Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-13
SIXTH ANNIVERSARY
Celebration by the Peoples
Mission Last Evening.
DIR. BRISTOL'S WELCOME
STATEMENT OF THE WORK AND
ITS NECESSITIES.
Services Held in the Metropolitan M
E. Church-Program of Addresses,
and Music.

The audience that greeted the officers and
members of the Peoples Mission last night
at the Metropolitan NJ. f. Church was a
large and earnest one. The occasion was
the celebration of the sixth anniversary of
the mission, which has its headquarters at
$40 Pennsylvania avenue northwest and the
speakers told how it's workers had spent six
years of organized and untirng effort for
God and humanity.
When the people arose to open the service
by uniting in singing the inspiring gospel
songs, Rescue the Perishing" and He
Keepeth His Promise Forever" the main
auditorium and galleries were crowded with
the friends and well-wishers of the mission,
and great flood of Christian melody filed
the surrounding neighborhood and caused
many others to flock into the church TO find
standing room only.
This is great occasion for the Peoples
Mission. remarked a venerable man who
stood in the throng near the door. 1T is
deserved testimonial to the Masters work,
well and faithfully done"
Mr.. Thomas c. Moves, chairman of the
board of trustees of the mission, presided,
and Mr.. George w. Havell, one OF the mis-
sion eyanSelists, was musical director.
Within the chancel was the full Peoples
Mission orchestra. and the pulpit WAS pref
tily decorated with flowers.
After the congregational singing Rev. F..
ID. Bailey read a Scripture lesson and DR..
Bradley offered fervent prayer. Mr. Ha-
veil then led the congregation in singing
The Glory Song" which moved the multi
tudes to conversion during the great re-
vival which swept over Wales.
Mr.. Noyes as chairman, in presenting Rev.
F.. NJ. Bristol, pastor of the Metropolitan
Church, said as beloved and looked up to as
DR.. Bristol is by the people of his congrega-
ton, he is equally beloved and looked up 70
by the Peoples Mission.
DR.. Bristol's Welcoming Address.
''The Metropolitan Church welcomes its
friends of the Peoples Mission here to-
night" said DR.. Bristol I'VE would like
to have you here fifty-two nights in the
year. The mission spirit is here with you
the revival atmosphere That is why we
are singing so nicely. / wish | owned this
church. l would give it to you. You of
the mission are not from the picket line,
but from the firing line, and you are doing
grand. good work. You people who have
been throwing out the life. line the past
year are doubly welcome here. You bring
a blessing with you when you come. You
have been working with the Lord Jesus"
Rev. DR.. Bristol described Jesus Christ
the typical and original mission worker.
He told of His work among the blind, the
fishermen, the laborers in the fields, and
how He healed the afflicted and scattered
blessings wherever He went.
The church is a mission said DIR. Bris-
toll; christianity Is a mission. / like the
term Peoples Mission 1t takes in all.
do not believe in a poor man s religion,
rich mans religion, a black mans religion
or a white mans religion, but in a peoples
religion. So We welcome the Peoples Mis-
sion here tonight and hope you may have
glorious results"
Mrs. Thomas C. Noyes sang with fine
effect abide With Me- and Chairman
Noyes made a statement of the missions
work and its necessities.
The Mission and It's Necessities.
II point to YOU" he said, where there is
an open door; where you may enter and
do good work. Many have entered and
many have been saved. What is the need
of missions, people have asked when
scattered thickly over the District are
churches? Their doors are open and the
people are welcome. The churches are
doing a great, good work, but 1T is largely
preservative. 1t is necessary to send out
agents to bring in recruits. There are
people in Washington, thousands of them,
who have never heard of the saving grace
OF Christ. There are also men here who are
lust learning that there is a chance for
new and better life. Maybe some of them
have only heard of Christ in their child
hood. IL the missions they hear much of
Him. The grandest opportunity the
churches of Washington have is to build
are feeders to the churches
Mr.. Noyes said the officers of the Peo-
pies Mission had spent great deal of
thought and time on financial problems.
The Peoples Mission does not beg" he
added. 1T keeps its doors open. 1t needs
50 0oe a year to keep 1t going. There is
small deficit. We want you to enroll your
selves with u.s. and give us your encourage
ment and presence
Address by Rev. J. B. Clayton.
At the conclusion of sacred overture by
the Peoples Mission Orchestra, Rev. ]. B.
Clayton delivered an address. He said
there is a large class of transgressors who
find neither pleasure nor profit In Christian
worship, and it u the imperative duty of
men and women who love Christ to use
every power to bring people back to God.
He described the "uplifts'' of mission work
and said such work should be encouraged
to the fullest extent He laid particular
stress on the work that is being ac-
complished by the Peoples Mission, and
said:
IF you have any doubt that this is
great work for God, go up to the mission
on Pennsylvania avenue and you Will De
caught in the hallelujah swirl and imblbe
the glorious enthusiasm. 1t Will give you
new hope, new power, new belief and new
inspiration. You are doing a great thing
for God when you build a wall around a
human soul The only hope for men is
God
There are conditions existing in this
city, within a quarter of a mile of this
church." said DR.. Clayton with emphasis,
such as those which brought the destroy
ing fire down on Sodom and Gomorrah.
The police know it. The District Com
missioners know 1t. The Peoples Mission
workers are working there night after night
to call these people out of the gloom of
sin and put new song in their mouths
and hope in their breasts.
THE Coui,,n ne Hum anitu
DR. Clayton drew vivid word pictures of
the women who are lost to home, to friends
and to heaven. He described the cross of
Christ as the biggest thing in this world,
with its lower part resting on the doors
of perdition; it's top against the pearly
gates of heaven, and it's cross beam reach
ing from sunrise to sunset" He said the
men of the mission are charged with the
tremendous work of saving humanity. The
Peoples Mission was conceived In prayer
ard born in hope. In conclusion he said:
Those old doors will stay open and
those who enter will find God In there and
they may enter upon new life. The work
of God will stay done. / predict great work
in the future for the Peoples Mission. III
you have never been to the Peoples Mis-
sion on a Sunday night go there, and you
will delight in Its preservation and con-
tinuance. There Is no rivalry between the
Peoples Mission and the Central Union
Mission. There Is no need of organic union
of the two. Each appeals to different classes
of people and each has its particular line of