The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-11-04
Comm.

Resolved, l hat We IN convention
assembled as the Snyder County
Union of the Y. p. ). c. E, hereby
extend to the County Union OF
Northumberland county our heart
telt thanks and appreciation for
their cordial welcome shown us as
members of SAID Northumberland
county Union.
Resolved, That we, the SNYDER
County Union, separate ourselves
from the Northumberland County
Union.
Resolved, That the President of
this Union appoint delegate ira
ternally to Northumberland county
Union which convenes during No
vember and that he shall take with
him our greetings and a copy of
these resolutions. ". l.. BAssLER.
The president appointed w. l..
Bassler, A. E. Cooper, Rev. !. II
Hertz, |. II. Wagner and Cyril H.
Haas as a county Lookout Com
mIttee.
The convention UNANIMOUSLY Sc.
lected Freeburg as the place to hold
the next convention. -
Rev. o. G. Romig, of Fremont,
then presented the subject of fem.
perance. His address contained
so much of the proper spirit on the
temperance question that we pub
lish it III full IN this issue of the
SEARCH LIGHT. Revs. McLain and
Hertz presented some iorceful ar
gumsnts pertinent to the question.
and urged that christians should
vote as they pray.
DR.. D,mm of oellnsgrove, was
introduced and made an earnest
address on UNCONVENTIONAL Loyalty
He referred to the Pledge for his
text and reminded all that 1t should
be their chief aim to "Act and live
the Gospel of the Lord Jesus
Christ"
Convention adjourned to 7:3o.
FRIDAY EVENING.
Opened by praise service con-
Quoted hy Miss E, Jennie Walter
OF Penns Creek. Sweet Peace, the
Gift of Gods Love and Faith is the
Victory in song added spirit to the
service. The goth Psalm was used
as a scripture lesson. For Christ
and the church was followed by a
prayer by Rev. Kohler. Singing
the Banner of the Cross closed the
praise service.
The choir then devoted fifteen
minutes in singing an anthem entltl.
ed, "Arise, for Thy Lights Come"
and Duet by Misses Name Stet.
Ter and Mabel Grimm. This was
rendered well and effectually and
favorably impressed the audience.
Cyril Haas was called upon who
beng hlled with the spirit, nobly
and zealously appealed to the en-
deavorers and all present that the
first half hour OF each morning be
devoted to God, before the din and
hustle of the world has claimed the
attention of the mind. What an
earnest, sincere and noble plea from
a model christian young man.
Would to God that every one pres
ent and everyone who may read
this report will follow his noble
plea. "We can, if we will" is the
Christian Endeavor motto for the
next year, let us apply 1t to the
brst half hour IN the morning, and
tell OF the good results at next years
DR.. Dlmm, Of Susquehanna Uni !!
'ersity, addressed the audience on |
knowledge the substance Of faith, |
he promoter of spirituality. The
subject was handled IN a deep, soul
stirring way, and fitted the hearts |.
II the endeavorers tor the final con |
;ecration service.
Rev. Barb occupied a few mo.
nents IN expressing his thanks and
gratitude to those who so kindly
:o-operated with HIM in making the
deliberations Of the convention
10 successful and promised the
anne earnest, cordial support to the
lew president, Rev. McLain, as was
'ccorded him during his term by
anne.
The closing service of the even.
ng was the conservation service,
conducted. by Cyril Haas. Nearer
ny God to Thee was used as the
'eginnlng of this soul stirring ser
ice. Each society then responded
" delegations, and in song, prayer
nd Scripture passages the spirit OF
,hrist was instllled into the hearts
fthe endeavorers rising andformlng
circle which extended aronnd the