Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04
Church Athletics.

Church Athletics.
Mr.. Thomas C. Noyes was introduced as
the next speaker and his topic was Church
Athletics" At the expense of Commissioner
West, he got the audience in happy mood
at the outset by his witty reference to the
'unprepared" manner In which the Commits
sioner had arisen to make his address. With
all In q good humor Mr.. Noyes became Sc
rious and told of the wonderful influence
which has attained upon the growth OF
Christianity and Of the churches.
Church athletics" said Mr.. Noyes. has
teaching Christianity. This is not the case;
1t is but return to the old methods. 1t
is the same method as taught by Jesus
Christ. The Lord took part In every phase
of mans life. and Christ and the church
must go with man wherever he goes II
athletics, out-Of-door sports. are good for
the man they are good enough FOR the
church to sanction and to engage In. Any
thing that benefits the man benefits the
church and must be fostered by it. All
sorts of sports. base ball, foot ball, golf.
tennis. foot races and the like are good
for the physical as well as good for the
to see that the church is again coming
around to the support of the matter.
Mr.. Noyes talked Of the ages when the
women formed the larger part Of the con-
gregationS in the churches and said 1t was
the effects Of the gathering of men for
good healthy exercise under the sanction
and protection of the church that is bring
ing the men back within Its portals again.
much applause and George O'Connor was
again introduced for ''recitative-tenore
di grazia," entitled bill Bailey
At the conclusion of the formal exercises
Mr.. Albert L. Sturtevant was introduced as
prompter and Mr.. Norton M. Little as time
keeper and the balance of the evening was
devoted to "four-minute impromptus.'
when talks were made by Prof. Chickering,
To- nr EsxxyalJ Il
N. M. Little and Messrs. Graham and
Davis. Rev NJ Ross Fishburn prefaced
the benediction with few remarks.
Those Present
Among those present were: Commits
sioner H. L. West, F. j. Acker. Geo. c.
Altemus. c. H. Armes. F. L. Averill, M. w.
Baldwin. C. r. Bartlett. Dr. C. L. Bliss,
Judge Frank L. Campbell. David s. Carl,
Rev. J. w. Chickering, Charles s. Clark.
Dornin Ellis, DR.. A. M. harrington, Roy
G. Ferner, Rev. M. Ross Fishburn, Rev
DR.. Merrill E. Gates. p. w. Gibbon, How
ard Greer. w. A. Graham, Rev. J. L. Ewell.
Ing. D. w. Herriott. J. R. Lam
son. George w. Jones. G. H. T. Lang,
F. c. Larimore. T. j. LASER. Norton M.
Little, r. L. Lynch, A. M. McLachlen. An
lam 8. Minnix, John Mitchell. Thomas C.
Noyes, William G. Miller, E. s. Peck,
Hubert e. Peck. e. A: Pratt c. c. Rogers,
G. U. Rose. w. D. Quinter, w. B. Shaw. jr.,
John B. Sleman. jr.. Paul q. Sleman, s. Fred.
Smith, James w. Spear. e. B. Stocking. H. l..
Strawn. A. L. Sturtevant. H. J.. Saers,
w. L. swormstedt. J. s. swormstedt,
d. c. Turner. ]. A. Watson. James e. West,
G.. F. Williams. g. A. Whitaker. Geo. p.
Wood, DR.. Hurlburt Young. Robert H.
Young. George II. Zellers, HARDWOOD NJ
Bacon. Willard Davis. John q. Sheckells.
jr.. SIlas Herring. Thos. B. Shoemaker, Ben
Sebastian, Howard G. Riley. Arba N. Tin
dali. DIR. N. Willis Pomeray. George Kelch-
ner. William d. Harley, George Kochior,
John Beall. William X. ouinter.