The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

Land was purchased last Thursday aft
ernoon at Huntington and LongwoOd ave-
nues, Boston. by the officers OF the
Worlds Christian Endeavor Union for the
erection OF an International headquarters
building for the society
About five years ago the officers OF the
Christian Endeavor Society began to raise
money to purchase land and erect a
building for an international headquar-
ters. There has been considerable dis
cussion as to the proper location for this
building, Washington. especially, claiming
her right to all International buildings
Boston was given the preference, and
/ this LOT, with frontage in Huntington
avenue OF S6 feet and in LOngwOod avenue
Of over 100 feet. was secured Those hav-
Ing the purchase Of land in charge were
Rev. DR.. Francis Z. Clark. president Of
the Worlds Christian Endeavor Union;
William Shaw. general secretary: H. n
Lathrop. treasurer. and r P. Anderson,
superintendent
/ At present the headquarters are in leased
Offices. where the rent is heavy. AS the
movement stin grew a publishing depart
ment was established. and since its or
ganization this department has paid all
the expenses OF the headquarters Of the
society. officers salaries, running ex-
penses. and much OF the missionary ex-
pense- This means that this one depart
ment has paid for the carrying on OF
Christian Endeavor work about $1,000
year for the last twenty years
! The manager OF the building fund SAYS
that when the headquarters building Is
occupied the saving IN the rental and the
income from the Offices, together with the
p7Ofts from the publishing department
will take care Of the administration ex-
pense for the future. and there will be q
much larger sum left 70 advance the
cause in this and other lands.
Contributions toward the building fund
are asked for at s. q share In the
5o1 shares have been taken already Cali
fornia has so far taken more shares than
any other State IN the West The Mar
shall and Caroline islands have sent large
contributions Norway, Denmark, Ger
many. Spain, Portugal. Italy. France. and
even Russia have all taken shares II
this Boston building. Austria has sent
s. 600 toward the fund
Besides the $4,000 in hand and the
81. 600 in pledges. Il Is known that 800 010
IS devoted 20 this cause in the wills OF
certain people One OF the trustees OF
this building fund says: IF any man or
woman viii give US S1o0.G00 OF more to-
ward the erection Of the headquarters
building. we viii name Il Tor him OF her"
DR.. Philip Schaff. the eminent church
historian called the Christian EndeavOr
movement ''the greatest religious move
ment Of the nineteenth century
z. P. Gates. vice president OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia Christian Endeavor
Union, 80 Bond Building. is looking after
the Districts share in this headquarters
building.
The following presidents OF societies
acted as ushers at the meeting OF the
Christian Endeavor Union Monday L NJ
Thompson. Temple Baptist: A c
MoundF. II Street Christian. B. A
, Downey. Lutheran Church Of the Refor-
nation; c. E E.hLusby. Congress Street II
P; J. II. Beattie. Western Presbyterian
and r. l. McAllister. Uni;ed Brethren
Nir. and Mrs ". H sweeney. Of n
gram Memorial Congregational Church
were elected individual members OF the
union Mr Swe-ey was president Of The
Missouri State Christian EndeavOr Union
for the term Of 1866
The following nomination committed
was announced Afonday to report al the
! June union meeting the names for tbs
five elective Offices for the year begin
ming July /: r NJ. Bassford. North Caro-
Ina Avenue Methodist Protestant; L. G
Cuney. Lincoln Temple Congregational
Mss Emma Hall. Nineteenth Street Bap-
tsst; Mss T. L. P. Johnson. First COngTe-
. gatiOnai: o. p. Keillr. Cavalry Baptist. R
L McAIlister. United Brethren, Il c
: Metcalf. Gurley Memorial Presbyterian
J. II Pickens, Vermont Avenue Chris
, tian: Miss Y. l. Raymond, Ninth Stree
, Christian; Miss Addie r Spiess. United
4 Brethren; Rev. E. D. Stone. Congress:
Street Methodist Protestant; Mss Agne:
Suman. St Paurs English Lutheran
. Mrs. Edward Tarring. New York Avenut
: Presbyterian. and Rev. c. P. Wiles. Kel
ler Memorial Lutheran
GuntOn-Tcmple ErdeavorerS carried on
t an entertaining programme at their so
4 cial last evening. The features OF tn,
D programme were kept largely in the darl
0 UP 10 the time Of their rendering. an,
= awakened considerable interest
0 A group picture Of the officers Of tn
= Christian Endeavor Union was made VI
o recently from individual photographs
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