The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-04

The Y. NJ c. A. in conjunction with
neighborhood churches. inaugurated the
O'Clock Sunday afternoon meetings for
July, August, and September. The first
open-air meetings were held at Franklin
and Lincoln parks, but It Is the purpose
OF the association, If there is a popular
response on the part of the public to sx-
tend the meetings to many points about
the city before the close of the summer
season.
William z. Andrews. auditor OF the
Treasury. whose platform addresses are
well known 10 many In Washington,
spoke in Franklin Park. and Rev Paul
Hickok, at Lincoln Park.
Mr.. Andrews made a Fourth Of July
address in the ringing tones OF the sue
cessful campaign "spellbinder." Reading
broad. grand meaning into the words
higher ground" which he picked from
one OF the hymns which has Just been
sung by the association choir, he meta
phorieally used the phrase TO mean at
tainment OF the largest liberty and the
highest standard Of living IN world his
tory. Quickly reviewing the great en-
pires Of the past, and the great embiems
associated with historic movements and
conflicts, he said that the higher ground"
given TO the nations Of the world by the
general world development, best repre-
sented in the appearance of the United
States as a model. had been reached un-
der the leadership OF the Bible and the
American flag.
Officers OF Meetings.
~ Il.
of D. a. Davis, director OF Y. NJ. c. A.
religious work. The officers OF the Frank
lin Park meetings are:
General chairman. A D. Sutherland,
Y. NJ c. A; vice chairman for July, ".
o. Hiltabidle, 201s F street. for August.
H. A. Thrift, Union Trust Building; for
| September, H. G. Johnson, Oxford build
| ing; secretary-treasurer, H. z. Mizen. IFS
X street; leader OF chorus, s. r. Swift,
Y. NJ. C A; leader Of orchestra, Charles
Ernst, . Q street northeast; publicity
manager, l. L. Schnare, Y. NJ c. A
Franklin Park speakers for the remain
der Of July will be: For July 10, Rev.
Lloyd c. Douglas, Luther Place Me-
mortal Church; for July Il, Rev. J. E.
Briggs, Fifth Baptist Church; for July
"a, Rev. DR.. Charles z. Guthrie, Ham,
line NJ E. Church: for July 81. Rev. G.
Freeland Peter, Church Of the Epiphany.
The officers for the Lincoln Park
| meetings are: Chairman, G. A. Miller;
vice chairman, Rev r W. Johnson; sec
rotary E. A. Cairnes; chairman of music
committee, F. A. Carpenter: orchestra
leader, George L. Beeler.
For Christian Fellowship.
In speaking of the movement for an
interdenominational outdoor service dur
ing the summer months, Mr.. D. A Davis,
director of the Y. NJ c. A. work, re-
marked to a representative of The Wash
ington Herald that it is the aim Of the
promoters to bring together she wor-
shippers of all creeds and TO develop as
far as possible the spirit OF Christian
| fellowship.
''One of the favorable elements IN the
present church situation" he said, is
the stronger recent tendency toward
some closer form of church organiza-
tion among the various denominations,
| indicated by developments such as found
| ing the church council with national
/ headquarters in New York, an event
which association historians suggest has
been made possible by the sixty years
| Of its own activities in the United States.
/ They believe that present conditions may
result in some remarkable historic out
come OF a sweeping national movement,
different from that 10 the '70s and SOS,
when only UNCONVENTIONAL jealousies pre-
vented an organically united evangelistic
church organization from the Moody re-
viyaI"