The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-10-22
THE CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR.
Delegates From An Parts of the County
Here.


reported, but many more were enrolled
during the day.
The convention opened in the Presbyterian
church yesterday, at 43O p. m, by praise
service under the direction of Rev. J. c.
Krause, of Pottsville The balance of the
session was taken up by routine business.
The evening session opened at 7:3O o'clock
I with praise service by Prof E. d. Beddall, of
I town.
/ Rev. william McNally then delivered an
| address of welcome to the delegates. He
spoke in his usual cordial and witty manner
and made the visitors feel at home. The ad-
dress was gracefully responded to by Mr.. G.
silliman JI of Pottsville.
After singing by the united choirs the
president of the convention, Mr.. Brown of
Mahanoy City, read the scriptures and Rev.
Zimmerman, of Mahanoy City, led in prayer.
The principal feature of the evenings pro-
gramme was an address by Rev r. NJ.
Buchanan pastor Of the Mauch Chunk Pres
byterian church, on Faith and Facts" He
said that we can have faith only as we have
facts The facts are found in the Word. We
must appeal to them and accept their veracity
in order to have genuine faith. An appeal
to the facts of scripture will uphold us in
the hour when tempted to doubt the vital
truths of our religion. The speaker further
asserted that an appeal to experience was
essential to strengthen faith. The address
was eloquent and pointed throughout 1t
was most interesting and profitable address
from beginning to end and must have proved
great blessing to the work OF the Christian
Endeavor.
At the close of Rev Buchanan's address a
social hour was spent in the reception of dele
gates. The Primitive Methodist Presby-
terian and Evangelical choirs and several
members of the societies entertained the
large audience. The church was crowded to
it's utmost capacity.
MORNING SESSION.
The first service in connection with the
convention to-day was a morning prayer
meeting at o'clock. More than one hun
dred persons attended this early meeting,
which was led by Rev. E. Romig, of Fracll-
vile.
At a. m. the first session was held. After
a season OF praise and prayer conducted by
Rev. Mr.. Marguardt, of Tamaqua, the first
address was by Rev. J. p Zimmerman, of
Mahanoy City, on the subject of How to
Embrace Christian Endeavor Work" The
address was practical, profitable and stirring,
and was attentively listened to by all
present
Short reports from each society in the
county were then given and some good
special features in Christian Endeaver work
were reported. The entire Union of Schuyli
kill number over 1000 members and the
work is progressing all along the line
Many societies have organized junior
Christian Endeavor societies and report that
this new feature is doing more good for
Christ and the church than any other feature
of the society.
Special work was also reported on mission
ary lines.
Mr.. W. X. Woodbury., of Pottsville, gave
an address on Relation of the Christian
Endeavor Society to the Conversion of the
World" The necessity of the hand to hand
work was first emphasized The needs of
China and India were dwelt upon and the
cry from these countries for more help
was pictured The speaker then dwelt ON
the foreign element within our own
borders and showed the need Of foreign
mission work in America. First, The COM
prehensiveness or area Of the work second,
What has been accomplished; third, Our
relation as a Christian Endeavor Society were
the heads under which the subject was
discussed A series of diagrams used by the
speaker were useful in enforcing the truths
enunciated. The fulfllment Of the pro-
phecies in the Restoration of Israel was
energetic work for Christ and his church in
the field of missions, The good work among
the freedmen of the South enthused every
heart Twenty seven years ago negro was
forbidden by law to learn to read, What
have we now? 2,5OOO0O can read 10000
teachers 66 academies, 1000 college bred
ministers, $50 doctors, $50 in universities of
Europe and the negroes of this country own
1864, 100000 of property.
Miss Esther Newlin, of Port Carbon, read
an interesting paper on How to maintain an
interest in the work of our societies" We
regret that space forbids an extended report
Of this paper 1t was well prepared, well
read and well received by the convention.
Miss Newlin is an intelligent, practical young
lady, and will be gladly heard again.
The convention will close this evening.
The following is the enrolment Of delegates
| TO the convention:
St. Clair-Mary Danks, Annie b. Price,
w. j. Warren, b. z. Urch,
Mahanoy Cty-Mrs b. ii. Miller, Maggie
| B.. Davies, Mrs. VIM. b. Harris, Sadie Lutz,
| Laura B. Hornsby, Jennie ID. Kline, Nellie
| Young, Jennie Bishop, Hattie Staufler, Annie
r. kutz, Emily Snyder j. Ernst thinner
man, Rev. j. p. Zimmerman, Oscar VERT,
Frank Schwartz, Il. +. Snyder
| Ashland-Alaggie Meredith, Eliza Halk-
yard, Lulu Russell, Martha Edwards, Katie