Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-18

REV. THIRKIELI DISCOURSES
AT CALVARY CHURCH.
Howard University Head Features
Special Services for Central
Unions Anniversary.

I'VE need the touch of Christ upon the
literature of our country. l am here
under the conviction that We need the
touch of Christ's hand upon the cities. .
Rev. w. p. Thirkield president of How
ard University, declared last evening at
Especial services commemorative the TWEEN
ty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the
Central Union Mission. The meeting was
held in Calvary Baptist Church
The speaker said results must be at
a helping hand Ito their less fortunate
brothers and sisters who have come to
grief in the struggle with life. Were it
not for the mission. what door would be
open for the beleaguered men and lost
women?'
Il believe in this mission primarily be-
cause it unites all denominations and dis
regards Sectarianism," the speaker added.
Sect prejudice is the curse of the church.
SectarianiSm blocks the progress and de-
bases and narrows the individual For my
part. / love the Catholic and the Jew
equally we'll as do the Protestant, of
whatever denomination he may be, as
long as his influence is for the general
good.
Must Save Cities First.
I'VE must save the cities if we would
save the world. China, Japan, Russia
and every other nation is clamoring at
our gates. for it is to us they must look
for the hope of the future. For their
sakes. as well as our own, we should en-
deavor to help and convert the foreigners
who have come to this cOuntri in search
of freedom and send them forth to preach
the gospel of right living in their own
countries.
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of the Central Union Mission. told of the
needs of the institution and said funds
were necessary to carry on the work. Al
dis B. Browne, president of the board
of management of the mission, described
it's work. Other speakers were Rev. j.
Henning Nelms, rector of the Church of
the Ascension and Rev. Samuel II.
Greene. pastor of Calvary Baptist Church
There was a musical service under the
direction of w. d. Yingling. Rev. ]. G..
with the work of the mission, gave a
Scripture reading. William Knowles
Cooper, general secretary of the Young
Mems Christion Association, led the
prayer which followed the reading.
Other Anniversary Services.
Anniversary services were also held at
IL o'clock in the morning at Wesley
Chapel NJ. E. Church, at which Rev. w.
l. Mckinney, pastor delivered the ami
versary sermon.
At the mission special services were held
at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. at which
a number of clergymen representing sew
eral denominations were present. Arson
S. Taylor opened the meeting with a
Scripture reading, after which Supt. Lu-
kens led the congregation in prayer.
A feature of the service was the tes-
timony of mission converts, many of
whom have long since left the mission,
having obtained employment through the
efforts of the officers of the institution.
Addresses were also delivered by Rev.
James H. Taylor. pastor of st. Paul's
NJ. E. Church South; Rev Charles E.
Guthrie. pastor of Hamline M. E..
Church: Rev. Frank Bardens of Ana
costa Baptist Church and Rev. j. Comp
ton Ball of the Metropolitan Baptist
Church Rev. F. D. Power, chairman of
the ministerial council and pastor of the
Vermont Avenue Christian Church, pre-
sided.