The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-30
THE THIRD DAY
OF tho Christian Endehyor Convention at
drhnm-OnlUors EIectod-Soxt Meeting
Mt aIartinSburg.

OF tho ChrlRtinn Endehyor Convention at
Grhnn-OfnUors Eleetod-Soxt Meeting
Mt martinsburg.
Spottfi DtpGieh 70 he Iateifrrna7.
GRAFTON, W. Va, Juno 20.-Aitct n
highly successful profitable and inter-
csting session. lasting thrco days, tho
West Virginia Christian Endcavor
Union brought It's annual convention
for this year to ClosO with ediiying
and entertaining exercises, hold in the
opera house this evening.
AS on yesterday, thorD wcrc to-day
thrco largely attended meetings hold In
tho morning, afternoon aud evening
During tho morning session all OF the
old officers, excepting few changca in
tho yiCo presidents, wero To-elected for
tho ensuing year. They aro as follows:
President, Rev. S, II. Doyle, Mounds
vile; recording secretary, II. D. Dough-
ucr, Clarksburgi corresponding sccrota.
ry and treasurer, II. 7. McEllrosh, Pal
atinc; Superintendent junior work, Miss
Daisy DunningtOn, Fairmont; railroad
manager, Louis Burt Hull, Grafton;
vico prcsidents-Rcy. Is. S. FOrrall,
Christian church, Now Cumberland;
Rov. a. i. Richardson, Evangelical
Lutheran, Grafton; Brent ShrLvOr, NJ.
L Houth, New Martinsyillc; W. 3. Nc.
GrcGor, Southern Presbyterian, Hunt
ington; Mr.. Ernest Randolph, S. d.
Baptist, Salon; Rev. p A. Hit, United
Brethron, Duckhannon; Rev. L A.
Bprnos, Methodist Protestant, Grafton;
Rev. c. N. Thompson, Clarksburg; Rov.
L. W. Barr, Presbyterian, Fairmont.
Other business was transacted, and
4 scries OF resolutions prepared BY 4
committee wcrc oGored aud adopted.
The resolutions expressed thanks to
tho local ondcavorosa and citizens OF
Grafton for their hospitality; to tho
railroads md others; aud among others
tho following clause:
"WHEREAs, Tho "Good Citizenship"
movement, tho suggestion OF our be-
loved national PRECEDENT, DR.. Francis T.
Clark, has becomea o pre.ominont feature
OF our Christian Eudeavor work; and
"WHEREAs, The vices and gross i'm.
moralities Of tho public and private life
OF our citizens arc q hindranCe to tho
cause OF Just government and Christian
ity; therefore bolt
'!Rssofred, That It 10 tho sensu OF this
convention that we should tako our
stand as Christian Endeavors against
the great vices Of tho land, such as the
liquor traffic, Sabbath dissertation,
bribery, &c, and that We strive to elect
only puro mon TO any official position.
for the sake OF the state and nation and
tho honor Of It's people.
Tho balance OF the morning session
was devoted to religious excrcises aud
discussion, opening at 6 o'clock with
carly morning prayer meeting, led by
G. 4. Rowland, Parkersburg; praise
and prayer. led by Rev. Charles Schall,
Piedmont, and continuing with dis
CUSHION under tho general tito OF
"State Work." which was sub-dividod
into tho three topics: First, Our Dis
tricta; second, How to Extend Chris
tian Endeavor: third, Our Official Paper,
Its Aims, Hopes and Needs. which were
ably elucidated By Mr.. II. s. Boughner,
Rev G. L. Queen and Rov. I. A. Barnes
respectively. General discussion fol-
lowed on this subject.
For the afternoon cxorcisca tho pco-
pic again assembled in the Presbyterian
church, which was we'll filed, and the
following programme was carried out:
200 Devotional ......
.-...-.CoIducted By Estella Bonnett Berl!n
2ij AddTcSs-CbrisIIaa EudeavOr and Sab
both SCHOOL,; pr. c. Humble. ParGe;sburg
235 DeuOmiusIiOnal Loyalty-............-......
-.....---..Rey. c. II. Hockey shepherdstowa
300 Committee pariianenL".-o..........
800 Qucstion .,,,,,
CONDUCTED By Rev. L. W. Bar, FGIrInort
4So Open
The meeting in tho evening which
finally closed the convention, was held
in the Opera House dnd began with
song and praise meeting, led BY Roy. A.
P. Richardson, Grafton. "What can
Christian Endeavor do for tho Increase
Of Spiritual Power in the Church ?" fur
nished tho subject OF an ablo, earnest
and interesting address delivered by DR..
D. 4. Cunningham, Of Wheeling.
Rev. @. N. Thompson. OF Clarksburg,
spoke eloQuently on Individual Com
secration," as sub-.opic Of tho leading
question discussed by DR.. Cunningham.
Consecration to the work Of tho Chris
tian Endeavor Union by tho various 60
cietics represented, and closing hymn
heartily sung by the largo audience con.
cludcd tho exercises OF tho evening and
OF tho convention.
The mex. annual state meeting will be
held in Martinsburg.