The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-05
EPWORTH LEAGUE.
First Meeting Of the King
County District.
RE FIRST DAYS SESSION.
Isssrsetfvs Papers by Two Able Dtviaes
Progresses Of su.dAy-schssl
and League Days.

The Seattle District Epworth Leagne and
Sunday School Convention opened last
evening at the First Methodist Episcopal
church. The district includes King. Sno-
homish and Kitsap counties, and this i
the first convention ever held here The
attendance was slim, owing TO the m
clement weather, but those present rs
tened to some very instructive remarks oy
Rev. B. r. Cherrington, ID. D., OF Puget
Sound University, and by Rev. }. T. w.
Coke. Phi. D., d. D.
DR.. Cherrington spoke upon the subject
of "Our Educational Interests" and
showed how all great leaders OF men have
stamped their private character upon the
organizations which have followed them.
John Knox, John Wesley, and all great
religious leaders have stamped their
characters upon the work which
they undertook; therefore, If we
would have pure-minded leaders
in our time men of consecrated zeal, men
Of broad outlook as statesmen. we must
look to the manner in which our youth are
being trained up, and see that their minds
are not narrowed and distorted by the
teachings of skepticai teachers. The
church is doing a magnificent work
in this line; maintaining Christian
schools at Spokane, at Tacoma.
Portland, Salem. and, IN fact, they
are scattered all over the land, training up
noble young men and women to have q
right view of life, training them to have
broad views of things and giving them
honorable, noble, Christian characters. 1t
is not enough that VIC give attention to
mental training alone. Right moral train
ing is as important; nay. more important
than mere mental culture.
DIR. Coke then spoke upon, spiritual
training. and gave highly edifying dis
course upon that theme.
The convention bids fair to be a success
and should be we'll attended. Following
is the programme of the exercises to fol-
low:
TUESDAY MORNING SESSION suSDAY-scHooL
500 Devotional: exercises, led by Rev. John
Finn.
s:s-District conference business.
9:S-Introductory address, by Or. Coxe-
10.00-"How Shall We Secure More Faithful
ness on the Part OF Teachers, in Better Prepare
tion and Better Teaching DR.. Cherrington:
lo.30-'Possible improvements in sunday
lent Contributions" Rev r. z. Fahs.
II Necessity and Profitableness of Teach
ers. Meetings" Rev, :. A: Bright.
Commentaries" Rev. c. E. Pomeroy, d. d.
Afternoon Session.
Devotional services, led by Rev. John
2:oo-"The Superintendent" Rufus Willard,
a:so-"The Bible. and How to Use It." DR..
s:oo sl End to Re ss Obtained OBJ in sunday-
3:30-"How to Enlist the Young Men in Sun
day schools, and Hold Them" Rev 6. H: Feese.
4:oo..How to Conduct the Primary Depart
ment,'' Mrs. DIR. johnson.
4:9-Question Box, Rev. H. d. Brown.
Ere,sing Session.
soO-"The Sunday school Idea" address by
Rev. J. c. W. Coke, Phi. D., d. ..
WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSION EPwoRTH
LEAGUE DAY.
$50 District conference business
93e-"The Value and Scope of Religious Testi-
mouy." Rev: E. r. Hayward.
10-"The Necessity OF UNCONVENTIONAL Young
Peoples Organizations" Rev. A. Inwood.
i0.3-DepartDent work ten minutes each:
Christian Work, J. O. Hestwood: Mercy and
Murphy: "Entertainment," Miss Celia Graves:
Correspondence" Miss T. Young; Finance"
n:0-aRelstions of the Epworth League to the
Sunday School, Rev. f. s. Stockwell.
Afternoon Session.
l:45-Devotional services, led By Rev. A. II.
March.
2-Epworth League business.
2:2o-"Responsibility of the Epworth League
jn its Relation TO the Church." Rev. W. II.
Mahafie
s-.The Epworth Herald. and Epworth
Literature Rev. p. C. l.. Harris.
s:50-"The Junior League" T.. 7. Blaine.
Best Method of Conducting Young Peoples
Meetings." Rev. Horatio Alling.
4.D-"The League and Eyangelistic Work."
Rev. A. L. Kocnekc
5-"Question Box" DR.. Coke.
Ercaing SESSION.
s-Address BY Rev. J. c. w Coke, Phi D., D. D.,
af
Church; conservation meeting. led by John
kehiveiy, followed by the singing OF the battle
Hymn of the Epworth League"
Benediction.