The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-24
EPWORTH LEAGUE.
Seventh Annual Convention
of New England Body.
To Be Held in Trinity M. e. Church
Next Week.


A great gathering, bigger than an an
nual conference'of ministers opens in
Trinity NJ. Il. Church next Tuesday,
Sept. 20.
The Epworth eagues OF all New Eng
land by regular delegates will be repre-
senteo; part of the Epworth League
host one million ana half strong
throughout Methodism.
This movement is growing so rapidly
many conservative folk among Methodists
fear there may be an Epworth League
Church resulting from so mighty an
organization. Indeed. with its Epworth
Herald, distancing other church papers
in subscribers, etc, with great local and
national conventions, with money In
vested in certain lines of Christian work,
1t might come about as feared. And yet
the thing could not be done without
radically changing the present constitu-
tion of the League. Withal the lsaders
among Epworthians declare all their
members are loyal to the church.
Bishop Ninde, who is president ofthe
Epworth Leagues Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, who Will attend and ad
dress the convention by virtue Of his re-
lation, is medium of close affinity be-
tween the Church in general and the
leaguers in particular. And moreover, the
general, or quadrennial, conference has
oversight Of this body. In sense the
Epworth League Is q child OF the general
conference. Many bave fears that while
the former may not result, yet the young
people OF Methodism will be content with
activities aud benevolences of their
leagues, and so be in the church and not
of the church. A study of the plan on
which the league is established shows
that consistent leagues will be, If any
thing, more Of loyal, intelligent Metho-
dist and Christian than ever before.
Mayor McGuinness is to welcome the
Epworthians. Rev. T.. NJ. Taylor, ID. d.,
Of Boston, will respond TO this greeting.
The latter is the popular president of the
first gensral district, embracing the six
New England states.
The convention sermon will be
preached by Rev. II. A. Butz, ID. ID. the
president of Drew Theological Seminary.
Sunrise meetings will oe held in cnarge
of Rev. o. w. Scott president N. Il. So
ciety Conference Leagues; and Rev. II. b.
Cady, pastor Chestnut street Church.
Addresses will be made by the follow
ing popular speakers, men and women:
Miss Ruth Sites of China, Mrs. II. l..
Green Of somerville, Mass, Rev. j. NJ.
Durrcil, Nashua, N. H., Rev. J. ii. Nc
Donald, Newport, X. l., Rev. A. C.Little-
field and workers from the League nouse
Boston. President A. W. Harris, Maine
State College and Rev. j. L. GiIbIath,
Pb. d., Boston.
A very interesting feature will be six
departmental conferences on practical
methods OF leaRu ue work.
On Wednesday tho leaguers will 60 on
an excursion to the far-fameo and histor-
ic city of Newport, the greater part of
the day being devoted to that purpose.
A commodious steamer has been chart
cred. On the boat reception to Bishop
Ninde will be held, giving q rare oppor-
tuhhy VI hoothB bNo
and a most genial one. The leag-
uers of Newport have arranged
tour OF Newport which will EN- brace the
familiarly termed 10.mile drive, the
charming Clif walk, with old ocean on
one side and the magnificent villas of the
rich on the other, including the Wander
biIt white marble palace, trip to the
beach and a possible exhibition drill by
the well disciplined artillery battery
stationed at Fort Adams. The committee
having this matter in hand, determined
to make this popular excursion, have
placed the tickets at 81 for the round
trip and will spare no pains to make
everybody feel at home and have good
time.
All the exercises OF the convention, in
GLIDING the excursio n ton same terms
as to leaguers), are open to the public.
Services begin at $3.50 Q. M, 2 p. m. and
1880 evening.