The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-21
CHRISTIAN ENDEAYOR NOTES
Better Observance of Sunday to Be
Urged on January IL.
Young Peoples Forward Missionary
Movement to Organize Branch
in District.

The pastors OF Washington have sc
apart January Il as a day 10 urge from
the pulpit the better observance Of Sun
day in the District Of Columbia. Fol
! lowing their example. the board OF Of
| ficers Of the District Christian Endeavo
Union recommends that the Christian
Endeavor societies on that date use. in
! stead Of the regular topic. the subjec
| Better Observance Of the Sabbath Da!
in Our City" 1t is also suggested tina
each society secure a speaker from som,
church other than its own.
The Christian Endeavor Union Is send
ing to young peoples societies, Sunda,
schools, and other organizations copIe!
Of the resolutions passed by the unior
at its November meeting, urging thes,
| organizations TO patronize, for their pic
MICS and other outings. the resorts which
do not dispense intoxicating liquor
The topic for December % is on for
eign missions, The Coming Triumph o.
the Cross; How May We Hasten it.
and the missionary department Of tn,
union has prepared the following bibuog
raphy on the subject:
Magazine articles: American HeaIinl
Around the World, Worlds Work. De
cember, page 9,627: Farewell Message o,
Griffith John. Missionary Review. De
cember; Aspects of the New Era il
China, Missionary Review. February
page 1SS; Christian Leadership in The
Orient, Outlook. March 9, page al; Out
look and Openings for Missions. Mis-
sionary Review, January. page Z: Re
markable News from New Guinea, Mis-.
sionary Review. july, page 80; Expositol
and Current Anecdotes for December.
Books; Speer, Missions and Modern
History, volume ?, chapter Is: Dennis
Christian Missions and Social Progress
Students and Modern Missionary Cru.
sade, Report Of Student Volunteer Con.
vention. Nashville, 1906; Dwight BIue
Book Of Missions, 1907; Centenary Mis-.
sionary Conference Records: Imbrie
Church of Christ in Japan; Bashford
Gods Missionary Plan for the World.
Recently at the Young Mems Chris
tian Association was held q meeting
OF a number of leading missionary
workers of the District. Mr.. G @
Michner, of New York. and a renre.
sentative of the Young Peoples For
ward Missionary Movement. was pres-
ent and steps were taken to form q
permanent local organization to carry
on the work Of the movement in tbe
District of Columbia The president az
the District Christian Endeavor Union
was appointed as chairman Of a com
mittee 70 prepare constitution.
Rev. Charles Alvin Smith. pastor OF
Peck Memorial Chapel and president Of
the Presbyterial Christian Endeavor
Missionary Union, entertained the Off
GERS Of the union at dinner at the Y
NJ. G. a yesterday evening.
The District Christian Endeavor Union
has just received a supply of new song
leaflets from the Biglow &, Main Com
pany. They will be used at the union
meeting in January
AT the regular prayer meeting last
Sunday evening the following officers
of the Christian Endeavor Society NJ
the Lutheran Church of the Reforma
ton were installed: President. Albert
P. Mess; vice president. Miss Irene
Marche; secretary. Miss Louise Dieter
ich. and treasurer. Burnes Downev
The pastor. Rev. John WeidIey. asked
the society to form circle around
the officers and then the officers stated