Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-21

SIX 70 leu.
What has been accomplished by usi As
a State Union we have not accomplished
much in sub district conventions. We
don't realize the immense field that is
opened TO us in this State. We don't real
ice the crying necessity OF mission work IN
West Virginia.
After Rev. Doyle's address Rev. o.
V. Stewart, OF Steubenvile, called at
tention to the subdivision OF this morn
ing's programme entitled Question
Box" He stated that be had been ask
ed TO take charge OF that feature, and
suggested that the questions should be
in by last evening. Slips were then
distributed to the delegates TO be filed
out with questions.
Under the head Of "Reports of Dis
trict Secretaries" some Interesting
statements were made, although there
we're several absentees among the
representatives OF six sub-dstricts.
Mr.. MeGreg6r reported for the Par
kersburg district He was of the
opinion that some good missionary work
should be done there. Rev. A. j. Yoke,
OF the Grafton district, stated that
no convention had been held, but
about seventeen societies had been
organized during the year among the
different denominations, and he had
about ten more invitations to go to diff.
ferent points. Rev. Doyle told Of the
district convention at Moundsville, and
created some enthusiasm ia his state
ment that the Endeavorers In his dis
trict had started the ball rolling TO cap
ture tbs banner for the greatest in
crease at the Cleveland Convention next
year. Rev. Stewart replied that he had
heard an Illinois man say that the ban
ner would not be taken from that State,
unless the unions would stay up at
night and hustle" Rev. Whitehead
presented an encouraging report for
the Fairmont district.
A DIsAPPOINTMENT
was in store for the delegates. Presi-
dent Afford announced that Rev. s. L.
Maxon, of Salem, w. Va, who was
down for an address upon Bible
Study" was unable TO be present.
Before the next order Of business was
taken up, q motion was passed to act
upon the suggestions Of the Executive
Board relative to the State Convention.
The secretary READ the first recon
mendation of the Board, providing for
a change In section of the Constltion,
to give the Board authority to II the
time for holding State Conventions.
The section formerly specified that
they must be held during the months OF
July and August. After brief discus
sion, the change was adopted by unani-
vote.
The next recommendation OF the EK-
ecutive Committee was that section 4
be amended to provide for the selection
of a vice president from each denomina'
tlon represented In the State Union, the
president, vice presidents, correspond
Ing and recording secretaries and super
intendent Of junior work to constitute
the Executive Committee, Of which five
members shall be necessary for q
Quorum. The former article fixed the
number of vice presidents at three.
The amendment was made by unani-
nous vote.
ONE MINUTE SPEECHES.
The brief addresses, limited to one
minute each, from delegates represent
ing each society In the State, proved one
of the most interesting features OF the
session. The reports were all encour-
aging, and gave in detail the plans
adopted by the individual societies.
The afternoon session was brought to
a close by the following excellent ad-
dress upon the montreal Convention,
by Rev. S. Il. Doyle, pastor OF the Pres
byterian church of Moundsville:
ENDEAvORRRs OF WEST VIRGINIA:-The
Christian Endeavor movement has always
been characterized by the element Of i'm
mensltv. This fact has been illustrated by
nothing better in the last few years than
the annual international conventions, the
last one Of which | shall speak this after
noon Last year the convention was held
in New York CITY, the metropolis OF Amer
lea. When previous to the convention the
friends of Endeavor made their boast OF
the large numbers that would attend,
the New York dallies made Hight
of their claims, and said New York could
entertain several such conventions, and not
know they were in town. But when the
time comes, and that vast army OF endea-
vors, numbering 10000 10 $4,000 march up
on that city, these same papers changed
their opinion ana paid the convention this
high tribute, THE endeavors took posses
sion Of an things except the saloons" Inc
convention at Montreal was not less Won
derful than the one at New York, even IN
respect to the saloons, for said saloon
keeper Of that city, I'VE might as well put
crane on our doors since the endeavorers
arehereh
There is so much which wish to tell
YOU. and so little time in which TO tell 1t,
that scarcely know where to begin: but,
perhaps, could do no better than to trace
the course of the
WHIST VIRGINIA DELEGATION
to the convention city. This delega-
ton, numbering seventy, under tie
leadership of l.. B. Hill, of Grafton,
started from Parkersburg, Monday
evening, July Sd, at three o'clock, for
Toledo via b. a. o. and T. & o. Q. K. K.
While on the train, morning and evening,
we had prayer meeting. 1t was certainly
a novel plan for p. NJ, and yet 1t was
inspiring and uplifting. At Detroit we
were Joined by the Ohio and Mlchlgar
delegations, and tri-State mass meeting
was held in one of the large churches,
Tuesday evening we started oy tue Grano
Trunk Railway for Niagara Fails Wnere
we arrived in the evening, and spent two
hours. Travelling all Tuesday night we
arrived early in the morning at Kingston,
when we took large GOAT for an all day
ride down the ST. Lawrence, through the
]. 900 islands and the noted rapids. The
day was spent in singing, sociability and in
prayer meeting. IL was my pledge to cor
duct the first prayer meeting at the boat. l
tooK for my subject THE Personality OF
the Holy Spirit" and called for remarks
by representative of each Of the States
represented. Thep responded and we had
q Glorious meeting Wednesday evening,
our boat pulled alongside the wharf boat
Montreal, and what scene that was. IL
was drilling rain. but the ardor and en-
thuslasm of none was dampened oy IL.
Hundreds and hundreds OF people mad
gathered TO welcome US, ana as we APP
nroached there were cheers, waving OF
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