The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-10-31
Somerset Endeavorers.
Annual Meeting of Somerset Union of
Christian EndeaNor Societies Held in
Bethany Church Tuesday last. Attend
ance Large and Much Interest Manifest.

Bethany Church Tuesday last. Attend
ance Large and Much Interest Manifest.
ed.
The second annual convention of tie
Somerset County Christian Endeavor
Union was held in Bethany Baptist
church in this town, Tuesday, October
10Th, in accordance with the program
published in the REPORTER last week
Rev, j. c. Gregory, pastor of the Con
gregational church at Bingham presided
and Miss Ella c. Nash of SkoWhegan
otliciated as secretary.
At the morning session the following
officers were elected and committees APP
pointed
Nathan a. Weston, Madison, Presidents;
Miss Ella 6. Nash, Skowhegan, Secre
tary; Miss c. IL. Cleveland, Norridge-
wock, Treasurer; Miss Josie W. Smith,
Skowhegan, and Mr.. A o. Frederic,
Norridge wock, Press Committee.
Rev. j. c. Gregory, Bingham; c. K.
Ball, The Forks, and Miss Hannah X.
Page, Skowhegan, Evapgelistic Lookout
Committee,
The list of local societies belonging to
the Somerset Union embraces Bingham
Congregational, Cambridge Baptist,
Cornville Union, East Madison Union,
East Fairfield Union, Fairfield Baptist,
Fairfield Friends, Jackman Congrega-
tional, Madison Congregational, Mercer
| Union, North New Portland, SkOwhe-
gan Bethany Baptist, Skowhegan First
Baptist, SkoWhegan Christian, Skowhe-
gan Congregational, Bloomfield Union of
Skowhegan and North Fairfield, Smith
field Baptist, Scion Congregational, Nor
ridgewock Baptist, Nerridgewock Con-
gregational, North Arson, The Forks,
| Carratunk and st. Adams.
Reports were received from all of
these societies but Scion, ST. Adams,
No. New Portland and Christian of
Skowbegan. The greater part of these
reports were verbal, each by a delegate
in attendance and they were highly in
teresting and encouraging.
Delegates from different towns, aside
from Skowhegan, were in attendance as
follows:
Norridgewock; Geo. Forsyth, Mr..
and Mrs. C. A. Whiting, Miss Carrie
Blackwell, Hattie A. Longley, Augusta
B. Bailey, Rev. and Mrs. j. A. Jones,
Mrs, Forsyth, c. j. Longley, Bertha j,
Morse, Lula Z. Doyen, Mrs. j. B. Long
ley, Mrs. Emma Drew, B. F. Turner,
Annie T. Jones, C. II. Hussey, Mrs. l..
E. Bracket, Carrie Cleveland, Alice
Williams. Clara Colby, Lucy S. Hussey,
Alice M, Rogers, Webster Reed, Mrs. A.
L. Reed, Frank p. Otis.
North Arson: Milton Dutton, Mrs.
Samuel Bunker, Annie b. Later.
Smthtield: Gertrude f. Decker, Mil
dred Hartford, Edith 5. Newcombe.
Bingham: Rev. j. c. Gregory, Mrs.
S. T. Goodrich, Mrs Mae L. Foss, Mrs.
Fannie Piper,
Good viii Farm: Rev. G. w. Hinck-
ley, Miss j. NJ. Edwin, Watson kilcup,
Chester II. Rose, J. s Withee.
Madison; Rev. and Mrs. j. II.
Matthews, Frances Mitchell, n. A.
Weston.
The Forks: Rev. 7. b. HIATT, c. +.
Ball
The convention was fortunate in the
attendance of all who were announced to
take part and much enthusiasm was
manifested by those who participated and
a deep feeling of interest was apparent
throughout the session.
Dinner and supper were served to the
visitors in the church vestry and free en-
tertai9mcnt provided those who remain
ed over Tuesday night. a resolution of
thanks for the cordial reception given
and entertainment provided the visiting
members WAS presented by Rev. J. A.
Jones and adopted.
The Bingham society invited the Union
TO hold the next annual meeting in that
town and the invitation will doubtless
be accepted.