The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-03

but IL Is expected that AZ todav.s session
the gathering Will be much larger. as adj
a3tlonal delegates are looked for Those
WHO reported TO the local secretary last
evening were:
South seattIe-Mrs. spraxue Davis.
hent-Miss Nellie Jones. Miss Mar
guerefte Shaffer
Battery street churcf-wiss clara
Chase. e. l.. Meyer.
GiinaH-Mrs< J. Mottershez9. Miss
Persia Honeywell
Port AngeIes-Lexter n. Place. Edgar
>. mccormick. A p. Jewett, Dora A.
Naggart. Jessie Banks
sidney-Roy Denniston.
Bailard-EIEa Cam.
ing
sesabeuis-George p. Riser.
Rev WiiIesten's talk was confined 10 an
Outline OF what the Conference Epvorfh
Ieague has been engaged in doing He
said that efforts were being made TO or
ganize leagues in every town and hamlet
included In the conference, and while
many obstacles were encountered the
conference league felt that the past year
had been the most successful in its his
tory The one great aim was 10 organize
The conference wanted leagues 10 be es-
tabifshed In every town, no matter IL the
membership was for time limited 10 two
or three.
Rev Coyington IN his address referred
10 the fact that the present convention
was really the first successful one. SO
far as a representative gathering was
concerned. that had ever been held by
the district league. Several attempts had
been made. but they did not amount 10 a
great deal. One Of them came of at
Port Townsend. but only a very few del
egates showed UP. At another time a
H. l. h -
Ballard, but that. too. was not accom-
panied with great success for the reason
that the delegates for some reason did
not put In an appearance. Rev. Coying-
ton then continued his address speaking
at length of the twenty-four successful
leagues In the district. and referOd 10
the history OF the Epworth league. how
IL had been introduced as an experiment
In the church. with result that IL had
grown 10 be one OF the grandest societies
OF young people in the world.
After the session adjourned the dele
gates remained al the church and be-
came acquainted with one another. A
morning. an afternoon and an evening
session will be held today. A sunrise
meeting will be held this morning at $40.
AT $50 O'Clock the devotional meeting will
be held. and at 9:l5 reports from the vari-
Gus leagues will be received and the fol-
lowing subjects discussed:
Best methods OF work In the Spiritual
department Auburn League
Best methods OF work In the Mercy
and Help department. Sumner League
Best methods or work IA the Literary
department ....-.........Trtnity League
Best methods of work in the Social
department BATTERY Church League
The programme for the afternoon ses-
sion will be as follows:
The Epworth League as an Evangel-
teal Force. Kent League 2-2:30
The Lacquer the Pastor Loves. .........
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES s.-Gfdce League
The Pastor the Lacquer Loves.........
...................Port Townsend League
How can the League Best Study the
Bibie2 .....................Va shon League
Duty of the League TO the Regular
Meetings OF the Church.
............-........F First Church League
Relation of the League TO the Benevo-
lences of the Church.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Ballard League
The convention will close IN the even
ing with Pentecostal services.