The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1895-04-13
TRIPLE EPWORTH MEETING
Appropriate Observance of Good Fri
day BY the Leaguers.
District Chapters Met At Douglass Memorial.
Fifteenth Street, and Gorsuch Churches. !.
Prayer and Praise Services.

~.ood Friday" conservation services were
held at triple mass meetinglast nightupder
the auspices of the District Epworth League
One occurred a tthe Fifteenth Street NJ
E. Church, at the corner of r street north
west, District Vice President j. S. Barker
having charge. The exercises consisted of
vocal music, eXhortations, an address by
Mr.. Barker, and personal professions of re-
conservation.
President Matthews, of the District
League, presented some information touch
ing the approaching fourth conference divis-
ion convention to be held in Philadelphia in
May. He stated, also, that the League
had arranged to furnish free transporta-
ton to the convention to the member who
secures the largest number of subscribers
to the Epworth Herald by the 18th of
May next
Vice President Barker read portion of
scripture and addressed the meeting with.
earnest eloquence, citing the event Of
which the day was anniversary, and max
ing an appeal for more thorough conse-
Grafton to duty.
A hymn was sung and an opportunity
given for brief testimonies, when two
score or more responded. Subsequently
the congregation arose en- masse in response
to an invitation TO bear Witness
1t was announced before the dismissal
of the audience that an Easter prayer
service will be held by the league mem
bers at Wesley Chapel, at $50 a. m, on
Sunday, to which all We're invited.
The services closed with the singing
Of a league hymn, and subsequently there
was q general reunion, at which the mem
bers of the several Chapters represented
had the opportunity of mutual interchange
OF introductions.
EAST END LEAGUERS.
The Leaguers of the East End crowded
the small auditorium of Douglass Memorial
Church, corner of Eleventh and II streets
northeast, where their mass meeting was
held The service was for the especial
benefit of the young people of that section
and delegations were in attendance from
Douglass, Waugh, Fletcher, Chapel, North
Capitolstreet, Trinity, Epw orth aud Twelfth
Street Chapters.
While the Leaguers were gathering Prof.
T. j. Clarke led q song service, and the
young people Joined heartily in the rendition
of the stirring Gospel hymns.
Rev. DR.. Walsh, the new pastor of Doug
lass Church, conducted the opening de-
by more singing and then the presiding Of
ficer, Mr.. G. E. Tyler, of the Foundry
chapter, spoke for few minutes upon the
theme of the evening, which was the same as
in the other meetings and was suggested by
the approach of Easter.
After abiding to the necessity for earn
est conservation on the part of every true
Lacquer, Mr.. Tyler spoke of the cruciffxion
and resurrection of Christ and the mean
inn orHr aI1 IF off IF jG
the salvation of the WI ord.
Mr.. Tyler was followed by Mr.. Davis,
Of Epworth, whose address was in relation
to the rates of transportation and arrange
ments for the accommodation and enter
tainment of District delegates to the
Philadelphia convention in May. Another
hymn was sung and the meeting closed
with the benediction by Dr.. Walsh.
MEETING AT GORsUCH.
The Metropolitan, Wesley, Ryland, An
acostia and NICK endree chapters of the
league gave their mass meeting last evening
for the purpose of talking upon the in-
tended visit of the leaguers to the main
convention in Philadelphia.
The meeting was held in Gorsuch Nj. Il.
Church. corner of Fou r-and-a-half and
L streets southwest, and was attended by
a delegation from each chapter.
Rev. DR.. Widemann, of the McKendree
Church, opened the meeting with prayers,
and he was followed by the gospel hymns
sung b. the choir. Mr.. F. t. Israel, secre-
tary of the District League, then made a
brief address on the good done by the league
since their last meeting, and spoke OF the
intended visit to the Philadelphia con-
vention of a large delegation from Washing
ton. He said he hoped to get cheaper fares
from the railroads, SO as to enable at
least 100 members to visit and partici
pate in the convention.
A conservation and testimonial service,
conducted by Mr. George S. Gibson, was
then held. followed by a solo by Mrs. Wish.
art, and a henediction by the pastor, after
which the meeting adjourned.