Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-11
BIG MASS MEETING
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoRERs HEAR
MR.. VoGT.

Nearly 800 Christian Endeavorers repre-
senting fifty local churches. attended the
big mass meeting last night at the First
Presbyterian Church to hear Mr.. Won Ogden
Vogt of Boston, Mass, the general secre-
tary of the United Society of Christian En-
deavor. The meeting was held under the
auspices of the District of Columbia So
cieties, and rousing reception was rendered
Mr.. Vogt, whose appearance here last night
was the first since his election two years ago
as secretary of the national organization.
The song service in the early part of the
meeting was conducted by Mr.. Percy S.
Foster Invocation was offered by Rev. J.
G. Butler, pastor of LuGher Place Memorial
Church. Rev. Donald c. Macleod, in
brief address, welcomed the visiting En-
deavorers. Mr.. Owen P. Keller, president
of the District Christian Endeavor Society,
presided, and introduced Mr.. Vogt.
Mr.. Vogt'S theme was Present Chris
tan Endeavor." He said that large ma
Jor1ty OF the young people of the church
who entered the Sunday school in early life
generally lost interest in religious affairs
and were finally lost to the church. The
percentage of young people in this class he
placed at GO per cent The remedy for this
condition, he pointed out, is to keep the
young people in the church actively inter-
ested and give them feeling of personal re-
SpoilSiDiity. deprecated TACT tndt SO
many organizations for the training of
young people are merely automatic ma
chimes and work on the basis of the stone
crusher. They turn the crank and grind out
something. regardless of its quality. The
wisest method in Graduating this condition
ard of accomplishing good results is to have
some form of organization for the young,
and this he declared is the purpose of the
Christian Endeavor societies over the coun-
try, with its Junior, intermediate and senior
branches, embracing Young people of
ing ages.
Practical Benefits Discussed.
He dwelt upon the practical benefits to be
derived from the Christian Endeavor bear
ing more particularly upon the activity in
church work. The need at the present time
is for originality in methods. Each one
should consider it's special needs and en-
ploy the best ways to accomplish them. He
heartily advocated the organization of
clubs for recreation and pleasure as adj
juncts of the local organization, with the
idea OF reaching that class of young peo-
pie who would probably never be reached
through the medium of the societys relig
1OuS features
Mr.. Vogt spoke of the thousands of young
men who had been won to Christ through
evangelistic campaigns in the west, and
spoke of interesting incidents in connection
with his work in that part of the country.
dressed in Baltimore during the past week,
and said the indications that the inter
national convention to be held in that city
next July will be the greatest in the his
tory of the Endeavor movement.
Following Mr.. Vogt's address, the roll of
the societies was called by the secretary,
Mr.. Amos NJ. Piper, and a Christian En-
deavor banner was presented to societies
from the following churches: Calvary Bap-
fist, West Washington Baptist, Whitney
Avenue Christian, Mount Pleasant Congre-
gational, Rhode Island Avenue NJ p.
Church and lexington, Faith Chapel, First
and Metropolitan Presbyterian churches.
Earlier in the day Mr.. Vogt conducted
three conferences one with the pastors,
one with the Christian Endeavorers in gen.
eral and another with those engaged in
junior work. These conferences We're IN
formal in character and matters of prac-
teal interest were discussed.
Mr.. Vogt left this morning for Lynch
burg, Va, and other points in that state,
and will deliver several addresses.