Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-05
CHRISTIAN ENDEAv0R NOTES.

The Principles and Work of the AS
sociated Charities will be the subject
of an address by the acting general sec
rotary of the Associated Charities, T.
Hubert Jones' at the meeting of the Dis
trict of Columbia Christian Endeavor
Union next Monday evening at S O'Clock.
at Vermont Avenue Christian Church, on
Vermont avenue north of street Rev.
c. p. Stealey. pastor of the West Wash
ington Baptist Church. will conduct the
devotional service. The musical part of
the program will be more elaborate than
usual and will be led by Hermon c. Met
calf. The EndeavOr hymnal Will be used.
The United Society of Christian En-
deavor has just issued a circular de-
scribing the recently inaus urated Build
ers Union project. This project was
adopted by the local union at its last
meeting.
The purpose of the Builders Union.
which is a continuation of the Quarter
/ Century Memorial Fund, is to erect an
International Christian Endeavor head
quarters building at Boston. This build
ing, il Is planned, will contain the Offices
of the United Society of Christian En-
deavor and of the Worlds Christian En-
deavor Union. In addition. space will be
provided for museum of Christian En-
deavor curioS. banners, ETC., and for the
proper care of the valuable records of
the movement. Rooms will be reserved
for conferences and there will be store
for the sale of Christian EndeaVOr pub
locations. II is further planned to rent
offices in the building, and the income
from this, together with the profits from
the sale of publications, will be used for
the spread of Christian EndeaVor in
foreign countries.
In order to raise the required fund of
500, 900 promptly it has been divided
into 100000 shares of 50 each and these
shares have been apportioned among the
various states in accordance with the
number of societies in each The Dis
trict of Columbia is classed as state
and its apportionment is 500 shares. of
which 1850 are already credited for con-
tributions which were made To the Quar-
ter Century Memorial Fund.
An effort is now being made to raise
the rema lining $40 shares. Letters are
being sent out to the various societies set
ting forth the plan and asking for CO.
operation. r. +. Gates. VIC president of
the union, has charge of this work in the
District
Rev. DR. Francis f. Clark. president OF
Ike Worlds Christian EndeaVor Union,
during his recent visit to Norway, was re-
ceived by his majesty, King Haakon, at
the palace. The king expressed his SIN
cere interest in the Christian Endeavor
movement. and has given Rev. III. L. klae
DOS, one III tue itduiHS VI iflr
state church. three months leave of alb
sence from his charge to spread the Chris
ton E>ndeavOr Society throughout Nor
way. Dr. Clark went from Norway to
attend meetings i'll Paris and Berlin. and
then To the Spanish rational convention
! in Barcelona and will sail for America
December =.
Five new members were added TO the
Junior c. T.. Society at Kenlworth at
it's social last Saturday afternoon. The
opportunity was taken by the leaders to
instruct the boys and girls in the duties
reported that they are enthusiastic over
the society work. Several active games
| and good things to eat made the Occa-
sion enjoyable.
! The attendance last Sunday of forty
persons at the Junior G.. f. meeting. six
ty at the Senior c. E., seventy-one at the
Sunday school and twenty-sX at preach
ing service. as against no Junior and
Senior c. e. societies two months ago
an attendance of about thirty-fve at
SUNDAY school and half dozen at morn
! ing preaching service and no evening
service. is taken to indicate some OF the,
good results of the organization Of the
! two Christian Endeavor societies al Ken
! ilworrn.
/ DIR. +. ID. Power counsellor nf tie
union. Is scheduled for part on the pro-
gram of the Federal Council of the
| CHURCHES of Christ at its session in Phila-
! delpIia next Monday
! TIE Washinstoa Heights Presbyter
! e. +. Society reports that DR.. s. N. John-
| son OF tht Chevy Chase Preshytega an