Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-27
S. P. C. A. Notes

pennsylvania, pennsylvania, true
Endeavor band,
| Every county in Old Pennsy sure will
will do it's best,
So that is why the Keystone State is
bound to lead the rest.
Great interest is manifested in
the International Christian Endea-
vor convention to be held in New
York City, which is the second held
in the metropolis, which In all prob
ability will be postponed for one
year, the first being the notable
gathering of twenty-five years ago.
| In the quarter-century Christian
/ Endeavor has made great progress,
which will be illustrated at the COM
ing convention. Many famous speak
ers will address the Endeavorers,
among them William ]. Bryan, DIR.
j. Wilbur Chapman, and Prof Currie
Martin, of England. The song lead
ers are to be Homer Rodeheaver
and Percy s. Foster who began his
convention work at the first New
York convention. Among the new
| ideas to be carried out at this con-
for the juniors, and an oratorical
contest for the older Endeavors.
Preliminaries for the latter are now
held throughout the country.
Rehearsals of the oratorio Eli
jah," by Mendelssohn. under the
auspices of the Harrisburg c. E.
Union, are being held weekly. The
cantata will be rendered the early
part of May in the Technical High
school. Prof. Frank A. McCarrell is
the director and over one hundred
members are enrolled with an addi-
ton of a number of musicians who
will cooperate in the orchestral
work.
Endeavorers will study an inter-
esting topic, Missionary Opportuni-
ties in Latin America" in the prayer
service on Sunday evening.
Miss Margaret A. Spencer, State
superintendent. intermediate depart
ment, reports that eight more inter-
mediate societies have been added to
the State list during the past four
weeks, in Mifflin, Green, Lancaster
and Indiana counties. The present
enrolment is 1876. Schuylkill, Milf
| fin and Greene counties have report
ed county superintendents, making
the total sixteen.
New York has over 700 hotels
with facilities to comfortably accom-
modate over 250,000 people.
Pennsylvania will "shine" at New
York in July with approximately
several hundred delegates.
A sunrise Christian Endeavor
prayer meeting in India so impress
ed one man that he decided to be
| baptized with his family.
At the Second Reformed Society
on Sunday evening the following
missionary committee will have
charge of the services: Miss Anna
Dimm, William II. Cocklin, Miss
Margaret Winegeard, Miss Clara
McCarroll.
The Juniors of South Australia
have given kind dergarten set to a
mission to the aborigines and will
soon add a piano.
The Pennsylvania c. e. Union has
| already chartered six hotels. at the
New York convention, among these
being the Van Rensselaer,. Earl, Holly
and Rutledge, all within few
tsuuares of the hall. All under the
same management and rate, S2.50
per day, American plan (meals serv-
/ ed included in rate, two persons to
a room, and each room with bath
| aLIdCneu I1OlOl iOOlllS SdhuoI D0 re-
served for any delegates unless
$3.50 extra accompanies registration
fee of S1.00.
The following missionary commit
mittee of the Harris Street United
Evangelical Society will have charge
| of the C. e. services on Sunday even
ing: Misses Fern Stanford. Evely1
| CARRIER and Mrs. William Oren.
/ Evangelistic meetings are conduct
ed at the Rescue Mission, Allentown
each month, by the Allentown and
Lehigh County Unions, alternating.
The Rev. F. ]. Miles, former pres
ident of the Victoria (Australia)
Christian Endeavor Union, is a chap
lain in the great war, and has won
the distinguished service order foI
assisting two doctors for five days
under heavy shell fire at an advanc-
ed dressing station.
Mrs. Joseph Daugherty will lead
| the c. T.. services at the Sixth
Street United Brethren Society OF
Sunday evening.
DR.. Clark. of Boston, sufficiently
recovered his health to attend a few
| Christian EndeaVor rallies on his
way back from the South.
| A Japanese Christian EndeavoI
Society in Seattle, gives Christian
Endeavor work an average of fifty
two cents a member.
Miss Nellie Gourley will lead the
meeting atNthe Market Square Pres
byterian Society on Sunday evening
General Secretary Shaw is still in
the South, recovering from his auto
mobile accident
The Juniors and Intermediates
held a miniature State convention
in st. Marks Reformed Church, al
Easton, recently, at which more
than sixty delegates were in attend.
ance. More than $50 young people