Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-14
PHILADELPHIA C.E. UNION
PLAYS IMPORTANTPART
AT ANNUAL CONVENTION
FLOATING Committee" Tells of
Beneficial Efforts Among Sea-
faring Men-Prison Work
Discussed
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

HARRISBURG, July IA. - Philadelphia
played a big part in today's convention of
the Christian Endeavorers of the State. A
most interesting work was presented by
the Floating Committee of the Philade-
phia Union. This committee does work
among the sailors of the port Seven places
are maintained where regular services for
the sea wanderers are carried on. Per-
sonal letters are written by the Endeavor-
ers and included in the comfort bags given
to the "sailor brothers" At the conference
this morning cards and leaflets describing
the work were distributed. Walter NJ Lewis,
Of Philadelphia, led the meeting and was
assisted by Osmar NJ. Tresser, chairman OF
the Philadelphia committee on this work.
The state Citizenship Superintendent, Or,
B. w Swayze, OF Allentown, gave out
printed copies of questions on the work of
his department which were to be answered
in the conference. These covered the mat
ter of Christian citizenship in general and
Of Christian EndeaVOr work along eduCa-
tional and practical lines in particular.
At the conference of county union Off
GERS Secretary Nandersall of Ohio. em-
phasized the necessity for u"ng local men
in arranging the programs for county CON
ventions This conference was largely at
tended and went into the matter of union
organization and work with thoroughness
Miss Anna y. Cunningham, the State STU
pcrintendcnt of'prison endeavor work, said
this work in PENNSYLVANIA Ia hampered be-
cause of the refusal of the authorities to
permit the organization Of prison societies
in the State prisons. She said the men
are always greatly Interested in anything
Of that sort which they can call their own.
Tho formation of Christian Endeavor So
Cieties i'm the prisons gives them feeling
of responsibility which is of beneficial eff
feet the probability of complete reformation
Is also raised many per cent Miss Cunning
ham and her department are working hard
on ths matter and hope that some day it
will he possible to do IN Pensylvanla's
prisons what has been so successfully d0ne
in other States
At this mornings business session Scots
Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia was
awarded "A certificate as a front line
society" Twenty-Five societies in all re-
ceivcd front line" certificates, most of
them being from Pittsburgh and other
western towns.
The election of state officers will be an
nounced at the closing session of the con-
vention tonight. Tomorrow morning more
than n thousand delegates will go on eXcur-
sion to Gettysburg battle field
Phladelphia's delegation this morning set
1900 registered delegates as the aim for
the 1918 convention to be held i'm that city.
Resolutions were passed by the State
Christian Endeavor Convention this morn
ing, including greetings to members in the
State militia called to the Mexican border,
Endorsements of the campaign for million
new members, and a pledge to work for a
"saloonless nation in 1890" and the fur
therance of the local option cause in Penn
sylvania.
The convention also went on record as
being "rrevocably opposed to cigarettes"
and urges such agitation and education as
will lead to a completes discontinuance of
their use"
Pledges were also made to work for world
peace.