Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-07
JOINT MEETING
AT MARYSVILLE
Conventions of Societies and
Sunday Schools of Church
of God

Marysville. Pa. June Z. - With
over two hundred delegates present,
the nineteenth annual Christian En-
deavor convention and the fiftieth
annual Sunday school convention of
the Church of God of the Eastern
Pennsylvania eldership, being held
in the Bethel Church of God, came
to a close to-day. The Christian En-
deavor convention was held on Tues
day and Wednesday and the Sunday
school convention yesterday and to-
day.
At the sessions of the Sunday
school convention yesterday the Rev.
Harry e. Hershey was elected presi-
dent of the Sunday school association
for the ensuing year. Other officers
elected were: Vice. president, the
Rev. L. H. Yoder. of Auburn; sec
retary, the Rev. Jonas Martin, Lam
disville: statistical secretary, Miss
Anna Fortenbaugh, Etters; treasurer,
C. G.. Miller, Penbrook; superintend-
entorganized adult Bible class work,
w. c. Burnett. Altoona.
Committees were appointed by the
retiring president, the Rev. h. j.
Huggins. of Penbrook. as follows:
Committee on permanent organlza-
ton. the Rev. George Hoverter, Lam
caster, chairman; the Rev. f. n.
DENNY, Columbia: the Rev. E. Il.
Wagner, Linglestown; DIR. c.. II,
Grove, Enhaut, and the Rev. 5. H.
Weigle. of Lewisberry; committee on
resolutions, the Rev. Oscar Grayblll,
Middletown. chairman; the Rev. H.
S Hershey, Harrisburg, and DIR.
Harry Hoover, Elizabethtown; COM
mittee on place, the Rev. j. {. Form
crook, Penbrook. chairman, and DR..
William n. Yates, Harrisburg.
The report of the secretary, the
Rev. Jonas Martin, showed that the
| Eastern Pennsylvania eldership,
which includes charges between AL
toona and Philadelphia, includes 412
Sunday schools and that during the
year 1915 these institutions had
| 2O,7OS members enrolled. This is
gain of ZOO over 1915.
At it's closing session yesterday the
| Christian Endeavor society elected
officers as follows: President, w. i.
| Cooper of Bowmansdale; vice-presi-
dent, w. A. Myers, Mount Pleasant;
secretary. Miss Edith Miller, Mount
JOY: treasurer, c. G. Miller, Pen
| brook.
The sessions of the Sunday school
| convention were opened yesterday
afternoon with a large attendance.
| The retiring presidnt, tn Rev. E. j.
Higgins, of Penbrook, opened the
program with devotional exercises
after which his appointment of COM
mittees was announced. The Rev
Harry S. Hershey delivered an in
teresting address, at this session on
| Sunday School Efficiency" The
Rev. s. y. Good, Shippensburg, spoke
on Character and Conduct of Sun
day School Music" and Charles Be
shore. Enhaut, spoke on Sunday
School Literature" A permanent or
ganization was effected and various
, committees reported.
| At the evening session a song serv-
ice was held. followed by an address
by DIR. w. d. Marburger, og Denver
Pa. who spoke on Our Marching
Order"
The Christian Endeavor convention
had some interesting addresses dur
ing it's session. On Tuesday after
noon J. B. Martin, of Middletown
spoke on The Efficient c. E. In
the evening DR.. l.. S. Nudge, pastor
of the Harrisburg Pine Street Pres
| byterian Church, delivered an in.
teresting talk o n"Paying the Full
Price"
Three interesting talks were deliv-
cred at the Wednesday morning ses.
sion by Msr. Ebbrt Shetts, of En-
haut: DIR. S. G. Yahn, of Harrisburg
and Miss Grace Reiner. of Easton.