The record-union., 1894-06-13
TO BRING PEOPLE TO GOD.
How the Epworth League Pursues Its
Noble Purpose.
Yesterdays Proceedings of the saera-
mento District Convention
Election of Officers, Etc.

session yesterday morning dI tHo 'oA-A'i1
street NJ. E. Church, and was opened
with devotional exercises.
Clare Polsley, Corresponding Secre-
tary. submitted report in which 1t was
shown that there are twenty-three chap
ters of the Epworth League in the Sacra-
rnento District, with total membership
of 700 Five new leagues have been organ
lied since the last convention. The
largest league in the district is that OF
Redding, which has 80 members. The
largest Junior league is at Grass Valley.
1t has $50 members.
Among the subordinate leagues that Of
the Sixth-street NJ. E. Church of Sacra-
mento has 90 members, and the largest
active membership 60. To the Sutter
City League belongs the credit of the
largest proportion OF active members (49).
The society at the Central Church, this
city. DIR. Cronemiller, President, has
about 10 active members and seven
or eight associate. The average attend
ance on Sunday evenings is ID.
According TO the report the spiritual
department is in the best condition, there
having been in the last three months
forty-seven meetings, including twenty
five street meetings. Several conver-
sions have resulted. 1.-THE league be-
lieves this is the most practical way to do
good work" J" says the report, "and that
Christians cannot obey Gods command
Go We into all the world and preach the
gospel 20 every creature'-and contine
themselves to the four walls OF church" :"
SOME DISTRICT STATISTICS.
Representatives of the various leagues
throughout the district made reports Of
their condition, from which it appears
that the number of members is sos, out
side OF places from which no reports
have been received. The summary OF the
Secretary's report shows that there are in
Auburn total membership, associate
and active, of y; Chico, %; Fort Jones,
56 Grass Valley, 60; Marysville, 40; Ne
vada City, 80; Newcastle, II; North San
Juan, none; Red Bluff, 90; Redding, 80;
Roseville, "a: Rocklin, .; Sheridan, 81;
Sutter City, 40; Central Club, this city, As;
Sixth-street NJ. E. Church, this city, Us;
Olinda, 36; Enterprise, 81; Yreka, none;
Yuba City, %; Nevada City, y.
No reports were received from Duns-
muir, Florin, Oroville, Williams or
Uncle Sam mine, which are embraced in
the district.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
After some entertaining remarks by
Mrs Beechgood of Marysville, and Rev.
A L. Neednam, the Nominating Com
mittee, composed of George Kellogg of
Newcastle. Jos. Klegg OF Auburn, and
Mrs. Beechgood, submitted its report. 1t
was approved unanimously, and the fol-
lowing persons were declared the new
officers OF the league: President, George
d. Kellogg, Newcastle; First Vice-Presi-
dent, Harry A. Norman, Sacramento;
Second Vice-President. Elan Briggs,
Grass Valley; Third Vice President, q.
X. Bingham, Red Bluff: Corresp sponding
Secretary, Clare Polsley, Chico; Record
ing Secretary, Anna McKenney, Marys-
vile; Treasurer, DR.. Mary Cronemiller,
Sacramento; Executive Committee, w
w. Lewis and w. +. Cronemiller.
OTHER PROCEEDINGS.
Miss Reta PARROT of the Literary De-
partment read a paper on the work of the
Chautauqua Circle, which gave rise TO an
interesting discussion.
IN his paper on Personal Workn Mr..
Van Luben spoke Of the various meth
ods used in making conversions. He
thought it unnecessary to say much to
the erring one, but TO employ kindness
and sympathy.
Several others spoke on the same SUBJ
ject. Secretary Miller of the Young
Mems Christian Association said the way
TO convert a person is to go about it in a
simple, easy way.
Mr.. Beechgood said that sometimes in
trying to bring people to Christ we only
drive them away. 1t is sometimes best
10 make five or six visits to person
without broaching religion. God goes
before and prepares the heart for the con-
version.
The convention then took a recess,
during which the delegates partook of
lunch prepared for them in the rooms of
the Young Mems Christian Association.
The afternoon session was necessaril Y
brief one, as the delegates went in a
body to visit the Crocker Art Gallery,
where considerable time was spent in
admiring the works of art, the museum,
etc.
Returning to the church there was
song service, after which T. W. Appleton
of Sacramento read a carefully consd-
cred paper on ''The Business Meeting
It's Necessity and How to Conduct it,"
1t called forth a lively discussion from
the delegates.
Practical Work for Young People"
was the subject of thoughtful address
by Rev. c. V. Anthony, pastor of the
church, which elected much favorable
comment.