The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-10-06
Christian Emdeav0r

The regular monthly meeting of the
District of Columbia Christian Endeavor
Union will be held Monday evening, Octo-
Der Z. at St. PauTs English Lutheran
Church, Eleventh and H Streets North
west. The proposed union budget and
the quiet hour will be the subjects dis
cussed. A banner will be awarded to
the society having the largest percentage
of its membership in attendance, in ac-
-cordance with the semi-annuaI custom or
the union.
On Tuesday evening the Christian En-
deavor Society of the Calvary Baptist
Church rendered a welcome home BAN
quet and entertainment to the pastor,
Rev. S. H. Greene. who has just re-
turned from his summer vacation.
Eastern Presbyterian Endeavorers will
hold a rally service tomorrow. using the
quiet hour topic. Eli c. Trumbower. SUI
perintendent of the citizenship depart
ment of the union, viii lead.
4 gratifying number of societies of
Christian Endeavor, comprising most of
the societies heard from at union head
quarters, have adopted the quiet hour
topics and programmes sent out by the
union to be used throughout the month
of October. Several pastors Of the CITY
have preached sermons based on quiet
honr thoughts. 1t is the general belief
among pastors and young people that the
quiet-hour month as planned will make
for strength and power in the societies
of the District during the coming year.
A Christian Endeavor convention for
the District of Columbia will be held
November Ills, inclusive. Word has been
received from William Shaw, general
secretary of the United Society of Chris
I'D nd E7falI
formerly field secretary for Christian En-
deavor for the State of New York, that
they will be present throughout the con-
vention A number of important confer
ences and evening meetings are sched-
uled.
Miss Emma B. Hall and James r. Moss
have recently been elected by the colored
Endeavorers Of the District as delegates
at-large TO the Christian Endeavor con-
vention at Los Angeles in July, 1918.
These Endeavorers held splendid Off
GERS conference recently in Brentwood,
Nd. Lloyd G. Quincy. of the Lincoln
Temple Society, has qualified as Chris
tan Endeavor expert with high per-
centage.
The Presbyterian Christian Endeavor
Missionary Union of the Presbytery of
Washington under the direction of H F.
quet TO be held at the Sixth Presbyterian
Church on Friday. October .. The CEN
trail theme for the occasion will be THE
Call of the World TO the Presbyterian
Young People-What Will Their Answer
Be-" A number of special addresses are
10 be arranged. Every Presbyterian
Christian Endeavor society in the Pres
bytery will be asked 10 send representa-
tives.
The Congress Street Methodist Protest
ant Endeavorers held a successful BAN
Quet and rally meeting on Thursday even
ing. H. Clyde Grimes presided. Brief
addresses were made by Rev. E. D. |
Stone. pastor of the church: Mr.. Grimes, |
superintendent of the Sunday school; |
William A. Payne, president of the So
ciety. and Rexford L. Holmes. president |
OF the District c. f. Union, and others.
The Northminster Presbyterian Society |
has planned for rousing rally service |
Sunday evening. The District president |
VIII be present and will speak.
The following topics have been sug-
gested by the Endeavor Union TO all so-
cieties In the District of Columbia for /
the four Sundays in October, which |
has been designated by the union as quiet
hour month:
October 6-why and how shall I pray
each day?
October 13-Shall read my Bible daily
Why and how?
October 2O-Why and how shall I each
Gay quietly mediate upon the affairs of |
His kingdom?
October sf-The Quiet Hour: What II
is. and whether. 1t will help me, should I
become 'comrade of the Quiet Hour"
better ito do whatever He would like to
have me do?" IAN enrolment meeting)
The union has sent to the societies pro-
grammes. helps. daily Bible readings. and
themes for daily prayer. to assist in the