The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-03
EPWORTII CONVENTION.
It win He Held in Manchester, \. H., Next
 Month.

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 Manchester, N. H., Sept. 1.-The fifth annual convention of the New England district of the Epworth league, the young peoples organization of the Methodist church. will be held in this city October 4-5. This meeting has grown to considerable importance among the young Methodists of New England. and It's previous meetings have been largely attended. Still 1t Is hoped that this one will be more en- thusiastically supported, and those hay ing the various departments in charge have been unsparin6 in their efforts to have this result ealized. The pre- vious conventions htve been held in Providence, Worcester. Portland and Plymouth.
 The president of the district is Rev. Edward M. Taylor, pastor of the Win throp street church, Boston. He is the successor of other presidents who have been, as he is, most cordial supporters of the work of the league, and thorough ly in touch with the young people. Revs. William I. Haven of Brookline, George S. Buffers of Fitchburg, Freder- ick H. Knight, formerly of Springfield, now of Germany. are those who have previously held the office The other officers of the district are:
 R. S. Douglass, first vice president. Plymouth, Mass; I. P. Chase, second vice president, St. Johnsbury, Vt,; w. J. Yates, third vice president New Lon don, Conn; John Legg, fourth vice president, Worcester, Mass; Frederick N. Upham, general secretary, Dorches- ter, Mass; Merritt c. Beale, recording secretary, Boston, Mass; William M. Flanders, treasurer. Newton Center Mass; Mrs. Annie B. Smiley, superin- tendent Junior league, Ipswich, Mass.
 President Taylor, besides being one of the most popular young men in the New England conferenceand possessed of very large pulpit power has mani- president of the league. He was born in Washington, Pa., February 25, 1852. After passingthrough the public schools of that place he entered Washington and Jefferson college, and graduated from that institution fin 1S73 In the spring of 1874 he was admitted on trial in the Pittsburg conference, and was appointed junior preacher on the Flor ence circuit. Feeling deeply the need of a theological education his presid- ing elder, at his request, released him from his appointment. and in the fall of 1874, he came to Boston and entered the theological school of Boston univer- sity, from which he received the degree of s. T. B. in June, 1877. During his sen- for year in the School of Theology he supplied the M. E. church of South Braintree, Mass, and after graduation was appointed to South Braintree for two years. Since that time his ap- poiftments have been as follows East Main street, Norwich, Conn.,, three yCbAo oI. | O dul T oA INltCl, MdSS., three years; Flint street, East Somer- vile, Mass, one year.; Trinity, Charles town, Mass, five years.
 There are 700 leagues in New Eng land, with membership of 3O,OOO, while in the country at large there are 13,0O0 leagues with membership of nearly 100000. The figures increase every year, and yet there are over 200 churches in New England which do not have a league, or young peoples organi- zation. Though it is true that there is some opposition to the league in a few of the churches because it is thought to separate the young and old members of the church into two distinct classes, still in most of these 200 churches that is not the reason for the lack of league
 The reason lies in the fact that the church is small, or perhaps indifferent, and and it is therefore hoped that rep resentatives of these 200 churches will go to this years annual meeting, and get just and adequate idea of what the league is, and what it aims to ac- complish for the church.
 As the league is only few years old it's growth and work in New England will compare favorably with that of any other part of the country. The T.p- worth Herald, the official organ of the league,is one of the brightest and news fest of religious weeklies, and keeps marvelously in step with the literary demands of the league. It's circulation is as large as that of any other paper in the country. Zion's Herald, New Eng lands famous Methodist weekly, under the able editorship of Dr. Parkhurst, also provides full and accurate news of the league in New England. Thus equipped and helped, the league in this section is expected to become a sure feeder of the church.
 St. Paups church, of this city, where the convention is to be held, is one of the leading M. E. churches in New Eng land, and is served by former well known member of the New England conference, Rev. c. D. Hills, D. D. It's membership is large, and its league is one of the most prosperous in the con- nection.