen +.
Keliar, president of the District union, and
an address by Rev. DIR. Teunis s. Hamiin,
pastor of the Church of the Covenant.
''Denomlna tional Loyalty was the general
theme of the rallies held simultaneously in
the several churches last night. These de-
nominational rallies are usually a feature
of the international conventions, but it IS
believed that this is the first time they
have been undertaken on such large scale
in connection with a gathering of a local
nature.
This afternoon at 3 o'clock the children's
session of the convention will be held in
the form of Junior rally at the First Con-
gregational Church, when Mr.. Amos r.
Wells of Boston, managing editor of the
Christian Endeavor World, will give an
illustrated address. entitled "Jimmle,s
Shoes" Miss Elsie Parkinson, president
of the Junior Christian Endeavor Union
of the District will preside, and Mr.. Percy
S. Foster is to lead the singing.
The Workers Conference.
night at 1870 o'clock at the Vermont Ave-
nue. Christian Church. on Vermont avenue
near N street. is regarded as about the
most practical feature of the convention
program. Mr.. Amos R. Wells is to be the
leader He conducted similar conferences
at the Christian Endeavor Leaders Insti-
tute, held in Philadelphia in December The
meeting tonight is intended especially for
society officers, chairmen and members OF
committees and the DrOgram cOntpmDlateS
an open discussion of practical methods of
work. the special topics being: THE Needs
of the Local Societies. Problems, En-
largement and Improvement and 1.-The
Work of the Committees
Mr.. Percy S. Foster is to make a talk
on Music in the Society"
Tomorrow is what is known to Endeav
orers as Christian Endeavor day, 1t being
the twenty-third anniversary of the forma-
ton of the first society. This occasion
will be celebrated by a Fellowship mass
meeting at the First Congregational
Rev Ma urice Penfield Fixes of Franklin.
Pa, is to deliver an address on 1.-THE IN
folding of the Dreamer'S Dream"
Monday afternoon at 2:3o o'clock pas
tors conference is to be held. and the con-
vention closes with a mass meeting Mon
day night, both of these meetings being
held at the First Congregational Church.
Opens With Song Service.
A song service led by Mr.. Percy S. Fos-
ter opened the meeting at 4:30 o'clock yes
terday. Scripture reading and prayer by
Rev. F. d. Power, LID, of the Vermont
Avenue Christian Church followed, after
which came remarks and announcements
by Mr.. Owen P. Kellar, president of the
District union, who presided the address.
on 1.-The Practical Side of Christian En-
deavor," by Rev. Teunis S. Hamin d. D..
of the Church of the Covenant, and a clos
ing prayer by Rev. Walter III. Brooks. DID,,
of the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church.
DR.. Power, DR.. Hamlin and DR.. Brooks
are all trustees of the United Society of
Christian Endeavor 1.-THE young are capa-
BILE of great things for Christ" said DR..
Hamlin. 'They bring into their work all
the zeal energy, freshness, fine enthusiasm.
hopefulneSs and courage that belong to the
young years of our life. If Christian en-
deavOr did nothing else than to gather up
and bring to focus these qualities and
sentiments 1t would be doing a very great
work"
At the afternoon meeting Mr.. KeIlar APP
pointed a committee on resolutions consist
ing of F. M. Bradley, Vermont Avenue
Christian; Miss N. D. Barney. Church of
Covenant, and Paul E. Sieman, Mt. Pleas
ant Congregational Church
The Evening Rallies.
The evening rallies were held by nine
denominations. each meeting being ad-
dressed by some person prominent in Chris
tan endeavor work in general or the work
In the particular church. body.
The Baptist rally was held in Calvary
Sunday school house, with Mr. P. H. Bris-
tow of Calvary Church as the presiding
officer. Mr.. Percy s. Foster of the First
Church led the singing. Rev. c. c. Cole
man of West Washington Church read a
Scripture selection, and Rev. James W.
Many of East Washington Heights Church
made the opening prayer. Rev. j. j. Muir,
DID,. of Temple Church was the first
speaker. He dweit especially on the topic
of the evening. UNCONVENTIONAL Loyalty"
He referred to the history of the Baptists,
which he said formed very important
part of the history of evangelical Pro-
testantism. Rev. Charles F. Wlnbigler,
pastor Of First Church. after mentioning
the fact that the religious world is con-
frcnteo with the existence of denomna-
tons. said that each denomination stands
for certain things, and the Baptist church
stood for certain great principles of truth
aid religious freedom. Brief remarks We're
made by Rev. John Compton Ball of the
Metropolitan Church, Rev. E. Herbert Dat
ton Of the American Baptist Missionary
Union and Rev. Walter Galley secretary
Of the Baptist Young Peoples Union of
America
Rev DR.. Greene of Calvary Church, who
Wis to have been one of tile speakers
was unable to be out because Of severe
cold. but sent message to the Endeavor-
ers assuring them of his sympathy for them
in their work. The meeting closed with
prayer by Rev. Theron Outwater of Ken
dali Church.
At Ninth Street Christian Church.
The Ninth Street Christian Church was
the place of the joint rally IF the En-
de2vorers of the Ninth Street, Vermont
Avenue. H Street and Viii :ney Avenue
Christian churches. The meeting was
marked by enthusiasm. and as { result
definite step was taken toward the cree
ton of another church building in the
city. Mr.. Harry 8. WEIGH. president of
the Disciples Christian Endeavor Union,
presided. and Mr.. Henry jsrewood con-
Quoted the singing.
Rev. F. D. Power of the Vermont Ave-
nue. Church was the first speaker, and in
illustration of the subject of the evening
he told of the loyalty of President Gar
field to his humble little church when he
came to Washington.
Rev. Claude c. Jones, pastor of the new
Thirty-fourth Street Christian Church,
near the District line, followed with a
brief talk in which he cautioned his hear
ers against being narrow in their church
loyalty. Rev. E b. Bagby of the Ninth
Street Church spoke of the work which
the Endeavorers had undertaken in the
southeast section Of the city. An open dis
cussion of this work followed and the ex-
ecutfve committee OF the union was in
structed to proceed at once with arrange
ments for the speedy erection Of a chapel
Several hundred dollars was pledged for 4