Evening journal., 1898-10-14
an ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE
DAVID OUTTEN SOUGHT A GENIE
Terry TO COMMIT THE DEED -EP-
WORTH LEAGUE CONVENTION.

DAVID OUTTEN SOUGHT A GENIE
Terry TO COMMIT THE DEED-EP-
WORTH LEAGUE CONVENTION.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
Seaford, Oct. 13.-The ninth annual
convention of the Dover district Ep-
worth League met here Wednesday IN
st. Johns NJ. E. Church. The conven-
ton will zoe in session for two DAYS.
and, judging from the work Of Wednes-
day, promises to be the most interest
ing ever told. The delegates arrived
on the morning trains, and assembled
at the church, from where they were
assigned to the various homes.
The afternoon session was opened
by Rev. e. c. MacNichol with brief
devotional service. Charles L. Raven
ger made the delegates feel ''at home"
in his pleasing address Of welcome, and
Miss Eva Davis, Of fredericksburg, re-
sponded in a highly appropriate man
ner. The following committee was ap-
pointed on credentials: Rev. Alfred
Smith. DR.. Edward Willis, and Miss
Letitia Hopkins. They recommended
that all delegates be seated. The toll
lowing district officers made reports Of
the work for the past year: Thomas N.
Rawlins president; Professor Wesley
Webb, first vice-president. Professor
Webb also read the report OF Mrs. j..
L. Crossmore, the second vice-pres1-
dent, who was unable to be present
Rev. r. X. Stephenson, secretary; Mrs.
Virgie Mason, treasurer; Rev. w. G..
Koons. superintendent OF junior work.
The third and fourth vice-presidenGs
having recently moved from the dis
trict did, by reason of their removal,
constitutionally lose their citizenship
Their SUCCESSORS were not then elected.
Delegates from the following chap
tess then made their reports: Bridge
vile, Burrsville, Cambridge, Bethel.
Brown, Concord, Wesley, Dover, Farm
ington, Prospect, Statenville, Federals-
lburg, FELTON,. Frederica, Millwood,
Georgetown, Greenwood and Harring-
ton. Reports from the remaining chap
ters were made yesterday. Rev. c. 5.
Bake, presiding elder of the Dover dis
trict, then made an interesting sum
ming up of the league work in the dis
trict. He was followed by Robert R.
Doherty. PHI. D.. in short address, who
gave valuable points ais to conducting
conventions of this character.
In the evening the session was open
ed by song service and devotions IN
charge of Rev. S. j. Smith, pastor OF
Mt. Olivet NJ. p. Church, OF this place
This was followed by the principal fea-
ture Of the evening, the addres by ROD
ert R. Doherty, PHI. d., and the large
church was filed to its utmost capac-
ity. The large audience was not dis
appointed in it's anticipations, for the
address was one of the most scholarly
ever delivered in Seaford. A social
hour was held in the lecture room af-
ter the address by Mrs. r.. X. Stephen
son. fourth vice-president OF Seaford
chapter.
Quite a sensation was caused on
"wednesday evening by the attempted
suicide of David Outten. He selected
a secluded spot in Odd Fellows Gene
terry, and. after making full prepara-
tons, took a large quantity of lauda-
mum. rough-on-rats and whiskey mix
ed. He was found short while after
taking the desc by some boys that nap
pened to enter the cemetery, and was
taken while in an unconscious state 70
a nearby residence Through the time
lly employment of medical science the
poison was pumped from his stomach.
He is etill. however. in critical con-
dition. Financial troubles are ascribsd
as the cause of his rash deed.