St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-07-05
LEAGUE CONVENTION.


Johnsbury District Epworth League
was held at Lyndonville, Wednesday
and Thursday, June 9th and 2Sth.
The attendance was larger than at
any of the previous sessions, more
than hundred delegates being
present, representing a majority of the
chapters on the district (22 out of
49, Members of the local chapter
and others were also present in con-
siderable numbers.
The published programme was
carried out quite closely, nearly
every assignment being met and the
papers and addresses being of high
order of merit.
Devotional exercises of much inter
est were conducted by Mrs. H. P.
Simpson Of Sheffield, A. R. Aldrich of
West Burke, and w. E. Barney of
Barre. One of these was held at
$50 Thursday morning, and was
well attended, spite of the early hour
and threatening skies.
The exercises of Wednesday were
held at the camp ground, where Lyn-
donville chapter provided dinner.
Rev. J. Hamilton, presiding elder of
the district delivered an address in
the morning, and in the afternoon
Mrs. Frank Powers spoke the words
of greeting and welcome to which
response was made by w. E.
81 i,
members of St. Johnsbury Junior
League and papers as follows:
Junior League Work" by Mrs. w.
G. Wright, read by Miss Clemmer
Matthews of Barton Landing; an
other by Mrs. J. Marshall on the
same theme; The Pledge" Miss
Bertha Giffiu of Barton; Relation
of the League to other Church
Work." Miss Alice Townsend, West
Burke; How to fill the Treasury"
w. E. Curtis of Lowell, also Miss
Rosa Cooper of Newport and W. c.
Rodliff of St. Johnsbury Centre, the
papers of the last named being read
respectively by Mrs. A. R. Cowles
and Miss Florence Johnson, repre-
senting the same chapters as the
authors; "Christ and the Young
People," w. R. Aldrich, South Al
bany; and The Great Need of the
Epworth League" Miss Minnie
Knapp of West6eld, read by Rev. J.
E. Knapp. Encouraging reports
were received of work being done by
the different chapters.
At Music Hall IN the evening, John
B. Chase. Lyndon, fraternal dele
gate from the Caledonia County
Christian Endeavor Convention,
was received Miss Mabel Hamil-
ton rendered King Robert of Sicily"
and Rev. Thomas lyric of St. Johns
bury delivered thoughtful and i'm
pressive address.
Thursday, at the chapel the fol-
lowing papers were presented, The
EpwOrth League as Unifvlng
Power" Miss Cora B. Sargent, St.
Johnsbury; what may the Young
People Rightfully Expect from the
Church ?" Miss Josephine Steele, also
of St. Johnsbury; What may the
Church Rightfully Expect from the
Young People ?" Mrs. w. S. Smith
ers, Hardwic Conservation, Miss
Josie Laird, Cabot, and Mrs. Alfred
Farmer, Island Pond. The report of
Miss Katherine L. Harvey Of St.
Johnsbury, corresponding secretary,
was received.
The following officer. were
elected:
President-Rev. 1. P. Chase,.St. Johns
bury Centre.
1st vice-president-Mis Jennie Ranney,
West Concord; I'd, Mrs. A. R. Cowles,
ton; 4th, Mrs. Frank Powers, Lyndon
vile.
Corresponding secretary-Miss K. L.
Harvey, St. Johnsbury.
Recording secretary-Miss Mabel Gale,
Barre.
Treasurer-W. E. Rodlife, ST. Johns
bury Centre.
Executive committee-Rev. J. T. NJ,
Stevens, Miss Josie Steele, Miss Alice
Townsend.
Delegates were elected as follows: To
the First General Conference District
New England) League Convention,
Rev. w. S. Smithers; to the Vermont
Conference League Convention, Rev. l.
P. Chase, w. E. Barney, Miss K. L. Har-
vey, w. E. Curtis and Mrs. Frank
Powers.
In addition to the customary reso-
lutions, one was adopted expressing
the praverful sympathy of the con-
vention for the family and friends of
Miss Nellie NJ. Smith, a member of
the League Chapter at Barton,
whose death was announced by
telegram as having occurred during
the session of the convention.
CARRIA GE ACCIDENT.