Evening star., 1895-11-04
EPWORTH LEAGUE MEETING
The General Program of the Gathering
Next Week.
The Various Addresses and Literary
Features-List of Dele
gates.

Baltimore conference is to be held in this
city at Metropolitan NJ. E. Church Novem-
ber s. 8 and 10. The program arranged
will be in the nature OF a training school
for EpworthianS well as a means of
arousing new interest and enthusiasm.
Conferences on the several departments
of work will be held on Friday afternoon
in the various churches from 4:13 to $50.
In the evening at T:3o grand rally of the
league will be held al Metropolitan Church,
at which an address is to be delivered by
Rev. George Edward Reed, LID, presi-
dent of Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa, the
eminent educator ard scholar. Sessions
will be held Saturday from 10 to II and
from to ), during which there will be ad-
dresses made by prominent ministers and
laymen on leading features of the league
work. One of the most interesting ses-
sions will be Saturday evening, to 8, the
officers being selected from the several
chapters. The local pastors have decided
TO preach sermons on the league on Sun
day morning.
Love Feast.
At Foundry the same day at . O'Clock
in the evening there will be a general love
feast. During the past year the various
departments of the league have prose-
cuted their work with unusual vigor, and
terest of each of the departments. Five
new chapters We're organized during the
year, and reports coming in from the chap
tiers throughout the district show decided
| Increase in the membership. The pro-
gram in detail is as follows:
Afternoon conference, Friday, November
$, at Wesley Church. Mr.. j. S. Barker, dis
tdea trlet first vice president presiding devo-
pies Meeting in the Country Charges; Diff
ficulties, and How They May Be Over
come" Mrs. j. w. Steele of Clarksburg
chapter; general discussion; paper The
Leaders Part in the Young Peoples Prayer
Meeting" Mrs FL. b. Moulton of Hamline
chapter, and general discussion; paper,
Members Part in the Young Peoples
Society of Union NJ. E. Church; discussion;
paper, How the League May Increase
Love for and Intelligent Use of the Bible
by Its Members" George S. Gibson, Grace
chapter; discussion; announcements, ard
closing with prayer.
Mercy and Help Confer cnce.
Mercy and Help department conference a,
Mckendree Church. same time and hour,
Miss Fannie A. Meeks, district second vice
president, presiding.-Devotional exercises;
paper, General Visitation" Miss Ida Gil
bert. Douglas Memorial Chapter; discus
sion; solo, Mrs. VIM. N. Wishart; paper,
Hospital Work." Miss Flora Jones. Grace
chapter; discussion; paper. '"rhe Real Aim
II,
Emma McF. Wharton, Metropolitan Chap
ter discussion; quartet. Misses Dana and
carpenter and Messrs. Rodrick and Hen
EeE; announcements and closing prayer.
conference OF literary workers at Foundry
Church, Harry o. Hine, district third vice
president, presiding, and George F. CahiiI
cretary-Devotional service; How to
Study the Bible" Prof Edgar Frisbie. Dunn
barton Chapter; Some Essentials TO an
Ideal Literary Department" Miss Annie
Elise Wing Hamline Chapter; Some of the
Dlihcult,es OF Third Vice President and
How They May Be Met" Miss Amy l..
May. Douglas Chapter: THE Oratoricai AS
| sociation." Prof. Z. W. Williams $he asso-
citation president: general discussion an
nouncements and closing prayer Confer
| ence social work at Foundry Mrs j, r.
Mickle, district fourth Vice president, pre-.
siding-Devotional exercises; What is Be
ing Social?" Miss Jennie Lowdermilk North
Capitol Chapter; solo. Miss Mary Mckee:
The Epworth Handshake." Miss Hattie
Stryker, Douglas Chapter: Music in the
League" Mrs. Fannie Randy, Gorsuch
Chapter; n, Refreshments-What? When?
iow"' Mrs Corinne Chandler, Foundry
Chapter; solo, Miss Ida F. O'Neal; question
oox, announcements and closing prayer
Conference of Secretaries.
Conference of secretaries at McKendree
Church. District Secretary Frank T. Israel
presiding and NJ. Z. Fowler, Fletcher Chap
Observation-Disclosures exercises; Model
Secretary" Miss Frances E. Taylor, Metro
politan Chapter: general discussion on I'm
portant Features of the Secretary's Work.
question box, announcements and closing
prayer. Treasurers' conference at Metro
politan Church, District Treasurer Miss
Martha S. Haines presiding and Miss
Byrd Bobb secretary.-Devotionale exercises:
''Scriptural Views of Giving" Mrs j. f.
Gilbert; sole, Miss Matte E. Gray; Our
FINANCIAL Successes in Epworth League
Work." league treasurers; 'Suggestions as
to the Best Way of Keeping Treasurer's
Account" Miss Mamie Otterback. Trinity:
announcements ammo and closing prayer. Grand
rally, Friday evening, at Metropolitan
Church. at which banners will be brought;
song service; devotional exercises Rev. r.
NJ. Moore, kensington; singing; greetings,
read by the secretary; solo; address En-
thusiasm as Factor of Success in Chris
tian Work., DR.. George Edward Reed pres
ident Dickinson College; singing: benedic-
ton, Rev. E. Oln Eldridge. Waugh Church,
and then general social.
Practical Talks.
Saturday morning, Metropolitan Church
Song prelude; invocation; Bible reading:
appointment of committees; short stop
talks. What to Do and How to Do IT,
the reading course: 'The Epworth Guards"
Ed. A. Beekman; THE Epworth Herald"
President VIM. b. Mathews; "Harrisbury.
'96,' q. c. Foster, Philadelphia, president
fourth general conference district: ITEM
Ierance," A. E. S: Shoemaker. Tenleytown;
1dtr-otlSEl, MlSSlonS, Prof. &. Nj.
Lacey Sites, St Paurs Chapter: talks, in
terspersed with song and prayer and gen
! eral discussion. Saturday afternoon-De-
votional exercises and ten-minute addresses
on Cooperation of City and Country
Chapters" Rev. J. A. Steele @Clarksburg:
THE League and the Sunday School," W.
c. Eldridge, Metropolitan Chapter; THE
League and the Revival" Rev. E. S. Todd
DID,, Hamlne; THE Holy Spirit in the
League" Rev. Hugh Johnston DID,; REV
erence," Miss X. j. Laws Foundry; and
closing with five-mnute reports from con-
ference secretaries.
Model business Meeting.
Saturday evening a Model Business
Meeting of the Chr.stianville Epworth
League" from to s o'clock, with the fol-
loving characters: President, Mr. Hard
worker; first vice president, Mr.. Holyman:
second vice president. Mrs. Scattergood;
third vice president, Miss Wellread; fourth
vice president, NJ SIS Sunnyface secretary
Mr.. A. r. Wrtewell; treasurer, Mr.. G. r.
MoneybaSs; superintendent Junior League
Mss d. w. Lovechild; order of exercises
devotional service, minutes of last meet
ing, reports from departments of work,
reports from special committees, unfin-
ished business, propositions for member
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