The Washington herald., 1915-08-14
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.

Most encouraging reports were re-
ceived in Washington this week from the
bedside of Rev. DIR. Francis E. Clark,
founder Of Christian Endeavor. and pres
ident OF the Worlds Christian Endeavor
Union. While he is not entirely out of
danger. DR.. Clark is making favorable
progress toward recovery from the ty-
| ened his life. He has begun to take
| solid food and is allowed to sit up In
bed for short periods.
E. p. Gates. field secretary of the ILL.,
| nois Christian Endeavor Union. former
ly president OF the Christian EndeaSor
Union of the District Of Columbia. spent
| three days in Washington during the
present week. He visited the ketlar
Memorial Church on Sunday, and held
a conference with the executive COM
mittee of the local union on Tuesday
afternoon, after which he returned to
his headquarters in Chicago to begin an
extensive CAM ign in Illinois. Mr.. Gates
came to Washington from Wheeling. w.
Va. where he had been attending the
Christian Endeavor State convention.
His trip in the East was made In the
interest OF the Men and Millions Move
ment,'' which was launched at the In
ternational Christian Endeavor conven-
ton at Chicago in July.
Concerning the work OF Mr.. Gates in
Illinois, the Christian Endeavor World
says:
"E. P. Gates has just finished four
and a half years as field secretary of
the Illinois Union, in which time the
State has come up from one of the
weakest States in America in Christian
Endeavor until today it is one of the
strongest on the Continent. At the Illi-
nois State convention held during the
Worlds Convention, Field Secretary
Gates was unanimously reelected in tes
timony of his excellent committee serv-
ice, and the State executive committee
gave him an increase of $500 in salary.
There is no more popular or efficient
field secretary in the country.
A picnic to Great Falls from $50 to
Q is announced by the Endeavorers Of
Calvary Baptist Church for next Satur-
day, August Il. A special car has been
engaged in which the young people will
go and return.
Members of the tennis club OF the
CHRISTIAN Endeavor Society of the Yer
mont Avenue Christian Church, who will
go to Baltimore next Saturday to COM
nue. Christian Church of that city. in
clude Messrs. whitlow, Hermann. Grim
nell and Wright. A number of other
members of the Vermont Avenue Society
will accompany the team. At a previous
contest held In this city, the local club
was defeated except in singles.
II. F. Morley, superintendent OF the
citizenship department of the District
Union, delivered his temperance address
before the Douglas Memorial Church last
Sunday morning 'at II o'clock, and again
at Calvary Baptist Church at D. m.
For the citizenship department. n. X.
Gardner spoke at Anacostia Presbyterian
Church; Everett A. Haycroft at Bethany
Baptist Church, and Mr. Otterman at
lexington Presbyterian Church.
The extension department of the Christ
ian Endeavor Union has begun a cam
paign in the District based upon Presi-
dent Clark's message to the recent
Worlds Convention of Christian Endea-
vor, mobilize. vitalize, and evanSalize."
Dr. Clark inaugurated the million move
ment, in his suggested campaign for
Endeavorers during the two years before
the next international convention. He
urges the young people to secure a mil
lion new converts and church members, a
million new Endeavorers, a million new
dollars for missions, and mil
lion new members of the peace union.
The local union has ascertained the
apportionment of the District of Column
bia in this campaign and through the
extension department, of which A. G.
Grinnell Is superintendent. is bringing
these soals to the attention of the young
peoples societies of Washington.