Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20
POWER AS POLITICIANS
Christian Endeavorers Urged
to Work for Local Option.
INFLUENCE IN MARYLAND
Members Asked to Keep Close Watch
on Legislators.
DISCUSS SUNDAY OBSERVANCE
Evangelism Another Subject Of
Addresses at Biennial Convention.
Song Service This Afternoon.
INFLUENCE IN MARYLAND
DISCUSS SUNDAY OBSERVANCE

The relation Of Christian Endeavor to
temperance. Sunday observance and evan
gelism were discussed In several addresses
given this morning at the biennial con-
vention of the Maryland Annual Confer
ence Methodist Protestant Christian En-
deavor Union held in the Congress Street
Methodist Protestant Church. in George
town Rev. ]. w. Kirk Of Baltimore, who
considered the relation of the Christian
EndeavOr work to temperance, urged the
members of the conference to bring their
influence to bear on the legislators of
Maryland to pass the local option bill
which is to be presented to the legislature
at the next session.
He said that Endeavorers in all parts
of the conference should at once take
active interest in the work of influencing
the Marylanders in curtailing the influ-
ence of the liquor people.
The Importance of Sunday observance
was pointed out by Rev. D. W. Anstine
also of Baltimore. He declared that it is
the foundation and corner stone of the
great American system of government.
and that Christian Endeavorers should
put all their force behind the effort to see
that the Sabbath day is observed every
where throughout the land.
Every Member an Evangelist.
In his address on Christian Endeavor
and Evangelism Rev Dr. ]. NJ. Holmes
Of Alexandria. Va, declared that every
member of the organization should be
an evangelist in a way. He said that
each should give his personal effort for
evangelization. Every person." he DC
clared. can be an evangelist. Evangel-
ism can be simply one man going to
another and seeking to bring him TO I
realization of his duty toward the
PRINCE of Peace: Individual effort is
Rev: G. W. Haddaway of Baltimore.
president of the union. made his annual
report, in which he called attention to the
progress made during the past year. l.. B.
Smith OF Baltimore read the report of the
treasurer. showing that the sum Of $500
had been paid on the salary of mission
airy whom the union supports il! Japan.
Mrs. France of Baltimore, superintendent
of junior work. reported progress.
Rev. c. H. Hubbell Of Adrian, Mich.
secretary of the board of young peoples
work Of the Methodist Protestant Church.
made an address on can Ideal Christian
Endeavor Service" He also made an ap-
peal for the work in which he Is engaged
the members Of the union.
Afternoon Song Service.
The convention adjourned at 1890
o'clock for luncheon and reassembled at
o'clock, when a service of song was
begun. Rev. r. L. Shipley. pastor of the
North Carolina Avenue NJ. p. Church of
this city. will conduct question box"
during the session. The meeting will be
given over entirely to a discussion of the
cause Of missions. Rev. F. c. Klein. Sec
rotary of the board of foreign missions
of the Methodist Protestant Church, will
speak on Foreign Missions" The pro-
gram for this afternoon also includes:
Address. THE Laymen's Missionary
Movement" John NJ. Holmes. jr.. Balti-
more, Md: address. "Our Missionary"
Rev. DR.. r. o. Grouse. Maryland con-
ference Christian Endeavor Missionary
superintendent: junior department ses-
superintendent: Child Conversion Rev.
E. T. Read, Baltimore. Md: "Our Chill
dren and Our Own Church." Rev. J. L.
Nichols. Lynehburg. Va; How to Con-
France. Baltimore. Md.
The closing meeting of the convention
will be held this evening. "The Conquest
of the Cross will be the subject of an
address by DIR. Hubbell. The annual cleo
ton Of officers will also take place.
Sermon by DR.. Lewis.
Rev. DR.. T. H. Lewis. president Of
West Maryland College. preached on
Jesus and the Bible at the session last
night. In his opening remarks he called
attention to the fact that many critics
today speak of the Inconsistencies" of
the Bible. He paused for moment and
then continued: But the Bible is his
tory of Jesus Christ, and studied from
this point of view it is definite and con-
sistent. The revelation of Jesus Christ
is not a chain. but a growth, and we
can only judge a growth by it's fruits.
christianity of today is founded upon
the life Of Jesus as recorded in the Bible,
and If we accept Christianity as the
greatest force in the universe we cannot
reject the foundation upon which 1t was
built; likewise the Sermon on the Mount
is the highest expression of thought and
we cannot reject the Old Testament