The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15

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SESSION In WESTMINSTER
Hampstead Selected for Next Years
Gathering
The seventeenth annual convention
of the Carroll County C. E. Union met
in the Methodist Protestant Church,
Westminster, Thursday morning, May
Z. DR.. ]. E. Shreeve, president, pre-
sided, and conducted the opening de-
votiona1 exercises in keeping with the
theme of the convention, Service
The convention sermon was post
poned until the afternoon. In it's
place was substituted the officers re-
ports. The reports of the president,
secretary-treaSurer and junior sup
erintendent were then made.
The president spoke enthusiastically
of the visits he had made during the
last year. He recommended that each
society elect their officers annually
instead of semi-annually; also to con-
slider the advisability Of holding the
county conventions every two years.
The secretary reported 26 senior
societies in the county, one of which
had been recently organized, that at
Baust's Church. During the year the
societies contributed the sum of $47O
| for benevolence.
( The junior superintendent reported
the total membership 173 and that
Sa9.47 had been contributed. Of this
amount, $S5.76 had been given to mis-
sions, a general average of about 4912c
per member and an increase of $37.14
over last year.
A symposium, preparation for Ser
vice." was participated in by Mrs.
James Fraser, New Windsor, and T.
F. Shearer, Miller's, Baltimore coun-
ty. emphasizing the quiet hour and
conservation.
At the afternoon session devotional
exercises were conducted by Miss Sara
Wertz, Lineboro. Rev. Herman A.
Golf, pastor of Taneytown Presbyter-
ian Church, delivered the convention
sermon on the theme Saved to Serve
Rev. c. L. Queen, who took the time
assigned to Rev. CIV. Haddaway, gave
us stirring and encouraging address
On c. E. work. A very practical and
/ heart-to-heart talk by Rev. P. A. He'll
man, pastor St. Paul's Lutheran
Church, Baltimore, on the theme What
Shall We Read" followed.
The evening session, at which Rev.
". E. Wheeler, vice president, presid-
/ ed and conducted the devotional ex-
ereises. was held in Alumni Hall,
Western Maryland College. Frank w.
Mather, chairman of the nominating
committee made the report. The re-
port adopted as read was as follows:
President, Dr. J. E. Shreeve, West
minister.
man. Uniontown.
Secretary-treaSurer, Mrs. Emma r.
Ecker. New Windsor.
Junior superintendent, Miss Carrie
BOSley, Hampstead.
Temperance superintendent, Miss A.
Myrtle Caple, Sandyville.
Missionary superintendent, Miss A.
H. Birnie, Taneytown.
Press correspondent, Mrs. L. ..
Messler, Linwood
Pastoral counselor, Rev. w. E.
Wheeler. Taneytown.
After a we'll rendered anthem by
the convention choir, Rev. Mr.. Wheel
er introduced Rev. Charles L. Mead,
of New York, a member of the M. E.
General Conference, in session in Bal
timore, as the speaker of the evening.
His address on Personal Power was
a wonderful portrayal of consecrated
service and its joys.
The quiet hour service at seven
o'clock on Friday morning proved
most helpful. DR.. o. E. Tiffany, of
Western Maryland Colleges spoke most
forcefully and clearly on the theme
What Prayer Means to the Worker"
The sessions on Friday morning at
8 and 9.45 were planned to be particu
larly that of C. E. Institute and en-
able the delegates to talk over their
problems in their local societies and
have them met. With this in view,
Rev. W. E. Wheeler met the delegates
in the primary department room inter-
ested in the lookout committee, and
Rev. r. w. Doty in the main auditor
ium those interested in the prayer
meeting committee.
At 945 Frederick Ohrenschall, the
State superintendent of missionary
work of the c. E. Union, met those
interested in missions in the primary
department room. simultaneously
Charles Woods, temperance superin-
tendent of the State work, lead the
temperance committee.
The devotional exercises at the
morning session at 1870 were led by
Rev. R. w. Doty, Westminster. DR..
]. w. Herring, State Comptroller and
one of Marylands honored citizens,
delivered an address on sabbath OBJ
servance. Its Imperative Need
A quartette from the Methodist Prot
estant Church choir rendered beau
!, tiful selection. The reports of the
conferences held in the morning were
then made. Miss A. M. Speakman,
county missionary superintendent read
her report and presented the mission
ary banner. This was won by the
Lineboro society, which contributed
an average of S1.65 per member to the
cause of missions. The society of
Grace Lutheran Church, this city, was
second, with an average of $1.4S per
member. The society of the Mt. Union
Lutheran Church was third, with an
average of Sill per member.
The county temperance superintend-
ent, Miss A. Myrle Caple, read her re-
port calling attention particularly to
the evil influence exerIed by the saloon
on people eight and ten miles from
, Westminster and recommending an
, active camaign against the iniquity.
Rev. c. E. Fultz, pastor of the Otter