The Washington times., 1895-03-19
PASTORS WARMLY GREETED
Eighteen Were Present at the Ep-
worth League Mass Meeting.
Each Of the Speakers Advocated the Giving
of Tithes to the Churches Chap
ter Treasurer's Work

Eighteen pastors OF Methodist Episcopal
and received cordial greetings at the regu-
lar monthly mass meeting last night of the
Washington District Epworth League at
McKendree M. E. Church. Eighteen chap
ters were represented, and besides the
membership, there was a great throng of
people that filled the auditorium and over
flowed into the gallery
President w b. Matthews had charge of
the exercises, and the District League
Choir, which extended from wall to wall of
the sacred edifice, supplied the musical
feature, with the aid of the congregation.
The choir was led by Mrs. J. r. Mickle.
Four speeches, brief but entertaining,
were delivered during the course of the
evening, each limited to ten minutes, prior
to which the president aply introduced
the programme by welcoming address,
in which he also touched upon the topic of
giving to the church; spoke OF good omens
that attended the work of the District
Union, and referred pleasantly to his pre-
decessors in the office of president.
Mr. G.. W. f. Swartzell discussed the
topic, ''Get and GAIN" Mr.. E. W. Will
liams' theme was Gain and Give" and
Rev. G. L. Pate told how to Give and
Grow" Each of the speakers impressed
the thought that duty required the placing
OF onetenth of the substance possessed to
the service OF God.
Rev. F. G.. Coxson of Philadelphia. en-
tertained the audiencowith asemi-humorous
descriptive story of what is being done
in the City of Brotberly Love for the re-
ception of the Fourth Conference Conyen-
tion OF Leaguers that is to meet there on
the 26th OF May. He referred to the
great work of the yeung people who had
banded together in the league work, and
said that the ultimate reunion of the church
North and South is in the hands of the
young men and women. and that such
conventions as that TO be held in Phila-
delphia and the fraternal spirit engendered
Will constitute powerful agencies in its
| consummation. MissAoore finely rendered
contralto solo.
\ special feature was that in which the
| chapter treasurers participated, service
consisting OF sentence prayers Devotional
| exercises were conducted by Rev. L. T.
| Widerman
| hecIose aninformal reception was given
| the pastors lately appointed for the new
| conference year The several chapters
| headed by an attractive banner, filed down
| the stairway, and each met the pastors in
| the lecture room. There were present to
receive the greeting the Revs. L. B. Wilson,
r. NJ Moore, L. T. widerman, o. A Brown,
| Watson Case, w w. Van Ardale, DR..
McLaren, DR.. Ames, Revs. C. L. Pate, c..
w Baldwin, j. S SIarrard, Albert Osborne,
i. o. Eldridge, DR.. Suttell, Revs. f. S.
Todd. j. n. Lemon, G. o. Cook, and DR..
johnson.
The next League item of general interest
will be the reception to be given by the
Junior League OF the District TO the pre-
siding elder, the pastors, and the Senior
League. The exercises viii be held at
Metropolitan NJ E. church on the evening of
Friday, March 20, at z O'Clock
The arrangements are in charge of Mr.
H B. Leech, district superintendent, and
a committee OF superintendents, of which
Miss NJ NJ. Fitzhugh, at Wesley chapel, is
chairman