The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-09
THEIR SESSIONS OYER.
Annual Convention Of Maine EpWOrth
League Ended Last Night.
ANOTHER SEVERE RAP AT BREW
Err FRANK JONES.

A Boston Preachers Denunciatson of MI.
Jones's Connection With kent's Hill
Seminary LosdIy Applauded-Oficer
of the League.
The regular sessions of the Maine Ep-
worth League annual convention at the
Chestnut street Methodist church con-
uded last evening. Most of the 200 dele
gates in attendance will remain today and
pass the time in excursions and sightsee
ing.
The forenoon proceedings began with
1--we feast at $50, led by Rev. W. f. Mill
ward of Cornish. At $50 praise service
was held, conducted by Rev. Mr. March.
The school of methods was an interest
ing feature of the forenoon programme.
The address by Rev. E. o. Thayer OF
Woodfords, related to the spiritual de-
partment of the Epworth League work.
Among his suggestions were these: Hold
missionary prayer meetings; with the
consent of the superintendent, introduce
normal classes in the Sunday schools;
every league should have a chorus choir;
have committee whose duty it is to
bring in children and young people to the
Sunday school; use the topic cards in the
prayer meetings; encourage league mem
bers to occupy front seats in the churc,
prayer meetings. 6
Rev. DR.. J. D. Pickles of Boston, dis
cussed the social side of the league work,
9TH off hn
following: Make everybody feel at home
in the league gatherings; it is not formal
religion that is neededsin our social work
but religious atmosphere, encourage
handshaking by committee that will do
it naturally, and not oficiously.
In the absence of Rev. H. e. Foss, who
was assigned to a discussion of the liter
airy department of the league work, that
topic was taken UP by Rev. f. G. Rogers
of Portland, Rev. Mr.. White of Rock
land and Rev. W. T. Perrin of Boston.
They all encouraged the reading of stand
ard books.
After brief praise service, at the be-
ginning of the afternoon session, the
business of the convention was taken up.
These resolutions. offered by special
committee, were adopted:
Resolved, that the convention renders
a vote of thanks to the railroads and
steamboat companies for the kindness,
accommodation and excellent services
which they have placed at our disposal:
Resolved, that the convention give its
heartiest thanks to our entertainment
committee for the arduous but very eff
oient services in our behalf.
Resolved, that we, the visiting Ep-
worthians express our thanks for the
kind welcome accorded to us by the
Mayor. Epworth League of the Chestnut
street Methodist church and the kind
homes where we are entertained.
Resolved, that the convention gives it's
thanks to the speakers who have SO ably
,tertained and instructed us.
Resolved that we believe in the entire
humiliation of the liquor traffic and as
Epworthians we will support no man for
office in any party who does not stand
firmly in accord with us on this question.
Resolved, that we thank our state cabi-
net for it's efficient services and deep in
terest in the work.
These officers were elected for the en-
suing year:
President-L. F. Robinson, Rockland.
Vice observation-disclosures Bates, Gar
diner; Miss L. E. Wentworth. Bangor
Miss Emma j. Stearns, Saco; Miss Alice
NJ. Douglass, Bath.
Secretary-M Sadie A. Lowell, Dex.
ter.
Treasurer H. Perry, Hallowell
Junior Observation-Disclosures. G. L.
Banghart,- Oldtown.
The selection of time and place OF
holding the next convention was left to
the state cabinet
At $50 the school of methods was re.
sumed, Rev. VT. Perrin of Boston offer.
ing some suggestions regarding the adj
ministration department of league work.
Rev. George H. Spencer's address relat-
ed to the mercy and help department..
In the evening the church was again
filled and the audience was treated to a
Stirring address. The Masonic quartette
sang several selections during the eve
ming. Rev. G. L. Banghart, state super
intendent, conducted some interesting
junior department exercises, following
which came the address of Rev. W. T.
Perrin, pastor Of the First Methodist
church, Boston, in the course of which he
re-opened the wound which CAPPED SO
memorial afternoon in the Congress
street church, when the Maine Methodist
conference had Brewer Frank Jones on
the dissscting table.
''The League in the Lacquer" was
the subject of Rev. Mr.. PERKINS, address,
and he was making reference to personali-
ty as compared with organization when
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thodist conference, which voted down a
motion to withdraw the conference sup
port from Kent's Hill seminary.
Personality makes an educational in
stitution great" said the speaker. He
referred to the universal association of
the name Of Thomas Arnold with Rugby,
Wilbur Fiske with Wesleyan, Henry