The Washington herald., 1907-08-10
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES
Expected Report of Seattle Delegates
Not Yet Made.
GenernI Secretary William Shaw
Plans to Visit Washington in
the Near Future.

The general secretary Of the United So
ciety Of Christian Endeavor. William
Shaw. is arranging for visit 10 this city
in connection with the work OF the
Worlds Christian Endeavor Union
The board Of officers Of the District
Union VIII hold a meeting next Tuesday
evening.
The regular meeting Of the District
Union was held Monday evening. II had
been expected that the Seattle convention
delegates would be present and give re-
ports of the convention, but the de.ega-
ton had been delayed. and did not ar
rive in the city in time TO attend the
meeting The secretary and the treas
urer Of the union gave their reports, then
the meeting was resolved into a prayer
meeting.
Rev Walter Brooks. one OF the dele
gates from this city to the Christian En-
deavor Convention at Seattle, and one Of
the speakers al the convention, on his
return stopped of for n visit az Chicago
The Grand ie~ Christian Endeavor So
ciety has recently elected the following
officers. President. Lee Roy Marcy vice
president. Miss Esther Loomis; recording
secretary. Miss George Troup; treasurer,
Mrs Mary Troup; delegates 10 the Dis
triCI Union, Miss Emma 1. Troup and
Miss Grace LOOMS.
Miss Edith Church. who was recently
superintendent Of the missionary depart
ment of the District Union, and yho was
delegate 10 the Seattle convention.
stopped to make visits in Nebraska and
Cnicago on her return home.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
FIRST Baptist Church had an unusually
large attendance at its recent missionary
meeting on the topic, Christ in Africa. q"
After opening exercises and Scripture
reading by the president, Mr.. Dayton,
those present were favored with a talk
by Pela Penick, a native Of Central West
ern Africa. and who is now a student Of
the theological department OF Howard
University. He spoke concerning the
African people. their habits and religious
custom9. IND Illustrated his talk with ar
ticles Of apparel and curios. The mission
ar. committee was successful in making
the meeting a helpful and interesting one.
The Christian Endeavor Society of
Shiloh Baptist Church has elected the
following persons IS chairmen Of the
committees for the ensuing six months:
Lookout, John D. Fisher and Mrs. Opra
White; prayer meeting, Mrs. Rosa Coats;
social. Mrs. Lucy Roy; information,
James r. Moss; Sunday school. Mrs
Mary Dixon; calling, Mrs. Mary Kinslow;
music, p II. Simmons; missionary. Miss
Mary Slaughter; flower. Miss Emma Don
Ohio; temperance, Mrs. Elenora Wilson;
good literature, Fannie M. Ross; ushers
William Coats, Charles Daniels, and Will
lam Harris.
The Christian Endeavor World, in its
report Of the Seattle convention, has this
paragraph: President Tarring, Of the
District Of Columbia Union. gave a lively
and helpful talk on unOin departments
and committees. His own union has wide
awake departments, and he gave some
capital illustrations Of their work. He
urged very wisely that the union presi-
dent should develop the originality Of the
department heads by throwing them on
their own responsibility very largely. re-
curing frequent reports, and plainly
showing that definite results are ex-
! pected."