The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-10-18

The second annual rally of the c. E.
Society at Brandenburg was held Saturday
night and Sunday, October 18th and 18th.
Great interest was manifested in all the
meetings. The speeches, singing and spirit
ual atmosphere was such as TO stir the most
Indifferent. The County Union is confident
that better work along all lines will be done
by the society this year. The rally theme
was Individual Christianity. The following
was the order of exercises:
SATURDAY EXERCISES.
Song Service; Addresses of Welcome by
Mr.. Ii. W. Maer and DR.. J. E: Shreeve.
Address. "Christian Citizenship" Rev. Ii. l..
Bivins, Freedom.
$50 Prayer and Praise Service, quiet hour,
led by DR.. Shreeve; Rally Sermon, MIR. H.
w. Maiar Westminster Seminary.
2.30 Song Service.
Address, Personal Purity, Dr.J. f. Shreeve,
Prest Carroll County c. +. Union.
Address, Individual Power-Mr. George
Mather
Address, Communion With God-Mr. H.
W. Maier.
100, Song Service.
Address, Temperance-Dr J. f. Shrreve.
Evangeistic Sermon-Rev. +. U. Ewing.
DISTRICT RALLY.
A Christian Endeavor District Rally will
be held in the Presbyterian Church at New
Windsor during the afternoon and evening Of
October 22nd.
The following program has been arranged:
200, Prayer and Praise.
Address, The Spirit of Teachabeness, Mr..
Jesse p. Garner.
Junior Work. Miss c. F. GIadhilI.
Address, Reverence. Representative of Ep-
worth League of New Windsor.
Conference-How can we increase the eff
ticiency of the C. E. Societies.
Prayer, Mrs. S. Cover. Linwood.
Lookout, Miss l.. Birely, Middleburg.
Socials. Miss B. Foard, New Windsor.
Recitation.
Solo.
Offering.
Address. The Privileges of the Sabbath,
DR.. d. l.. Greenfield. Westminster.
Adjournment.
$50 Meeting of Executive Committee.
7:15 Prayer and Praise.
Devotional Services by DIR. JAS. Fraser.
Reports of Committees and Business.
Address, Rev. Edgar 7. Read.
Address, Richard A. Harris, Prest. Nd
State C. E. Union.
Adjournment.
At the close of the afternoon session there
will be a social time in the Lecture room of
lHt CuuICu W WHICH NbuhiJ
speakers and three repre> entalves officially
appointed by each nearby society are invited
to be present.
Woodbine Items.
OCTOBER 9.-The annual convention of the
Carroll County Epworh League Union was
held at Mt. Olive Church on West Falls cir
cult. Saturday, October S. followed by a rally
on Sunday, October 6. j. Belt Townshend.
of Westminster, president OF the society, oc
cupied the chair. There were number of
delegates present. All the old officers were
reinstated with the exception of Bro. Robert
E. Barnes, the vice president, who was unable
to serve on account of the position which he
now occupies. as it requires nearly all of his
time Arthur M. lilies, of Winfield, was
elected to fill the place of Bro. r. +. Barnes.
The minutes of the last convention which was
held at Morgan's Chapel on the Sd and 4th of
November, 1906. was read and approved.
The treasurer's report was also approved. III
reports were ordered recorded as read.
Bro. LaCount, president of the West Balti
more District Epworth League, was present
and gave an address on the work OF the va
rious departments
Bro. Louis Horpell, of Baltimore, was also
with us. Through a suggestion resolution
was adopted which will lay aside all of the
ulUtG6IlGeS DtIWGcil tut "tS1 l1iiliihOiC LID
trict League and the Carroll County Epworth
League Union without taking any of its power
away from the latter. Bro. Horpell made the
SUGGESTION Rev. George Harris drew up the
resolution which reads as follows
Whereas, We having heard the suggestion
of Bro. Horpell relative to the Epworth
League work it gives us pleasure to pass the
following resolution.
Resolved, That we request of the West
Baltimore District Epworth League the privi-
lege of the president of the county leagues
in the counties through the district to become
superintendent of county work and member
of the West Baltimore District Epworth
League advisory committee.
j. BELT TowNsHEND, President.
j. w. FLEMING, Secretary.
During the past year the work of the Union
has grown so large that we could not hold all
of the rallies that we were invited to hold.
By the adoption of the above resolution we
will be able to receive help from the West
Baltimore District in the way of speakers
which has been our handicap.
JOHN w. FLEMING, Secretary.