Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-08-10
LEAGUE CONFERENCE
Interesting RepOris-Rev. M.
Burrows Address.

Yesterday afternoons session of th,
Ashevillc District Epworth League con
terence was opened by devotional exer
ciscs conducted by Rev. J. A. Burrow
This was followed by highly satisfactory
reports from the League, developing
these statistics: There arc, in the Ashc.
vile district, IA Epworth Leagues with
an aggregate membership of between
1000 and 100. There are three Leagues
with membership OF over 100, the larr-
est League being Montmorcnci with
IA members.
Miss Irene McLoud read an essay on
| "Women's Work i'll the League" an cx-
ccllcnt production. 1t showed what real
work there is for woman to do in the
League and how useful she can be to.
wards enhancing Gods kingdom.
why should young Mcthodists be
members of the Epworth League :" was
discussed by ] NJ. Johnson, {. NJ. Lance
and Others.
]. Will Plcss gave talk on the Iuvc-
nile League and urged all Leagues to or
ganizc them. Miss Ethel Edwards gave
written report from the only juvenile
League IN the district, which was organ
lied at llendcrsonvillc about three
months ago.
AT $50 Rev. ]. A. Burrow, jr., pastor
OF Centenary church, Knoxville Tenn
gave an address on "Thc Epworth
League and Christian Work" 1t was a
splendid address, occupying about three.
quarters of an hour and abounded in
witicisms that made it all the more en-
tertaining. He said a great m ny people
were afraid of the Epworth League whcr,
it was organized, losing sight of he real
object OF the League, preferring to think
the young people would eventually ruin
the church. He assured his hearers that
there was no cause for such alarm. He
said it was meeting the high, st cxp,c,a
ton OF its warmcst friends. Some pcopIc
had the idea that the League was SCI
arate and distinct from the church. This
was a great mistake. "rhc League" he
sad, lis as much a part OF the church as
the Sunday school or prayer meeting.
The relation is just as intimate. The crd
IN view is not for the Target and
most influential League, but the iorma-
ton OF christian characteristic u,lizl-
tion of the christian lie for the Masters
cause. This one thing the world needs
more than anv other. There are a great
many things we need to form this chris
tian character, but among the most i'm
portant is real faith in God. Without
this our work becomes mechanical Faith
rs matter OF cultivation. A christian
who wishes to make himself useful must
cvrlop iii knowledge. The object OF the
literary department is to educate the
mind in tn" knowledge of the church, to
teach about its history, polity and gov
ernmcnt. The next thing is to put our
faith and knowledge into action. The
ideal League member will have love for
Christian fort is SO often a |
matter of habit. In the formation of
this habit we can make ourselves useful |
but to be truly useful we need and must |
have love for man"
1t was splendid address, delivered in |
a pleasing and effective manner. and the
large congregation that ATTENDED was |
both instructed and entertained.
Prot. Grabau presided at the organ |
and Miss Denison sang a solo during |
the service. Fitch Taylor conducted the
opening devotional exercises this morn
ing. The first topic discussed was How
the League may help in building up CON
gicSation.' Scvcralintercsting succchcs
were made on the sui i,ct.
Mrs. n Gill Of Wcavrrvllc read a
paper on Our Motto" which was in
every respect most excellent one.
"Thc Possibilities Of the Literary De
partment" was discussed by ". L. Rol.
Inns. DR.. Atkins and others, and the
session closed with ON essay on
"A Model League" by Miss Trrric l..
Buttrlck. 1t was Il model essay. and II
all the Leagucrs would adopt the plans
their usefulness could not be
estimated
Rev. Chas. W. Byrd conducted the
opening services thus afternoon and spc
,lal prayers were Offered tor the speedy
recovery OF Rev. Ira Erwin OF lIcndcr.
'onvillc, who is very i'll Of typhoid fever.
here will he a rcccptioutothcL Lcaguers
in the Y. NJ. {. A. hall this evening. An
program has bIcn arranged
md refreshments will b. served.