Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-12
c. E. NOTES

Great crowds assembled at the
Chestnut street hall about one hour
before the doors were opened.
Cards of the Rev. DR.. f. E. Clark,
d, D., of Boston, the founder of the
Christian Endeavor movement, were
distributed among the Endeavorers at
an early hour of the convention.
There were a dozen or more press
reporters early on the job long before
the convention opened. The c. E. live
wires are keeping the news wires buzz
zing day and night as this convention
is the greatest convention ever held
in the State, from the standpoint of
spiritual life and large numbers.
DR.. Clarence H. Chain, of Phila-
delphia, president of the State c. E.
Union, said: Harrisburg is a warm
city. and we certainly are receiving q
warm welcome"
Armstrong county won the State c.
Z. Bulletin contest, which is the re-
ward of expenses Of delegates paid to
convention and Frank M. Shubert, the
corresponding secretary was sent as
the representative. He was appointed
by State Secretary Macrory, as chair
man of the Bulletin Booster Commit
tee to secure 1000 subscriptions to the
Bulletin during the convention. The
plan is to secure 100 workers to get 10
subscriptions each. The slogan is 'I
am a Bulletin Booster" and buttons
with the above were worn by many
EndeaVorers.
The Boy Scouts were busy on the
soh civ riyaor n
to the hundreds of delegates and as
sistlng the many Endeavorers to places
of entertainment.
The slogan, "A Saloonless Nation
in 1920" introduced at the Interna-
tional c. E. convention held at Allan
tic City in 1911, when the Endeavorers
lfrom many countries throughout the
world accepted the goal, and Pennsyl-
vania State c.. E. Union has been in
| line with this great movement ever
since the introduction OF the work.
The following persons are all live
wire boosters of Christian Endeavor
and are getting pointers for the 1920
convention at Williamsburg, Allegheny
county: Frank E. Finley, E. L. Jane
son, r. H. Reichardt, H. A. Finley
A. L. Nelson, VIM. McNiven and f. A.
Shutes.
The tickets for the excursion to
Gettysburg on Saturday are on sale at
the Information Booth.
The following is the committee on
resolutions: The Rev. W. E. Peffley
lI.emoyne; Miss Grace d. ReImer, Eas-
ton, the Rev. George A. Long. Pitts
burgh.
Following is the nominating COM
mittee which held a meeting at the
! Y M. e. A. building this (WedneS-
day) morning: w. G. McHenry, chair
man, Philadelphia; the Rev. ]. C..
Pierce, Berks county; the Rev. R.
q. Bannen, D. D., of Williamsport, and
Z. ]. Lewis, Pittsburgh.
The colored C. E. societies of Penn
sylvania are we'll represented at the
Harrisburg convention. Delegations
from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
have already put in their registrations.
More are expected from other points
in the State tomorrow. The general
convention committee have been
very fortunate in the way of providing
homes for all the colored delegates at
tending, which has saved them the
embarrassment that has attended c.
10. conventions IN OLneT parts OIL In6
country where similar provision was
not made.
A striking feature of the entertain
ment of the colored delegates at
ending the convention is the fact that
the A. M. E. and the A. M. E. Zion
denominational reception was held in
Wesley A M. e. Zion church at
Forster and Ash streets, which cele-
brates its 100 anniversary this year,
being the oldest colored church in the
city often referred to as the mother"
of colored churches in Harrisburg. 1t
was one of the under ground rail-
way system" stations inaugurated dur
ing the period of slavery ror the pur-
pose of assisting slaves in their escape
to free States
The Rev. Mr.. Frick of Luzerne
county reports that 404 Christian En-
deavor Experts have been received
during the past year. B. W. Swayze
reports III experts from the member
shin in Lehigh county.
Philadelphia county has gained g.
600 comrades of the Quiet Hour dur
ing the past year. Bert r. Rudolph is
| The hustling president and worked
hard for the big delegation represent
ed at the convention.