The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-09-21
COUNTY SABBATH ASSOCIATION.
Its Origin, Object and Local Organic.
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only organizations in Pennsyl-
vania aside from the church
which had for their aim the main
tenance of the Christian Sabbath
as civil and religious institution,
we're the "Phlladelphia Sabbath
Association" the "Pittsburg and
Allegheny Association" and the
"Cum berland Valley Sabbath AS.
sociation."
Believing that the christian and
moral support of every friend of
the Sabbath in the State would
very greatly strengthen the cause
which these societies represented
a Convention was ordered by
them in Harrisburg last Novem.
ber at which time "'The State
Sabbath Association" was organ
lzed having as it's aim the more
general organic tion of all per.
sons who were friendly to the
claims of Scripture and the ex-
listing civil law touching the prop
er observance of the Sabbath, IN
to societies specially designed to
hold aloft those cltims.
BY this arrangement then each
county is urged to organize, en-
roll mem bers, elect it's officers,
and meet in public Convention
statedly for the purpose of dis
tussing such subjects as would
appertain to the purpose of the
organization.
The final design of the State
and County Associations is to be
able at such times as is necessary,
to meet, and If possible defeat
any effort on the part of the enc.
MES of the Sabbath to repeal the
existing legislation concerning
the Sabbath or to so modify that
legislation as to render it practi-
cally null.
In accordance therefore with
the design of the general society
and the expressed wish of many
Christian people of our mmunl-
ty, the pastors of McConnells-
burg, in arecent Preachers Meet
ing, decided to provide for con.
ventlon consisting of representa-
tlves of all denominations 10 the
county, duly elected or appointed
by congregation or pastor, for the
purpose of organizing, if consld-
cred practical, County Sabbath
Association.
This Convention was held in
this place on Tuesday of last
week and was largely attended
by our people as we'll as by many
delegates from distant points in
the county.
TIL, morning session consisted
of suitable devotional exercises,
followed by an able and compre.
hensive address by Rev. S. B.
Houston on the subject ''The Di.
vine Law of the Sabbath and
Christ's teaching and example
concerning It,"
At the afternoon session the
subject 1.-THE Civil Law and the
Sabbath" was discussed by Rev.
j. V. Adams, after which it was
decided to organize ''The Sabbath
Association of Fulton countv."
The permanent organization
was effected by tbs election of
the following persons as officers
for oneyear, viz:-President, Rev.
S. B. Houston; Vice Pres, Mr..
A. U. Mace; Secretary, Rev. j. V.
Adams; Treasurer, Mr.. M. r.
Shaffner.
In conjunction with the officers
of the Association an Executive
Com mittee, consisting of at least
one layman for each township in
the county, will be actively inter
ested in the work Of the society.
The personnel of this Execu-
tive committee will be made
known to the public as soon as
Secretary shall have satisfactory
response from each person nam
ed by the Convention for that
part of the work.
At the evening session after
devotional exercises were con-
Quoted, Rev. A. G. Wolf discuss
ed "Some of the perils to the Sab
bath. T"
Enrollment -of members was