The Newtown bee., 1897-11-12
WEST CORNWALL.

l HoUsAToNIC VALLEY CHRISTIAN ENDEAyoF ! UNION RALLY AT FALLS VILLAGE.
 l Tuesday, November 1s, dawned untavorab 1 ly as the day ot meeting ot the various socie I ties of the union. Notwithstanding the in 1 clemency of the weather the attendance wa, | very good, but however small, the enthusiasm 1 that marked the meeting throughout showed l the interest that was taken in the proceed l ings. The meeting opened with devotiona | exercises, after which H. H. Spooner was call l ed to preside as chairman. Rev 0. H. Hanns gave the welcoming address, to which Nil 1 Spooner responded in his cordial way, follow ed in turn by Rev F. A. Johnson, who so viv | idly described the journey Of the Christian | Endeavor train to San Francisco to the con. vention that one could almost imagine him sef spinning over the great plains to the I Mecca ot EndeaYorers instead of sitting in tertly listening in the little church at Falls Village. After some further remarks by Nil l Spooner, a collation. was served in the adjoin | ing room to which every one did justice and which reflected 8 great deal ot credit ot the ! people in general of Falls Village in their ef ! forts to welcome the Endeavorers. After de votion the convention was called to consider ! the resignation ot Rev John Pierpont, former \ ly of West Cornwall as president of the Union ! and to hear reports from the societies. MI 1 Pierpont's resignation being accepted, Mi ! Spooner was unanimously elected as presi dent to fill the remainder of the year. Owine 1 to SC many Of the societies not being repre-. | sented, there was no award of the banner and l it was decided to leave it in New Preston til | the next meeting should decide to whom ii should go. Rev R. o. Sherwood, president ot | the Norwalk Christian Endeavor Union gave an interesting talk on "Habits that we form, ,' and which was instructive to all who heard it. Too high praise cannot be given to him in ! his noble efforts to do justice to his subject which he did as all can testify. Rev C.. W 1 Shelton of Derby, the home missionary secre- tary. a consecrated worker, numbered with the religion of Jesus Christ, not for his own gain but for the glory of the Master, gave @ description ot the lite of home missionary in the West It pays, notwithstanding its many hardships. He plainly told them that people need waste no pity any one engag ed in so glorious a calling Then followed the
 pastors of various churches in the union,
 which space forbids to give Especial mention
 Nevertheless each one took a hearty hold and
 gave pleasing and helpful addresses to aid us
 in the glorious work Of Christian Endeavor.
 few short earnest prayers followed, after
 which the meeting closed by singingi Nearer
 to Thee,n and we are sure that each one who
 attended went from it with more earnest
 desire to live Tor his Masters cause. The
 question that will come up at the next Union
 meeting will e: "Ten years of the Christian
 Endeavor Union Let each society put out
 a special effort and see if we cannot make
 that anniversary one ot the most glorious that
 the Union has ever seen and let each member
 give his hearty cooperation to the Masters
 work. We feel that we are not doing justice
 to the subject but our memory finds it impos-
 sible to retain all of the many pleasing incl
 dents of the day and we close with the
 thought that "God be with us till we meet
 again. TChrjstian- Endeavorer.