The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-15
WOMEN III The FORE
They Fake ali Active Part in
the Second Days Session
Of the EpWorth League
Convention.
INTERESTING PAPERS READ
New officers Elected and the Con-
stitution Amended-Treas-
urer's Report Most
Favorable.
Specfdl to tho Jerscu Cdtu Nears

CAMDEN, Feb. IS, 1S96.-The session
of the Epworth League chapters of New
Jersey at the Broadway Methodist Epis-
copal Church yesterday was notable for
the active part which the women MEM
bers took In the proceedings. They won
applause and laurels, and when the day
closed the face of every woman was
wreathed with smiles. The members of
the fair sex felt that they had accom-
piished a victory. and the men CALAMITY
acknowledged that tbair gentler COM
panions had outdone them.
Miss Bessie H. Atwood, of Mount
Holly, sounded the tocsin for the women
in her paper on "Headwork,'' in which
she showed that it was reasonable to
draw conclusions that women were the
main strength of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church. Miss Atwood's argument
was put forcibly, and even the men broke
into a burst Of applause. She also re-
ferred to tine ''new woman and various
false views as. to this genus of the fair
sex. There were other papers besides
Miss Atwood's, which were written and
read by women and which caught the at
tendon of the convention.
The morning session opened at seven
O'Clock. First there was the roll call and
conservation service, led by John HUI
shart Of Asbury Park. As each name was
called the person rose and repeated a
verse of Scripture or gave a word Of tes-
tlmony. AT nine O'Clock the Rev. A.
Swift, of New Lisbon, conducted an Ep-
worth League family worship, consisting
of a half hour of prayer and Scripture
reading. Later the Committee on Gre
d~en'tfals reported delegates present as
follows&Camden district, Sc; Trenton,
rs; New Brunswick, %; Bridgeton, Al;
making a total of 241 delegates present.
The treasurer reported receipts from So
chapters out of 30, amounting to s36. 80.
Inc expenditures reported were $50. Is. The
lreasurer's report was filed.
The election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows:-President. the
Rev. H zelley. Wenonah; first vice
dent, Mrs; 1. H. Swayne. Goshen; third
vice-president, the Rev. w. E. Herr,
Merehantyille; fourth yice-president. the
secretary, Mrs. Lavinia Swift Murphy,
Freehold; corresponding sJcretary, the
R Rev flames Il Batten, Asbury Park;
r'cktown; Superintendent of Junior work.
Samuel H. Thompson. Camden.
The. afternoon session Was opened with
rected their attention to the sixth chap
ter Of st. Luke, which contains the par
able OF the builders. This formed the
topic OF. testimony and the Epworthians
rose and testified that they were build
ing their characters on the same founda-
tons of Christianity. At 2 O'Clock the
most interesting part of the days pro-
gramme was reached. This was the
reading Of the six department papers.
All of them were excellently written and
Miss Atwood said that women were
entering most fields of business and pro
fessionaI life, and their work was of the
highest character. One thing that the
woman has not is the right of suffrage.
If she cannot vote for earthly rulers
Sne can. however, cast her vote for the
An amendment to the constitution was
passed by. the conference to the effect
that the presiding elders be made ex-
off1cio members of the Board of Control.
Also a resolution was passed looking to
the establishment of a conference lecture
bureau.
Late in the. afternoon there was a Junior
1000 children. President H. j. Zelley
delivered a short address of welcome. Then
followed the roll call. Hugh Townsend,
lesson. Miss Anna Van Meter. of Philaael-
phia, gave a recitation, and R. B. Dough-
ty conducted a sand map lesson.
There was a drill by the Epworth Guards
Of the State Street Church. Miss Edna
and Master Willie Schaffer SANG a duet.
The senior members of the League Wen
into the temple of the church and viewed
the rally. which excited great interest.
The closing session of the conference
last night was participated in by an an
dience that filled not only the old hall.
where the previous sessions were held,
but also the hall of the new church
building communicating with it. More
than 1000 people We're present.