The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-18


and really seemed stronger than before
the grip marked me for a ysc.inl. / can
walk five miles now and feel none the
worse for II.
MY wife and boy are taking Paines
celery compound this spring"
Junior societies had helped the Spokane
churches and are happy in it, For the
Seattle local union. Miss Bigelow re-
ported eleven societies and that the local
union has the state Junior banner.
From IL o'clock until u o'clock the con-
vention heard thirty second reports from
the several societies represented, and this
proved nearly the most interesting fea-
ture OF the exercises. This feature was
conducted by w. II. Lewis. of this city.
At II o'clock come the announcements
and business"
The president. Mr. Hartman. then an
nounced the appointment OF the following
committees:
Committee on nominations-H. Willis
Carr Seattle; w. u. Hyde, Sprague: VIII
liam Proctor. Snohomish: w. w. Belden.
Spokane; Mrs. r. j. Wiltsie, Aberdeen.
Resolutions-Wiliam Davis, Spokane; c.
J. Mcintosh, North Yakima; Rev Cor
nett. Tacoma: II, II. Reynolds, Walla
Walla; Rev Clark Davis. Seattle.
Western states convention-W. II. Lew
v.
r.. r. Dunlap. Fremont.
Washington endeavorers-Henr-y E Ew-
ing. Seattle: w. Il. Wilcox. Spokane; A.
A. Campbell Port Townsend.
Auditing-F. L. Haskell. jr. Tacoma: r.
Mcdonald, Puyaltup; Miss Kate Scott
Spokane.
Entertainment-Fred Beebe, Tacoma
Mrs. Matte Graves. Centralia; Mrs. Belle
Everett, Summer; Miss Shoudy. Ellens-
burg
Ovid A.Byers chairman of the entertain
ment committee, announced that lunch
would be served all delegates at the First
Methodist Episcopal and the Plymouth
Congregational churches. Adjourned.
The afternoon service took up at .
O'Clock and for fifteen minutes there was
a song service conducted by W. s. Pond
Then followed a committee conference
conducted by W. Il. Wilcox, of Spokane
The committees then separated for pri-
waite conferences, TO last half an hour
Those on the lookout committee, under the
leadership OF Mrs. Matte VI. Graves, of
Centralia. passed out and convened at the
First Christian church. Sunday school
committee. under +. r. Haskell. jr, Of Ia
coma. and the committee on temperance
adjourned 10 the Plymouth Congregational
church. The other committees-prayer
meeting. social, missionary and good lit
erature-remained I'm the Presbyterian
church 10 transact business.
Mr.. Hartman said he had sent tele-
gram to the commander of the Mohican
at Tacoma, asking continuance of the
leave of absence for the three men from
the ship now here attending the conven-
ton. Commander Wadhams answered,
allowing the men another days leave,
commanding them 10 be on board ship
in Tacoma this evening a o'clock.
At $50 the convention reconVened, and
was led In A short song service by w. s
Pond.
Reports Of the Committees.
The committees reported as follows:
Lookout. by Mrs. Matte NJ. Graves. of
Cenralia-We need what might be called
a condensinS machine I'm our committee
work. We want a look after" commit
tee. and the chairman should he the over
seer. Strangers should never be over
looked. and they should be directed to
church. We should all be guided by cir
cumstanccs The committee should do
personal work. and put the constitution
In the hands OF all new members. Is
should be made sure that only Christians
should he active members.
Prayer meeting, by W. NJ. Proctor, of
SnohOmish-The committee should meet
with the leader OF the meeting and have
a short session Of prayer before the reCu-
lar meeting. and thus inspire enthusiasm
eanize ourselves that there should be no
Nauses or drags In the meeting, which
always tend to make the work OF the
leader more difficult
Social by Miss Clark. OF Everett-We
first considered the powers of the COM
mittee. and We decided that Il was best
% have committee - call on strangers
when they arrive in the city. and then be
careful TO recognize them when met on
the street. Also 10 have some one At the
doors Of the church on Sunday morning
meet strangers and invite them 70 call
again and treat chem cordially. We dis
cussed other lines % he followed out in
giving entertainments ana socials.
Missionary. by Fred Beebe. OF Ia
coma-We first took up the missionary
meetings, what We should do ana how
often the meetings should be held. We
decided that we should at each meeting
take up one especial subject-country or
people-an1 discuss r.
Good literature. ~ Miss Levina Thorn p
son. OF SpraEue--What We read is our
food. what We read We will think Of and
VIII talk about. We decided that tenn
Nerance and Chrls'ian Eadeavor puhl'ca-
tons should Sc circulated. Il was recon-
mcudei - make literature for distrihu-
ton 20 hospitals, jslls and missions with
a rubber stamp mark. 50 that those who
receive them viii know from where they
ture ir Italian. German, French and
Spanish.
sunday hool. ~ 7. 7 Haskell. jr.. Of
Tacoma-We should all do personal work
i8 the way ~ giving our invitations and
souci,lng young people 30 come 70 sunday
school. We also ard the committee does
efficient work En- providing substitute
teachers = IL a great aid - yhc super
. ir;en3en, 20 be able % know that IN the
SUNDAY school there are those no are
ready. ard willing, and capable of teach
iuc A class if the occasion requires
Junior work. by Mss Aida Reid. ~ P1iv-
siiup-We believe thRt il Is well FOR the
sealers "a take par; IN the juniors work.
ani vl-e versa for IL aids ans helos both
departments OF thA work. We discussed
/ macy other tAiaEs OF interest IL this
work
Temperance. by Mss Emma z. Page.
/ % oNm9i&-2fiSs Page IS q blind young
/ lAsF. hnt despite tais sac - AZ the head
/ al .ae Aet0arest work in ths state. She
| NAtd 'he Temperance committee RECON-
me21ed several di4sseat k.ads CT work.