The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-30
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
Convention OF Belmont County
Closed Yesterday,
A VERY INTERESTING SESSION
In Which Prominent Ministers aud
Laymon PaFtIoipato-Tuosday' Tx.
sroIscs Very Profitable to All In
Attendanoo-somO Able Papers
Road aud Discussed by the Dele.
gates,

The Belmont county, O., Christian En-.
deavor convention, held in tho lrosby'
terrain church, Martins Ferry, closed
yesterday afternoon, Fully fifty persons
attended the sunrise prayer meeting,
which began at $3.50. This service was
led by Rev. W, b. Harlzog, Of MARITIME
Ferry. The morning session com
menced- at 0 o'clock, and lasted three
hours, The attendance at the afternoon
session was much larger than in the
morning,
The morning devotional exercises
were conducted BY Miss Matte Duncan,
OF BOllairo, Rev, W. 4, McCauley, Of
Toledo, gave a talk on organization,
THE Pastors Right Hand Man" was
the subject OF au excellent paper read
by Miss Minnie johnson, Of BOllaira,
Mr.. George V, Brown, Of st, Clairs'
vile, read a paper on COMMITTEE
Work" and 1t was full OF good points,
"ChristiSn EndeRVor Day Problems"
vas the tito Of a paper read by Hiss
Esther EgRn, OF BellRire.
lho afternoon session opened with
devotional exercises, lod by Miss Sadie
Griffin, Of st. C%lAirlville. Mr.. A. w..
Kerr, OF Martins Ferry, had a paper on
"Punctuaiiiy asa Means OF Successful
Christian EndeaYor Meetings." which
contained many good thoughts. Mr..
Kerr was followed by Mr., Roy Nc
Cluro whose paper was on tho subject
oil "Christian Endsayor Ruls." This
was q most excellent production and
will doubtless have its effect in the
work Of the society. 1t was discussed
At length with good results.
Systematic Giving was tho subject
Of tho paper Of Miss Fevra Keyser, Of
Rock Hill.
Miss Jessie Heinor, Of Bridgeport.
who was on tho programme, was unable
to be present Her subject was "Spir.
itual Training Of the Children"
Delegates or members OF all the socie.
ties represented participated In the dis.
cussionS, which we're all profitable.
The following officers were elected:
President, Rev. II. A. l. King, Of Bel.
laire; vice president. ], NJ. Reese, OF st.
ClAiriville; secretary and treasurer,
Misc Sadie Gifin, OF ST. ClairSwllo; cor.
responding secretary, Mss Mamie
Shannon. Of St. ClairsVillo; junior
superintendent, Miss Mollie Stewart, OF
Bellaire. The lookout committee ap.
pointed consists OF Row. S ]. Boyle, OF
Martins Ferry; Rev. Mir. Pike, oil
BarnesYille; Rev. Mr.. McCrackeu, OF
Bellaire; George Pitner, Of Bridgeport
aud Rev. DR.. Alexander, Of St. Glars.
vile.
Resolutions we're passed declaring the
intention OF tho society to renew its Of
forts ia the work and to take up the
work OF good Citizenship" and thank
ing the Martins Ferry aud Bridgeport
Street Railway Company for its liberty
and thanking tho people Of Martins
Ferry for their hospitality, tho choir for
music and all those who took part in
the convention.
Plans we're adopted for raising money
to deiray expenses.
The convention closed at 1880 with
tho Christian EndeAvor bsnediclion.
The delegates who registered wore
George Theaker, Mrs. Florence Brown
aud Miss Maud b. Saylor, Of C~olurain;
W. S. Marshall aud NJ. Q. stonebreaker,
Of Key; S. \. Watt, Miss Ira Watt,
Miss Ida King and James Mcfarland,
Of Bethel; Mrs. l. Owens. Mrs. VI. L.
Boone and Miss Mary l.. Ksrnen, Of
Powhatan; Miss Birdie TAYLOR and
Miss Carrie Hartley, OF Bannock; Miss
Mamie K. Shannon, Miss Sadie +. Grit.
fin, George v. Brown, John D. Hayes,
Rev. Robert Alexander. Miss Mary
Alexander and Miss Lucy Alexander.
Of st. Clairsyille; George W. Pitner,
Miss Margaret Clayland and Miss Car.
rie Uranium. Of Bridgeport; Miss Alice
Cope. Misc Lizzie Brown and George
Theakor, Of Farmingtoni Rev. H..
q. White, Rev. II. a. l. King,
Il /. Hopkins, Miss Lois L.
White, Mrs. j. Q. McCrackeu, Miss
Minnie Johnson, Ed q. Blon, Miss
Esther EgSn, Miss Matte Duncan, OF
Bellairo; Rev. Robert Alexander aud
wife and MIR. aud Mrs. Kcyser, oi Rock
Hill; Miss Eva Hyde, OF Mo]rristown;
Miss Ella Hoil and Miss Jessie Sharp,
OF Grab Apple; d. II. Ncrmtllon, y. j.
Moore, Miss Gertie q. Godfrey, L. L.
Pascoe, Rov. u. /. Hunter aud wife, oil
Scotch Ridge: Mi's ALA Il. z. Davis, Of
Amber; Charles II. Fuihoy, Of Wegoo;
Miss Harriet Crawford and Don Crym.
bal, of Pleasant Valley; Miss Anna
WaFnock, of WRrnOCks.