Evening journal., 1895-05-23
CITYFULL ELEGATES
Epworth Leaguers of VIII
mington District
DISCUSS PLANS FOB ACTIVE WORK

WOrk-AnaIrs About New Castle To-day.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE. May 2S The second
session Of the Epworth League conven-
tion was more largely attended and even
more enthusiastic than the morning
session yesterday. Rev f. B. Short
conducted an opening service Of song and
Rev. ] Edwin Amos offered prayer In
the absence Of Rev. A. s. Mowbray, the
subject How Can the Pastor Help the
Epworth League p was ably presented
by Rev. w. G Rooms Rev. ]. D. @
Hanna Thought that the pastor should
make himself useful In all the church So
0ieties. and particularly those OF social
nature. as is the Epworth League. Rsv.
f. B Short said that the pastor was an
absolutely necessary part and factor Of
the social, business and literary depart.
ments Of the EpwoIth League
In Miss Stella BlackwelPs paper on
How can the Secretary Help the Work
of the League2' she recommended the
use Of the Book Concerns record book
for the secretary. In the discussion
which followed there was much mirth
Rev ]. Edwin Amos moved to recommend
the book and Rev. Robert Watt seconded
Mr. Short objected because, he SAID,
Harrison Street was well supplied with
well kept secretary's books and 1t was
like recommending q suit of clothes
because you had one like 1t.
President Koons-"But might recon
mend any suit of clothes / liked
Mr. Hanna-"But your suit Of clothes
would not do for Mr. Short"
Mr. Short Especially the breeches. 4"
The motion TO recommend was carried
aud Mr. Short, the only dissenting vote,
SAID: Il would rather be right than be
President
President KOons-"wen. you have
some show of being right" daughter
and applause,)
Discussion on Spiritual work.
Revs. Budd and Watt, In discussing
the spiritual work Of the league, said
that the Sunday night stereotyed topics
did much to Tetsrd effective spiritual
work He thought that the topics To
be talked upon. sent out by the general
secretary, could only be handled by a
speaker as old as Methusalah aud as wise
as Solomon.
leader be secured to serve for a month,
who could thus equip himself to bring
all the resources and wisdom to bear
upon the meeting, 80 that every speaker
could apply at least one argument or
appropriate point. He also recommended
that the organ and chorister bt
abolished after the opening hymus aud
the old time Methodist freedom and
swing be assumed
Lively One-sided Argument.
A debate occurerd on protest submitted
by Revs Watt and Short, against SUI
correspondence In the Epworth HeralC
tending to abolish the spiritual depart
ment Of the league Some OF ths
delegates were opposed to entertaining
any such motion Mr.. Hanna thought
that 1t was fareical to try to dictate tC
the editor of the Epworth Herald, whose
ability was unquestioned and who would
carefully guard this bulwRrk OF the
organization.
The resolution offered by Revs. Wat
and Short was killed by the adoption o.
the following substitute as amended by
motion of Rev " S Collins:
Mr. HRnns's substitute-"That it is
/ the sentiment of this convention that tbs
spiritual department of our leagus is the
soul of the movement, and we commend
our league chapters TO placs spscia
emphasis on that department.
Mr. Collins's substitute amendment :
"And that we protest againIt the Ep
worth Herald opening its columns to ar
tlcles that tend to lessen the influences
of this department
Miss Helen G Weston, OF Grac
Church read au essay on "How to Max
q Success OF Spiritual Work, " which Wal
so full of religious feeling that the con
gregstion sang "Help me to watch an,
Pray
Alonza w. Davis OF scett chapter tol,
how the Department OF Mercy and He'll
is making a great success of it's work, II
visiting the sick. helping the poor
cheering the unfortunate, Temperance
work aud securing employment for thu
unemployed.
strong Essay Last Evening.
Rev Robert Watt, pastor OF Scott NJ
lie Church, Wilmington, read a fin
essay last night on "A League in Ever
Methodist Church" He said: II mus
insist upon the necessity OF denomi
national young peoples society. Nothine
can take the place Of the mother for thl
young child. know we are chRrgeI
with exclusiveness to an extent that Il
unbrotherly. But the church society Il
both lawful end expedlent.
Now our present membership include
13, 500 chapters with round million q
members, which speaks well, insist, 70
the foundation Of the Epworth Lsagu,
The famous Charles Dickens once said 1
: reference to his first taste Of raw oyster
that he felt it after he got it down muc
more than when he was getting It stRrte,
"Well, we can keep sweet we posse
= that secret; but we refuse to be c. oleC
coaxed or threatened into taking an
other stand. Our motto, Look up; ii
up, should be amended to Look o.
lift up and get up.
: Mr.. Collins talked, in discussing th
i subject, on wishy wsshy Methodlsm an
{ urged that the church take up with hs
: own child and let everything else drol
j | Presiding Elder Barrett said that Il
t young Methodists to-day knew entire
! too little about Methodism and its pri
3 ciples and wanted to get where the
: could learn more. Rev. w. p. Tayl
said that be was going to stay In Il
j Epworth League until he fou nd q chur,
!. society that afforded him a better o.