Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-18

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work and open-air meetings.
The department of mercy and help, sec
ord vice president, chairman. has charge OF
systematic visitation, temperance work,
tract distribution, charities, social purity
and employment bureaus.
The department of literary work, the
third vice president chairman, has charge
of Bible study. lectures and literary work
lyceums, libraries. educational work,
church literature and Epworth League and
Chautauqua reading courses.
The department of social work, fourth
vice president, chairman, has charge or
the reception and introduction Of members
sCcialS and social entertainments, music
for all meetings, excursions and picnicS,
seeking new members. badges, etc.
The secretary and committee has charge
of all records, correspondence with CEN
trail office, absent members and other chap
tiers, historical and other statistics, record
of literary work and notices for local
papers. etc. The treasurer looks after
regular finances, expenses of departments,
collection Of dues, teaching systematic CIV
Ing, etc.
Each member is assigned to one or more
of the above fields of work.
The chapters in a presiding elders dis
trict compose the district league. District
leagues compose conference leagues. Con-
ference leagues are formed into general
conference districts, fifteen in number,
which, in the aggregate, form the general
organization. Sixteen Of the states have
formed state leagues. With this multi
pllc1ty or organization many annual con-
ventions are held, rather than one man.
moth convention, such as that of the
Christian Endeavor Society. Washington
Is in the fourth general conference dis
trict, the annual convention of which meets
next Thursday in Philadelphia. Full in
formation concerning this great meeting
recently appeared in The Star An inter-
national, inter-Methodist conference of the
league is held biennially. 1t occurs June
2I-3O of this year in the city of Chatta-
nooga, and promises to eclipse anything of
the kind yet held. The official paper of the
league is the Epworth Herald. 1t now has
$1,000 subscribers.
As an instance of UNCONVENTIONAL enter
prise. when the missionary treasury of the
church was almost depleted the league con-
tributed as special thanksgiving Offering
$4,000 to assist in tiding over the crisis.
The local district league has been par
ticularly active and prosperous during the
past year. Meetings of the board of con-
troll have been held regularly on the first
Wednesday evening of each month At
these meetings plans of work were ar
ranged and symposiums held on some live
topic of the league work. Mass meetings
We're held each month. These meetings were
entirely new in conception and were at
tended with great interest and success.
The various chapters are well manned by
earnest conscientious officers. From time
to time The Star has published cuts of the
presidents of different chapters, together
with some sketch of their careers. The
following are from the list of those who
have not heretofore received such notice.
William c.. Eldridge, the president of
Metropolitan Epworth League Chapter,
No. 1872, is native of central New York,