Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-14
THE EPW ORTIZ LEAGUE
Gathering of the Members at Philadelphia
This Month.
Practical Program Arranged and
Exercises of Interest to Each
Line of Work.

ton of the Epworth League of the fourth
general conference district of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church at Philadelphia.
The convention will comprise more than
one thousand delegates, who will represent
the great majority of the young Christians
in the Washington, Baltimore, Philadel-
phia, central Pennsylvania, Erie, Pittsburg
and West Virginia conferences of the NJ. E.
Church, and will be in session May %, "a,
% and &c
Every indication points to a convention
of SURPRISING interest. The Philadelphia
committee has made arrangements to re-
ceive the more than LOCO delegates who are
visitors who will be looked for, will re-
ceive hospitable welcome.
The convention will assemble in the most
conspicuous and popular place the city af-
evening preceding the beginning of the
business sessions of the body will be the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
Mayor Warwick of Philadelphia will be
present and make an address, and efforts
are being made to have Gov. Hastings of
Pennsylvania, who is himself Methodist,
deliver the speech of welcome. The Fri
day and Saturday sessions will be held in
what is known as the American Academy
of Music, Broad and Locust streets.
Practical Program.
1t will be the aim of the board Of control
distinctiveIy practical and helpful one. Ac-
cordngly. less room has been assigned to
essays and addresses and more to discus
sions by workers of experience, and the
department and district officers round ia
BILE conferences will illustrate this design.
The program for Friday will be: Prayer
meeting, delegation conferences, in which
large number are expected to partic1-
pate briefly, and an address on the depart
ment of mercy and help by Rev. William
Ingraham Haven, D. D., of Boston, to be
followed by a business session.
The afternoon will be devoted to sight
seeing. Carriages will be provided by the
Philadelphia Epworth Leaguers for all the
delegates and places of interest will be WIS.,
tied.
In the evening there will be praise
service" and address by Rev. William Mast
Brodbeck, D. D., Charlestown, Mass, the
Young Christian to the Church" During
the exercises there will be special musical
features.
Saturdays Exercises.
The exercises of Saturday morning will
begin with a prayer meeting. This will be
followed by a Bible reading by Rev. DR..
L. w. Munhall, the great evangelist, at the
conclusion of which there will be a love
feast" The session will close after short
addresses on Junior League work by Rev.
p. A. Rens of the Erie conference and Miss
Wal Sdl CT I1oluldu VI luS Gull
ference.
Saturday afternoon the convention will
dispense into eight sections, and an hour
will be spent in free discussion by those
interested and experienced in each branch
of work. Superiors to the speakers selected
cannot, it is believed, be secured anywhere.
They are Rev. 1. L. Thomas. presiding
elder, Alexandria district, Washington con-
Chapter in Methodism;" Rev. c. E. Guthrie
of the Baltimore conference, who will
speak on spiritual work; Rev. DR.. B. F.
Dimmick, Harrisburg, Pa. on mercy and
help, while the literary features of the
league will be referred to by Mr.. c. r.
MAR, president Pittsburg Conference
League; social, Mr.. T. S. Leach. president
Northwest District League Philadelphia
conference. The round table conferences of
the District League officers will be con-
Quoted as follows: Presidents. by President
c. NJ. Lacey Sites of the Washington Dis
trict League; secretaries, by Secretary
Pickup of the committee of arrangements;
treasurers, by Treasurer Jordan. The cleo
ton Of officers for the ensuing year and
the reading of the treasurer's report will
conclude the proceedings of the session.
At the evening session there will be
model Epworth League meeting. conducted
by Mr.. William L. Woodcock, ex-president
of the fourth general conference. District
League, during which there will be an adj
dress by Rev. S. A. Steel, D. D., of Nash
vile, Tenn, general secretary and editor of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
Sunday morning there will be sermon
before the convention by Rev. DR.. ]. w.
Bashford, president of the Ohio Wesleyan
University. In the afternoon bands of
workers will go out and conduct evan
gelistic services in the mission halls
night there will be league rallies at Z
o'clock in seven different centers. The
grand final rally will be at the Academy of
Music at o'clock, when a sermon will be
preached by Bishop Willard F. Mallalieu.
LIZ D.
President Sites Enthusiastic.
Speaking of the prospects of the conven-
ton and aims of the committee, President
Sites says: The committee has laid out
program that will be like a Thanksgiving
eat everything on the bill of fare on an oc-
casion like that, and no one delegate can
possibly attend all the services that have
been provided for.
Those who want to get out at an early
hour and enjoy sniff of the fresh morn
ing air will find ready for their attendance
a prayer meeting at $50 m, and with
very slight respite for breakfast the meet
ings will continue until 10 pm, and the
expectation is that every delegate will
choose that part of the work which is most
profitable to himself.
1.-THE evangelistic services will undoubted-
ly be a great feature, and Bishop Malalieu,
who Is to preach the final sermon, is one
of the most successful of evangelsts, and
will undoubtedly say something that will
be very helpful to all who are present to
hear him.
THE work of the mercy and help depart
ment will be illustrated in a practical man
ner by the Epworth settlement as 1t is
called, work among the slums of Boston,
which has been remarkably successful.
AN address by Rev. DR.. Bashford on
The Outlook for the Twentieth Century
during the convention will be followed by
brief addresses, in which the various de-
partments of league work will be repre-
scented by leaders who will set forth the
outlook for their departments.
"A Glance Backward will form the
theme of the address of Rev. DR.. Steel gen.
eral secretary of league work in the NJ. E.
Church South, during which he will refer
to the heroes of American Methodism. DIR.
Steel has the reputation of being one of the
most eloquent speakers in the whole
church, and he has done wonders in build
ing up league work in the SOUTH"
A Grand Sale at Latimer, Morgan &
Co.'s, 1229 and 1921 G ST., Tomorrow,
of Magnificent Floor Decorations.
A royal collection of Persian and Arme-
MAN carpets and rugs The exhibition of
this wonderful collection has been largely
attended, and doubtless tomorrow, when
the sale begins at IL o'clock, the elegant
rooms of Latimer Morgan & Co. will be
crowded, for the collection Is pronounced
the finest ever seen in this city,-Adyt