Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-14
GENERAL CONVENTION
Local Epworth League Associations to
Meet at Foundry Church.
Services In Several Churches Yester-
dresses ON Important Subjects.

The Association of the Epworth League
Of the Methodist Churches Of Washington
viii hold a general convention at the Foul-
dry Church this evening, for which elab-
crate preparations have been made. This
occasion marks the fifth anniversary of the
founding of the order, and appropriate ex-
ercises were held in several churches last
evening.
a general order of services for the various
meetings yesterday had been arranged and
distributed by the governing officers. and
this consisted of Scripture reading. respon-
sive readings. the Apostles Greed. addresses
by members and a conservation service con-
Quoted by the pastor. All the District
leagues have signiied their intention of
sending large delegations to the convention,
which begins this evening, and the chances
are that this occasion will be a memorable
one
The meeting at the Metropolitan NJ. E.
Church yesterday began at Gas o'clock and
was presided over by Mr.. H. A. Harding,
brief song service. followed by the reading
of the twenty ninth Psalm and a ten minute
service of individual testimony.
The exercises in the church began at T:30
with an anthem by the church choir. The
ieaguers occupied more than half of the
peWs. The greeting was extended by Mr..
Harding, and Mr.. w. S. Dewhirst read from
the thirteenth chapter of First Corinthians
ture lesson. The prayer was offered by DR..
1. n: Daily. superintendent of the Deacon
ess Home. on North Capitol street.
An address on Christian Culture" was
delivered by Mr.. w. f. Leonard who show
ed how the command to love the Lord was
carried out here. He spoke of the work of the
league, which recognizes no creed but COM
mon manhood, and which makes a special
EFFORT to keep from temptation those who
are in the midst of unchristian surround
tngs-
Distributing Flowers.
Mr.. Fl. l.. Buell. spoke on the literary work
that may be done by the Epworth League
especially that of the literary committee, in
disseminating knowledge as to the history
of the church. Mrs. Z. NJ. Wharton Of the
department of mercy and help told what
was done under the commandment to love
ones neighbor. This department is laboring
in the distribution of flowers among the
sick, together with text cards. and visiting
on certain days of the week at the aims
house. jail and other places in the city.
They regard Ii as a duty to call upon the
sick and make their ills as light as may be.
Mr.. VI. w. Twitchell told of the social
work of the league, which he regarded as
one of the most important features of the
organization. 1t brings strangers to the
meetings and interests them in the work of
the society. He urged the establishment of
outing parties for the summer tennis clubs,
bicycle clubs, boating parties and other as
sociations of that sort.
An address on Our Fifth Anniversary"
was made by Mr.. @. NJ. L. Sites, who spoke
of the growth of the leagues in this country
to a membership of over GOO.OOO, and said
that in his opinion IL was phenomenal and
had never been equaled in the history of
young peoples organizations. Mr.. F. Z.
Waring spoke on Our Present Duty to the
Leagues and Rev. j. H. McCarty delivered
an address in which he dwelt upon the
significance of the great uprising of young
people to antagonize the tendency toward
evil.
At Wesley Chapel.
At Wesley Chapel Mr.. w. c. McMichael,
formerly of the Central Union Mission, con-
Quoted the services. The exercises were
carried out in accordance with the general
program, with one or two exceptions. The
Scripture reading, from the thirteenth chap
ter of / Corinthians, was by Miss Mamie
Roberts. secretary of the chapter, and ad-
dresses were made by Mr.. J. 8. Barker.
first vice president; Miss NJ. NJ. Fitzhugh.
third vice president; Miss Ada Fowler sec
ond vice president, and Mr. F. A. Wood
ward. member of the social committee.
conservation service was conducted by
DR.. c. r. Baldwin, the pastor.
Foundry Church.
At Foundry NJ E. Church the exercises,
which were considerably shortened, were
conducted by Mr.. Frank ]. Metcalf. There
was a brief service preceding that in the
church, in the lecture room, conducted by
Mr.. w. +. Roe. The anniversary exercises
began promptly at o'clock, and consisted
of singing and short addresses. Mr.. VIM.
B. Matthews, president of the chapter.
spoke first, maintaining that the best MEM
Der was not the one who attended the busi-
ness meetings or the social and religious
occasions, but the one who entered into all
of these with spirit and worked for their
success. He then read a greeting from w.
A. Wells, formerly president of the chapter.
but now engaged in evangelical work. He
was followed with a solo b.. Miss Lille
Stewart and address by Mr.. William II.
Kerr. Mr.. Irving o. Ball then sang another
solo, DIR. Oliver o. Brown. pastor of the
church. closed the exercises with an excel
lent discourse upon the work of the Ep-
worth League.