The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-31
ENDEAV0RERS
AT FOREST CITY
Proceedings Of the Meetings Held Yes.
terday.
RESOLUTIONS THAT WERE ADOPTED
Vcv. VI. Hunter Reid, Of Africa, Ad.
dresses the Convention - Com
mittce on Nominations Makes n
Rcport--The Musical Features Of
the Occasion.
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Forest city. Dec. 3O.--At "Wednesday
evenings session, the meeting opened
with a praise service There Shall pc
showers of Blessing was sung anc
the choir followed this with an anthem.
Rev. II. j. Crane led the devotional
services, reading the thirteenth chapter
of | Corinthians. and Offering prayer.
After solo by David J. Jones. the
committee on resolutions made the
following report which was adopted:
Whereas. We. the delegates to the
Christian Endeavor convention OF the
Susquehannl Cour ty union are assembled
nj Forest city, Pa, be it
Resolved, That we express our thanks
to the members and trustees OF the bap-
tSt church for the use of their building
for the holding of our convention.
That We most unequivocal!N express our
gratitude for and appreciation OF the hos
pitality and kindness shown by the peo-
pie of Forest City.
That the cooperation of the Epworth
league of the Methodist Episcopal church,
the Young Peoples union of the Baptist
church and the Nandling Christian En-
d"avor society merits our highest COM
mCndHtiou and most sincere appreciation.
That as Il mark of appreciation we "X-
tend our thanks to Mrs. Il. y. Little and
the Junior superintcndents for their efd-
ciert work in the Junior department.
That we recognize that much credit is
due President Monkey and Secretaries
Fannie l.. Reed and Mary Scotten for the
able arrangements and most excellent
programme which has been provided.
That our thanks are due to the choir for
furnishing such excellent music at our
convention.
That We thank the Forest City News
and other members of the vicinity press
for favors which they have so freely
shown.
A uuartette composed of Misses Flo
and Stella Allen and Messrs. Ebenezer
Price and Edward owens, rendered
Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled" in
an excellent manner, after which a
beautiful temperance banner was pre-
sented to the East Ararat society. that
organization having secured the most
signers to the temperance pledge, in
proportion to it's numbers. Mr.. Bowel
made very effective preliminary ad-
dress.
An anthem was sung by the choir
and the president introduced Rev. NJ.
Hunter Reid, who has been in Africa
as a missionary for eight years and
expects soon to return to his labors in
that continent. Mr. Reid is a young
man of prepossessing appearance and
is a very forcible and interesting speak,
er. He described the country, briefly
told of it's climate and customs and
made an appeal for American assist
ance that was full of the pathos and
eloquence Of an all-absorbing interest
i'm the Dark Continent"
The evening session ended with a
conservation meeting led by Rev. d. J.
Sutherland.
THURSDAY MORNING.
\ sunrise prayer meeting was held
at 6.45. At S.45 the last session open
ed by the singing of the hymn Come,
Thou Fount of Every Blessing" De-
votional exercises came next, with
scripture reading and prayer by Rev.
-. NJ. Demcott. of Lake View.
The committee on nominations re-
ported as follows: For president Geo.
w. Tisdell of Susquehanna: vice pres
ident +. l.. Jones, Hartford: secretary,
Miss Anna Harrington, of Montrose;
treasurer, Thomas Jeffreys, Susque-
hanna; superintendent of good citi-
zenship work, Alfred Bowel of Her-
rick; superintendent of prayer meet
ing work, Rev. o. NJ. Demcott, Lake
View; superintendent of Junior work.
Rev. William Wilbur. Jackson; mis-
sionary superintendent, F. A. Davis.
Elkdale
Alfred Bowel made the report of the
committee on temperance work He
had written one hundred and six lct
ters, Travelled three hundred miles and
met with eleven societies. He thought
the committee should be composed of
one active Christian worker from eacn
society.
Miss Mary Scotch reported for the
lookout committee. and Miss Fannie
l.. Reed for the committee on mission
ary work. Many tracts had been sent
out through the county.
For the evangelistic committee Rev
John Davis reported by letter. not be.
ing able to be present. His statement
of the work done was very satisfar.
tory.
The treasurer reported receipts tC
have been $43.10 and expenditures sll
leaving $92l0 in the treasury. Bill,
aggregating SS40 were ordered paid
and s. was donated to Rev. NJ. Hunte,
Reid for missionary work.
The committee on the place for hold
ing the next convention reported in
favor of Susquehanna and the repor
was adopted. V. l.. Patterson suggest
ed that the time of holding the con
vention be changed, on account of tn,
fact that during the holidays every
one was busy and that generally tn,
weather was pretty inclement for thos,
who had to come any distance by opel
conveyance. The delegates acted o,
the suggestion and recommended tha
the executive committee change tn
time to September or October
Rev. William Wilbur led in praye
and pronounced the benediction, an,
the convention adjourned. II was help
fu and interesting throughout ant
gave every Christian Endeavorer VIII