Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
ITS ANNUAL REVIVAL
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE TO CON-
vFNE TOMORROW NIGHT.
Elaborate Program Arranged-Dr. A.
j. Wheeler of Nebraska to
Deliver an Address.

A series of meetings has been arranged.
beginning tomorrow evening at the First
Congregational Church, under the auspices
of the Anti-Saloon League of the District
of Columbia. The occasion is the practical
opening of the leagues winter campaign
and is the ninth annual anti-saloon re-
vival. These meetings are to be held each
evening during the week, closing with the
celebration of temperance Sunday. October
% All of the meetings will be in the First
Congregational Church, with the exception
of Thursday and Saturday.
The anti-saloon revival was long since es-
tablished an important event in church
and temperance circles and has always at
tracted general attention. This year the
committee having the meetings in charge
claims that it's efforts eclipse any former
attempt and that in attractiveness of pro-
gram and good results that are bound to
follow this will mark an epoch in the work
of the league.
The opening meeting Sunday evening will
be addressed by Rev. Albert H. thinner
man of Cumberland, Nd, whose theme will
be ''Temperance-God's Call" DR.. ]. w.
Bischoff. assisted by his choir of fifty-two
voices, will have charge of the music, as
sisted by a noted soloist, Miss E. Grace
Updegraf of Madison, Wis.
DR.. Wheeler Will Speak.
The Rev. A. ]. Wheeler, D. D., of Ne
braska will be the speaker on Monday
evening and each succeeding evening, in
GLIDING the closing meeting on Sunday
evening. October %. He will illustrate
each of his addresses with stereopticon
views.
Miss Updegraff will sing each evening,
and DIR. Bischoff will play Accomplishments
and render two or more selections each
evening
Rev. Albert H. Zimmerman, who speaks
Sunday evening, is we'll known in Wash
ington, having spoken twice during the
present week in Waugh M. E. Church to
large audiences. He is. the author of the
Helping Hand Evenings and Helping Hand
Of Allegany county, Md The Helping
Hand is organization that helps any
and all good work. Its button, on which is
a hand, cross and ribbon, is worn by 1000
persons and is growing in circulation. At
it's home in Cumberland, Nd this organ
ization is doing practical Christian work in
the reading room, night school and social
work. Mr.. Zimmerman has given thirteen
Helping Hand evenings in Washington.
Dr. Wheeler spent twelve years as a
pastor. resigning at the outbreak of the
Spanish war to assist D. L.
Moody in the army and navy Christian
commission. His efforts were recognized
and he was offered a ehaplaincy in the
regular army by President Mckinley
which he declined.
Since the close Of the Spanish American
war DR.. Wheeler has given all his time to
reform work. He is past deputy right
worthy templar OF the Independent Order
of Good Templars.
Miss Updegran comes to Washington for
the first time, but she Is not new to many
Washington people, who have heard her
elsewhere.
The following Is the committee OF ar
rangements for the ninth anti-saloon re-
vival: James L. Ewin, president ex-oficio:
Henry M. Kingsley. chairman: Jesse C..
Suter, treasurer: Mrs. Isabel Helmick, Mrs
M. E. Sawyer. Mrs Sara E. Smith, Add
son M. Brown, Rev. Charles H. Butler,
Owen p. Kellar. Hermon c. Metcalf Syl-
vester w. Russell and Rev. Walter H.
Brooks, d. d.