The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-30
EPW0RTH LEAGUE.
The Annual Con ventiOn at Chestnut
Street.
Business of tho League-somo Ideas OF
Papers Presented-A Rainy Day Inter
feres somewhet With the Attendance.

business OF tho LeaSue-sOm0 ldeas OF
Papers Presented-A Rainy Day Inter-
feres somewhet With the Attendance.
The annual conven ton of the POI tland
District Epworth League was held at
Chestnut street church yesterday. The
beautiful weather of the past few days
gave way to dull morning yesterday,
with rain the rest OF the day. The dele
gatss, as they arrived, registered in the
reception room off from the vestry.
There were abont 900 present. These
were the names recorded: Few of the
Portland delegates registered;
Mrs. Mamie Rich, Mrs. L. d. Morri-
son. Laura Lowell, Ephraim Lowell,
Mrs. II. A. Hartman, Gorham; Eliza
Rumery. Goodwin's Mills; Lillian
Leayitt, Bidd eff ord; Joseph Il. Grant,
Mrs. John Sloan, Lena Lord, Saco;
sarah j. Hill, e. Rumery, Goodwin's
Mills; E. H. Eifeld, Gorham; Thomas
Whiteside, Sanford; Fannie M. Lord,
Mrs. T; B. Cobb, Miss E. Davis. Mrs.
Q. Strout, Gorham: Mrs. S. F. Strout.
Dolly, Monroe q. Files, German; J. r.
Clifford, Woodfords; W. l.. CaDham,
Mrs. S. Capham, Old Orchard; B. q.
Wentworth, Skowhegsn; ". O. Went
worth, West Cumberland; Nettis Debeok,
Westbrook: Nettie L. GuiIford, Old
Orchard; Il. Morrison Spear, Westbrook;
Katie L. Luce, Isabel B. Hui, Old
Orchard; H. D. Williams. Mrs. II. L.
Williams. A. W. Pierce, Mrs. A. W.
Pierce. Flora A. Briggs, M. g. Rober is.
Mrs VIM. Fowler, Grace E. Tibbetts,
Mrs. Cora Kicker, Mrs. Daniel Nelson,
Biddeford; Mrr. Jennie l.. BENNETT,
saco; Mrs. Ohas. H. CLARK, Chas. II.
Clark, W. P. Lord, Mrs. ". P. Lord.
nar s ss p Psru 9s Ha
tie Stront, Miss Emma Wagh. Kenne-
bunkport; S. E. sennett. --Kennebunk;
Mrs w. y. Fernald. OLD Orchard; Miss
Nellie NJ. Symes, Old Orchard; Fred /.
Lrce, Old Orohart, Rev. Il. b. Mitchell,
Alice Smith, Alueit A. Lewis, Mrs.
Eva A; Lewis, saco; Estelle +. Goog-
M ,ns Alf e. sais nsn Mgs I Ii sGdR
Wood. South Portland; W. S. Goodwin,
South Berwick; Rev. j. II. 70 berts. and
wife, Browns Hill; Rev. G. r. Palmer,
Saoo; Mra. E. Louise Came, West Ken
nebunk; Lottie W. Stone. Kennebunk;
Rev. II. L. Nichols, Mrs. a. l.. Nichols
Mry5 Bramhall, Kennebunkport: Mrs.
F. Il. Hazelton. Mrs. S. B. Usher, A.
!. $auttEGWS. MlSb e. l4dTlllOut, MIS-
H. F. SWEET, Mrs. G. e. Libby, Cor
ham: hi. Gertrude Card, Portland: @. K.
Gowen Browns Hill; F. W. Smith and
wife, Peaks Island, Miss Isabel S. AL
len of Portland; Mrs. Ira S.
Locke. Woodfords; Rev. DR.. G. W..
Parsons, Arthur A.. Gala
CHAN, Miss Isabel S. Allen, Mr..
and Mrs. Forest Eaton. Mr.. ". E.
Thompson. Mr. II. W. Cobb, Mr.. Claude
Colpitts Miss Lillian M. Carter, Grace
Z. Parsons, Edith Mau1o Stetson, Fred
b. Parsons, Cora L. Butler and 7. f.
Mcdonald, Chestnut street, Portland;
Miss Eta M. Owen, Pine street Portland
Mrs. Il. Leslie Baker, Congress street,
Portland; Rev. F. W. Smith Peaks H.
land; Mrs. l.. W. Smith, Pleasantdale;
Mrs. I. 6. Harding, Gorham; Evelyn
" asst Kennebunk; Miss Nellie A. Damon
Kittery; Mrs. A. G. Doten. Woodfor DIS !;
@. c. Phelan, Westbrook and Edith j.
Phelan, Westbrook; Clara Hawkes., Vest
brook; Chas. w. Smith, Plsasantdale !;
D. f. Faulkner. Kittery.
After short devotional service, led
by Rev. @. B. Millward, Rev. DR.. G. W.
Parsons, the pastor of the church, ten
dered the delegates a cordial well
come to the church, which he styled the
Mother Church of Methodism in the dis
trict. In reply President Strout thanke d
DR.. Parsons and the people OF Chestnut
street for their kindly greeting and the
arrangements made for their comfort.
The reports Of the Secretary and Treas
urer were next in order. MIR. W. P.
Lord, of K4@nebunk, the Secretary, re-
ported that % of the Leagues in the
district had reported their condition, al
though that number did not include
all the Leagues in the district. These
twenty seven Leagues reported 1882 &C.
tive members, and 1858 associate members
an increase of 40 in active membership,
and decrease of 163 in associate member
ship. There were 30 conversions reported,
SO joined the church, and 88 were re-
ceived ongprobation. The Junior Leagues
number 20, with a membership Of 584.
4 large proportion Of the Leauges ARE
working hard in ali departments and
are a strong help to the church. He
suggested that more enthusiasm couldsbe
obtained by the study of the methods and
motives of the League, an in this man
ner the young people would become thor
ougnly acquainted with it's organization.
Then he talked of what
the 1900 League members might accom-
plish in spiritual line.
The Treasurer, Mr.. ". Fl. Barbour, of
Goodwin's Mills, reported the receipts
of last year as s36.o1, and the expendi-
lures $27. 60.
The reports were received and ordered
on file.
A committee of five, nosisting of
Messrs. Roberts, Nichols, Smith and
Mcdonald, were chosen to nominate
the list Of committees and report later.
Miss Sadie L. Strout, of Woodford's,
read paper on Thoughts Suggested by
OurssPledRe." The prevailing thoughts
W ere that great deal could be accom-
plished by steadfast loyalty to our
principles, and higher standard Of
Christian living.
Rev. ". H. Barber made a brisf ad-
dress on "The League as a Training
School in Systematic Giving" MIR.
Barker alluded to the whole church as
q piece of we'll regulated machinery, and