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A Young People's Convention

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 2, 1915

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 92, No. 59.

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A Young People's Convention

By C. L. STONE

On Sabbath, October 23, a very practical and helpful convention was held at the First Seventh-day Adventist Church of Pittsburgh, in the interest of the Missionary Volunteer Societies. Elder Ulrich, the Missionary Volunteer secretary of the West Pennsylvania Conference, presided in the meetings.
In the morning services the topics presented were as follows: Object of the Missionary Volunteer Societies; Relation of the Missionary Volunteer Society to the Church; Educational Features of the Missionary Volunteer Work; Work of the Missionary Volunteer Leader and Secretary; Lines of Work Our Young People Can Do; Social Life of Our Young People.
After each topic had been presented, the subject was thrown open for discussion. A lively interest was manifested by all present. Appropriate songs were interspersed throughout the program, and none seemed to tire of the meeting, although it lasted fully two hours.
In the afternoon the local society held its regular meeting, to demonstrate what a live society can accomplish. In addition to the secretary's report and the prepared program for the hour, there was a season of sentence prayers, with a testimony meeting, in which nearly all present took part. The secretary's report and the report of band leaders gave clear indications that this society is doing earnest work to hasten the coming of Christ. Each month two thousand copies of the Present Truth Series are distributed. The society takes fifteen copies of the weekly Signs and a club of all our principal periodicals, for the use of its members. Ten members of this society are away at school this year.
Demonstrations were also given of the method of distributing the literature, of sending it through the mail, and of carrying on the correspondence.
At the close of the day all felt that it had been a most profitable occasion, and determined to do more for those around them.
C. L. STONE.