Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-14
THE EPwORTH CONVENTION.
The District Delegates Give Their Inn
pressfons of That Gathering.

Several enthusiastic young Methodists
gathe- together last night at the Metro
politan NJ. E. Church at the regular month
ly mass-meeting of the District Epworth
League and held an interesting and stir
ring service. On the platform were seated
the president Of the District league, Prof.
c. NJ. Lacey Sites; Jas. z. Pugh, the vice
president: Rev. DIR. i. b. Wilson. p-esid-
ing elder of the Washington district and
several others prominent in Epworth cir
Giles. Above the platform was suspended
the badge of the league. a beautiful Nal
tese cross OF white immortelles. with the
initials "E. L. to the right and left of the
circle in the center. in which the opening
words of the Epwosth motto-"Look I'D:
lift up"-were worked in red flowers A
service of Song. led by MIR. j. W. Dyre.
preceded the regular exercises. which We're
presided over by Mr. j. z. Pugh. and
opened with his reading the Scripture les
son. After a prayer. Mr. Pugh introduced
noble character and sterling integrity OF
Prof. Sites. who had just been elected
president of the fourth general district,
Epworth League. and congratulated him
and the Washington union on this high
honor. MI. Sites fittingly responded to this
tribute. and then the regular program Of
the evening was followed, the receiving Of
reports from the delegates to the Epwo-th
latter part of May.
A Creditable Delegation.
Mr.. W. b. Matthews spoke of the dele
cation which represented Washington at
the convention as the finest that visited
Pittsburg, the best looking and most typi-
CAL and probably the largest, and he con-
graduated the union on its splendid show
ing. He caused quite a laugh when he
gave some statistics relating to the dele
cation. He said the party was composed of
thirty, ten ladies and twenty gentlemen:
age age, judging from the feelings OF the
delegates, sixteen years. Twenty-nine Were
good-looking, and thirty had hearty and
overgrown aPpetites. He said the delegates
left for the convention in the proper spirit
continued SO in the smoky city. and re-
turned more enthusiastic and better fitted
for the work at hand. At the close of his
speech, and in token of the delegates ap-
probation of his most efficient services in
conducting to the comfort and pleasure II
the party and success of the trip. Mr..
Matthews was presented with beautiful
bouquet Of roses, which he very grace
fully acknowledged.
Mr. Il. T. Welch. jr., was announced to
speak of the trip. and stepping to the front
of the platform he uncovered a large box
and exhibited his rough notes, about the
less, and then unrolled his finished product
"a roll Of written manuscript several yards
IN length-with the remark that he must
confine himself closely to the written page.
He spoke Interestingly of the scenes and
incidents en- route and in Pittsburg and his
frequent personal illusions and witty sal
lies were hugely enjoyed.
Mr. H. ByTeech, remai king that he him.
self was a Junior in the matter of public
speaking. told of the Importance OF Junior
work and what the recent convention had
done for that branch of the league He
gave the statistics of the Junior organiza-
tons and urged the formation OF a junior
league In every church, as such n society
was the nursery and training school Of the
senior league.
Convention Influences.
The spiritual work accomplished by the
Mr.. +. Z. Woodward's remarks. He said
that while other branches of the work
might be highly essential, yet the fiber and
sinew of the league was its spirituality.
He saw at PittsbUrg a convention Of J0o
consecrated delegates. clergy and laity.
gathered together for the one aim of for
wardmg the cause of the Epworth League
in the Methodist Church; he saw delegates
with their working TOOLS. the Eible; he
heard inspiriting singing. fervid and i'm.
passioned prayer and magnificent addresses
Delegates, he said, came away with the
honest conviction that they could live bet.
ter and serve morsf9ealously and be more
consecrated than ever before.
Two minutes only were left for the sum.
ming UP by DR.. Wilson, but he crowdei
them full with hts impressions. He noticed
in all the public addresses at the conven-
zion that every allus.on made to the church