The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-19
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EPwORTH LEAGUE CONVENTION.
Societies of the indianapolis District
Hold Their Annual Session.

The fifth annual convention of the In
dianapolis District Epworth League of the
Southeast Indiana Conference began yes
terday morning at Fletcher-place Church.
There was large attendance. every church
in the conference being represented. The
officers of the district cabinet are: Rev.
j. w. Dashiell, presiding elder; president
John "A. Wilkens; vice presidents, Mrs.
Vernis Williams Mrs. Bette Daugherty.
Miss Jennie Thompson. Miss Barbara Lang
horne; superintendent Epworth guard, H.
p. Mcintosh; superintendent of juniors.
Miss Hattie Reese; secretary, Mrs. John {.
Eberhart; treasurer. George W. Christian.
The first meeting of the convention was
held at $3.50, when all the delegates were
received and enrolled at the church, and
every one was given card bearing the
name and address of the one by whom en-
tertainment would be furnished. There was
ample accommodation for all. The exer-
cises began with Scripture reading and in
vocation, and then the delegates were well
coined to the city. to the church and con-
vention by Mr.. Elton Hutchinson, and Mr..
b. F. Kinnck returned the thanks of the
delegates in the response. The regular or
der Of business was called for by the dis
trict president, Mr.. Wilkens. Isom Ray. of
Shelbyville. spoke of the effect of the Bible
on the nations, and Rev. &. 3. WILCOX, OF
Lafayette, told of the good of the League.
Churches represented in the district are in
Shelbyvlle. Falkland, Boggstown. Castleton,
Greenwood, Franklin and Roberts Park.
Furnas-place, College-avenue. Broadway.
Bethel, Malott Park and Fletcher-place
churches.
AS soon as the devotional exercises were
concluded in the afternoon the secretaries
of the several branches of the league went
TO one room for conference and the treas
IN annthQr while the main audience
room was given up to the work of the
junior department There was review OF
the work of the year in the local junior
leagues. There has been a general advance
all along the line. with a growth in at
tendance and interest in most instances.
a large number of the young people who
attend Sunday schools have joined the
leagues. and some who do not go TO Sunday
school, the league meeting taking the place
of Sunday schools with some. Miss Hattie
Reese, who is the district superintendent
of the Juniors, is an indefatigable worker,
and much of the success of the Juniors is
due to her individual and untiring efforts.
In addifion mt to the programme ANN ReS D. w
on THE Value of the League to the
Church." value which he considers a
great deal in the review OF the work of
the social department the report as to at
tendance was not SO encouraging, there
having been fewer at the meetings than
heretofore, but in the matter of the dis
tribution of flowers among the sick and in
furnishing them for the church pulpits it
was 400 per cent. better. The annual review
of the local leagues was given by Miss
Barbara Langhorne, fourth vice president
1t was in the main encouraging. Miss Alta
Roberts gave reading, "Gleanings." The
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Der on account of illness. A paper on so
cial Entertainments was read by Scott
Denny. This related to the socalS, lawn
fetes and other gatherings of a social ma
ture which are given by the Epworthians.
Some are free and others for the purpose
of raising money for some object. The
afternoon session closed with a song by
Miss Edith Surby and the announcements
for the evening.
The evening session was marked by a
service of song. The annual report of the
district secretary, Mrs. J. {. Eberhart,
showed that two years ago there were
there were twenty-eight which reported
and this year forty-two. Membership in
the Senior League has increased % per
cent, and the Junior League twice that.
Rev. T. /. Coultas, pastor of Roberts Park
Church, spoke on 1.-THE International Con-
ference" which will be held next week in
Chattanooga. This will be the most i'm
portant conference the Epworth League has
ever had. on account of the wonderful
growth of the association in the past two
years. An address ON THE Mission of Our
Young People" was given by Rev. C. B.
Wilcox, of Lafayette. This was illustra tive
of the pledge of the society, which is that
every member shall not only live up TO the
Bible principles of right living. but help
every fellow-being to enjoy the highest
Christian experiences and all attain a
higher life.