Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-20

all authority. The physician first gave
them Turkish baths. He then fed them
scientifically and gave them systematic
physical training. In few weeks time
nine of them had sought admittance to the
classes for intellectual Improvement. The
higher nature had been reached through
the lower.
Thus the churches which offer some
thing to appeal to the varied wants OF man.
kind physical and mental, arouse interest
and bring men and women under spiritual
influences.
The New and the Old.
1.-The relative effectiveness of the new
method compared with the old may be
judged by spiritual results alone. In New
York the denomination which Is using IN
stitutional methods is growing far more
rapidly than any others. and in this the
churches growing fastest are institutional.
OF the 112 mentioned. AZ are Episcopal IS
other denominations comprising the 20. The
average Congregational institutional church
has precisely six times as many additions
on profession of faith as the average
church of the denomination. The two In
sttutional Baptist churches In Cincinnati
have 81 per cent of the entire membership
of the city and vicinity and GA per cent OF
the additions.
ITO illustrate what has been said by our
own church. Calvary hardly ranks as IN.
features of an institutional churcn. It's
members affectfonately speak OF IL as their
church home. 1t Seeks to give well-round-
ed development to all It's members IL en-
phaszes the educational In Its Sunday
school, it's many clubs and societies; the
social in It's hearty welcome to strangers.
its many social organizations, dinners and
reeeptions; the recreational physical In its
entertainments, It's encouragement of play
ground and outings for children, and es-
pecially in its athletic association-base
ball team. Yet in movements such as
have been describing there is much room
for development in our church and in the
work of our club"
Work of Vaughan Class.
At the conclusion of Prof Carrolls re-
marks the Rev. DR.. Samuel H. Greene, the
pastor of Calvary Baptist Church. spoke of
the splendid work that was being done
by the Vaughan class and called atten-
ton to the fact that it was also a great
education to be able to live in beautiful
city like Washington. where the social Gull
ture as well as the intellectual was of the
highest. DR.. Greene paid a tribute to Wash
ington, and said the city Is university In
itself He concluded his address by, speak
ing of the work the ball team was doing,
saying that it was composed of Christian
gentlemen and that he wished 1t much sue
cess
marks those present. after joining hands
around the banquet board. sang "Blest
Be the Tie That Binds after which DR..
Greene pronounced the Benediction.
Among those present were: Messrs. Ar
thur Copeland. Rev. Samuel H. Greene, D.
D.: Judge Charles 8. Bundy, F. w.
Vaughan. Prof. Mitchell Carroll, Eugene
Carroll. DIR. Grant s. Barnhart, G. G. Sell
bold. Dr. E. C. Rice. Horace G.. Jacobs
Dr. NJ. A. English. NJ. H. Andrews, J. c.
Austin. ]. A. Smith. J. NJ VanVleck, ]. E.
Fox. w. Jenkins. A. r. Nichols, G.. T. AL
bridge. J. A. Mclaughlin, Charles 8. Bra
man. L. G. Maybee. E. H. English. w. ].
Powers. John Kratz. ]. E. ROdes, F. r.
Rhodes, c. w. Henry. B. 8. CARRIER, G..
Roy Reynolds. L.. L. Hayes. ]. NJ Credible
f. L. Tolson. jr.. W. D. jones. J. L. Bate
man. George H. Larcombe. Edward Kines
]. S. Carnish, E. L. Carroll. c. w. Kitter-
man. George Irving Comstock. w. A. How
ell. Fred E. Westervelt. ]. Clarence Par
sons. Timothy Murray. George H.
Matthews. c. p. Rhodes. j. W. Bell, E.
Richard Shipp. j. ST. Clair Hambly, IS. w.
Carwood, Victor L. Minter. Karl Locke,
Ivon w. Phillips. Adon d. Phillips, Frank
E. Tyler. c. ]. Crouch, ]. 8. Hebbard, A.
G. Pitchlynn, A. L. Sampson. John F.
Strauss James c. Herring, Joseph Long
est. William P. Denger. Arthur ]. Hughes,
Arthur c. Shepherd. James ]. Stroman,
George H. Dale, Handley d. Dale. T. E.
Price. w. s. Powell. Powell Rogers, H. F.
Farmer, w. c. Franklin, J. Herbert, ].
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