Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-28

praised the work being done by such
men as billy" Sunday and DR..
Henry w. Slough and urged the
Christian Endeavorers of this city
TO do all they can in the big Stough
campaign now on in this city.
the C. E. Choral Union rendered
music.
H.. B. Macrory, Pittsburgh, State
secretary, delivered an address in
which he praised the work of the big
evangelists and urged the support OF
Pennsylvania Endeavorers in making
Boston the central headquarters of the
organization. He said in part:
We are making an eleven-day trip
across the State in the interests of the
new headquarters building at Boston
Pennsylvania made a pledge of $780,
900 toward that fund. Time is ripe
to accomplish great things for c. e.
This great training school is doing
great things in this State.
The eVangelistic department is on
the firing line. L believe in Billy" Sun
day, DR.. Slough and DR.. Champman
in the great evangelistic work. Fifty
thousand young people are ready to
do definite work and should stand by
your churches and pastors.
Praises Pennsylvania Endeavorers
pennsylvania has the largest union
in the world. 1t has given $4,000 to-
ward the new building fund and has
pledged $4,000 more. We are max
| ing a tour covering the following
towns: Lebanon, Easton, Allentown
Orwigsburg, South Bethlehem, Will
| Transport, Scranton, Wilkes Barre
| Newport, Altoona, Greensburg and
Pittsburgh"
Kari Lehman, field secretary Of
the United Society, of Boston, spoke
on 'The Twofold Purpose of C. E." He
said in part:
There is no agency in the cont.
nent that counts so much as Christian
Endeavor. C. E. has made the great
est record in religious work than any
other organization"
The Sixth Street United Brethren
c.. f. choir rendered a selection, after
which the following officers were
! elected
President, A. C. Dean; secretary
Miss Emily Edwards; treasurer, Funl
o. Witherow.
Prizes to Societies
| The following societies won tn,
prizes for the largest per centage o
their membership present: Member
ship over fifty, Penbrook Church o
God, 1874 per cent; st. Matthew's Lu
theran, Sc 2-3 per cent, each receiv
ing a Bible. Membership under fifty
ICON6naIlL ETCSDS il.f per cent.
| and St. Johns Reformed, 56.2 pc
cent, each receiving subscriptions t
the c. e. World and the State Bulle
| tin.
The following were the committe,
on prizes: Paul A. Struckler, JohI
Mccullough and David Brightbill.
| Invite All Societies Here in 1915
Greetings were extended to all th'
societies of the State and an invitation
4 m aff
ton in Harrisburg, 1916.
President Huggins made his annua
report. 1t was as follows:
1.-The union has had one of the mos
prosperous years in it's history durin.
1914. The executive committees have
been we'll attended and nearly all o
the fifty-eight societies were represent
lines of c. f. work. The vice-presi
dents, Paul March, John d. Harden
III. p. Appler, Arthur Hersh, have don,
excellent work and are always loya
to the union. The splendid work don,
during the year is due to the fac
that efficiency has been shown by tn
vice. presidents.
"The various committees have don
much work toward the success o
the big rallies which were held Ii
every district during the year Ever
society has been visited by the of
ficers and committeeman OF the union
A number of rallies were also held il
the surrounding towns of Dauphin an,
Cumberland counties. The followin
committees have assisted the presi
dent in many ways: Lookout, f. A
Miller; music, J. Frank Palmer; iunio
work, Miss Ruth Hoover; press, e. S
Schilling; missionary and good citi
zenship, Benjamin Whitman.
MANY meetings were held at tn
hospitals, Jail and other places. Dur
ing the vacation season members O
the c. e. Union have supplied pulpit
by seventy-six engagements.
"The following new societies wer
admitted to the union during the pas
year: Lutheran. Lemoyne; Church o
fntInnr Personals nm Pano aA