The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-05-24
SIS. CONVENTION.
A fust Successful Gathering i'm
tie United Brethren Church
Port TrevertOn.

heldin the u. B. church, commenc,
ing Friday evening, May Is, and
ending Sunday evening. was de-
cided success, and an occasion OF
interea to all ip attendance. Th,
churcl was well filled Friday even
ing t0lear Rev. II. S. Gable, Pre-
siding Elder of Eastc'n Conference
ThisIstbject was an able discussion
on IKngs l9-l2.
SATURDAY MORNING SESSION.
The convention proper opened on
Saturday morning, although it wa,
rainingapidly, quitea number wcr,
present The exercises were opened
by Preiding Elder Gable at $50
After tie singing OF several hymns
and thr'e' short prayers, he mad,
some remarks in regard to the diff
ferent conventions and their interest
as well as their importance. Th,
following officers were then elected
Rev. X. S. Arndt of Mt. Carmel
Chairman; Rev. IL. NJ. Trautman
secretary; Rev. j. +. FrauciS, treas
urer. q. M. Shailer made the wei
come address and all were made t,
iecl at home. The response wa,
assigntt 10 Rev. II. u! Trau,mal
who nia lie an able address H. hchaiI
OF the ttelcgates. \ hymn was ;hcl
sung atel which the subject "Lcs.
son Helpp-their use-was ably
discussed by Rev. Il. s. Arndt
Rev. Us. Miller added few yer,
intetesfin, remarks on the same
Rev. H. ). Gable talked very inter.
siIhg yth this Wtal topic.
The next topic discussed was
THE Need of a Broad Horizon
Rev. Charles Bauer of Sunbury read
very interesting paper on this all
important topic. His words wer,
highly appreciated by all present
Revs. II. s. Gable, Miller anc
Francis followed with interesting re.
marks.
The topic, "T'hc Teaching Worthy
of Our Time" was then taken uI
by Rev. III. NJ. Trautman. Thi.
address was interesting and full O
intelligent thought in which all re-
ceived instruction. Rev. c. Bauer
also added appropriate remark.
along the line of teaching in th'
Sunday school. 1t was then dcciI-
ed to hold the next convention a
Sunbury.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention was opened AT
so. The devotional exercise,
were conducted by the chairman
after which the regular program wa,
again taken up. \ well prepared
paper full of interest and instruction
was then read by M. S. Hendricks,
Superintendent of the primary de-
partment of the United Brethren
church at Shamokin. This subject
was "The Primary Department. -
In his remarks he especially en-
phasized the lmportanccof the study
of child nature and itssurroundings.
ii. S. Merit of Middleburg also
spoke Interestingly on this subject.
The next topic taken up was
"Iow to Hold that Boy" This
subject was opened by Rev. b. F..
Goodman of Shamokin. In his re-
marks he referred tc several ways
by which they may be held. Mr..
Meyer of Clark's Grove, Shamokin
Circuit, and Rev. X. S. Arndt also
added ways which the boys may be
held in the Sunday school. Rev.
Bauer, M. S. Hendricks and Rev. j.
f. Francis spoke on this most inter-
esting topic.
The topic "Helps of Hindrances''
was the opened by Rev. G. S. Mil
Ter. Rev. G. Bauer interested all
present by his able talk on the sub
,ject. He referred to the hindrances
D. L. Moody had and the help they
were to him. A collection was ther
taken to defray the expense ofprint.
ing programs after which the con
vention adjourned.