The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-05
CHURCH WORKERS Meet
Annual COnvcntion Held in the AS
bury NJ. E. Church.
MANY YOUNG PEOPLE ATTEND
Many Topics of Interest to Members of
the EpWorth League Come Up for Con.
sidcra.ion- Officers Chosen.
Rey. L. NJ. Mills Sermon.

Asbury Methodist Episcopal church,
at Green Ridge, contained n large num-
| Der of earnest young people yesterday
who were delegates to the sixth annual
convention of the Epworth league of
the Wyoming district. The morning
session opened Mt $50 with devotional
exercises conducted by Rev. IL. c. Eek
man. presiding elder of the district.
! The minutes of the last meeting were
read by Miss Emma Williams, sccre-
tary of the league, and after their
adoption, Rev A. +. Chafree, pastor of
| the Asbury church, extended a hearty
| welcome to the delegates and others
| present at the convention.
4 response to this cordial address
was made by Rev. Mr.. Murdoch. of
| Wilkes-BarrC, president of the league.
| He said that the Epworth league has u
very important duty resting upon It,
| having become an organization with
! over 100000 members. 1t Is now better
able to raise the social condition of
| it's members. Those who refuse to
obey some of the mandates of society
will not be alone in their battle for
right principles, as was the case a few
years ago. BY their influences many
things Of an Injurious character may be
Obliterated from the society.
Organizations Broadening out.
Until now the tendency of church
societies has been mainly toward i'm
proving the spiritual life of their mem
'bers, but now religious people are be-
ginning to take up the study of literary
work, becoming broader minded and
yet lirmer believers in UNCONVENTIONAL
ism.
Miss Emma Williams reported eight
new chapters with membership of 800,
and four Junior societies with mem
bership Of 100, as having Joined the
league since the last meeting. making
total membership of $1,000 in the senior
chapters, of which there are fifty-fiye.
and 1850 members in the twenty-five
junior chapters. OF the many depart
ments the Mercy and Help have done
much effective work by aiding the
needy.
The sub-dstricts contained in the
Wyoming districts gave very encourag-
ing reports of work done in the past
year: reports We're also given from the
chapters in the following places: Ash
ley, Sugar Notch, Avoca. Carverton,
Leaman, Idetown, Union, Maple Grove,
Parsons. Plains, Plymouth. Prengle-
vile. Asbury, Cedar Avenue, Simpson
Memorial, Providence. Court Street,
Hampton Street and Elm Park, of
Scranton; West Pittston, Wanamie,
Waverly, Clarks Green, West Nanti-
coke, the Central Methodist Episcopal,
Derr Memorial and Parrish Street, of
Wilkes-Barre; Wyoming and Yates
Vile.
Rev. Mr.. Van I!ocscn's Papcr.
After the roll call, Rev. J. L. Van
Hoesen, of Forty Fort, read an excel
lent paper on what Constitutes De-
nominational Loyalty" The term
loyalty means the act of being true
to that to which you belong. Religious
denominations are a necessity because
of the great difference in opinion Of
men. If there were but one denomina-
ton men would soon become very mar
row minded, but now they receive aid
from each other, for each is constantly
receiving some new idea or sugges-
tion from the other.
In her paper on Social Worky'' Mrs.
]. e. Sweet, of Ashley, said that man is
naturally a SOCIAL being, but this very
fact makes it hard to arrange some new
entertainment for him, for this material
is thrown together indiscriminately and
must be separated to be used to good
advantage. In this separating the
spiritual end must always be kept in
view or else all the labor is lost.
n
read a paper on "The Epworth league
at Chattanooga" was not present, so in
the afternoon Professor George +.
Whittemore briefly told Of the arrange
ments that have been made for the
convention that will be held in Chat
tanooga the last of this month and
which about twenty Epworthians of
Scranton expect to attend.
The Amusement Question.
G.. A. Baldwin, OF Wilkes-Barre. read
n short paper on the "Epworth League
and the Amusement Question" This
paper was discussed at great length.
Then the president announced his COM
mittees. The resolution committee of
Rev j. y. Sweet, Professor George F..
Whittemore and John Perkins, and the
nominating of Rev. j. G.. Eckman, w.
II. Hitler, G. A. Baldwin and Il. c.
Keller. The convention at this point
adjourned until O'Clock.
The afternoon sesfon was opened
with devotional exercises led by Rev.
w. G.. Simpson, after which Mrs. r. NJ.
Furrcy read a very Interesting paper
on Junior League Work." in which she
said that people have always neglected
the religious training of their children
and have endeavored to make up this
neglect in after years by various meth
DDS. The Junior league partly fills this
blank space in the child's life by or
ganlzlng them and trying to interest
them in the work of God. Miss Mary
Cressler, u member of the Junior league
of the Parrish street church of Wilkes
Barre. gave short recitation on
obedience"
Department Of Core spondcncc.
In the absence of Rev. V. II. Lyman,
Rev. Mr. Murdock led the discussion
on How Can the Department of Cor
respondence be. Most Helpful to the
League?" 1t Was the opinion of those
present that 1t would be a great help
to each chapter If they should become
more thoroughly acquainted with the
methods of work Employed by each
chapter, and to do this it was suggested
that an editor be appointed for the
purpose of editing league notes, and
then send them to the daily and re-
ligious pre#, circulating through the
district. Al committee was appointed
to perfect the plans of work, and in the
evening session reported the division of
the district into two positions, the
north and south. Rev. i. =. Doty to
have charge of the northern and f. NJ.