The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-18
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Harrisburg, Aug. l7.-Dr. 1T.
McCrory, OF Pittsbury, President of
the State Christian Endeavor Society,
has been here in conference with the
General Convention Committee to
make final arrangements for the
great assembly of Christian Endeav-
ors in this city the first week Of
October. DR.. McCrory expressed
himself as pleased with the reports
of the various local committees and
with the details looking to the COM
fort of the delegates and visitors.
The programme for the state con-
vention has been mapped out and
will include on the opening night,
Tuesday, October 4th, three large
rallies in three of the larger churches
ct the city, to be followed by u score
or more of denominational receptions
in different churches. There will
bea meeting of the Executive Com
mittee at 2 o'clock Tuesday after
noon and at 4 o'clock willoccur the
delegates prayer-meeting. There
will be several addresses of welcome
by Governor Hastings and other pro-
minent citizens, to which responses
will be made by leading workers in
the Endeavor army. 1t is expected
that John Willis Baer, the famous
secretary of the National Christian
Endeavor Society, will attend the
convention and make an address on
Tuesday evening, as will also Presi-
dent McCrory.' There will also be
reports by thepresident and secretary
and treasurer and other officers and
the appointment of the standing
committees.
On Wednesday there will be sun
rise prayer-meetings and from s to
8 o'clock Bible readings, conducted
by noted students of the Bible. At
8 o'clock there will bea song service
and a halfhour later reports from
department commanders. Every
minute of the time during the day
will be taken up with interestingex-
ercises, including conferences on
junior work, missionary effort.
Christian citizenship, comparison of
notes on evangelistic effort and pray
er and conference on rivals. At
1870 Wednesday morning there
will be seven simultaneous confer
ences i'll places to be hereafter de-
signated on junior, lookout, social,
prayer meeting, evangelistic and
missionary, Christian citizenship and
intermediate departments. In the
afternoon, beginning at l 45o'clock,
there will be song service, follow
ed by short devotional exercises.
The theme for the afternoon will be
"For Christ and the church." There
will be an address IN "Our March
ing Orders" and an open parlianncnt,
the subject being "Enlistment,
Equipment and Drill of Forces"
Brief reports will DC received from
the conference chairmen and ut 4
o'clock the annual sermon will be
preached.
Wednesday evening, after the
usual and devotional service, there
will be an address on "National
Righteousness or, the Flag of Our
Country and the Banner of Christ" "
Another address ON the same even
ing will be on the subject OF
"Christian Citizenship" Secretary
Baer will also speak on Wednesday
evening. Thursday evening there
will be sunrise prayer-meetings at
$50 and a Bible hour from s to 8
to be followed with Il song service.
The subject Of the address of the
morning will be "The Fundamentals
of Christian Endeavor." The open
parliament subject tor the morning
will be "Open Doors for Earnest
Endeavors; First, Those Already
Entered; Second, Doors yet to be
Entered" At this session there will
also be submitted reports of COM
mittees, to be followed by, the elec-
ton of officers. AT the afternoon
session there will be an address on
"Fields White to the Harvest" and
a conference on the subjectof giving
to God. First, giving self; Second
giving ones time; Third, giving
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