The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-06-04
The Convention of Carroll County c, E.
TIninn
REPORTED for the Democratic Advocate.

Reported for the Democratic Advocated
The seventh annual convention of the Car.
roll county c. Z. Union was held in Pleasant
Valley on the 26th and 9th of May. The
place in which the convention met is about
six miles from railroad, but the entertain
ing society had so PERFECTED their arrange
ments that all delegates and speakers were
conveyed by them to and from the depot with
out additional expense. Great praise and
thanks are due to the transportation commit
tee, for the success of the convention was
largely owning to their untiring energy and
prompt action. The entertainment commit
tee was not behind the others in its equipment
and force, everything was done that could be
for physical comfort. As for our program we
were very fortunate in our choice of speakers
Not single disappointment. Rev. B. A.
Abbot preached for US a very beautiful SER
mon on the subject "The Endeavors Motive;
DR.. Joseph E. Smith made forcible address
on christian Patriotism; Rev. Llewelyn
Fulmer delighted his hearers with an address
upon ''The Coming Kingdom; Rev. Joseph
A. Vance preached an earnest conservation
sermon. We were also very much gratiGed
TO have in our midst our state president, Mr.
w. A. Schumacher, and the state secretary,
Mr.. II. n. Hanna, both Of whom talked to
us in a very pleasant and helpful way. We
had also from our own county, who helped
very materially with the program, Miss Sallie
E. Weaver, Rev. G. j. Hill, Messrs Francis
l.. Herring, H. J. Homer, NJ. T. Yeiser, John
Burgoon, Jeremiah Ebaugh, w. +. Starner,
Mr.. Saunders, Rev. P l.. Miller, who
preached the Missionary Sermon. and Rev.
A. ID. Bateman who presented the Missionary
Banner, awarded to the Society giving the
most per member for missions. The banner
hot &C tba SofD cd
Taneytown, the average being 81. 90 per men,
Der. Taneytown Presbyterian Church was
second, with an average of 97c per member
and st. Benjamin's third, with an average of
92c per member. The last society has only
been organized one year. The society giving
the most as body for missions was Union
Bridge Lutheran. This society gave $3.50.
The Juniors had a very pretty and expires
sive service, called'The Children Crusade, ~
under rhe management Of Miss NJ. Louise
Shriver, the County Jr. Superintendent. The
Junior Banner, given by the union to the So
ciety having the best average attendance, was
presented by Rev. Catanach to Union Bridge
Lutheran Junior, the average being 68 per
cent. of its whole membership. The NJ. p.
Junior Society of Westminster was second,
with an average Of 81 per cent. Of its whole
membership.
The executive committee elected the fol-
lowing officers for the coming year: Presi-
dent, Mr.. George Mather, Westminster; vice
president, Rev. R. L. Patterson, Union
Bridge; secretary and treasurer, Ida NJ. Diff
fenbaugh Westminster; junior superinten-
dent Miss NJ. Louise Shriver, Westminster;
temperance superintendent, Mrs. A.C. Wolfe,
Union Bridge; missionary superintendent,
Mrs. S. A. Diehl, Westminster.
We were very glad to have our brother
from the Epworth League with us presenting
greeting from their Union and giving us
good practical talk. The president gave his
annual address The secretary was glad to
note in her report considerable progress and
system in the county work and larger con-
tribution for missions. The convention was
a grand success in every way and Pleasant
Valley may feel a modest pride in the way in
which she, with an active membership of only
ten, arrang ed and handled this body of 80
societies, sending nearly 100 delegates and
great many visitors.