Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-07-25
DEN7l0Ns
ADOPTS PLATFORM
large Number of Endeavorers From
All Over the State in Attendance
: At the Biennial Meeting.

All Over the State in Attendance
At the Biennial Meeting.
The delegates to the Fourth Bian-
:nnd convention OF the West Virginia
christian Endeavor Union have re-
turned from Clarksburg, where the
convention was held. They report a
large, interesting and enthusiastic
convention More than a hundred reg
istered delegate were present from all
over the state.
The officers elected for the ensuing
Two years are as follows:
President, w. w. Smith, Morgan
town; recording secretary, J. Y. Yoke,
Bethany; corresponding secretary,
Miss SalIie Russell, Sistersville;
treasurer, Guy r. Pryor, Wheeling;
superintendent of junior work, Miss
Nell Layman, Fairmont; superinten
dent of missions, Miss Sophia Hoff-
meister. Wheeling; superintendent OF
5uyenile and prison work, Rev. T.. G..
Queen, Grafton.
The following resolutions were
adopted as the Christian Endeavor
platform:
Preamble.
We the representatives. OF the
thousands of Christian Endeavorers
In West Virginia, gathered at Clarks-
burg in our Fourth Ri cnniai conyen-
ti0n, gladly reaffirn our loyalty to
tae principles of Christian Endeavor
and to the church and the great
christian enterprise, and reverently
renew Our allegiance to Christ, our
sSSsViDr, the Master of our lives
Importance OF Young Peoples Work.
Because the army OF the church
must be recruited from the young peo-
pie, we re-emphasize the primal inn
portance of the work of the church
such work is to win their lives for
Christ. The younger members OF the
church must also be trained in the
great Christian truths. But in loyalty
TO the very name of our society, we
hold that the great object In the
training OF our Christian young people
Is to prepare them for the efficient
service of the Kingdom of God
Politics. -.
AS Christians and as citizens we
seek to advance the rule OF Christ in
our own state. We believe that every
voter should stand aggressively for
clean and honest politics both voting
and working for the cause Of good
and efficient government, and seeking
rather TO elect honest and capable of
= Hcials than to achieve party success.
The Saloon.
Especially do we believe that now
is the tir'e to strike hard at the sa-
aoon. knowing 1t TO be the great cause
of crime the great corruptor OF pol
itics, the profiigate waster of every
good we cherish Now is the time
to Danish it from our whole state for
ever.
Sunday.
We believe it unfair to lightly rob
sany man of his Sunday rest, and we
seek TO have the laws strengthened
and enforced so as to preserve that
day for Christian worship and for the
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Missions.
SO great are the missions of a
enjoy, and seek to conform even more
fully to the law OF Christ that we de-
sire they may spread through all the
world, and to this end we pledge our
most generous support to the work OF
Christian missions, both in America
and beyond the seas.
Christian Fellowship.
To achieve a work so great and SO
all inclusive, Christians of every name
must stand shoulder to shoulder and,
to advance the cause of Christ, We
pledge ourselves. each in our own
churches, to do all in our power to
strengthen the bonds that unite all
Christians in the service of our COM
Hmon Lord.
Thanks.
In conclusion, we wish TO express
our thanks to our hosts for their hos
pitaltty, to the local societies who
have made such excellent preparation
for our meeting. and to the speakers
and all others who have given both
OF time and effort to make the conyen-
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