Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-22
MEETINGS AT NOON.
Special Services Held Throughout
the City Today.

Devotional services were held at noon
today, under the auspices Of the Y. NJ. c.
A., as follows:
Raleigh Hotel, C.. r. JOY and associa-
ton quartet; New Willard Hotel, J. A.
Macdonald; navy yard. Storeroom No.
10, George E. Whitehouse: P street re-
pair shops, Bruno Hobbs; fish wharf. foot
of 18th street, Robert Adams; Ebbftt
House. Andrew Graham; Treasury, south
east corner. J. P. Bailey; city hall steps,
DR.. James l. Vance; Howard University,
DR.. Samuel M. Zwemer; Agricultural De-
partment front. John Moore: w. B. Moses
& Co., A. ]. Elliott; corner 18th and c
streets, A. NJ. Bruner; corner 18th and G
streets. ALLEN A. Stockdale: government
printing office. North Capitol side. Robert
Freeman: Metropolitan Hotel. w. w.
Adair: New National Hotel, George War
burton; House office building. Harry
Clark; E. M. Merrick's commission house.
r. A. Waite: land Office. 9Th street SIDE
David Latshaw; Southern railway office
18th street side. e. c. Mercer; roundhouse'
r. r. Secretary: George Washington Uni
versity Y, NJ. c. A.. W. D. Weatherford;
Majestic Theater corner. w. E. Fenno.
The strenuous Christian or me mrs.
tan who works to make himself strong
spiritually, mentally and physically and
do the work of preaching the gospel Wig
orously ano without fear OF anything, Was
the theme Of Arthur N. Holmes OF Phlla,
delphia. who addressed big crowd o.
men and few women from the steps OF
the Post Office Department: Mr.. homes
has charge of the Young Mems Christian
Association work connected with the
Pennsylvania railroad in Philadelphia.
The meeting included q cornet 500 oy D,
Concord. N H. and cornet solo by MISS
jeanette Baker Rev. Charles Gutnrie
pastor of Hamline Methodist Ep'scopa
Church of this city, presided. and Henry
Israel oficiated at the organ. me sIr
erai arrangements were In charge OF w
n proctor of the Post Office Department
"if YOU would be great. do things TOT
others. was declared by Mr.. J. a. Mac.
donald. editor of the Toronto GLOBE az
the meeting held in the RED ICON OF OF tine
great life. Passing through many OF the
Scenes of his busy life as the head OF a
great metropolitan daily. the speaker
Called the attention of his hearers to the
fact that the great thing IN this "orio ID
service for others. 49,.
"Give IN self" he urged. land cut
loose from pride and arrogance and the
great success of being help to your EEL
iow-man will be your reward. Mr.. Mac
donald mentioned the men OF tG 20 a. ~n n'
fame in order to be called governor OF
| '.bishop'' or my lord" but he said that
they are not great unless they know the
value of service to their fellow man. lr
conclusion he made a strong plea for his
hearers to put their hearts more and
more into the work of personal service tc
! their fellow-men.
Mr. Bruno Hobbs, international secre.
tary of the Y. NJ. c.. A. for the south
western portion Of the United States
spoke at the P street repair barn of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany. The Battle Hymn of the Repub
lie" was sung by Miss Anna E Britt Of
st. Johns Church. The meeting. which
was in charge of Zed H. Copp, was wei
attended.
At the Majestic Theater corner Mr.. VIII
liam e. Fenno. special religious work sec.
rotary of the railroad department of the
international committee of the Y. M. c
| A, spoke. How can plain man give
himself some reasons as to the existence
Of God?" he said. First the works OF
God; second. the things we see about us
| This brings US to the thought Of the MIND
of God as illustrated by our own minds
| Our love for our own children brings us
! the suggestion that we have some one
| above who loves US, viz. our Heavenly
| Father. Jesus came from the Father be.
cause of love for us. and by His sacri-
| fetal death opened a way for mans re.
| demption." The meeting was in charge
| of D. Fulton Harris.