The Washington times., 1913-01-11
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recreative. and social nature to the
fremen of the city, as well as after
noon shop-talks TO the employees of the
District street car lines, according TO
plans completed by Walter Gillian, di-
rector of religious work of the Young
Mems Christian Association. the or
ganization under whose auspices the
meetings are to be held.
Beginning last Wednesday evening,
weekly meetings will be held in the
municipal firetug stationed at Water
and Seventh streets southwest. At these
meetings, which are TO be conducted
by the Rev. Patrick Murphy, assistant
rector of the Church of the Epiphany,
religious topics will be discussed and
lectures on travel subjects, illustrated
with Kaleidoscope views, will be given.
A program of social AMI educational
evenings is also planned The meet
tngs are conducted at the request OF
Capt J. -Stultz. who commands the tug.
With the completion of arrangements
TO hold these meetings, the campaign OF
and 1renaen Of the city is now in full
operation, according to Mr.. Gillian.
These meetings." said Mr.. Gillian to-
day. will be held at more than twenty
different points, one meeting being given
at each point weekly until June. They
will include discussions of religion.
talks on educational subjects, and
evenings Of recreation. Each type oil
meeting is represented in about equal
proportions on the program. No COL
lection is taken up at any meeting, the
v hole work being supported exclusive
ly by Y. NJ. c. A. funds.
The object OF the religious meetings
Is In no sense to proselytize. Our only
object is to induce those who attend to
read the Bible and to follow Christian
Tn ct al
hearer should feel the desire TO join a
church. we shall advise him to profess
MS adherence to the denomination in
which he was brought up. The meet
ings are open not only to the men work.
ing In the buildings where they are con-
Quoted, but also to any outsiders who
might drop in. Other gatherings will
likewise be held wherever a desire is
shown that they be organized. These
meetings, in their present form. are the
extending over five years. Originating
here In Washington, they proved SO Sue
cessful that today they have spread all
over the country"
The meetings for employees of the Fire
Department will be held at the uniform
hour OF O'Clock as follows, according
TO plans now completed:
Mondays-TruckN No. 3, Fourteenth and
o streets northwest
Tuesdays-Truck No. 6, Park road. be-
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth
Tuesdays-Truck No. l. North Capitol
street, between B and c streets north
west
Wednesdays - Firetug. Water and
Seventh streets southwest
Thursdays-Engine No. o. G street,
between Twenty-first and Twenty-sec-
ond. northwest
Fridays-Truck No. 2, New Hampshire
avenue and n street northwest. =
saturdsys-Engine No. /, Seventeenth !.
and K streets northwest
The leaders Of these meetings are w.
W. Tenney. J. White, Rev. Patrick Muir
ply, Walter Gillian, Rev. Merritt Earl
pastor OF Congress Heights Methodist
Episcopal Church. and H. A. Elson. All
ings are trained for the work in the
Washington Young Mems Christian As
scciation. Normal School of Bible Study
by Rev. Paul R. Hickok, pastor of the
Metropolitan Presbyterian Church.
r. Msleeunss .o r employees OF the street
Mondays, E m; Fourteenth street
tor Of the Mt Pleasant Methodist Epis-
copal Church, leader.
barn. the Rev. Dr. ]. C. Nicholson, pas
tor of the Dumbarton Methodist EMS
copal Church, leader.
Tuesdays. 3:15 o. m. lexington car
OF st. Paurs Methodist Episcopal
leader.
Wednesdays, 3 p. m, car barn at
Four-and-a-half street southwest, the
Rev w Meeks,. pastor OF Gorsuch
Methodist Episcopal Church, leader.
Seventh street southwest, the Rev A.
w Spooner, pasted of the Sixth Street
Church. leader.
Thursdays II m. Giesboro Steel plant,
Aa DAr n
Anacostia Methodist Episcopal Church,
leader
Thursdays. 3 p. m. Eleventh street
car barn. the Rev. Walter F. Smith.
pastor of the Park Road Christian
Fridays. go p m. navy yard. the
Rev. Hinson V. Hewlett. pastor of the
Second Baptist Church, southeast, lead
er
Fridays, 3 p. m. Columbia car barn
the Maryland Avenue Baptist Church,
leader.
Sundays, 2:15 p. m. Lincoln Park car
barn. the w. A. Melvin. pastor of the |
fiTst psesoyterian Church. leader.
Walter Gillian, director of religious |
work OF the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION here, this community extern |
sion work last year included 1874 meet |
lngs. with a total attendance of 1881, |
With total attendance OF S.537 else !
where. OF those attending, Ii7 decided I
definitely TO confess Christ and Join !
church, while thousands of others who !
did not publicly acknowledge Jesus TO |
be their personal Savior, were led into |
better ways OF living as a result of |
these meetings. The object of the ex- |
tension work is TO reach men whose /
occupation hampers them in attend |
ng church regularly. by meeting them !
In their places of business
The whole broad field of endeayor
heads up in a central committee I'm |
the Washington Y. NJ. c. A, composed
81 II. A Thrift, chairman; William F. |
bennett. representing the Washington
and Electric Company's inter
est: Capt. J. ]. HanIon, OF Engine q, |
the District Fire Depart
nent: Andrew Mcnamara. represent
ng the steel plant, and Rev p w. |
Iehrfes representing the clergy Mr.. |
gilman Is secretary of the committee
Other forms OF community extension
work include a monthly church service
for men. conducted in the southeast sec
ton by the Y. N. c. A. under the aus
pices of twenty-five churches repre-
sentine five denominations; a series of
theater meetings for men in the spring,
and another series OF services held In
Lincoln and Franklin Parks during the
summer The religious department OF
the Y. NJ c. A. also supplies vacant
pulpits on request
In addition TO its community extern
sion work, the Y. NJ. c. A. also con-
ducts a series OF religious groups with
ty uniting to make the association pos
zfbtv fha hr0ad est single local aQepr,y |