Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-27
M ISSION AIRY RALLY
JOINT MEETING OF YOUNG PEG
PIES SOCIETIES MONDAY NIGHT.

missionary rally Of young peoples So
cieties. under the auspices OF an interda-
| nominational committee, will be held at the
Mount Vernon Place NJ. T. Church Monday
| night at o'clock. An address will be given
by Edmund ID. Soper, representing the
| young peoples missionary movement. ono
| object of the gathering is to present to the
young people of the Washington churches
| information concerning the missionary CON
| ference TO be held at Silver Bay. on Lake
George n. V, July 81 to 30. and to secure
the sending of representative delegates
from the different denominations and
churches
The Silver Bay missionary conference has
been held for the past three summers. with
increasing attendance. II combines a sum-
mer school OF missionary work and meth
DDS with a delightful vacation in the Adj
rondack mountains at small expense II il
conducted along INSTRUMENTATION lines
by a general committee. on which the lead
ing denomuational mission boards are rep
! resented.
| Several young people from the local
| churches have attended these conferences
| In the past. but this year attempt is be-
ing made To secure a larger delegation from
this city. Various young peoples organiza-
tons Of the city have formed a joint COM
mittee. including representatives from
eleven denominations. with Hermon c. Met
calf as chairman and Miss Alice NJ. Meynes
as secretary. 1t is the hope OF this COM
mittee that each denomination VIII be rep
resented by at least one delegate to the
conference. In some OF the denominations
an effort will be made to send "A number or
delegates in some cases from each
church. Some societies will pay all the ex-
penses of their delegates. while some viii
pay but portion 1t is expected that the
persons sent delegates will, after their
return, render practical help in giving mis-
sionary instruction and in developing
larger interest in the cause OF missions
among the young people OF their seVerai
churches and denominations.
Among the UNCONVENTIONAL organizations
represented on the local joint committee are
the Baptist Young Peoples Union, inc
Disciples Christian Endeavor Union, me
Lutheran Young Peoples Union composer
Of Christian E.ndeavor societies and Luther
leagues. the Washington District Epworth
League. the Epworth League Union OF
Washington and vicinity on. T.. South}. the
Methodist Protestant Christian Endeavor
Union the Presbyterial Christian Endeavor
Missionary Union, and Christian Endeavor
societies among Baptist congregational.
Friends and United Brethren churches. Tho
Episcopal church has individual represen-
tation.
Interdenominational Committee.
The membership of .he committee is as
follows:
Baptist-George H. Holden OF Metropolis
tan Church. president Baptist Young Peo-
pies Union; Miss Alice NJ Meynes OF Tenn
pie Church.
Congregational-F. c. Schroeder of First
Church. Miss Georgia Roadway of Mount
Pleasant Church.
Disciples Harry S. WEIGH of Ninth
Street Christian Church, president Disciples
c. f. Union; James NJ. Pickens of Vermont
Avenue Christian Church.
Episcopal - DR.. Maurice T.. Miller of
Epiphany Church
Frends-Lindley d. Clark. Edwin II.
Easterling.
Lutheran-Rev. Charles H. Butler OF Kel-
Ter Memorial Church. president Lutheran
Young Peoples Union; II. c. Bruner OF
Saint Paul's Church, secretary Lutheran
Young Peoples Union.
Methodist Episcopal-Miss Anna H Til
ton of Metropolitan Church. vice president
District Epworth League; Frank I. Israel
of Ebrook Church.
Methodist Episcopal CSouth) E F.
Brown of Marvin Church, president Ep-
worth League Union OF Washington and
vicinity.
Methodist Professionalism G. lockwood
of North Carolina Avenue Church. presi-
dent Methodist Protestant c. +. Union;
William T. Brooks of Rhode Island Avenue
Church.
Presbyterian c. Metcalf of Cur
ley Memorial Church. vice president Pres
byterial c. E. Missionary Union; Mrs. ID.
- III.
secretary for Young Peoples work
United Brethren-Niss Mary w Dublin of
Memorial Church, Mr. Theo. r. Moore OF
Memorial Church.
Independent Arrangements.
This general committee, after presenting
the subject to the various denomiuationaI
organizations. and after the mass meeting
Monday night, Will leave those organfza-
tons To make their own separate and in
dependent plans for sending delegations.
Mr. Soper, who is to speak at the rally
Monday night. was born in Tokyo, Japan.
OF missionary parents. and has been in
close personal touch with foreign mission
airy work. For several years however ha
mas resided in this country, spending most
or the time in college. He is a graduate
of Dickinson College and Drew TheoIoric1I
Seminary, and for three or four wears WIS
college, secretary of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association of Pennsylvania He "a
now under appointment for missionary
and expects TO leave for that field during
the summer
run information to the Silver Raw
conference. including program. attractions
OF the place. expenses of the trim and
methods Of raising funds to send delegates
Will De given at the meeting Monday night
Attendance at this meeting and at tho con-
ference VII not be restricted to members OF
the organizations named above The COM
interested in missionary work may feel
Tree TO come to the Monday night rally
Mathematical Prodieies.
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