Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR NOTES.

A stereopticon lecture on the liquor traffic
In Washington was given last evening at
Hamline NJ. E. Church by Hermon c. Met
calf, superintendent of the extension de-
partment of the Christian Endeavor Union
and a representative of the Anti-Saloon
League.
Rev. DR.. Donald c. Macleod, pastor Of
the First Presby terian Church. is conduct
ing evangelistic meetings at Norfolk this
week.
In selecting church headquarters for the
Seattle convention the United Society Of
| Christian Endeavor has arranged the states
In twelve groups, and the District of CO.
! lumbia Las been assigned to the group with
| ONO, Maryland and Delaware, with head
quarters at the Methodist Protestant
Church corner of 10th and East John
streets. Representatives of the reception
committee will meet the delegates outside
of Seattle and escort them to their head
quarters.
A big chorus of two thousand voices is be-
ing trained by j. H. Howe, formerly of
Boston and later of San Francisco, and
who conducted the music at the Internal
San Francisco in 1897. One of the musical
features of the convention will be the rem
dering of the oratorio Elijah
At the last meeting of the junior DEPART
ment of the District Union series OF de-
nominational junior rallies was planned for
tomorrow afternoon. Miss Eleanor Barnes
was appointed to arrange for the rally Of
the Baptist juniors, Miss Elsie Parkinson
for the Lutheran, Mrs. B. F. Truitt for the
Methodist Protestant and Miss Ardell
Payne for the Christian.
The rally of the Junior societies of the
Christian churches will be held tomorrow
afternoon at the Vermont Avenue Church.
Rev. j. b. Clayton will deliver the address
and each society of the denomination will
have part on the program.
The Juniors of the United Brethren Church
will join the Christian Juniors in their rally.
The Baptist Junior rally will be held at
Calvary BAPTIST Church tomorrow at p.m.
with the following order of exercises:
Hymn, Anywhere With jesus hymn, II
Love to Tell the Story" Scripture lesson;
prayer by Mrs. Winbigler; hymn; alphabet
verse exercise; violin solo; pledge exercise,
| led by Miss Urner; Bible lesson, What is
it to Trust God?" Prov, iii:5,6. taught by
| Thee roll call of societies; announcement
by Mr.. Leonard Ruog: offering; hymn
God BE With You" Mizpah benedction.
! The annual Junior Christian Endeavor
rally to be held at the First Congregational
! Church next Saturday afternoon at O clock
promises TO be very Interesting. Rev. F. D.
Power the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church will deliver Illustrated address
on THE Holy Land and Mr.. p l.. Zim-
norman will conduct the song service. A
special feature OF the program Will be the
recitation of the Star Spangled Banner
with violin accompaniment. by Marie
Banks. one of the Juniors. The following
committees have charge of the rally: Badge
committee, Miss NJ. T.. Wood and Miss Bes-
sic Glass; decorations, Miss Agnes Suman,
Mrs. +. B. Reed and Miss Ella Walsh; mu-
sic, Miss Nina Urner, Miss Eleanor Barnes
and Miss Annie Ayers
The Christian Endeavor Society of Shiloh
Baptist Church held special Easter services
last Sunday. John \. Miles, president of
the society. led the meeting Mrs Laura
I Il of
Christian Endeavor Society addressed the
meeting on mission work among the Afro
! Americans of the District of Columbia
| Hermon c. Metcalf, superintendent of the
/ extension department OF the District Union
| spok~ on the same topic and urged the En-
| deavorers 10 labor earnestly for the cause
| of temperance in the District. Rev. Joseph
| II. Lee of the Nineteenth Street C. E. So
| ciety made some remarks on the topics.
The Christian Endeavor Society of West
| ern Presbyterian Church last Sunday fin
| ished its course of study of India with a
| stereopticon lecture by w. II. H. Smith.
The travel talk by Woodwork Clum at
| the First Congregational Church was at
tended by large audience.
| The Christian Endeavor Society of New
/ York Avenue Church tomorrow evening be-
! gins its study of immigration, taking the
| first chapter of II. b. Crosses book, Aliens
| or Americans" as the lesson. Mrs. d, %,
| Wiber will be the leader.
! The meeting of the District Union Mon
| day evening was largely attended. The pro-
| gram consisted of large number of brief
| reports and talks. Reports were read by
| Zed III. Copp of the citizenship department
| Miss Ardell Payne of the Junior, Miss E.
| NJ. Church of the missionary and Miss
| Hughes of the music. II. F. Lerch. treas
| urer. read his report, and George b. Grafr,
| publication manager of the United Society
| of Christian EndeavOr was present and
L made some remarks Eight former praSf-
| dents of the District Union were present
and had part in the program as follows:
Grant n. Lest conducted the devotional e.