Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-14
Resolutions Passed Today
by c. E. Convention

The report of the committee on res
olutions was as follows:
WHEREAS, under the providence
of our Heavenly Father we have been
permitted to meet IN this great con-
vention enjoying the hospitality or
the Harrisburg Christian Endeavorers
and their friends and being oound
closer together in christian Fellowship
and receiving a renewed and enlarg-
ed vision of our opportunities and
responsibilities as Christian Endeav-
orers in the work or the kingdom OF
our Master, be it therefore resolved;
First: That we express our ap-
probation to the officials and citizens
of Harrisburg for their warm well
come and thoughtful concern for our
comfort; to the general committee
for their tirelessness and efficiency in
the management of the details of the
conventions; to the pastors and offic-
ials of the various churches, for the
use of their Churches and their con-
slant effort to make successful each
meeting; to the musicians and musical
directors and the Harrisburg Chris
tian Endeavor Choral Union for
their beautiful and inspiring music;
to the local press for the carefulness
of their reports and the amount Of
space given in their newspapers; to
the presiding officers and speakers for
their diligence and their inspiring and
helpful addresses; to President c. H.
Chain, to Secretary Macrory, to Treas
urer Keller and the other officers and
department superintendent and COM
mitteemen for their careful and ef-
ficient leadership in the affairs of the
state union in keeping the old Key
stone State in the very front rank
of Christian Endeavor and in winning
both banners offered by the Christian
Endeavor World for securing sub
cOrintinnS n contest with other States
Second: That we send our greetings
to the Christian Endeavor boys in
the State Militia whose response to
our country's call has taken them
from their local societies and homes
and kept them from this convention,
and assure them or our prayers for
their safety and welfare in the per-
formance of their arduous duties.
Third: That we endorse the stand
ards of the Executive Committee for
the county and local unions and in
dividual societies, and urge the same
to press forward the work to meet
this standard; that we commend our
splendid state publication THE State
Bulletin" and recommend that our So
cieties strive to have at least one sub
scription to each family represented
in the society; that we will push for
ward the Campaign for Millions,
achieving as rapidly as possible our
state goals ana 1alJnIully cooperate
with our County Unions and State
Secretary in this forward march of
Christian Endeavor; that we pledge
to our officers, and department sup
erintendent and committeeman our
continued loyal support in all their
plans.
Fourth: That we will pray for and
work for and vote ror a 'Saloonless
Nation in 1920 ana that we pledge
ourselves to a persevering effort to
bring about local option in our Key
stone State, using the ballot and our
influence for a hasty determination
of this great evil in our midst; that
we record ourselves as irrevocably op-
posed to cigarets and urge such agi-
tation and education as will lead to
a complete discontinuance of their
use.
Fifth: That we recognizing the
horrors of war and feeling that Chris
tan Endeavor is to have a large part
in bringing about world peace pledge
ourselves to preaching of the Gospel
of Brotherhood in Jesus upon which
foundation alone lasting peace can
come and work forward to the day
when wars shall cease unto the ends
of the earth"
Respectfully submitted by your
committee
W. E. Peffley,
Grace D. Reimer,
George A Long