The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-11-13
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. ahFilisaE Eii3iaAy0E G0issei;s,62:'
The Second Annual Convention OF the tlar
4 ford County Christian Endea7or Union wa
held in The Methodist Protestant Church, IL
Bel Air on Friday. The union is composed I"
twenty-seven societies, and hunters over ont
: thousand members. The church was hcauii
fully decorated with flowers and was tasteful
Iy adorned with the Maryland coioIs.
There were three sessions held, that OF Inc
morning being opened at 30 clock by de
votional services led by Mr.. James +. Norris
of VanBibber.
The address of welcome was delivered bS
Rev. Silas B. Tredway, pastor OF the church.
and the response by Rev. Wesley NJ Hyde, o!
the FranklinyiIie Presbyterian Church.
The addresses were followed by singing,
after which addresses We're made as follows
"A Model Christian Euleavor President,
by Mr.. Phineas f. Bail, aud "A UseFa! Cor
responding Secretary" b. Miss Lena l.. Gam
bic, of Aldino.
An open conference succeeded, the topic
being The Socictys Officers" which was led
by Mr. w Frank Keen, of Bel Air
An extremely interesting address by Miss
Anna NJ. Hyde, of FrankIinville, on 'ilow
Organized Junior Society"
Revs Samuel II. Cummings of Baltimore
and f. C. Gallaher of Bel Air, addressed the
convention.
The afternoon service commenced with dc
yotionaI services conducted 10y Mr. {. Nor
man Hamilton. of Jarrettsyille which was
followed by the committee en- nominations.
The election of officers for the ensuing year
resulted in the choice Of the following :
President Rev. ". Albert Prirc. Jairct,svilc:
vicr-nr4st6crt, W. Frank Keen. Bel All: sccre-
| t,rv Harry y Hanna. Bel Air: treasurer.
| WiIli,n, " Tinrav CEu,rhyiiIr. chairman Of
,i,,r.,,,. ,.,,.,,,,,.i,.n : Lawrence, Mccormick.
! ,i,i,..,.,,, IF r,nLo,,t ..n,,rnift,r. Ray. j. l.
,g i,,,,for work, Mi,
,,r., N Hy7a
| Tn. committee an resolutions nfcsent, d
their renorr as follows;
The individual members of the committee
were interested in the effort to prevent the in
vasiou of the county nv . foreign syndicate
| of booksellers and gamblers that was threat
| eped last winter and also at the late county
! fair Pub!ic sentiment was strong enough to
| frowr down these evils for the present. We
have learned that pOol-selling WAS not official
| IL permftted at the Hartford County Fair, but
| ! book-maker was frequently seen AID heard
| hv the public, and thereby public decency
was outraged. and that 1t is our duty to use
every ctTor: to stamp out this destructive i'll
| lueuce. We also rcC2cst that the School
Commissioners of Hartford county grant no
I,,,i ,i,,s ~ our cbiIdr.p far tine uurpose
= ,+,o,,,i,,,r tho foir. tr,t we further request
,bot the ministers Of the county receive no
more COMPLIMENTARY tickets from the fair dl-
r.cto,s. that we earnestly protest against the
ragIect and dissertation of the Sabbath by per
sons stavipg home from church and by read
inc Sunday PAPERS and against bicycle-riding
on the Sabbath and various other form of
pleasure: that we enter vigorous remcnstr-
aDce to the officers of the law of this county
AGAINST the continuation Of the conditions
which hermit the fragrant overriding Of the
locaI-opt!ou laws in our county"
MIR W II Schumacher, of Baltimore, Presi-
don't Of the MARYLAND State c. e. Union, de
,.,,ored an addrrss in which he spoke OF the
coming convention Of that body closing with
an invitation for the Hartford county societies
70 at.aud o., u,gssc.
..C5oice hooks and choice character was
the subject upon which Rev B. y DUNN, de
1ivsred an earnest and eloquent discourse.
-1be roll call of societies was then made and
RESPONSES received. The list of societies in
the county as reported to the Union is as
follows:
Havre de Grace, North Bend, Fallston,
Aberdeen, Bel Air, Churchyiile, Franklin
vile, Highland and Bethel, Presbyterian,
Goodwill and Salem, Evangelical; JarrettsHilic
and Aberdeen, NJ. f. Church South, AvohdaIe,
Baptist; Mountain Christian church; Norris
Vile, Bel Air, Wesleyan Chapel st. P"uls,
Mt. Carmel, Union Chapel, Providence, Hope
well, Ayres' Chapel, Deer Creek, LaPldum
and Mount Tabor, Methodist Protestant.
An open parliament ON "Our Associate
Members was led by Rev. y. B. Sites, pastor
of the Jarrettsville 8 VI. church rive
minute papers on the topic were read by MES
Edith NJ. Baekey, OF havre de Grace, ana
Mrs. E. d. Finney, of Bel Air.
Addresses We're delivered by Rev H. Lew
| HYDE OF De'Ia' presl"eh' Vi inc iplA -
Pr, {. E. Mon, on the value OF Personal
Contact i'll Soul Winning ahd lev. !. I.
WATSON, of ChurchVilie, on Inc Joy OF Sou
Winning"
The evening session began at { 2. N. with
Promise meeting under charge Of Mr.. Harry
y. Hanna. Of Bel Air, followed by Scripture
reading and prayer by Kew. herby ,. Miller
OF Bel AIR.
Rev huSh N M'''eI' P"s'"' u 0el''''
fres2H terrain NhU'eN' u o'' ''il''i ''''''' al
earnest e!eq4ehI al" PRACTICAL ""''' eSs "Jo"