Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-05-24

Gleanings from The Conven
ton.
The Sixth Annual Conventio,
OF Harrison County PSCI
Union was held in Missouri Val
ley, Saturday and Sunday May 1:
and 20. Nature herself seemed il
league with the Christian Endeav
ors and after making herself frest
and pure with showers, she show
ed . shining, gracious face t.
greet the young people and thei,
friends who came to confer and
bold swe:t communion with
each other. The convention is
comts,st d Of representatives from
the Y P Societies Of the Congre.
gational, Presbyterian and Chris.
tian churches all over the county
The societies all work along the
same line. their object is to break
down all UNCONVENTIONAL lines.
their motto and watchword the
evangelization of the world. The
Societies over the county were
we'll represented and during the
entire session the meetings were
full of interest and we'll attended
the papers we'll written and fnll
of helpful thoughts upon the
line of work. Miss Maud Logon of
Mondamin presided, Miss Hattie
Pugsley of Woodbine acted as
Scribe in the absence of the secre-
tary. All through the convention
Rev @ o Mcfarland, himself a
young man, gave much help in
making the convention the success
it was. Saturday morning was
devoted to routine work, In the
afternoon the previously arranged
program was carried out in q man
ner which reflects credit upon all
concerned. On Saturday evening
Rev G u Pricket spoke to the au-
dience giving a very fine address.
The house should have been filled
to have heard the speaker. Mr.
Pricket spoke withthat enthusiasm
which is the greatest gift of earl
Ter life, the enthusiasm which ov-
ercomes all obstacles, that believes
all things possible and pilds all
things in the future with the idea
Of probability. After services the
Y p Societies of the Christian and
Presbyterian churches of Mo VAL
ley held reception for the visit.
ing delegates in the psrlors of the
Presbyterian church, this was q
most delightful feature Of tie
convention and one to be recom-
mended to all conventions in the
future beside the pleasure derived
from the association it placed
the workers in q position for bet
ter work in the future. Sunday
was very full day for the En-
deavors' the meetings all through
the day we're full Of enthusiasm,
spirituality and perfect feast of
working ideas flor the delegates to
carry home with them. The meet
ings we're held alternately in the
Christian and Presbyterian chur-
ches. Sunrise prayer meeting
gave the key note to the day, Rev
Nc Farland gave a fine talk to the
Convention in the morning servic.
% while Rev Adair was greeted
with full house in the evening
invitations having been extended
to the Epworth League and the Y
P Baptist Union to join in the
services which was generally ac-
cepted. The singing all through
the convention was spirited and
pleasing. The officers for the
oommipg year are: Pres, Y "
Prigsley; Vic Pres Miss Mende
Logan; Sec, Miss Edith Cox; Coz
Sec. DIR Rhoden; Treas, Miss Dora
Bsgley. Delegates present Wood
bine: Ethel Patrick, Ora McEvane
Marian Sweet; Hattie Pugsley,
G w Pugsley, w M Plum, G Il
Picket, Il G Wlllett, Carrie Mur-
ply. Dunlap, Ed Gepson, Eva
Trimble. Logan Ora Straight
Pearl Daken' Rev A Saunders. O
Massie. Modale Mrs G o Nc
Farland Rev G o Mcfarland,
Minnie Snyder, l. A Boswell, c
81 Nelson, Minnie Strobe, Emma
Snyder Dess Armstrong, Florence
Rayle, d A Rayle, James F Park.
or, l. A Hanger. Mond amin
Maude Logan. Magnolia, Leon
Hill, Lucy Allen. r w Richard
son, II P Hardy. Mo Valley "old
folks" are very proud of he,
young people who took entire
charge of the comfort and plea =
ure of the guests as we'll as the
arrangements for all meetings
as it was done in systematic and
very creditable way.
VIM. Burbank, of Manchester,
New Hampshire, was in the city
Sunday q guest of Fred Burbank
and other relatives.
George Marah. of Little Siony.