The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-22
WORKING FOR SINNERS
Annual Convention Of the East Ohio
Conference.
TWO DAYS SESSION OPENED.
Speeches and Reports Given at the Open
ing MeetiDg Dg--Then the visitors Are
Taken Down Stairs and
Feasted - Those In
Attendance.


The workers in the cause Of home
missions of the East Ohio conference
Of the Methodist church met for their
annual meeting in the auditorium Of the
First Methodist church Of this city Sat-
urday morning for two days session.
There were nearly so visitors present
from all over the district. These
women believe that there are not only
heather abroad who need the light Of
the gospel but they think that there is
a whole lot of need for christianizing
some people right in this country and
they are spending their time and effort
along this line.
The convention Saturday morning
opened at $3.50 o'clock with devotional
exercises led by Mrs. Manchester, Of
Canton.
DIR. c. e. Manchester then delivered
an inspiring address in which he well
coined the ladies' to the city and the
church.
The response of the president, Mrs.
H. e. Kramer. was read by Mrs. A. Y.
Taylor, Of Alliance, in the absent Of
the president.
Mrs. G. F. Foster, the recording Sec
retary, gave her report and the conven-
tion was then favored by a solo from
Mr.. Frank Manchester, Of this city.
Mrs. F. A. Arter, of Cleveland, pre-
sided over the morning meeting in the
absence of the regular president and she
then called for reports from the dis
tricts.
Mrs. j. w. Robbins reported for the
Akron district. Much money had been
raised and several additions to the
. membership.
Miss Emily L.. RitterspaYgh reported
for the Canton district. over $3.50 had
been raised and over $500 worth Of
clothing sent out to missions. The
membership was over 200.
Mrs. NJ. F. Gleason, of the Youngs-
town district, reported over $40O spent
for home missions and over 200 mem
bers in the society.
Following the reports the convention
appointed committees as follows:
Enrollment-Miss e. L. Ritterspaugh,
of Canton.
Resolutions-Mrs. A. Y. Taylor, Of
Alliance, and Mrs. e. L. Miller, of AL
lance.
Press Mrs. H. A. Griffin and Mrs. G.
F. Foster, of Cleveland.
The convention then resolved itself
into love feast for ten minutes at the
end of which time all were invited to
the church dining room where the Cam
ton ladies had spread a sumptuous ban
quet for the visitors.
The work Of the convention was
taken up again at I: 80 o'clock. Sessions
will be held Saturday night and morn
ing, afternoon and evening on Sunday.
Observation-Disclosures ]. l. Wilson,
Charles C. Brown, Clara I. Howald,
Margaret Graham and Miss Arletta
Yost.
Alliance-Mesdames A. Walker, ]. w.
Iaine. A. s. Cassiday, T. B. Hazlett,
]. G. Tollerton, G. B. Haggart, Ada b.
Callahan, c. w. Dennison, A. Y. Taylor,
p. w. Welker,' e. L. Miller, Miss Ada
M. Callahan.
Dexter City--Miss Lydia Deal.
Salem-Mrs. Inez Bonsall.
Wellsville-Mrs. N. U. Walker.
Lisbon--Mrs. M. c. Henry and Mrs.
A. w. H. Martin.
observation-disclosures H. A, Griffin.
Charles III. Weed, G. F. Foster, r. A.
Arter, J. F. Fisher, and Miss M. M.
Decker.
Bellaire-Miss Anna M. Thompson.
Warren-Mrs. ]. w. Robbins, Mrs.
Martha ]. liant.
Akron-Mrs. 3. G. Herrick.
Cortland-Mrs. M. F. Gleason.
Cambridge-Mesdame Scott, Mary
Campbell, r. B. Pope and Miss Jess
Grimes.