Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-06-12
The Epwovth League.


Everybody. doubtless, has heard
something Of The great Epworth
LEAGUE State conference which Is
to meet here June 1898. But.
perhaps. a short account CT the
great movement may bring to The
attention Of some, facts not known
before. The Fpwortb League IS
The young peoples society Of The
Methodist Church. and has been de-
nominated "The Church st Work. :"
Il has a membership Of aboat
100000. The international con
ference Of the League in Cha|tanoo-
ga last June was. in many particu-
lars. the most notable religious
gathering ever held in the Sonth
At this meeting abopt IS delegates
from Virginia organized q move
ment looking to State union Of
Epworth Leagnes. and appointed q
committee to push the work. A
meeting was held in Richmond. Tt
was agreed to project the move
mpnt in a mass conference. which
| it was decided to hold in lynch
burg. The committee, Rev. z. IT.
Rawlings. chairman; Rev. w. G.
Garden. secretary; Rev. J. c. Jones.
and Mcssrs. Ernest Williams, W. P.
Dodson and J. B. Gregory, me5
there on February 18th, and made
all necessary arrangements for the
conference, the principal points Of
which are as follows.
Time: June % %, inclusive.
Place: Lyrchbure. in a great
building with a capacity of from
5000 to 1000 seats. The great
hall will be tastefully decorated BY
the committee on place Of meeting,
;. with the League colors-white and
gold, crayon portraits Of Susannah
and John Wesley, Epworth rectory
and other notable pictures, nation
al flags. flowers, etc. The building
/ is in the center Of the city, lmme-
diately on one and very near the
other electric car line.
Character OF the conference: a
mass meeting; All Methodists at
tending are entitled to take part in
The proceedings, regardless Of
whether they are Loaguers or not
Entertainment: The hospitable
people cf Lynchburg will entertain
in their homes the members d
the conference as far as possible. II
was thought best by the committee
however. tomake the entertainment
by delegation upon uniform ba-
sis. Accordingly, local Leagues
will be entitled to free entertain
t ment for one delegate for every
ten Of membership allowing every
League as many rs five. Again
the desire Of the League is to have
not only Leaguers present, but ais {
and especially Mcthodists who ayt
not members. but who are likely
TO catch the fire and carry it tt
their charges. Hence, every paste.
raj charge will be entitled to FREE
entertainment for five delegates
regardless Of whether a League ex
: lists in che charge or not. The To-
cal entertainment committee, e. D
, Engledovc, chairman, IS vigorously
pushing the canvass for homes
and they confidently expect that
the reputation Ct Lynchburg fol
hospitality will be nobly sustained
and that the people will open wide
their doors to receive the great hos
Of Methodists which will be IN at
tendance. Arrangements have beer
made with hotels and boarding
houses for rates Of 81 per day fol
surplus delegations, and all are wei
come and invited to come. Thr(
the courtesy Of Or. W. W. Smith
{ the Randolph-Macon Woman's Col
lege has been freely rendered The
committee for tire use Of homine
! the delegates. Lynchburg Elk.