The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-29
oHnIsrlAl n1DaAvot UNION,

BslmDnt Cnuntr UUhvrniipn Opehs--In'
tersslng EXERCISE, YsIerdHy
The first annual convention of the
Belmont county Christian EndeavOr
Union opened in the Martins Forty
Presbyterian CHURCH last evening with
a good attendance. A number Of the
delegates arrived in the morning, and
many in the afternoon aud evening.
Others will arrive this morning. All
are being entertained by the mombers
OF the different churches. The attend
ance at the opening session indicates
that tho first convention will DO n sue
coss.
The church is ta'teiullY decorated
with potted plants, howera, atars and
stripes and rod and whits, tho colors OF
tho Christian Fade aYor Society for this
year.
The delegates are wearing white
badges and the reception committee red
badges, both properly inscribed.
Tie ushers ara Misses Emily Nc
Carly, Amelia AlcCloGry aud Ivy Mis-
kell. They are all wearing the colora,
red and white.
The church was crowded at tho open
ing session last evening Tho BollairO
Christian Eudoavor Union. fifty strong,
marched into tlle church about the
time OF tue opening. This delegation
was led BY Raw II. A. L. King, and 10
Roy Hopkins carried tho Bellairc BAN
ner.
Music was furnished By n select choir
Of ten EndeaYoTer In charge OF Bart
Pickena.
Tho meeting was opened with dOvo.
tional exercises conducted by Rev.
White, OF Bollairo, who stated tho OBJ
ject Of tho convention. a.
The Introductory address was made
BY Rev, II. A. l.. King, OF Bollaire.
"Our Motto" was tho subject OF the
talk Of Row John I. Foster, Of Bellairo,
and II was full oil good things.
Miss lois J.. White. OF Bollaire, read
n paper on sour Pledge" and II was an
excellent ono.
Tho chief address Of tho evening was
that oil Rev. ". 4. MCCauloy, Of Toledo
who 10 tho ex-atatO president Of tho So
cieLy. Ills subject was "Christian Cit.
EonShip." The address occupied forty.
fvo minutes, and WAS much enjoyed by
oil present 1t was mHsiorly, enter
tanning. instructive and convincing
Leroy Hopkins, Of Dollalro, was
elected secretary. and TO him aoclotios
were reported pTOsont from Martins
Ferry, Bridgeport, lIollalrc, West Wheel.
ing, Colorain, Pennington, ST. Clara.
vile, MorfiOtown, Rock Hill, Heath,
Wopse, Powhatnti, Grab Apple. ban.
mock, scolch Ridge, Pleasant Valley,
Key. Representative from those places
will moot this morning 10 organize q
county association.
Those ON tho programme Tor to-day
arc Roy W. u. llarllOg, oil Mart n'a
Ferry, Miss Minnie johnson, Of Boil
lalfoi George Brown, Of ~. OlalrAvillOi
Miss E,thor ligan, Miss Sadie GriIlln,
Of n. Claifsvillo; A. w. Kerr, Of Mar.
tins Forty Roy Mcclure, Of Martins
Ferry; Mlsa Jessie lloncF, Of Bridge
mort; Miah Flora KeysOr, Of Rock liill.
Tho papnfB aro limited TO lllOcn nln'
ulOs and discussions three mlnutOi.
Sessions will DO hbld morning and
afternoon, tho first being auurian prayer
mooting al $3.50, with George W. Rocco
90 loader .
Tho principal committees nto rs fol-.
lows Executive. Miss Ida lloylO, Mlgs
Anna lilbotl, Mise lilliU Dean, Ml'u
Ellen Gray and jamol Dickson, EnlUr.
tainmOni Mrs. u. u, Williams, Mrs.
John Bush. Miss Sarah Gray, Miss
Ethel Mufdock and Miss Ida lloylc.
Reception, Mrs. Jacob lIOsOnthal, Mas
Lille Dean. Mics Cora Sloan, Miss
NSLIlO WillialnI, Miss May MUClOGry,