The Washington herald., 1911-02-04
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.


deavor. at a great meeting on Thursday
in fremont Temple, Boston, told of his
organization of the first Society Of Chris
tian Endeavor in Portland. Me-. on Feb
ruary 2. 1881, and contrasted the condi-
ton of religious work among young peo-
pie at that time and now. He said. in
part:
OF all movements in the religious
world none has been more distinctly
providential or less dependent on the
skill and will of man than this. 1t is an
organization that has maintained itself
for thirty years while literally scores of
experiments fOr the young in our
churches have been tried and failed-an
organization that has spread into every
land beneath the sun and that has had
its literature translated into 100 Ian
Euages: an organization that has grown
stronger every year. and whose last year
showed the largest increase and the
greatest prosperity of all. thank God
for every mile OF the 10000 1 have trav-
eled in behalf of the young people, for
every meeting / have addressed, for
every kindly hand l have taken. And
] can say, with all heartinesS, The lines
are fallen unto me in pleasant Places
and SO far as l may have the love and
confidence of the young people OF to-day
l have goodly heritage
The District of Columbia Christian En-
deavor Union will hold it's February
meeting next Monday at o'clock in st.
Paul's English Lutheran Church. Elev-
eEth and II streets northwest. The office
of president Of the union, made vacant
by the resignation of r. p. Gates, will
be filled at this time. The work of OBJ
tanning new members for the societies
will be considered and Mrs Eta NJ.
Rule and 4. G. Grinnell will describe
the plans used in their societies, after
which a general discussion of the subject
will be had. Miss Ethel Larimore, of
the Mount Pleasant Congregational So
ciety, will sing
"Endcavor Day." as the Sunday near
est the I'd of February is called. is
popular time for the organization Of
new societies. Tomorrow the new
Young Peoples Society Of First Congre-
gational Church will install its first
officers. and an intermediate Society Of
Christian Endeavor will be organized at
) o'clock at Emmanuel Baptist Church
In the latter church a new junior society
is soon to be organized, with Miss Ethel
Foster as Superintendent at Mount
Pleasant. Methodist Protestant Church a
Young Peoples Society was organized
last Sunday.
Tomorrow the Church of the Covenant
and Peck Chapel Presbyterian societies
will celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of
Christian Endeavor in joint meeting to
be held at Peck Chapel: Alpha and Beta
Church will unite in a service. one por-
;4p 80 ;ob ho ian,
of the work being done by Disciple En-
deavorer at the orphanage in Damon.
India: the male quartet Of the Alpha
Society will furnish special music. At
First Presbyterian the Endeavorers will
have charge Of the evening Church SER
vices, and the president, Mr.. A. T.. Mech
EN-. will lead the meeting. The three En-
deavor societies of St. Paul's English
Lutheran Church will celebrate Endeavor
Day in joint meeting which will be
addressed by Hon. NJ. A. Morrison. of
Indiana, on the subject bible study"
Members of the three societies will have
a part in the meeting. The society Of :he
Vermont Avenue Christian Church will
hold its meeting at the hour of the even
ing church service. The prayer meeting
committe, of the Guriey Presbyterian
society will have charge Of to-morrow's
meeting. Union Vice President D. C..
Davis will visit the Takoma Park Pres
byterian society. Secretary II. NJ. GILL
man will speak to the society of the
lexington Presbyterian Church. and Mr..
p. F. Drury of the extension depart
ment will attend the meeting of the
Fourth Presbyterian Young Peoples So
ciety. The Young Peoples Society Of
Calvary Baptist Church will hold It's
celebration of Endeavor Day on Tues
day. at o'clock, and extends a cordial
invitation to every one interested in
Christian Endeavor to be present. Mrs.
Brockway will sing and a most help
full meeting is promised
The intermediate Society Of st. Paurs
English Lutheran Church installed last
Sunday the following recently elected
officers: Russell Clarkson, president:
Miss Johanna Best, secretary; Roland
Jones, treasurer.
Mr. Edward Tarring, transportation
manager Of the District Union, is plan
ming to take 500 Endeavorers from WASH
ington to the international Christian En-
deavor Convention at Atlantic City in
July, and many registrations have been
received during the past month. The
best accommodations will be secured by
those who give their names to Mr.. Tar
ring without delay.
The Emmanuel Baptist Society has or |
ganized a new mission study class which |
will begin soon the study of THE Ad- |
vance in the Antilles" by DIR. Howard
B. Grose Mrs. H. s. Pinkham will lead |
the class.
Mr. and Mrs T. P. Johnson have been
chosen superintendents of the Fourth
Presbyterian intermediate Society, and
will enter upon their duties tomorrow.
Last Sunday this society was favored
by an address by Mr.. o. B. Brown on
the work of the city missions.
Fifteen societies were represented at
Monday nights conference Of colored
Endeavorers and the Luthern Church
CT Our Redeemer was crowded. Pastors
of every denomination were present. The
first session of Secretary Lehmann's
School Of Christian Endeavor Methods
WAS reproduced by Miss Emma b. Hall
and James r. Moss, notebooks being used
by the Endeavorers. The importance of
Junior Christian Endeavor work was de-
scribed by Miss NJ. z. McEntree. Revs.
D. E. wiseman and B. F. Foster were
among the pastors who spoke. The or
ganization of new junior society was
reported.
The Christian Endeavor Society Of the
Fifteenth street Presbyterian Church has
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