The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-10
THE EPWORTH LEAGUE
Great Preparations Being Made In Lynch
burg for the Big Conference.
ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE DELEGATES.
Items of In 10 rmntion About the Gath.
erInG Tint Are OF General In.
cises and List of the Able
Speakers Engaged.

Everybody, doubtless, has heard some
thing of the great Epworth League
State conference, which Is to meet in
Lynchburg. June 25-2S. But, perhaps.
says the Lynchburg News. u short ac
count of the great movement may bring
to the attention of some facts not be-
fore known.
The Epworth League Is the young
peoples society of the Methodist Church,
and has been denominated 1.-The Church
at Work. 1t has a membership of
about 1900, 900. The International con-
ference of the League in Chattanooga
last June was. in many particulars, the
most notable religious gathering ever
held in the South. At this meeting
about thirty-ilve delegates from Virgil
MIA organized u movement looking to q
State union of Epworth Leagues. and
appointed 4 committee to push the
work. meeting of the committee was
held in Richmond. 1t was agreed to pro-
ject the movement In a mass conference,
which it was decided to hold in Lynch
burg. The committee, Rev. l.. ii. Raw
lings. chairman; Rev. w. c. Garden,
secretary; Rev. j. G. Jones and Messrs.
Ernest Williams, w. +. Dodson. and j.
b. Gregory, met there on February 9th,
and made all necessary arrangements
for the conference, the principal points
of which are as follows:
Time: June 25-2S. inclusive.
Place: Lynchburg, in a great build
ing with u capacity of from 5000 TO 1000
seats.
The great hall will be tastefully deco
rated by the committee on place OF
meeting (Mr. NJ. II. Garland, chairman,
with the League colors-white and gold;
crayon portraits of Susannah and John
Wesley. Epworth rectory and other not
| able pictures; national flags, flowers. ETC.
The building is in the centre of the city,
Immediately on one and very near the
other electric car line.
Character of the conference: A mass
| meeting; all Methodists attending are
| entitled to take part in the proceedings,
regardless of whether they are Leaguers
or not.
| Entertainment; The hospitable people
| of Lynchburg will entertain In their
homes the members of the conference as
far possible. 1t was thought best by
| the commit tee. however, TO make tho
entertainment by delegation upon a uni
| form basis. Accordingly, local leagues
will be entitled to free entertainment for
one delegate for every ten of mcmbr-
ship. allowing every league as many as
| five. Again, the desire of the committee
| is TO have not only leaguers present,
but also and especially Methodists who
are not members, but who are likely to
\ catch the fire and carry 1t to their
| charges. Hence, every pastoral charge
| Will ,bo entitled TO free entertainment
for five delegates, regardless OF whether
a league exists IN the charge or not.
The local Entertainment Committee, Mr..
Il. ID. EnSledove, chairman, is vigorously
pushing the canvass for homes and they
| confidently expect that the reputation
| OF Lynchburg for hospitality will be
nobly sustained, and that the people will
open wide their doors TO receive the great
| q hnliStc Wi hn In Il
ance. Arrangements nave been made
with hotels and boarding houses for
rates of 81 per day for surplus delega-
| tons. and all are welcome and invited
10 come. Through the courtesy of DR..
w. w. Smith. the neutrality-suspicious.
| Woman's College has been freely ten
dered the committee for the use OF
"homng the delegates"
Badges and decorations: A beautiful
satin badge, with Maltese cross pendant
(the emblem of the league), and gilt let
| tering. with suitable pin, will be pre-
scented to every delegate 10 the confer
ence. which will not only serve as a
badge of membership. bur Will be a most
attractive souvenir of the greatest gath
ering of young Methodists ever held in
the Commonwealth.
| Il is expected that visiting as well as
| local leaguers. will wear before and dur
ing the conference, the colors of the
league-whiie and gold.
Programmes: The programme of the
conference Is arranged upon a basis of
the Leagues departmental organiza ton
Every phase OF League work will be
tfken up and discussed by some of the
best practical workers in the State and
country, presenting in all about fifty adj
dresses. and eh.Be. carefully prepared
for the occasion. will be at once instruc-
tive and inspiring. Among those who
are booked for speeches, etc. are Bish-
OBS Charles b. Galloway and J. c. Gran
berry. Rev. S. a. Steel ID. D.. secretary
of the League: Rev. George r. Stuart,
the great temperance evangelist: Rev
Henry Johnston, pastor OF the Metro
Dolitan Methodist Church of Washing
ton. ID. c., and the following from Vir-
ginia: Revs. j. n. BurIow. w. II. -.
Harper, y. Coke Smith, D. D., Il. II.
Dadmun. j.. b. Betty, G. H. Lambeth.
Oscar Littleton, Il. G. Shuler, w. b.
i3eauchamp r. l.. Fultz, s. b. Hide
brand. q. w. Dyer, George II. Ray, d.
| D.. John l.. Weber, Il. +. Ball, j. c.
| Reed, ]. p. Garland d. D., r. NJ Aiaxy.
r. c. Waterhouse, d. D., r. NJ. Atwill,
Charles d. Bulla, ]. f. Mastin, S. 3.
Vaughn. w. G. Starr d. D., w. NJ. Dyer.
| w. H. H. Joyce, II. j. Taylor. a. o. Arm
strong, Ernest Stevens, II. Men. Simp-
| SON. John l.. Clark. d. D., Paul White
| head. ID. D., and Messrs. a. NJ Hughlett.
Charles w. Landon. S. IT. Hamilton, G..
! Binson Ferebee j. ID. Johnston, Jr.,
Mrs. VIM. NJ Strother. Misses Eliza.
| beth Hammer, Florence NJ. Campbell and
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