Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-22
SUCCESS OF OUTPOST
Warfare of the Peoples Mis-
sion Against Evil.
REPORTS OF SKIRMISHES
Ninth Anniversary of the Missions
Establishment.
RECOGNIZING THE WORK DONE
Results Detailed to a Large Meeting
in the Westminster Presbyterian
Church Last Night.

Celebrating the ninth anniversary o. the
eSta blshment of the Peoples Mission as
an outpost of Gods army in the warfare
against evil and crime. Il large meeting
i of members of the Christian forces was
held in the Westminster Presbyterian
Church, on 9TH street, near + street
southwest last night
! Courers from the skirmsh line where
the Peoples Mission is working made re-
ports as to how warfare against evil Is
| going on at the outpost, and on the OASIS
of the success reported a call was made
| for additional ammunition and provisions,
j i'm the shape of money, to enable the Out
posts to continue the fight for righteous
ness The valiant work of the men ana
women of the Peoples Mission on the
! skirmish line was recounted; the storles
of victories won and Of Announcements
made were retold, and the greater VIC
tories that would result from larger
forces and bigger financial supply were
pictured as the reason. for me ap pod,.
! for greater support by the man pod!
| of the Christian forces enlisted IN the
| churches. ,,;-;
outposts to report were THOMAS =: Nosss.
| '
| George W. Havell, evangelist, and Husn
4 Thrift treasurer of the board OF dl-
| rectors. Rev. T. E. Davis, pastor or tne
Westminster Church welcomed the neih
| hers and friends of the mission station 10
| the company of Christian soldiers In the
| church of which he has charge Wllilam
| knowles Cooper, general secretary Oh tlle
Young Mems Christian Association, Volceu
a cheering message to the mission anu
paid tribute to the splendid results
wrought by the missions, as outposts, III
the large cities
What Has Been Done.
The question of that great general, Ma
poleon what has he done?' was an
swered at the meeting. Since the Peo-
pies Mission has been established at us
nresent quarters, 18th and f streets south
west, ten months, 236 meetings have been
held by the mission, 10000 persons have
attended and ,432 persons have asked Tor
prayer. .
with the friends of the institution the
mission orchestra played several selec-
tons and the congregation sang The
Fight is On, Christian Soldier. and
ION the Hallelujah Line Chaplain ):
H. Bradford, L. S. A, retired, offered
prayer in opening the session, and the
18th chapter of st. Luxe was redu ny
w. A. II. Church.
one of the delightful features of the
evening was that which misunderstanding
by about fifty of the children of the mis-
sion. their happy faces and glad voices
telling of their appreciation of the work
of the Peoples Mission The youngsters
were under the direction Of the Misses
Belle Edelin,, Sarah A. Taylor and Me-
lissa Farrell.
Pastor Davis extended the hearty well
come of the Westminster congregation to
the friends Of the Peoples Mission.
HE that winneth souls is wise and
to -trhf nnt nnCS
shall shine as the stars forever and for
ever" he began. "You are engaged in
that splendid work. The greatest thing in
the world is the saving of a soul, the
bringing of it from darkness into light.
| And because you are engaged. in that
grand work we bid you welcome. You
will always find the doors of Westminster
Church open when you want to come
| You have not only our hearts sympathy,
| but also our prayers and our godspeed
| May the nine years of work behind be
| eclipsed by the splendid work God will
| permit you to do. not in the nine, but in
! the ninety and nine years the mission will
| continue in this the Capital City"
The Warfare Against Evil.
Chairman Noyes of the board of direc-
| tors, as the presiding officer. expressed
| the appreciation of the mission for the
| hearty welcome of the Westminster pas
| tor And he voiced the hope, that the
| church. long established. and the mission,
| with history extending over only nine
years, both working for the same end, Will
become closely tied together.
Il was much impressed by the song of
| the choir-'Lord God of Hosts'-with the
! idea of God as a leader and guide of a
Noyes continued. "Who are the soldiers?
The companies, the regiments. the bril-
| gades are in the churches You have a
regiment in Westminster Church, organ
,ivN
IAN army can't stand still. 1t must
move ahead or disintegrate. The sloth of
ideneSs will come upon 1T, the swords
will become rusty, the guns will not go off.
| The army must be in constant practice,
must be continually doing work. So with
God s army. 1t must be advancing, fight
ing the fight.
"If you think Of it as a warfare between
good and evil, remember there are out
posts and skirmish lines. The missions are
| the outposts. And as outposts they are
| constantly in the fight The regular army
| may rest for the night, may linger for
| day or two But on the skirmiSh line live
bullsts are exchanged every minute, the
| dead and wounded are brought in every
hour.
For YOU in the regular army there is
| interest to see how the fight goes at the
outposts Go out to the outpoSts and see
| how the warfare is carried on, how succor
| is administered TO those who are wound
| ed, how those wounded by evll nave been
raised practically from the dead through
Gods power
Such is the fight the Peoples Mission is
carving on. For nine years, practically
every night, it has had an open door for
| all to hear of the comfort of Jesus. Many
have passed through that door and many
| have been saved. The door is still open.
| And we feel sure that with the aid from
| the regular army the doors will be kept
open for the ninety and nine years to
come Many times the mission has been
| i'm storm and stress because of dark finan-
| cial clouds But in some way more am
| munition and provisions were rushed to
| the skirmsh line And we believe that
every soldier in Gods army should send
provisions and ammunition to help carry
| on this fight at the 'front.'
Work of the Mission.
! Presented by Chairman Noyes as ''the
| head and front of the Peoples Mission"
| Evangelist Havell reported the results of
| its work Because of the optimism in the
hearts of the friends of the mission, he
| declared a bright future for 1t is pre-
dicted. And he expressed the hope for an
| increase in the optimistic spirit.
The mission moved into its present hall
at It'll and F streets southwest February
| l. it was reorted, and since then PIG
meetings have been held there and on the
| Wharves, including the Wel-attended
| meetings for children, held every Friday
| evening from 6:3O to 7:3O o'clock. The
| attendance at all these services was 5000