Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-06

Last Days Session Held Yestsrday-Ex-
ercises Fun Of Interest.


Last Days Session Held Yestefd4y-Ex-
ercises FUN Of Interest.
PITTSBURG, Pa, August 5.-There
was somewhat smaller crowd at the
opening of the last regular days ses-
sion OF the Young Peoples Christian
Union at Duquesne Garden to-day, less
than 1000 persons being in the hall at
the beginning of the morning session.
This was accounted for, in part, by the
attendance of many of the delegates at
the praise service held at $50 in the
Bellefeld Presbyterian church. The
crowd which attended this service
reached the convention hall after the
devotional service had begun.
The opening service at the hall was
| conducted by Rev. R. B. A. Mcbride, of
| Oskaloosa, Iowa, after which Rev. j.
C. Gollowry, Of Gastonia, N c., one OF
the best known representatives of the
Associate Reformed church in the
south, addressed the convention on the
Relation of Services to Endowment. |"
He said that he deemed it high priv
ilege TO be present at the convention
| as a representative of the Associate
Reformed church, and presented the
greetings of 10000 members of that de-
nomination in the south. Rev. R. E..
Mcclure, of Blairsville, Pa, followed
with an address, the theme Of which
was "The Face of Jesus Christ
Rev. T. C. McKelvey, of New York,
incoming chairman of the general
committee, then nominated the follow
ing members of the convention for the
general committee to serve during the
ensuing year:
W. d. McGill, Pittsburg; Rev. ]. T.
Chalmers, Charlotte, N c.; James H.
Coulter, Bovine, n. Y. j. w. McDan-
iel, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; w. M. Nicol,
Winden, Neb. They were elected by
the convention.
Rev. ]. f. Jamison, of Monmouth,
Ills, was elected member OF the gen.
eral committee to succeed Rev. R. w.
McGranahan, resigned
The Chillicothe presbytery. of Ohio,
was awarded the banner for having
the largest increase in the number of
the 1.-THE prayers. the percentage OF
increase being $500.
Rev. C. H. Cleknd, of Philadelphia,
presented the report of the committee
on resolutions. There was a decided
expression against the army canteen
and the Christian Sabbath was charac-
terized as the bulwark of our country.
There was recommendation offer
ed that the conventions of the Chris
tian union held only biennially or tri-
ennially. The report was adopted.
The banner for the Presbytery hav-
In
the convention was awarded to West
moreland Presbytery.
The banner for the educational insti-
tuition having the largest attendance
of students among the delegates was
awarded to Westmoreland College,
with a representation of LAG students.
There were over 40 institutions repre-
scented.
The junior rally at Duquense Garden
and the Fulton memorial services were
the two great events this afternoon.
At 2 o'clock the junior societies as
sembled at the Bellefeld Presbyterian
Church and marched to Duquense
Garden, where the rally exercises We're
held. The address was delivered by
Miss Annie H. Sharlow, superintendent
of Junior department Bethany Sunday
School, Philadelphia.
Nearly all the delegates and visitors
assembled in Uniondale cemetery, Al
legheny, Pa, to do honor to the mem
orv of the founder Of their society.
The event was the unwilling of monu-
ment to the late Rev. James M. Full
ton. D. D., which has been erected by
the members of the society whose ex-
istence was due to his untiring efforts.
The invocation was by Rev. Charles
D. Fulton, of Coraopolis, nephew or
DR.. Fulton. Rev. M. G. Kyle, OF Phil
adelphia. delivered an address on DT.
Fulton and Y. P. C. T." The dedica-
tory address, was delivered by Rev.
John McNaugher, of Allegheny. The
prayer was by Rev. W. H. Vincent, OF
Detroit. and the benediction by Rev.
r. ]. Miller, of Allegheny.
This evening Rev. John A. Hender-
son. of Sparta, H., made an address
at Duquense Garden, on The secret
of Victory"
Rev T. c. McKelvey, chairman OF
the general committee, conducted the
closing exercises.