Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-12

and In led by Mrs Frances Hooper Davis,
a returned missionary from Japan, whose
husband was one of the pioneer missionary
workers in that country. The second class
meets Thursdays at Z pm. and VIII be Ieu
by different members of the class. Both
classes are taking a course ON Japan, using
the book Sunrise in the Sunrise Kingdom.
John G. lockwood the superintendent of
Christian citizenship of the District Chris
tian Endeavor Union has been i'll for
month with typhoid fever, but is now re-
ported to be recovering.
Since the 1st of October twelve new
members have been added to the Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor of
the Ninth Street Christian Church.
The Christian Endeavor Societies of the
Methodist Protestant Churches in the Dis
trict of Columbia and Maryland have I'M
dertaken to support two missionaries in
Japan. They have been supporting one here
tofore, each society contributing $40 a year
for that purpose. For the support of the
two missionaries the smaller societies will
give SO a year and the larger ones $50,
while number of the strongest societies
will give $50. so as to make an average Of
$50 year from each society in the con-
ference.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Peoples Congregational Church held "a
largely attended meeting last Sunday even
ing, at which Second Vice President Joseph
II. Lee of the District Christian Endeavor
Union was a visitor and spoke.
A part of the Thursday evening session
of the twentyseventh annual meeting of
the Columbia Association of Baptist
Churches. which convenes at Temple Baptist
Church next week, will be devoted to the
young peoples work. Each society is ex-
pected to make two-minute report. In the
christian Endeavor strength of the District
the Baptists rank first in number of men,
q
President Owen p Kellar of the District
christian Endeavor Union has been spend
ing few days at his former home in Ohio
Last Sunday evening Mr.. Kellar visited the
Christian Endeavor meeting at the Ninth
Street Christian Church and made a brief
talk.
The installation service of the recently
erected officers and committee of the Chris
tlan Endeavor Society of the Western Pres
oyterlan Church was held on Sunday even
ing November 6. The church being with
out pastor, the installation service was
conducted by Mr.. w. H. H. Smith, repre-
senting the elders of the church.
The president and members of the execu-
i've committee were first installed after
WINCH as the names of the members COM
posing each committee were read they rose
and Mr.. Smith gave them a Scripture verse
appropriate for their work as a motto for
the year All remained standing and Joined
new president led in the consecration
prayer. The retiring president, Mr.. H. c.
Clements, then read his annual report
one feature of the evening was the re-
ceptlon OF nine new members, five active
and four associate, of whom four were
graduates from the Junior Christian En-
deavor Society
The officers are as follows: President,
Joseph A. Butterworth vice president,
Joseph K. Curl: recording secretary Miss
5. Annette Mohler; corresponding secretary
Miss May E. Smith; treasurer, Miss F.
Rena Wilmer; delegate to Christian En-
deavor Union, Miss Marie E. Wetzel. The
committee chairmen: Lookout H c.
Clements; prayer meeting, Miss Elsie E.
Green; social Miss May E. Smith; mis-
sionary. w. H. H. Smith; music, Miss
Glover; calling, Mrs. w. C. Wetzel; relief,
Miss Emma Corcoran; good literature, Miss
Sallie r. Turton Christian citizenship,
Harry NJ. Martin
Mr.. S. K. Dsau a young Chinese Chris
tan, gave an exceedingly interesting and
instructive address at the missionary
meeting of the Christian Endeavor Society
of the Western Presbyterian Church on the
evening of October 80. Mr. Dsau is in this
country making a study of evangelistic
work, with the intention of soon returning
to China to work among his own people
He is at present in this city for the pur-
pose of studying Y. NJ c. A. methods
A successful Junior rally was held by the
Junior Christian Endeavorers at the First
Methodist Protestant Church, 4th street
southeast between E and G, last Sunday
at pm. The president, Miriam Fair
banks, presided. The order of exercises
was as follows: Opening song. prayer by
Mr.. Hantzman, president Y. p. s. C. E.;
Scripture reading, by Annie Young; duet,
by Estella Beane and Susie Wayson, and
address. by the president of the District
of Columbia Junior Union, Miss Edith G.
Bradt, followed by dialogue by five little
girls, We Are Little Lights The par
Elephants were: Edith Raitz, Mona Crow
Their Meta Crowther, Pauline Miller and
Sadie Shelton. The pastor, Rev. A s.
Beane, gave the closing talk. The fall
work will be extensively carried on by the
new superintendent, Mrs Jesse r. Gates,
who served as assistant superintendent for
four years and helped make this society
the largest of this denomination in the
Maryland conference. This society has
helped support a scholar in the mission
schools regularly for four years in Japan.
The Christian Endeavor meeting last Sun
day evening at Keller Memorial Lutheran
Church, In charge of the missionary COM
mittee, was addressed by Mr.. Kihachi HI
rayama large and attentive audience
filled the room. The same speaker also
made an address at the evening service
following