Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-09-17
CHRISTIAN ENDEANOR.
Hancock County Union at Bluehill
Last Week.

The Hancock county Cnrlstlan LII
deavor union convened at the Congregs-
tional church at Bluehill, Wednesday
Sept 9, at 10. q. m. The convention was
opened by singing, and the devotional
service was led by Rev. I. F. White, OF
Bar Harbor.
The journal OF tue last convention
was read by the recording secretary ana
approved.
1t was voted to appoint committee to
nominate officers, and the feilo" 'Hg we're
appointed -Reys /. Bean, J. :. Rlchurd',
+ ;. Drew. TINS committee reported n
follows For pres ideut. VI. NJ. Moore, oi
Ellsworth Fats. for vice le,ident, - u /.
smith. Of >ttgW OK. fer recording secre-
tary. T. +. White. Of Bar Harbor. cor
responding secretary and treasurer. Nsi-is
Doug lass, Of Biueui.I. Mr.. mite having
declined the nom nat on Tor feeurdIHg Sc
retery Rev J. :. Richards MS placed II
nomination for hat office.
The report OF the committee was a.
cepted a. amended, and the officers
elected.
committee on resolutions was APP
Miss Mary Gushmsn and Miss Etheiyu
Long.
1t WIS voted to appoint committee to
amend the constitution as regards the
list OF officers, in accordance with the
proposition OF last year. The committee
was as follows: Rev. Messrs. Stone and
Bentley, Mr.. Drew.
a n - 4lp hy R,.y
Bean, OF Bluehil. and the response by
Rev. G Mayo, Of Brooklin.
c. T. evangelical work was reported on
by Mr. Macarthur, OF West Sullivan, IN
place of F. |. Jordan, OF Ellsworth Falls,
no was not present An animated dis
cussion followed, which must have given
those present new ideas OF what {. <.
really means.
The report OF the committee Of arrange
ments followed.
In the afternoon at ? the devotional
service WAS led by Rev J. P. Cushman, of
Castine, followed by the report Of the
corresponding secretary, Miss Buck, of
Orland. Among other things she re-
ported eight new societies instituted
since last convention. The report OF the
treasurer, also by Miss Buck, was read
and accepted.
Reports OF societies were made by the
corresponding secretary and delegat g.
Reports were for the most part very
encouraging, but not half the societies
were reported-only twenty-five OF the
sixty-seven in the county.
The invitation OF the BROOKLYN society
to the county union, to meet with them in
1897 was read and accepted.
The report OF the revision committee
recommended:
!. The officers shall be as follows, to wit
President, vice president, spondlng
secretary, recording secretary and
treasurer.
,. The time OF holding our conventions
be changed so As 10 admit OF their beGn <
held in Septem Der or October, as seems
best.
During the rest of the afternoon and in
the evening remarks were made on various
topics by Mrs. Lord, OF the BluehilI Con-
gregstional juniors, Rev. T. F. White, OF
Bar Har Dor, Mr. Anderson, of Glasgow,
Scotland, Rev. DR.. Beckley, of New York,
and Miss Charlotte Sibley, OF Belfast.
At the close OF the evening service it
was voted that the officers elected at the
morning session stand elected for the
year, and until the evening session OF
next years convention, except that the
district secretary Of the State union for
Hancock county be also corresponding
secretary OF Hancock county union. So
the officers as they now stand are as fol-
lows:-President, NJ. NJ. Moore, OF Ellis
wort h Falls; vice-president, Seth l. Smith,
Of Sedgwick; recording secretary, J. 5.
Richards, OF Deer Isle; corresponding sec
rotary, H. A. B. Stanley, OF Ellswort h
Falls; treasurer, Nellie Douglass, OF Blue
hill.
The committee on resolutions presented
the following: That the visiting delegates
express thanks to the Bluehill Congrega-
tional society for entertaining the con
vention, and to the people OF Bluehill for
their kindness and hospitality.