Smyrna times., 1893-11-08
Christian Endeavor Meetinr

The Annual Convention of the
christian EndeavOr Society of Della
ware held in Wilmington last
week was an interesting occasion, at
tended by the societies of the State.
smyrna was represented at this
meeting by the societies of the Metho.
DIST ard the Presbyterian churches.
| Ihe regular meeting of the Asburv
NJ. Il. Society last Sabbath was an in.
teresting one.
The attendance was large and was
presided over by Miss Mary E. WRIGHT
After the usual devotional exercises
reports were made by the delegates to
the late State Convention of the Y. P
;. .. E., of Delaware. Miss Julia
(irllhth gave an account of the pro.
ceedlngs of the session of Thursday
evening, and also of the early conse-
Grafton service on Friday morning
Rev. A. Stengle reported the proceed.
lnSs OF the morning and afternoon ses-
slons OF Friday, and Miss Mary F.
wright told OF the evening service, es-
peclally of the concluding conservation
service, which was a memorable one.
Inc delegates to the Convention
from the Presbyterian Society. were
Edward M. Boyd, Miss Mary Ransom.
FRANK McCauley, Jacob Stein. Ed.
ward Stevens, and Rev. C.. G. Adams
Ihelr's was also an interesting meeting
on sunday evening, at which Messrs
boyd and Stevens gave short accounts
OF the Convention. The following ia the
report of the Society to the Conven.
tion:
The Christian Endeavor Society of tne
Tlrst Presbyterian Church, of SMYRNA
iDelaware, miades the following report for
Ihe year beginning December lst, 1892.
REPORT;
We have on the roll % active, associ.
ate and Z honorary members. making a
total Of 40 members. l8 of these s bau3na. =
been added during the past year. All Of
our active and honorary members and one
OF our associate members are members of
our own church, six of them having ioined
the church since Dec. l, 1892.
Our prayer meeting services are held
every sunday night, one hour previous To
the regular church service, the consecra-
month. "a '''0N
Our regular business meetings are hold
month. 0'0"
The work of our Society is distributed
lows % ioi-
y Prayer-meeting Committee Lookout
committee, Missionary Committee. sun
day-school Committee, Flower Committee.
MUSIC committee and Social Committee.
Durlng the year there haye been several |
society.
On the 9th of July the Christian En-
deayor Society Of the First M. T. Church |
Q 9l our town. united with US in a Union |
service" our thoughts being centred on
the great National Convention which was
eelhg held IN Montreal at that time. We
lsei that this service was great benefit to
US Doth spiritually and socially.
we nave been drawn together three
LINES L,. socially, during the year, each time
le9iizlhg 70 greater extent, that our NUT
uai interests were more tightly bound bv |
Christian Endeavor fellowship.
we are now on the eve Of holding a
com con sination supper and shipping social
Ior the purpose of helping defray the ex-
penses of our church.
May God bless us in our future efforts
y ne has in the past And may the
power or the Christian Endeavor move
ment be felt over the whole world, until
every knee shall bond in obedience to the
sovereignty.
For the ensuing year the State Con.
yention elected the following officers
President, the Rev. T. ]. Mason. VIII.
nington; Vice Presidents, the Rev
Louis E. Barrett, Wilmington, the Rev
=. =. Carpenter, Townsend, and Miss !
Emma Q. Hallett, Milford; Secretary !
md Treasurer, Samuel @. Evans. Mil.
ord; Executive Committee, ]. r. Dea.
Syne, Middletowp, Miss Gertrude !
5rigman, Newark, and the Rev. S. G.
lhrum, laurel; District Secretaries.
5iloert Is. Taylor, Smyrna, aud John
1. Cole Wilmington. a
Milford was selected as the next Z
Meeting place. aaa t