The Washington times., 1916-12-24
The INSTRUMENTATION Union,
Founded Sixteen Years Ago,
Is Big Organization Now.
SOME THINGS 1T HAS DONE
Started Motion Picture Better
ment Fight-Aided Fight
for Temperance.

/ Founded sixteen years ago next
March, to crystaiiize tho influence OF
Christian women OF all evangelical
denominations upon the momontous
pre- biems which present themselves
from time to time. the woman's In.
|terdepominationaI Missionary Union
has grown to be one OF the largest
woman's organlza tions In the city.
and has made It's influence, felt In
many lines OF activity.
For years they have appealed to
Congress for a Sunday rest law. They
have protested vigorously against the
presentation OF "The Birth OF a Ma.
ton as doing an injustice to tho col.
ored race.
Recently they have taken up the
work OF placing the Ten Command.
ments In the schoolrooms OF the city.
They were the first TO arouse pub
tion picture plays. to which end they
have worked for a Federal Commis
sion on hlms.
Aids Leper, Mission.
The union IL now the Washington
auxiliary to the International Mission
to Lepers. whose activities are world
wide. and whot have received moro
than a million gifts through this sux.
Hilary society.
Meetings have been held In the Pub
lie Library on behalf OF the bill for
q national leprosarium. which has
passed the House and II now before
the senate Committee, Of which the
Hon. J. y Ransdell L. chairman.
Visits have been made 20 John
Early at his home, Reservation ~,
where, with the permission OF the
Health Department. services have
been held for hts beneft. ~ Early's
request. a Christmas box viii be sent
In his name to one Of the Districts
poor families.
Works With ". &. o.. q.
Cooperating with the w. G. 7. L..
the INSTRUMENTATION Missionary
Union has distributed temperance lit
craturc throughout the city and COM
mittees have carried on an active
campaign To draw, Chinese. italian,
Syrian. Greek. and Hebrew women In
To temperance organizations.
Eight years ago the union, at
cost OF nearly 5000. installed over
the Central Union Mission OF this
city the largest evanEciirtic eeictric
sign ever erected. JESUS. THE
LIGHT OF THE WORLD" which has
been called ''the most effective preach.
er In Washington"
II was brought TO this clts' In two
carloads from rSrn-yivanis. There
are b5S electric bulbs In the Sign. and
the Hight In maintained by the sunday
schools OF the city,
Letter. NJ. Fee, Hish.
The letters In the word. Jesus" are
sis feet hish. and the money Tor u
was given by the Christian Endeavor
The largest single donation
for the sign was q Hebrew legacy of
$50. and the smallest. 81. contributed
by the colored children OF an alley
slum.
superintendent Bennett was one
evening called out from n meeting by
several men who stopped 10 ask about
the dimensions, cost. etc. OF the sign.
declaring u TO be the most beautiful
and attractive one they had ever
seen. and announcing their intention
OF erecting similar one over their
mission In Portland. ore.
Liye.wire sunday.
The NTH Sunday In a month -
known as "livewire Sunday" when a
special service IL held. and tho poor
and tho outeAst testify to the innu.
enee OF the sign, and the help and
encouragement found In the mission
beneath IL.
One man, drawn by the light 20
enter the evening meeting was led
INTO a better life. and pleaded that
the light might always be run from
until I o'clock"
The light ordinarily burns from =
To o each evening, four hours on
night, all night ON
and watches the old year
out on New York Eve,
Popular Meetings.
Upon invitation OF Mr.. Bowerman,
the mission study class has for nve
years held popular meetings on cur
rent subjects OF study, In the Public
at 2 o'clock on the last Fri.
day afternoon OF each month.
The first week In January will be
observed as period OF special
prayer.
The union IL working with the com.
nittee on cooperation for the Quadri. |
centennial or the Reformation, in
memory OF the 400th anniversary OF