The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-22
PN0RTHLEAGUE
five Hundred Delegates TO Be
in Seattle This Week.
b. COUCHER, OF BALTIMORE
Eectnre fo the Y. ~. G. A Yssaex-
aay AfternsoSa-
pe. coucHgR. OF BALTIMORE

The most important event in church
<srr.es for the coming week viii Be- the
shsrd annual Convention OF the Puget
esuad Conference OF the Ep~orth League,
vascs commences a three days session az
re first Methodist church. Ia this eliy,
Fr.4zy. June -.
ire local branches OF the league have
hen busaIy engaged arranging the details
a. .hs gathering. and upon the arrival Of
ne 50 delegates expected they will find
sssryshing In readiness. The coming
eouvsnsson Is Of the greatest importance.
tnasusach as the constitution and bylaws
u the conference organization VIII be
formulated ard adopted DR.. J. p. Mar
faff. Of Tacoma. t. chairman OF ths CON-
ulfsea appointed az tbs last conferences
10 draft form 20 be submitted AZ this
Years session. and II In expected that
here win be little delay In adopting II
and proceeding with an organization that
has hitherto been incomplete. The vari-
oas heads Of the committees we're named
ty the cabinet last year az follows.
transportation. Mr.. e. G. SHARPE: recep-
sson. Mr. Charles DowBie: entertainment.
Miss Katie Reeves. These committee
men. with their assistants have arranged
the matters left 20 them. In providing for
the visitors. who viii represent almost
Every Methodist community IN Western
W3fasH&E4Et EEtA& BriIH the IAs-&3s[bfS0
a the Puget Sound Conferences.
The present officers Of the conferences
are: Presidsnt. Mrs. Hariett Caughran. Of
Tacoma: first vice president. Miss II.
lett. Oak Harbor: second vice president,
Miss Rhsda Williams. Vancouver: third
vice president Rev. w. II. Lsech. Coupe
Vile: treasurer and acting xscrstary. Seth
n. Morforf.
The meeting OF the league In this city
viii be ths third event Ia q programme
Of matters within the jurisdiction Of tia
Puget Sound Conference OF the Methodist
church. tee frst being the commence
msnt and attendant ceremonies OF the
Puget Sound university. and the second
. meeting or the "Iternants Club OF
Methodist ministers. both of the above
mentioned events being held ia Tacoma.
During the session OF the league in this
city daily excursions win be run by
steamer from Tacoma. The programme
Tor tins three days II as followsi
Friday, June 80.
Morning sessson-i0. devotional exer-
cisss led By DR.. w. A. shankiin: 1871.
addresses OF Welcome. Seattle Methoiism.
DR.. W. A. shankiin: Christian Endeayor.
Miss Ella Jordan: City. Mayor william u.
Wood; response from convention. Rev. s.
3. saIliger; appointment Of committee on
credentials
Afternoon sesslon--s.3o. business session.
adoption Of constitution, report OF officers,
report OK Chattanooga delegates, report OF
Or T. II. Ford-genersl conference action
On Epworth League.
Evening ssssion-7.3a. Devotional exer-
eises. led by sedro Chapteri singing by
Chorus choir. sso0--Addrex.. "fhrfssfan
Citizenship" DIR. J. p. Marlatt. First NJ.
Z. church. Tacoma.
Saturday.
Morning sessicn-s:90. Devotional exer-
sises. led by Mount Vernon chapter: 1000
address, Our Methodist Schools" Chan
rsIior Crawford II. Thoburn. Puget Sound
university; business session
Afternoon sesSion-es30 Practical IDEAS
on department work-SpIritual depart
nsnt. William 8. HanIsin. First church.
Tacoma. mercy and help r.. A. Darling.
y. Pauis. Tacoma, literary. Mr.. Van
scoyic. orting. wash: entertainment,
Mrs. Matte Gridiey. Vancouver, wash;
'Gnsar League. Mrs. Stephenson, Seattle.
Wash; intermediate League. Miss Bailey.
Snohomish. Wash
Evening sessfon-7.50. Devotional exer-
Uses. led By Epworth Church chapter.
Tacoma: singing by Chorus choir: 500,
ADDRESS. 'Msthodism ana Education.@
Dr. Goacher. woman's college, baltimore.
Nd
Sunday.
$50 Sunrise prayer meeting. led BY Rev.
Y. 8. Wright Anacorfes: 1910. morning
service. In charge OF DIR. w. A. Shankiln.
FIRST church. Seattle. Wash: $50. song
service. conducted by Prof. Cozine. Ia
roma: $50. sacrament. Rev. A. j. Jcsiyn.
7. e. $50. model devotional meeting;
closing service: 500. sermon. Or. Goaeher.
Or. Goncher. who appears IN two places
on the programme. win be the most con-
sricnous divine In attendance upon tho
session. occupying. as he does. n splendid
position as president OF the woman's col
rec OF baltimore. and having been prom
inenfly voted for So bishop at the last
general conference Of the United States.
He Is closely identified with the interests
o. the Epworth League and has watched
II grow from an tneonStderabie number 20
. grand membership Of LIED. 90 persons.