Middletown transcript., 1897-11-13
A LITTLE TALK ON THE della
WARE CHRISTIAN ENDEAV-
OR CONVENTION.
Given Before Forest Presbyterian C.
e. Society by Miss Annie B.
Ellison. President.


Given Before Forest Presbyterian C.
e. Society by Miss Annie B.
Ellison, President.
We were unable to be present at the
opening of the Convention but arrived
in time for the evening service. After
the devotional exercises and appoint
ment of Convention Committees our
Secretary read the annual report from
which we learned the following facts:
There are total of lis societies. in
cluding Juniors and ] intermediate
with total membership of 1888. The
Y. P. S. G. E. alone number 79 socie-
ties with $3.50 members, Is of the 70
are new societies; but societies have
left US during the year, one because
everybody except the Cor. Sec. had
moved away. Our gain for the year
there fore is IL societies and nearly 600
members. Our own enomination still
leads with it's societies numbering %
and over 1906 members. The UnitJd
Society of g. E. now has something over
sc. 600 societies and 5000, 900 members.
After the report we heard the con-
vention sermon which was delivered by
Rev. Wallace McMullen Of Philadel-,
phia. The central thought was the
constant presence of the Lord of Hosts
and with Him present what need we
fear?
Thur lay morning we attended the
earIy service at G. 80; theme Gods Love
for us-leader Rev. w. G. Hogg, OF
Bridgeville. The meeting was moder-
atelv well attended and was q good
one.
During the regular morning service
the Treasurer's report was read. He
stated that the amount in the treasury
after expenses had been paid and not
including convention expenses was
something over $500. The expenses
of the latter would be more than COW
cred by the collections.
Mr.. Turner's address followed. OF
the entire address this thought in
pressed me most: He thought last year
our societies had about reached high
water mark as far as increased number
of societies was concerned, now he was
almost sure we had. and for the future
wanted each society to increase in num-
Der and in quality Of work.
A thought gained from the open par
lament on s'How can Young People
Help the Church" was this one: we
can consult our pastor oftener and see
what we can do for him.
In the afternoon DIR. McCufdy told
of some lives of purpose and DR.. Erd-
man of Germantown gave very inter-
esting and instructive Bible Talk on
Why we study the Bible. The sub
stance of which was that we study 1t
for knowledge, for life, that is that we
may row spiritually and In likeness to
Christ, for service and for worship in
its two forms of service and alteration.
Two addresses were made on Loyalty
to the Lords Day, the second OF which
BY DIR. Hathaway OF the American Sab
bath Union was especially impressive.
Int he the evening we had two fine
addresses by DIR. Stewart, Of Harris
burg and Rev. ]. T. Kerr. Mr.. r. a.
Laird gave us Prof. Wells Tenth Lee
gion address which was 80 much talked
of at the San Francisco Convention.
This would have to be seen to be APP
preciated and when you think that it
was first told or shown by Prof. Well,
then Mr.. Laird and then bv me you
win see that 1t must necessarily lose IN
the telling.
Well, he had string about a foot
or two above hin head suspended from
wall to wall across the the pulpit and
as he named the amount which was
paid in the country for various articles
be attached an article to represent II
and also. proportionate 10 size to this
string. First was amount paid for liq-
uor represented BY an immense bottle,