Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVoR NOTES.

Al The January meeting of the District
Christian Endeavor Union Monday evening
Rev. DIR. Donald Macleod. pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, led the devo-
tional exercises Rev. l.. B. Moore, dean of
Howard University. delivered an address on
the subject THE Masters Work. lie
showed what q large proportion or htera-
ture art and music of the world has peeh
inspired by and dependent upon CHRIST. lie
also contrasted the conditions OF HE IN
Christian and non-Christian LANDS, Illus
trating by calling attention to the treat
ment of children in non-Christian lands,
where many of them perish from neglect OF
Indifference of the older people. Resolu-
lions offered by the citizenship department,
were passed. recommending that Christian
Endeavorers and Christians generally use
discrimination in patronizing pleasure re-
sorts and requesting that those where liquor
is not sold be given the preference, par
tlcularly on the summer excursions and
picnics.
The United Society OF Christian En-
deavor through the District Union, last
Tuesday sent a committee composed of
Rev. DR.. 7. S. Hamlin and Rev. DR.. F. ID.
Power. trustees of the United Society; Ed
ward Tarring, president OF the District
Union; A. w. Starratt, vice president OF the
District Union, and Percy S. Foster to call
upon Vice President Fairbanks and extend
to him an invitation to speak at the Chris
ton Endeavor convention at Seattle. Inc
committee presented to him copy of DR..
Clark's book, Christian Endeavor in All
Lands" containing autographs of Dr.
Clark. president OF the United Society;
Won Ogden Vogt, recently secretary; Will
liam Shaw, secretary, and many of the
trustees of the United Society, and Amos
X. Wells, editor of Christian Endeavor
World.
The extension department of the Union
is recommending to the societies that they
celebrate Christian Endeavor day, Febru-
airy 3, by special program and that each
society have. If possible, leader from out
side the society, and preferably from an
other denomination.
The missionary department of the Union
has charge of one of the meetings at the
Crittenden Home each month. This month
the department was represented by Rev.
DIR. c. II. Butler of Keller Memorial Luz
theran Church.
The citizenship department of the Union,
under the leadership of Zed II. Copp, super
intendent, and George NJ. Chandler, secre-
tary, held meeting last evening This
department has arranged to hold its meet
ings regularly every two weeks.
AT ST. Paurs Lutheran Church Thursday
evening the prayer meeting hour was given
over to a Christian Endeavor service, in
Georgetown Lutheran Christian Endeavor
Society will hold an anniversary service
Tuesday evening.
The New York Avenue Christian En-
dcavor Society held its monthly business
meeting and social last evening. The an
nual election OF officers took place.
At a recent meeting of Shiloh Baptist
Church the following persons were elected
as officers to organize Society of Chris
tan Endeavor 10 take the place of the
Bapsst Young Peoples Union: President
John A. Miles; vice president, Rosa Coates;
recording secretary, Martha Donoho; cor
responding secretary, James r. Moss treas
urer. Mary Desmond; choirister, Prof. p.
II. simmons; pianist, Pauline Jefferson.
These officers are elated over the fact that
they are to have a pastor who is in accord
with aggressive work among young people
In the person of Rev. Waldren of Florida,
who is now conducting a series Of meet
ings.
President Francis +. Clark in his New
Year greetings to Christian Endeavorers
says:
THE second Quarter-century of Christian
Endeavor history has begun most auspici-
ously in every part of the world. Some
two thousand new societies have been re-
corded and tens of thousands OF new
members have entered our ranks during the
wear There have been fewer local weak
nesses to record than in any previous year,