Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-03
TO OCCUPY PULP|TS.
Christian Union Convention
Delegates Will Speak.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR SUNDAY
Devotional Service Precedes Regular
Session Today.
REPORT AS TO CREDENTIALS
Visit to White House-Attitude OF
Ministers Toward the Union.
Afternoon Meeting.

! Protestant churches of this city have
placed their pulpits at the disposal Of rep
/ resentative. Tnlversalist ministers attend
ing the National Young Peoples Christian
Union convention. in session at the
! Church of Our Father
! In presenting the report OF the commit
! tee on pulpit supply this morning Rev.
John Van Schaick. il, pastor of the
! Church of Our Father, explained that
words of cord al interest in the convention
and best wishes for its success have been
| received from representatives of every
! faith. Continuing he said that many
churches which would have opened their
/ lulpits next Sunday to representatives of
/ the convention were unable to do on
/ account of the regular communion service
/ that day.
THE attitude of the Christian churches
of this city toward the convention" the
speaker remarked. lis an exhibition Of
tolerance and Christian fellowship which
/ shows clearly that the world moves.
Pulpit Assignments.
The following pulpit assignments for
Sunday were then announced:
| II O'Clock a.m.-Rev. Frank Oliver Hall
.. D.. of New York city. to the F. rst Bap-
fist Church. 18th and o streets. of which
Rev. Charles r. Winbigler, d. D., is pas
! tor.
II a .nf.-Rev. G. I. KERN of Indiana. 10
the Memorial Lutheran Church. Thomas
circle, of which Rev. J: G. Butler is pas
! tor.
| II a.m.-Rev. l. NJ Atwood D. D.. of
New York. formerly general superintend-
ent of the tniversalist Church. to the
W eStern Presbyterian Church, II street
near 18th, of which Rev. George Bailey,
! PHI. d.. is pastor.
! II a.m.-Rev. F.. Dean Fleetwood of At
| lanta. Ga. to Mount Pleasant Consrega-
tional Church, Columb road near 18th
street northwest. of which Rev. NJ. Ross
Fishburn is pastor.
| II am-Rev. G.. H. Ashworth of New
Jersey, to ST. Pauls English Lutheran
Church of which Rev John T. Huddle is
| pa stor.
| II a.m.-Rev. w H. McGlaufiin DID,
general superintendent of the Universe list
| Church. to the Metropolitan Presbyterian
/ Church. 4th and streets southeast, of
which the Rev. Albert Evans. DID, is
| pastor.
7:45 p.m.-Rev. w. Fl. McGlaufln, DID,.
general superintendent of the Cniversalist
Church. to the Ninth Street Christian
| Church, 9th and d streets northeast. of
which Rev. DIR. >reorge A. Miller is pastor.
| = pm.--Rev. James d. Tillinshast of
| Pennsylvania to the First Presbyterian
| Church. John Marshall place between c
and D streets northwest of which Rev.
Donald c. Macleod. ID, is pastor.
| IL am. and 100 p.m-Rev. ] F. Jor-
dan of Suffolk Va. to the Plymouth Con
gregational Church. 18th and p streets
northwest. of which Rev. A. c. Garner is
| pastor.
spm.-Rev. I. NJ. Atwood. ID. of New
| York, to the Vermont Avenue Christian
| Church. of which Rev. +. d. Power. ID. d.,
| is pastor
representative of the convention will
occupy the pulpit of Calvary Methodist
| Church Sunday evening. Rev. Joseph
! Dawson is pastor of the church.
Devotional Service.
The session this morning was preceded
| by devotional service at SID o'clock led
| by William Cooper of Massac husetts. who
! spoke on character Building Through
| Service"
The regular service opened with
| prayer at o'clock by Rev. DR.. I. NJ. At
wood of Rochester. n. W. general secre-
| tary of the Universalist general conven-
| ton.
4 telegram from former President Louis
Amin .ames of New York city which
| brought forth hearty round of applause.
| was received. 1t read God grant that
! this convention may have higher ideals
and come nearer achieving them than
any convention in the history of the
| union
A preliminary report of the committee
on credentials was offered by Owe Spare
of New York showing 223 delegates pres
ent, representing fifty-seven unions and
| fourteen states. The attendance. it was
stated does not come up to that of for
mer years. but this. 1t was explained. is
| due to the hot weather. The convention
| ii was added, is unusually lively and
| active one.
The report of the committee on official
reports and recommendations was read
| by Robert Hill of Salem. Mass. Seven
| hundred dollars was appropriated toward