The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-17
EPW0RTH LEAGUE. /.
Anniversary Celebration al Asbury
Memorial Church.
Too Many Witnesses-Tle La'est NOiss
From he N0r,h End.

The.anniyersary Of the Epworth League
NJ. Il. church last evening. a large
number OF people attended the service
held in honor OF the event The follow
ing was tho order Of exercises: Hymns
of praise, Scripture reading prayer. hymn.
choir, paper on Growth OF the League,
by Miss Minnie Phillips hymn, report Of
tao local league, solo, Jesus Lover OF
My Soul, " Miss Goss; reading II paper
"Open Windows" Miss Cole; anthem
by choir. address by Rev. j. A. l.. Rich,
pastor OF tine church; hymn and bene-
dicton.
Miss Phillips paper showed that ther6
wero 1850 senior chapters in the country
and 5j, 0OO junior chapters with total
mem bership of ], 600 600, while IN the
Methodist Episcopal church there were
Z, 1jO 600. The league has been in exist
ence but eight years.
The president of the League made an
earnest appeal % members OF the church
who did not belong 10 the league, 10 join
its ranks.
The report Of the local League showed
its members had been very active during
the past year About $500 was raised by
the league for church purposes, ll1 calls
upon the sick were made, considerable
sum was spent in charity and S2l spent in
flowers for the sick.
The address Of Rev. Mr.. Rich was of
an instructive nature. lie took for his
text the words OF Paul To Timothy,
"Iake Heed Unto Thyself." Among the
points on which the preacher dwelt were
the necessity of every person paying at
tention TO their spiritual needs, for while
no one needed in these days the advice to
look out for number one In spiritual
sense, still the injun ction Of Paul In "A
spiritual self was as puut MT and a. neces-
ff No
when he gave II. It was impossible 10 do
spiritual work unless one was Chris
tain at heart. The members of the EpwOrth
League must be devoted to Christ in their
hearts and nothing worldly must be per-
mitted 90 interfere with that devotion for
the spirit of God IL as a tender plant and
must not be choked by ambition or
worldly pleasure.
The importance or individual work was
dwet upon in forcibe way, and also of
religious work for oneself, for one might
as we'll ask another 60 eat his dinner for
him as TO do his spiritual work, Rev. Mr.
Rich urged. The Epworth League must
not only spread its principles by words,
but by example and one OF tho most
potent things in the life Of the young was
examples. For the young men were more
ant than the old To follow customs Of
those around them. The Epworth
Lcngue, the speaker had found To be the
strong arm Of his church, and this he said
with due consideration Of the faithful
work Of others
Rev Mr.. Rich closed with an eloquent
appeal 70 the leaguers TO become living
apostles of Christ 10 those around them.
TOO MANY WITNESSES.
A follow named Moriarty, who week
ago Saturday night nAd "a vicious strug
gle with Oilicer Mccarthy, in which the
lattcrs hand was badly hurt was again
orr.aeta1 for Iru N l-pnpggs ahont TniHpirht
Sunday. He won't to court this morning
ready for n stiff legal battle, but he, by
advice 81 his attorney, soon weakened
Just after MOriarty was arrested was
time for roll call and nine patrolmen
went down 10 his cell TO see the man that
tried 10 thrash Mccarthy. The nine men
saw that Moriarty was drunk and so tes-
titled this morning. This led Attorney
Il. H. Mulhollj.nd TO remark: What
was there police parade this morningY'
The result OF the police testimony was
Moriarty pleaded guilty and was fined 50
and costs.
TWO OFFICERS SAVE DRUNKS.
George Warren Purnell.a fine strapuing
young colored fellow, had "a close call early
sunday morning. Though George lives
IN the classic locality known as Cat
Swami, ho wandered while under the in
flucnce OF liquor ont on, to the tracks of
tie New York. New Hayen ~ Hartford
Railroad company near Smithf.eld
avenue. He got weary after his fair sized
tramp and laid down across the tracks
lie selected for his bed the main tracks
and was found by Officer sharpe asleep.
A train was due a short time after the
officer discovered George and made up
his mind "a cell at the station would be
more conducive 20 Georges chances Of liy-
ing 90 a good old age than The bed George
had selected. The latter was very thank
ful To tho officer when the results of the
folly dawned upon him.
Truly. Saturday night was7a night for
freaks for ono individual was found by
officer BlIckmar very drunk and half
way mp the trestlo over which the loco
motives so 20 get coal in the Webster
street yard. \ nlsstep on the part of the
individual who had he been walking on a
sidewalk might have found IL scarcely
wide enough would have meant fall of
90 feCt and in all probability broken
neck. The man thought no was going
VI the stairs Of his tenement and re-
marked 70 the officer that they seemed to
have lengthencd out remarkably during
the evening.
HAD A BUSY NIGHT.
Saturday night was busy one for tho
officers Of the Second police station for 90
arrests were made. The arrests included
a couple Of after midnight warOlers and
a lager hCor party.
Tho members OF the Inter gang were
William Molloy Charles Boyle and John
Kenny. They stole kUg Of bocr from
wagon and took 10 Co yard on Back
street and thoy just had the tap working
IN fine style when Sergeant HHrtnott and
20 couple OF patrOlWCn saw them. The
EDG and the tiu can that did service as
stein wore thrown over the railroad fence.
None Of the trio thought the officers would
follow thom or the beer Their reasoning
W.. ar fq1'r tho officers mad plyus
laid 20 capture them and three thirsty
men, beer and stein werO taken 10 the
station. Tho owner Of the beer has not
yet claimed it.
NORTH END NOTES.
There was som0 pretty mean follow
pruWling about the lawtuckct pike ycs-
tcrdCy forenoon for a man VINO had lost a
leg M tho service of his country went to
sleep no1r the half way house and while
ho slept some one Stole his crutch.
Tho members Ot the Epworth League
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