The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-06-01
Successful Convention.


trict, Central Penna. Conference OF
the United Evangelical Church met
IN annual session in the Trinity u
nited Evangelical Church at Patter-
son, Pa, Tuesday, May %, 1899, at
1880 PM.
y pleasant song service given by
the church choir was cheerfally lis
ened to by the large delegation from
distant charges and was very much
appreciated by the audience. The
ehurah was deity and artistically
decorated with buntlngof white and
purple representing the colors OF the
League. Appropriate mottos were
also .een on the wall, while lovely
flowers brcathcd out their fragrance
in blush of beauty.
\ ,most pleasing and cordial Ad-
dres, of Welcome was given byJ. b.
Meloy and every one was thrilled
with delight and surely made to feel
thrre welcome to church and home.
The following officers were elect
ed tor the ensuing vear:-l'resldent,
Rev. 5. p. Rcmcr, =. f.; Vice Pres,
Rev. II. W. Buck; Rec. Sec, Rev.
A. ID. Gramlev; Asst. Sec, Rev. n.
]. Dubs; Treas, W. J. Ieiders.
Rev. S. p. Remer of Lcwisburg
and Presiding Eide: of Centre Dis
orirt then delivered Il mastery and
thought-telling convention sermon,
asing aS the basis of his remarks ;
Luke $: ;.
Every one entered into the spirit
OF the convention by song and en-
tended remarks ON the topics re-
spectivcly assigned.
Some very timely suggestions,
ripe with meaning and purport, were
thrown out by the good papers read
and excellent addresses made.
Thetollowing ministers were pres
ent Revs. $. p. Remer, III. w.
Buck, J. A. Hollenbaugh, W. w.
RhoadS, c. II. Goodling, J. Sham
bach, $. f. koontz, A. ID. Gramley,
l.. Dice, j. ID. Shortess, W. f. Brill
hart, W. II. Brown, q. l.. Lowell,
NJ. Dubs, J. Lauver, A. +. Cob
Bile, ID. d., }. q. Shultz and S. E..
Davis.
The following delegates were in
attendance Mrs. A. ID. Gramley,
Mrs. Dan. Shook, Mrs. w. Huff
naglc, Mrs. Geo. Houtz, Miss Lottle
Ulch, Mrs. Musser, j. b. Meloy,
James CaSncr, G. II. Webster, Mrs.
". W. Rhoads. Miss Ida Rhoads,
+. p. Florav, c. +. Mcclellan, Miss
Nellie Herman, Mrs. Williams, Miss
Ettic Roam, VIM. Grove, Mrs. VIM.
Grove, Park q. Shambach, Eugene
Markley, \. q. Hornbcager, Miss
Dora Weaver, Prof. +. G. Bower
sox, Miss Laura Buck, Miss Elsie
Krape, Ii. NJ. Smith, Isaac Goshen,
Lizzie Lauver, Pearl Lauver, Mrs.
Rebecca Stahl, A. |. Ferch, Mrs.
S. p. Remer, Mrs. {. II. Goodling,
Mrs. Rager, Mrs. Fisher and Miss
Casuer.
The following topics were up for
consideration and discussion
The best source of material for
sermons outside Of the Bible, Rev.
Shambach.
The Church and the Saloon, by
Rev. W. II. Brown.
The mission o. the X. l.. G. f.,
by Rev. G. +. Garret.
The Extent and Benefit of the
Atonement, by Rev. }. Womelsdorf.
The Home Department of the Sun
day school, by Rev. j. Hollenbaugh.
The Leaguer's Duty toward the
Revival, by Rev. A. ID. Gramley.
A Missionary Rally: GAY Foreign
Mission, by Mrs. S. p. Remer; (b)
Frontier Missions, by Rev. j. A.
HolIenbaugh (c) Conference Mis-
sions by Rev. II. W. Bucks.
Christian Baptism by Rev. A. f.
Gobble, ID. d.
The Bible in the Sunday school,
by y. 5. Dubs.
The League and Moral Reform,
by Rev. G. II. Goodling.