Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-18
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR NOTES.

The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Union Methodist Episcopal Church has
elected as it's president Mr.. c. E. Beckett,
the assistant physical director of the Young
Mems Christian Association. The other new
officers are: Vice president and chairman
of the lookout committee, Miss Grace
Durnbaugh; recording secretary, Miss Leah
Corbin; corresponding secretary, Mr.. E.
Lamb; treasurer, Mr.. Guy Eiker; chairman
Of the prayer meeting committee, Mr.. ]. p.
Crawford.
Rev. DR.. Greene, pastor OF Calvary Bap-
tlst Church, led the meeting of the inter-
mediate Christian EnGeavor Society of his
church last Sunday evening.
Reports have Just been received in this
country from the British Christian En-
deavor convention, which recently met in
London 1t is said to have been a most
successful and memorable gathering and
was considerably more than a British con-
vention. There were visitors from the col
onies-E ustralia, New Zealand, Canada,
South Atrica-and from nearly every Euro
pean ccuntry-France and Switzerland,
Spain and Portugal Holland and Belgium,
Austria and Hungary, Bohemia and Bull
garia, Russia and Finland, Norway and
Sweden. Denmark and Italy. DR.. Clark
was there, fresh, ruddy and bronzed from
his South African trip a born leader of
men," so says the Daily News. The same
paper described the crowds as consisting
mostly Of young people. happy, hopeful,
serious and joyful all at once-certainly a
credit to Christian Endeavor'
There was great difficulty in REFRESHING
applause In the opening session, which was
intended to be purely devotional. Several
spontaneous outbursts came before the de-
Vot1onal spirit became pronounced. One of
the sessions was an International fellow
ship meeting, in reporting which one of the
papers said: "a black-bearded man in one
OF the boxes gave utterance to a sentence
in German. Another In broken English
brought Bulgarian greetings. And so the
impromptu speaking went on, each short
address followed by rapturous outburst of
applause The convention singing was led
by choir Of thousand voices and one
Of the sessions, a monster outdoor meet
ing, Is said to have been attended by 80 600
people One of the prominent speakers on
Christian citizenship paid high tribute to
President Roosevelt, speaking of him as "a
man who set the Ten Commandments be-
fore party, when he was told that such a
course would mar his career.
Misses Bertha Paisley and Clara Trow of
the Metropolitan Presbyterian c. E. So
ciety were visitors at the Christian En-
deavor meeting at the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church last Sunday even
ing, and spoke on the topic.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Firth congregational Church has elected
the following new officers for six months:
President Mr.. A. W. Stuhrman; vice presi-
dent, Miss L. M. Farnham; recording sec
rotary. Mr.. Fred Ottinger; corresponding
secretary, Miss Martha L. Blanchard; treas
urer, Mr.. George Watt.
Endeavorers from the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church had pleasant ride to
Fort Myer last Sunday evening. where
they assisted in holding service among
the soldiers. Mr. w. T. Eddingfeld led the
meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Locke. active mem
bers of the Mizpah Lutheran c. E. Society,
are on trip to the ST. Louis exposition,
and are stopping at the Christian Endeavor
Hotel