Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-09-05
VIRGINIA ENDEAvOBERs.

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1 Market Street Methodist church, VII
t chester, August %. The address
0 welcoms by Mayor BarIon was sho
S and simple, but earnest and SINGER
= lie assured the visitors Of genUir
welcome and neatly capped lis addres
! with reciling the Shawnee legend thf
whoever drinks the water of thes
springs would some day return again
Rev. J. 3. S.onesiTer's address of wei
come YVES in line with the mayor
talk, and was equally as hearty. Th
response by Mr.. W. r. Kennedy, c
Lexington, was in an appreciatiy
strain.
President r. e. Hutton rea | his an
nual report. which swowed gratifying
success in the growth Of the societ,
during the past year.
The report of Miss Lula o. Phillips
of Richmond, the State secretary
showed the number of SOCIETIES in thu
States Union to be 253; total member.
ship, 10000. In the State Union twelve
different churches are represented
while thirty are Union societies and
three are not connected with any
! church. These are found in the Flor
ence Crittendcn Mission, ia school
and in tie work among the sailors.
Among the churches repl esented in
the Union are The Disciples, sc socie-
ties; Presbyterians, 40; Baplists, 10;
Methodist Episcopal Church, Protes ant
l6; Methodist Episcopal, North ana
South, 16; United Brethren, s; Chris
tan, 7; Reformed, 4; Episcopal. 8;
Congregational, /; Friends. /.
Treasurer IT. T. Lowe, of Falls
Church, reported the financial condi-
ton Of The Union to be in excellent
shape, with largely increased receipts:
Rev. Fl. p Hari, of Trinity church,
Lexington, delivered an address on
"Presept Day Problems for Christian
Endeovorers."
The report of the committee appoint
cd to secure State song Tor the use of
The Union EXCEED considerable dis
cussion. The old committee was dis
charged and new one, consisting Of
Prof. E. L. Snider, Rockbridge Baths;
Prof. Jas. Lewis Howe, of Washington
and Lee University, Lexington, and
Rev. W. J. Cooke, of Woodstock, was
appointed by the chair.
The leading feature OF the afternoon
session was the address by Prof. Jas.
Lewis Howe, OF Washington and Lee
University, on "Denomin ational Fidel-
ity and Inter- Denominations Fellow
ship"
TIE closing session Of the State
Union was held Friday night, August
30, in Braddock Street Methodist
church, many persons beng turned
away unable - gain admittance.
The final feat Ire of The session were
conservation services conducted by Mr..
W. r. Kennedy, of Lexington, and
were very impressive.
DIR. Jas. Lewis Howe, of Washington
and Lee Unlvers ty, spoke on "Our
Work."
The election of officers resulted as
follows: President, W. W. Douglass,
Of Ballston; Vice Presidents, Rev.C W.
Trawick, Buena Vista, Rev; W. J.
Cooke, Woodstock, DR.. Bacches, Lynch
burg; Secretary, Miss Lula o. Phillips,
Richmond; Treasurer, H. F. Lowe,
Falls Church; Transp ortation Manager,
Herbert F. Miley, Woodstock; Super.
intendent Junior Work, Miss Mary
Sue Appersoo, Lynchburg; Superin-
tendent of Missionary Department, R.
E. Hutton, Lexington; Superintendent
of Floating Work, MIR. John Deans, of
Portsmouth; Superintendent of Prison
WORE, Mr.. j. W. Whltmore, Jr;, Rich
mond; Chairman of Press Committee,
W. r. Kennedy, Lexington; Directors;
Rev, H. T. Ha /. i'll, Lexington; NJ. E.
Campbell, Winchester; Rev, Ellis S.
Hay, Roam ke, Rev. T. F. Billiard,
Lynchburg; r. ". Miles, Richmond;
Rev. Ben. Hert, Norfolk.
AN UGLY RUMOR.