The herald., 1894-09-02
THE EPWORTH LEAGUE.
THE DISTRICT CONFERENCE
ELECTS ITS OFFICERS.
An Interesting session Yesterday-Tho
Reports From Local Organiza-
lions Make a Good
Showing.

The first Los Angeles district confer
enoe OF Epwo rth leagues of the Meth
odist church South began its session at
Washington and Union avenues yester-
day morning.
The conference convened at West End
church at $50 a. M, with devotional
exercises, followed by scripture reading
and prayer by Rev. L. j. Harper OF
Downey.
After the reading OF the previous min
utes and calling of the roll the confer
ence proceeded to the election of lite
officers for the ensuing year. which re-
suited as follows:
A. d. Harper OF Los Angeles, presi-
dent; I. W. Duokworth, San Bernar-
dino, first vics-president; Mics Myrtle
Hull, Cshuenga. eecond vics-president;
Miss Ellen Revis, Los Angeles, third
vice president; Mics Mabel Cooke, Los
Nietoa. secretary Alex. Moore, Los An
geles, treasurer.
After an intermisBion OF FIVE mimi 'es
the reports from the various leagues
were called for and responded to prompt
ly by the chairman of each delegation
with very interesting and encouraging
reports, showing the number enrolled,
amount collected, various methods of
work and means OF doing good, such as
visiting tie click, helping the poor and
bringing children and young people into
the Sunday school and Epworth league
work.
San Bernardino's report showed hav-
ing sent two young men from their
league into the ministerial work. Dow
ney's report showed two and Los Nietos
one who have been licensed to preach
and are now preparing for their Masters
work.
This makes FIVE from among the
leagues of this district, which of itself
will be of untold good to the church.
The morning exercises were very in.
teresting and we'll attended. They were
presided over by President A. d. Har.
per.
At the afternoon session the confer
ence opened at o'clock with devotional
exercises conducted by Rev. Duncan.
Rev. Spencer of the NJ. E. church was
introduced and made some well-chosen
and encouraging remarks to the young
people.
The papers on Department of Chris.
tian Effort by Miss Bear Of Newport,
Department of Charity and Help by
Miss Allen, Literary Work by Mrs. T..
| W. Price. and Junior Work by Miss
| Pearson. were well written and brought
forth clearly many good suggestions, and
| the discussion which followed the read
ing of each paper was interesting and
much good derived therefrom. This in
terspersed with music and recitation
made il an afternoon of profit for the
leaguers. The session then clesed with
| the benediction.
The evening session OF the conference
convened at AS p. m. with a praise
service conducted by Rev. Mcdowell
and followed by an able address by Rev.
w. A. Harris, on the subject Courage,
in which he portrayed the success in
Christianity, which can only be OBJ
tanned by suffering, determination and
conservation to Gods service. The
audience gave him close attention.
The next order OF business was the re.
ports Of the various committees, which
were adopted and ordered fled.
1t was ordered that the two Christian
Endeavor societies OF this church be
invited to send delegates to the next an.
nnal conference.
San Bernardino was selected as the
| place Tor holding the noxt annual con-
ference, in the latter part OF August OF
first Of September next.
A vote of thanks was rendered to the
good people of West End church for
their elegant entertain ment of dele.
gates. The convention then adjourned.
The convention has been well attended
and one of profit to young and old.
Today's services at West End will be
as follows:
| IL a. m.-Sermon on League Work by Rev. p.
| 4. Curtis of San Bernardino.
3p. m.-Junior league, led by Louis Dono-
van.
Up. m.-Model league, conducted by T. W.
Duckw of San Bernardino
| 9p. Instrumentation meeting by Rev T. ].
| Duncan.