Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-13
THEY.P.SC. MEETING
The District Convention Held at
Wsllsburg Yesterday.
THE LIST OF OFFICERS ELECTED.
A Name and Constitution Adopted BY The Ccnysn-
ton--Many Societies Representatives,
al Exercises Held at Six 0'clcck--Sab-
jecE Discussed at the Three SssSionA
Special telegram TO t.s Rsssst~.

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WELLsBURG, May l2.-The Y. p. S. c. Y.
Convention to-day opened with q prayer
meeting in the Disciples Church at $50
o'clock. The meeting was led by Miss
Katie Kirker The exercises consisted of
Bible readings, prayers, voluntary re-
marks, sentence prayer, etc, and were
quite interesting Az the meeting OF the
delegates at O'clock only eight societies
were represented, but others came in after
the session. Rev. Whitehead was elected
Chairman and Miss Florence M. Campbell
Secretary The prehmary business for
organization was then transacted.
The convention then took up its labors at
the NJ. p. church, with N. g. Carnahan,
President Of the Wheeling Union, In the
chair. Rev. Whitehead in an address
stated the benefits TO De derived from the
District Union, and also the benefits OF in.
ter-denominational fellowship. The name
decided on was "The First District Chris.
tian Endeavor Union Of West Virginia.
The model constitution was adopted With
one or two minor changes 10 was decided
10 admit the other young peoples societies,
such as Epworth League, Westminster
League, Baptist Union, etc, 10 the Union.
Among those present from Wheeling
were Misses Jennie McGowan, Minnie Mil
Ter, Alice Williams, M D., Sallie Russell,
Emma II. Westwood, Eva Phillips, Annie
Elliott, Alice Kepner. Messrs. n g. Car
nahan, Allen Steen; New Martinsville.
Miss Minnie Shields; Proctor, Miss Moore;
New Cumberland, Misses Jennie Donehoo,
Florence NJ. Campbell, Mary Morrow, Rev.
B. s. Farrell. o. o. Prosser; Steubcnyille.
Misses Mamie Halleck. Mary Wells. Agnes
G. Biles, Rev. o. V. Stewart, j. B. Kith-
cart, Archie Boal, It. a. l.. Thompson. Jno.
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Isaac Cook; Brilliant, Prof Elliott tho
Misses Rodgers; Toronto, Misses Emma
Ault Emma Sunderman.
The Convention met In the Presbyterian
church for the afternoon and evening ses-
sions. The first business was the election
of officers:
President. DIR. w. X. Cummings, Wells
burg Vice President, Miss Minnie Shields,
New Martinsville; Recording Secretary
and Treasurer, Miss Florence M. Camp
bell, OF New Cumberland.
President Cummings then took charge OF
the meeting. Reports were read from over
twenty societies, giving encouragement In
the work. Able and carefully prepared
papers were read on the following subjects:
'Women's work In Christian Endeavor
Societies." Miss Emma L. Westwood,
Wheeling. Miss Alice ID. Williams, NJ. d.,
was on for the same subject, but was I'M
able TO be prepared. The work Of the Look
QUO Committee by Messrs Archie Boal
OF Steubenville. and r. v. Egan Of New
Cumberland, whose paper was read BY
Rev. Farrell. the former being sick. Tho
Work OF the Prayer Meeting Committee. -
by Miss Florence Campbell. ".rhe Lead
er's Duty TO the Prayer Meeting" by Miss
Mary Wells and j. b kithcart, OF Steu-
benville. "The Relation OF the Active
Member 10 the Prayer Meeting" Miss
Alice G.. Biles, Steubenville, Allen Steen,
Wheeling. Successful Methods OF Social
Work." by Miss Eva Phillips. Wheeling
All the topics were carefully discussed
and much of good gained therefrom.
In the evening w. g. Carnahan dlscours-
ed on the subject, Something 10 be Left
Out Of Christian Endeavor Meetings"
Rev. .. V. Stewart delivered an address
upon the subject what is a ChristlanW
He also conducted a question box. THE
Three-fold Pledge was the subject Of an
address by Rev. II. b Whitehead. The
convention closed with a conservation SER
vice. The denominations represented IN
clude the Presbyterian, Methodist Pro
testant. Methodist Episcopal, Baptist and
Disciples