Middletown transcript., 1899-10-28
CHRISTIAN ENDEAV0RERs.
Just SO of the 80 Societies in
the State Represented at
MiddletoWn.

Delightful Indian summer weather
has greeted the Tenth Annual Conven-
tion OF the Delaware Christian En-
deavor Union which has been In session
in Forest Presbyterian Church this
towE since Wednesday. With the ex-
csption of yesterday which dswned
with fog the days have been perfect
and the program as given in the TRAN
scRIHT last week has been followed ex-
cept that Rev. G. A. Hill, of Smyrna
was not able to attend.
During the same period Gbe Epwortb
League Convention d the Wilmlngtdn
M. E. Conference have been IL J -iot.
Wilmington District h r Easing ton,
Easton District in Chestertown. and
Dover District in Dover. These are
all grand associations OF yorhg people,
eudeavorers and leagners, engaged 10
practical Christian. work. being trained
for the Church of the future. And
they are but ten years youugl Strange
some good Bobby Burns had not organ
lied them decades since.
The TRANSCRIPT regrets It is not
able to give synopsis OF each and
every address of the convention. This
is not possible. The complete address
of the affable retiring president, DR..
W. L. s. Murray, 80 we'll known In
Middletowr, took up two columns Of
the "Every Evening" Of Oct. 26th, aud
every page Of the TRANSCRIPT would
be inadequate to report the full dow
of soul and feast of reason to which
the delegates and auditors have been
treated at Forest Church.
Secretary ]. 81. Burns in his excel
lent report says there are to-day Sc, ,062
Christian Endeavor Societies, one even
in the Philippines, with q membership
of 8, 1858, ,720. In Delaware there are 80
societies with total membership Of g.
IA, divided as follows:
6S Young Peoples societies 2,739
/ intermediate Society 35
80 Junior societies $50
New Castle county is credited with
thirty-two Young Peoples societies,
having an active membership of !, ,289;
Kent county with twenty-one societies
and 645 members, and Sussex county
with fifteen societies and COS members.
The Presbyterian Church leads with
twenty.eight societies and 1,130 mem.
bers; the Methodist Protestant Church
has seventeen societies and 659 men,
bess; the Methodist Episcopal Church.
eight societies and $50 members; the
Baptist Church six societies and
24O members; the African
Methodist Episcopal Church.
six societies and 270 members; Reform
Episcopal Church has one sociey with
thirty members; the U. A.. M. E.
Church has one society with twenty
five MEMBERS and the Girlsr Industrial
School, one society,". with TWENTY-FIVE
members. OF ths sixteen societies
thai disbanded six were of the Metho.
dist Protestant Church, two each of
the Presbyterian Baptist and African
U. M. 2. churches, and one each Of the
Methodist Episcopal. Reformed Epis-
copal and African Union Methodist
Episcopal churches.
The following officers we're elected
Yesterday morning;
President, ]. Fl. Burns, Wilmington
Secretary, Miss D.'J. Peacock, Treas.
nrer, S ]. Horn,
During the Convention there were in
attendance 125 delegates from Ss socie. |
lies, as follows:
u Presybterian Societies with 65 da,e.
satss, q Methodist Episcopal 23
Methodist Protestant II. 8 Baptist 19. |
Ameag the interesting features was
IN exhibition BY Miss Annie B. Eli.
ION. Superintendent Of Junior W ork. uho |
aad display in the lecture rcoM of |
greetings extended to bsE, society, by
lister societies Of nearly every State in
'he Union and Of many in Canada.
they were arranged on q bulletin board
IND Were read by numerous persons.
The members of the local society re.
'iding in the country have very UNIQUE,
y yet very delightfully."- entertained
heir assignment Of delegates by sery-
og jointly luncheon and supper in the
I'D brick building opposite the church
md Of course taking the delegates 10
he farm houses after evening session.
The TRANSCRIPT tried Intellectually
0 procure a list of the visitors with ]
ZONES of entertainment, and then \
mere list Of the delegates presant.