Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-20
THE Y. P. S. C. E.
The Annual Convention Closed at
ClarkSburg---The Best Meeting Ever
Held by the Body.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
CLARKSBURG, w. Va, November Is
The second regular meeting of the CHRIS
tian Endeavor convention was opened by
a devotional service led by Rev. c. l..
Queen. of Buckhannon. After a song SER
vice, Rev. a. f. Richardson, State Presl-
dent, made his annual address. Revs. NJ
A. Barnes and Baxter and Messrs, Camp
bell, Wilson and Pierpoint were named as
a nominating committee. and Misses Daisy
Dunaington and Ethel Carr and Rev.
Montfort as a committee on resolutions,
which committees were requested to re-
port at the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion.
Miss Maggie Hull, State Secretary. then
called the roll of the societies of the state.
Most of them reported either by delegate
or letter, showing very gratifying in
crease and flourishing condition through
out the State.
Rev. G. L. Brown, of Grafton, then spoke
on the Christian Endeavor Standard
and Rev. ]. r. Montfort upon Personal
Conservation" Rev. l.. w. Barr. state
missionary president. then made his re-
port. followed by a recess.
At o'clock the convention reopened
with a song service, after which the COM
mittee on resolutions made its report
which was adopted by a rising vote. Miss
Daisy Huntington, junior superintendent
of the State. then made her report, and
called the roll OF the junior societies Sew
eral Junior workers then spoke upoh the
methods of junior work. Rev L. e. Will
liams. pastor Of the Baptist church made
a specially excellent talk upon CHRISTIAN
Endeavor sociability.
Miss Margaret w. Leitch, of Jaffra'
Ceylon, was introduced and spoke few
moments upon the state of missions in
Ceylon and upon the destitute condition
of the Armenians as an introduction TO
her address of the evening.
The president then introduced the ques-
ton of having a State paper, which was
thoroughly discussed and was finally re-
ferred TO the executive committee, recon-
mending that if the way be clear a state
paper be started.
The question of the time and place Of
the next convention was referred to COM
mittee Of three to report at the evening
session.
report. as follows: For president, Rev.
Harvey Golfer, Parkersburg; recording
secretary. Francis NJ. Wilson, Wheeling;
corresponding secretary and treasurer
Rev. J. R. Monfort. Cairo; superintendent
junior work Miss Mollie Leonard, Pala-
tine; superintendent missionary work,
Rev L. w. Barr, Fairmont; excursion
manager, II. d. Boughner, Clarksburg;
executive committee Presbyterian church.
Rev. c. Humble Parkersburg. Baptist
church. Rev. e. e. Williams, Clarksburg,
Christian church, Rev. J. A. Joyce, Ra-
venswood. Lutheran church, Rev. a. f.
Richardson, Grafton, Methodist Protest.
ant church. Frank Kelly, Fairmont, Seven
Day Baptist church. Rev. S. G. Spillman,
Lost Creek.
This report was adopted unanimously.
The convention then adjourned.
The last session convened at u. m.
After a short devotional exercise, the
committee on time and place of next meet
ing reported that they had received cor
dial invitations from Berkeley Springs and
Ravenswood. and had decided to hold
the next convention at Ravenswood. This
report was unanimously adopted.
The chairman then read letter from
Rev. Z. Z. Clark explaining the Word $
Christian Endeavor Union and requesting
the election of a vice president for West
Virginia Mr.. A. +. Richardson, OF Graf
ton. was unanimously elected TO that
office for the term of four years.
A letter was then read from he prcsi-
dent of the Ohio Union. Offering to take
the W est Virginia delegation TO California
next July in their special car
\ resolution thanking ne pcop.e CT
Clarksburg for their kindness was uneni-
mously adopted by rising vote
Armenia. the martyr race o; the nine
| teenth century" was the last topic. Miss
Leitch. of Ceylon. thrilled the audience
for forty minutes and aroused S1eat in
terest in the cause of the suffering Ar
menians. A precious conservation ser
vice closed what is said to be the best Y.
p. S. C. E. meeting ever held in the State.
Don't forget the grand ball to be