Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-21
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES.

| the erection of the present buildings
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR NOTES.
| Announcement has been made that the
next regular meeting of the Christian En-
| deavor Union OF the District of Columbia
! will be held at the New York Avenue
| Presbyterian Church Monday evening,
| April +. At this meeting the superin-
| tendent of the missionary department and
/ the representative of the junior depart
ment. who attended the convention of the
young peoples missionary movement at
| Pittsburg. will be present and report to
| the union the work of the convention. Ad
dresses will also be made by two of Wash
| ingtons new pastors. who are both good
friends of Christian Endeavor-Rev. c.
| Wood, pastor of the Covenant Presby-
terrain Church. and Rev. c. P. Wiles pas
tor of the Keller Memorial Lutheran
Church.
Miss Alice Meynes and Miss Nina Urner
| of Temple Baptist Church spoke at the
meeting of the society of that church last
| Sunday evening on the convention of the
young peoples missionary movement.
The New York Avenue Presbyterian So
ciety was visited last Sunday evening by
Mr.. George l.. Chandler of the citizenship
department of the union. The president
of the union will be present at the meet
ing of the First Methodist Protestant
| Society tomorrow evening
! Rev. Smith Baker. pastor of the Willis
| ton Congregational Church Of Portland.
Me- where Christian Endeavor was found
ed by Rev. Francis f. Clark. was in Wash
ngton for several days this week. DR..
Baker was prominent at the convention
recently held at Seattle. Wash The
| Washington delegation first made his
quaintance at Laggan. Canada. while en-
route to the convention. At the session
when the state and territorial delegations
responded to roll call and when the Dis
trict Of Columbia delegation mounted the
platform and flung Old Glory to the
air of the Star Spangled Banner it was
DIR. Baker who rose from his seat on the
platform. and. waving his hat in the air.
! led the convention in singing the words
to the national anthem.
The Calvary Baptist Society is planning
to hold another combined supper and
prayer meeting next Wednesday even
ing at 6 o'clock. The members will
meet in the banquet room of the Sun
day school house and Immediately after
the supper will adjourn to the room
above. where the meeting will be con-
Quoted by Mr.. +. G. Cornall. The social
features will be in the charge Of the
social committee. Special invitations to
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the Sunday school.
Next Sunday evening special evangelis-
| tic services will be held at the Gurley
Memorial Presbyterian Church. Mr.. Her
mon c. Metcalf. ex-president of the union,
will read selections from the works OF
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. with musl-
| cal accompaniment by Miss Louise Dale
| Leeds former superintendent of the music
department of the union
| The Ninth Street Christian Society gave
musical last evening at the church. III
was well attended and a pleasing program
was rendered by the Nordica Mandolin
Club and the Cape May Orchestra
| The Observation-Disclosures missionary
! committee of the District of Columbia
met at the Y. W. c. A. parlors Wednes-
| day evening. adopted a constitution and
made plans for the work of the committee
| for the year 1908 and 1909. This commit
tee is a new organization composed Of two
representatives from each UNCONVENTIONAL
and INSTRUMENTATION organization in
the city and eight members at large. and
its object is to promote missionary educa-
| ton in the District of Columbia. Miss
| Flora l.. p. Johnson. superintendent of
the missionary department Of the union.
! is one of its representatives, and was
present at the meeting.
| The missionary department reports the
| following references for the next mission
| arv topic on home missions: Progress in
! the Philippines" "Christus. Redemption"
! by II. b. Montgomery; missions and
| Modern History" by Robert f. Speer;
History Of Protestant Missions by Gus
tav Warmek; american Teaching Around
the World in Worlds Work for Febru-
airy. 1908; Christian Union in Mission
Lands" Church In the Jungle" and
Religious Conditions in the Philippines
all In the Missionary Review for January,
1908
The annual business meeting and cleo
ton of, officers of the Presbyterial Chris
tian Endeavor Union will be held at the
Gunton Temple Presbyterian Church next
Monday evening at 7:4o o'clock. Annual
| reports will be presented by the secretary
and treasurer and the various committee
chairmen. Owing to- the death Of Rev
Chas A. Smith. president of the union,
Rev. ]. l.. Allison, pastor of Gunton Tenn
pie Church, second vice president, will
preside.
The regular monthly business meeting
and social of the Gurley Memorial Presby-
terrain Society will be held April !. instead
of March 81. was at first announced.
| This society. it is declared. has done
much good work during the past winter.
The missionary committee. through the
| efforts of its chairman, Miss Edith Bart
| ness, has raised $50 for mission work.
The Riverdale Y p c. E. Society re-
ports much enthusiasm among Its men,
| oCiS. ouiiudy evening, ., WI v"
H. II. Smith gave an address on "Tri-
umphs of the Cross Conditions in India,
China. Japan and Asia were portrayed by
| the speaker.
| The attention of the societies is directed
| to the fact that the notices should reach
| the union headquarters. 40 Bond build
ing. not later than Thursday afternoon of
each week.
To Refurnish Parsonage.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Ana
costa Methodist Episcopal Church met
| Tuesday evening last at the residence of
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