Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-22
EPWORTH LEAGUE
Held a Convention at Fairfield with Il
Good Attendance.
T Special to the KEssEBEo JOURNAL

Special to the KEssEBEo JOURNAL
FAIRFIELD. Oct 2l There was a good
number Of dslesates in attendance at the
Epworth Lesgue convention when it opened
at 10 o'clock this forenoon. A very inter-
esting praise service was led by Rev. 4 S
House, pasio. of The NJ. E church at Skow-
hegsn, who incidentally referred to the
revival of religious interest row in progress
.moDg his people The devotions were
conducted by Rsv. II. Chase, the p'stor
Of the church mere, sod then Mrs. + F
Files Of Fairfield resd paper full of
earnest thoughts, the theme beiog the need
Of Chri.iisn experience for .ffec,ual work.
Mr. Herbert L. Emery Of Waterville
then spoke on the subjet mercy and
Help" which . tle name of one OF tie
departments Of the league work. HIS re-
marks we're CT practical nature and i'd
Gated that he had pretty correct i.es as
to the msthois which may be most sdvsn-
t4geousiy employed Mr.. Emery is an
earnest worke, for the league and evidently
believes that it is destined to become a
great factor in bringir g sbeu; good results,
Afttr quartet had been tiaeiy re dered
by the choir feam SkoShtgsD, Rev. W. F.
Holme. spoke at length upon tue EpwoItn
Lsseu' as triioi1g school 70 Christian
work. snd sft-r some matters Of business
had been steEiei to, there WAS an adj ourn-
ment for di' ner.
Alter partskirg Of bountiful dinner.
prosd d ty the ls5ies os the society, the
convention wss called 70 order at 2 o'clock,
phen the prsise and d, votions were led by
Rsv. W l. Brown OF Clinton.
l,4 Il
lowing officers elected: President. H. L.
Emery. Wsseivilie; l,t vice president.
Msry Bowdrn Of Osklard; 81 vice presi-
dent. II. A, Dinsmore, Sko~h'gsn, secre-
tsrv and treasurer. A. Hamilton,
oakland; executive committee. z. l..
Smith, Fairfield, f r Drummond, Water
vile, Rev. Roht Lswton. Msdison. The
convention Is 10 b. held semi subuslly, ard
the next will be 81 oakland, probably some
time in Msrch, the committee to decide
upon that natter and make de lite a1-
nouncement
a. follows Fairfield, E l. Smith; Msdi-
son, Rev Robert La~ton; Skovhegan, Mr..
III A Dlnsmnre; Wsterviile. Mr. II. L.
Emery; Clinton. Rev W L Brown; Oak
land, Mrs F. N Msines. The Leagues
Fere All rctDfAtu uuiu& kbUu NohA shu
makiog steady Increase in membership.
S ms of the reports we're particularly en-
coursgng.
Cs-e,uiy prepired aud we'll received ps-
pers were th-u read SIS folio~s: "Ho~
may the EpwoIth League be Of the great
est ponible advantage 10 the church and
particularly to the young peopie?' by Miss
Winnie Robioson Of Oakland; Look up
and lift up" written by Miss Cis,a French
Of Sko -hsgsn and resd by Miss Aida
French. Rev. l.. Good.peed Of En-
field, Mass. spoke eloquently upon "Isaiah's
Vision his tex being from Isaiah, 6: 8.
This vas tho last of The afternoons pro-
gramma. bu. n gntion must be made Of the
beautiful music rendered during the day
by the mixed quartet. comprising Rev. and
Mrs House, Mrs. William Emery OF Skow-
ht gan and Rev. F l. Goodspsed. 1t
sdied greatly to the interest Of the
exercises. Supper vas provided in
thu yes.rY at ) 80, and in the evening
the pfs ss service, which was led by Miss
Msrcis Withsrell, clmmenced st Z, fol-
10 .ed ty dev 1,ionsi, conducted by Rev.
Robert L.~ton, the ps-tnr's half hour, snd
40 .dd,ess bs Rev. E. S Houss, subiscs,
Weaving
The convention has been q pronounced
success, sod its pr ,otors feel tbs, il will
be instrumental in doing much good.