Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-06

cises, conducted by Rev. S. NJ. Newman
of First Church, the duties of Endeavorers
to the church were summed up by Mr.. Ar
thur Robb of the Fifth Church. Miss Eta
NJ Eaton of the First Church emphasized
the ways in which Endeavorers may work
for their church in a broader sense, III
their homes in offices and in gatherings
After solo by Mrs. Berrill of the Lin
coin Memorial Church, Rev. NJ Ross Fish
burn of Mount Pleasant Church spoke on
the secret of pledge making and pledge
| keeping. The keynote was the neces-
sity of sacrifice.
Lutheran Rally.
The Lutheran rally at the memorial
chapel was well attended. Rev. c. H But
Ter, president of the Lutheran Young Peo-
pies Union presided, and Rev. S. Billheimer
CT Georgetown Church, Rev. w. Z. Parson,
DID, of the Church of the Reformation,
and Rev. p. A Mcneil of Concordia Church,
conducted the devotional exercises Rev. j.
G. Butler, d. D. pastor of the Memorial
Church. welcomed the gathering; A repre-
sentative of each of the local societies spoke
briefly, namely, Miss Richardson OF George
town; Rev. d. E. Wiseman. Church of the
Redeemer; Mr.. W. w. Locke. Mizpah So
ciety: Mre Koenig Concorda; Miss Same,
st. Paul's; Mr.. c. r. Unger, Church OF the
Reformation Miss NJ. NJ. Keck, Keller
Memorial; Mr.. A. D. Spangler, Luther Place
Memorial.
The chief address of the evening was de-
L.
Md, president of the National Lutheran
Christian Endeavor Union, who gave rea-
sons for loyalty to the Lutheran church
He said the Lutheran is the largest protest.
ant church in the world.
The Methodist Episcopal rally was held in
Union Church. and the audience was treated
to an address by Rev. Virgil e. Rorer. Phi.
D., pastor of the Seventh Street Church,
Philadelphia. and active G. E. worker.
Judge Arson s. Taylor presided and made
short address of welcome. in the absence
of the pastor of Union Church, Rev. S.
Reese Murray. on account of sickness. MI
Page l.. Zimmerman of Mount Vernon Place
Church led the singing, and the Misses
Clokey sang a duet
DIR. Rorers subject was Good and Bad
Building" referring to the building of char
acter ."Our foundation he said, must be
the rock Christ Jesus"
The First Methodist Protestant Church
was filed to its capacity at the meeting of
that denomination, quite large delegation
coming from the Alexandra church. Rev
A. s. Beane, pastor of the First Church.
presided and read the Scripture lesson, and
the singing was led by Rev. j. IL. Straughn
of Mount Tabor Church.
Rev. A. Norman Ward of North Carolina
Avenue Church conducted devotional serv-
ices and Rev. J. d. KnZer of Congress
Street Church led in prayer. Mr.. Hicks
of First Church and Miss Ada Filler sang
solos. Mr.. Ernest N. Pitman of the Alex
andria church, spoke on the subject of
young People and Christian Endeavor"
and Mr.. John 8. Neate of, Congress Street
Church on '1ndividualism in Cooperation
The principal address was delivered by Rev
John Bailey Jones, pastor of St Luke'S
Church, Philadelphia, who came to Wash
ington especially for this occasion. His
topic was the quotation from the Christian
Endeavor pledge. Il Will support my own
church in every way" At the close of the
meeting refreshments were served by the
Endeavorers of First Church
In Other Churches
The Presbyterian Endeavorers met in the
Gunton-Temple Church and heard an ad-
dress by Rev. Albert Evans. d. D.. the new
pastor of Metropolitan Church. The pre-
siding officer was Rev. w. c. Alexander.
and president of the Presbyterian Christian
Endeayor Missionary Union. Rev A.
Grant Evans president of Henry Kendall
College, Muskogee, l. T., led in the opening
prayer, Mrs Miller sang soprano solo.
and Rev. George F. Wilson d. D., of AS
semblys Church made the closing prayer.
Rev. Albert Evans spoke of Christian en-,
deavor as a combination of faith and
works. Activity, said he, should be Chris
tian, and our Christianity should be active.
The Presbyterian societies were urged to
emphasize three thngs-frst, loyalty TO the
teachings of their denomination; second,
loyalty to their denominationai organiza-
tons, and. third, loyalty to their church |
services.
The Christian Endeavorers of the United
Brethren in Christ met in their Memorial !
Church, North Capitol and r streets, with |
Mr.. Washington Topham presiding. The |
president of the society. Miss L. Gertrude |
Gottwals. made a brief address. During |
the meeting there were some special mu-
steal features, consisting of a duet by Mr. |
and Mrs. Julius Hulling and solo by |
Miss Clara Numbers. The address of the !
evening was delivered by Rev. Lewis 4
Bookwalter, DID,, president of Western
College, Toledo, Iowa. and the benedic- |
ton was. pronounced by Rev. w. o. Burt |
ner. pastor OF Memorial Church.
The convention badge consists Of a disc !
OF white cardboard about the size of q !
silver dollar. printed In red and sus-
pended by bit of narrow red ribbon, red
and white being the Christian Endeavor |
c6lors. On one side appears conspicuously |
a big c. e. monogram and ON the other |
the legend. District Of Columbia Chris
tian Endeavor Convention. February So.