The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-20
The SIXTH BIRTHDAY
OF Epworth League Celebrated at
Fourth Street Church.
a SERMON BY REV.. DR.. lie. RIEER
Was Preached in tho siornine-Intcr.
estnr Services Last EveninE-Mr.
Cartwrlght's Rcmarks-rho Papers
Road by othcrs-A Elmo Musical
programmc-Ceio bra,ion mt Wesley
Church-Luthoran COMBINATIONS.


featerday was Epworth LeaSno day
At tho Fourth atrcet NJ. Il. church, tho
nec,,ion beinv .ho celcbr,tion nj thu
.A'n anniversary VI 'he oiSan'Aa''oh VI
tho Epworth League, the faithful band
Of young people who have como to DO
ra,ocn;ysd In ,ha N~o,hodi,t church m /,
powerful iae'or IN enutea anu Snf's''au
advancement Tho services, both morn.
Ing and evening, wore oil a character
,,,,onr;o,. ~ ,ho occasio, md 1, hath
eases Tue Attending cohgsegas,ona were
yory largo Tho musical portion OF the
DAVIS programme was Of a yory HIGH
,sJ.
80,
Attne morning sofVicea tne pastor Oh
The church, DR.. Takcr, preached on
'sThe Epwotth League; Ito Origin and
Mission," taking n, text | Tim, i-l2:
let no man despise thy youth but DO
thou ar example OF the believers, in
word, in conversation, In charity, in
spirit, in faith. In purity" From
these word, OF tho Scriptures the
nin!sterspoke %eloauentiy. tostiiying TO
the great work that has been accom-
plished by the league.
In tho evening tho congregation was
fully as largo as that OF tho morning.
Dr.. Riker opened with a lew remarks
relative 10 tho Epworth League, whose
members he said. ara a band OF loyal
young people VINO refrain from the
pleasures OF the world that they may
advance the cause Of Christ. Than the
Fourth street church leasuers no had
never co.operated with u more devoted
band OF young yeople, aud tho church
is Justly proud OF them. Nothing he
could say would add to tho lus,re that
surrounds shem in their glorious work.
The president OF the league, Mr. F. Il.
Cartwright, made q few Introductory re-
marks Of quite an interesting character.
He was glad OF the opportunity OF
speaking OF the work OF what he termed
the most wonderful organization Of the
nineteenth century. before tho Ep-
worth League was organized six years
age many pastors who took an interest
in the Young people were forming little
bands for the purpose Of engaging them
in Christian work. Christian unions
and other organizations were formed.
but they were confined to small! geo.
graphical limits, and did not work In a
concerted and therefore more effective
tanner. Alongside oil the disunited
work in the Methodist churches the Y.
P. $. C. E. was making wonderful stride,
and for a time it was thought would
take in all the Protestan. churches.
The activity in other churches at this
time was taking way from Methodist
churches many young people, and tho
situation was such that q meeting was
called at Dayton 10 evolve some plan
that would stop this. After long dis.
cussion the Epwor,hN League was born.
and in the six years OF its life the
growth has been wonderful. tho mem
bership now being moro than 1000, 900,
and extending beyond this country
into even China and India. The great
work OF the Epworth League. said the
speaker, has put new life into the orgau-
iza.ions OF other churches, the Young
Peoples Society OF Christian Endeavor,
Brotherhood Of St. andrew aad others
extending their wark, and the Baptist
Union, for young people, has been or
ganized. In concluding his very inter-
esting discourse, Mr.. Cartwright arne,
ly invited the older people of the church
to participate in tho Epwor.h meetings