The Washington times., 1913-01-18

ing room, and difficult for them to leave
it-so they will want to come again.
And so on through all the list OF COM
mittees and officers: each has Its OWE
or his own distinctive and important
work In lettering the society prayer
meetings.
To sum 1t all up, for my space !.
about exhausted on this crowded and
, welcome page, the Christian Endeavoi
prayer meetings may be Mighty
say bunch Of sweet peas? manned IN
the order of their Importance: Pre-
prayer service. prayer. preparation
dong In advance). pluck, and perse'
verance.
"The Successful Life" will be the
subject of an address by Rev. r. g.
Pinkham, d. D., pastor of the Emman-
uel Baptist Church, Of this city. at the
mass meeting of the Baltimore Christian
Endeavor Union on Monday, January
20 at the Harlem Avenue Christian
Church, in Baltimore. DR.. Pinkham Is
| regarded In Washington as one OF the
stanchest friends of Christian endeavor
among the city pastors
A rousing missionary social, to be
participated In by hundreds of Endeav-
orers In the District of Columbia. is be-
ing planned by Miss Myrtle Schofeid,
superintendent of the missionary de-
partment of the Christian Endeavor
Union. The affair will be given some
time in February. Various societies will
represent the costumes and customs of
many foreign lands. Several Of the Of
fetal representatives of these lands
across the sea. who are stationed In
Washington. will be invited to be Ores-
err and deliver addresses.
Elaborate preparations are under way
for the next worlds Christian Endeavor
convention. to be held In Sydney, Aus
tralia. early in March. 1914. The con-
venton will extend over a period OF
fourteen days. after which an oppor-
to visit the other great cities Of Aus
tralasia. The United States will be well
represented at this convention. Some
Washington Endeavorers are seriously
considering attending the national con-
yention to be held IN July Of next year
In Los Angeles. Edward Tarring. su-
perintendent Of transportation of the
District union, Is in charge Of all local
arrangements for the long itinerary and
for the comfort of the Washington En-
train will probably be run from the
East. which will be available for the
Washington contingent and for the En-
deavorers of other Eastern cities.
An enthusiastic business meeting and
social have recently been held by the
members Of the Bethany Baptist Chris
tion Endeavor Society. Plans are maxi
Ing In this society for increased ef-
ficiency in various lines of the work.
During the absence for several weeks
OF the president of the local Endeavor
Union. the headquarters in the Bond
building have been In charge of Paul H.
Watson. secretary of the union The
board OF officers will meet at the head
quarters office on Monday evening
next
The eighty societies of Christian En-
leavor in the District of Columbia are
anticipating splendid results following
the rousinR Christian Endeavor Day"
committees all over the city are busy
preparing special programs for the &C.
casionS The Endeayorers Of Calvary
/ Baptist Church invite the Endeavorers
of the city to the service to be held by
their society on Tuesday evening. Feb
ruary T. The leader will be the presi-
dent of the Christian Endeavor Union.