Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-01
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Endeavor Union. visited New York last
! Saturday to attend a meeting OF missionary
leaders In the interest OF the summer as
semblies to be held this year under the
auspices of the Young Peoples Mission
airy Movement. Besides the gathering at
Silver Bay. Lake George. N. Y. which has
already been announced for the latter part
of July. there will be similar conference
at Asheville. N. c. These two assemblies
will afford an opportunity for those who
attend to enjoy recreation at pleasant re-
sorts and at moderate expense, and at the
same time to study and plan missionary
work under the guidance Of leading
people.
A meeting of large interest to the Chris
tian Endeavors of this city. principally to
the Presbyterian Endeavors, will be held
in the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church. 18th and New York avenue north
west, under the auspices Of the Presby-
terial Christian Endeavor Missionary
Union. Friday evening next at o'clock.
John Willis Baer. who for number of
years general secretary to the United
Society of Christian Endeavor. but who for
| the past two years has been one of the
| associate secretaries of the Presbyterian
| board Of home missions. will deliver an
| address. his subject being. america. a
Mission Field and Force" Mr.. Baer
duties in connection with the home board
are such as call him to investigate the
home mission work. and he is regarded as
an exceptionally brilliant speaker. He mas
just returned within the past rev weeks
from trip to Porto Rico. where he has oeen
looking after the interests of the Presby-
terrain churches missionary work there:
Rev. Donald Macleod, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church of this CITY. WI" noua Is
president Of the union. will preside Percy
s. Foster, who was the director or the IN.
augural chorus. and is also the director OF
music of the District of Columbia CHRISTIAN
service, which will commence promptly at
T:45 All indications point to very large
attendance especially among the CHRISTIAN
Endeavorers.
the ARRANGEMENTS for this meeting: Mrs.
D. E. Wiber of New York Avenue Church,
chairman; Miss Deborah Easton OF eastern
Christian Endeavor Society,", MISS Il. M.
Church of Metropolitan Christian Endeavor
Society," Rev. Charles Alvin Smith. pastor
of Peck Chapel; Mr.. Herman c. Metcaif OF
Gurley Christian Endeavor Society. MI.
George l.. Chandler of Gunton-Iemple
Christian Endeavor Society and Mr.. Ed
ward Tarring of New York Avenue Chris
tan Endeavor Society.
The Presbyterial Christian Endeavor Mis-
sionary Union is an organization that is IN
a class by itself. In fact, it Is the only
union of it's kind. SO far as is known, IN
existence. 1t is composed of the CHRISTIAN
Endeavor societies connected with the
churches that compose the presbytery of
Washington, and they have banded to-
gether that they could plan and ar
range for their missionary efforts through
their efforts could be united
Gen. Charles Bird was the president of
the union for many years, also Kew. Dr. w.
c. Alexander pastor of the West Street
Presbyterian Church of this city. The pres
ent officers are: President, Rev. DR.. Dom
aid Macleod pastor of the First Church.
first vice president, Rev DR.. w. C. Alexan-
der, pastor of the West Street Church:
second vice president, vacant; third vice
president H. c. Metcalf of Gurley Memo
rial Church: fourth vice president, Miss NJ.
Z. Wood of the lexington Church; record
ing secretary, Edward Tarring of the New
York Avenue Church; corresponding Sec
rotary. George L. Chandler of the Gunton-
Temple Church; treasurer, Miss Margret
Summons of the First Church. secretary of
literature, Frank Edgington of the New
York Avenue Church, and junior secretary,
Mrs D. E. Wiber of the New York Avenue
Church.
The society has been in existence num-
Der of years Mrs. T. s. Hamlin being the
originator of the idea and the organizer
of the union.
All the money that Is given for mission
AIRY purposes by the Endeavorers of the
presbytery goes through the treasury of
the union At the present time the union
is helping to support Mr.. Eckels. mis-
sionary in Siam, and also very largely the
work at the Ashevile Farm School, school
for boys at Asheville, N. c., the scholars
being drawn from the mountain whites of
Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina.
1t gives largely to the Wei Helm CChina)
day school.
The committee appointed by the presby-
terry of Washington to look after this or
ganization is Rev. DR.. George P. Wilson,
pastor of Assembly's Church Rev D. w
Skellinger pastor of Sixth Church; Elder
T. P. Keene, of Assembly's Church and
Elder l. B. Linton of lexington Church.
The executive committee of the union
which Is composed of the president, mis-
sionary treasurer. chairman of mission
airy committee, junior superintendent and
intermediate superintendent of the Presby
terrain Christian Endeavor societies of the
city and the ex-off1cers Of the union, meets
and transacts the business of the union
every two months. the last Monday In the
month being the fixed date. The annual
election of officers occurs at the meeting
In June. Public meetings are held as often
as Is thought necessary.