The Portland daily press., 1898-11-04
Thu EPWORTH LEAGUE.
Convention Of the Port and District
Yesterday.
WERE IN ATTEN DANCE
FROM MANY CHURCHES.

Many Interesting Addresses We're Heard
ostDuring the Day-The Closing Exercises
In the Evening Were Especially Inter
esting.
The convention of the Epworth League
of the Portland District was held yester-
day in the Pine street church. There
were representatives present from Alfred,
Biddeford, Gorham, Kennebunk, Saco
Road, Kittery. Old Orchard, Pleasant.
dale, both Kim street church and
Browns Hill. Woodfords, Westbrook,
West Soarboro, Biddeford Pool, Saco and
Congress street. Pine street. and Chest.
nut street churches of Portland. The fol-
lowing officers of the league were pres
emit: President Rev. G. G. Phelan; first
vice president, Mr.. W. s. McGeooh; Sec
ond vice.president. Miss Mary Woodman /;
third vice-president, Miss Annie Raitt;
fourth vice president, Mrs. A. L. An
drews; secretary, Miss Grace F. Tibbetts;
treasurer, Mr.. J. e. Grant; executive
committee. Rev. Il. G. Strout, Rev. j.
R. Clifford, Mr.. W. j. Weir.
AAo OASlOioOo OpouOu uo O.oV WAon
praise service by Rev. W. Cashmere and
prayer by Rev. E. E. Strout. The bust
ness meeting of the league followed an
hour later. A. A. Callahan was elected
secretary of the convention. The treas
urer's report showed all bills paid and $50
in the treasury. There are IS leagues
in the district, with total active and
associate mem bership of 1173. The fol-
lowing officers were elected:
President-Rev. W. T. Holmes.
First Vice resident-Mrs.L Luther Free
man.
Second e-President-Miss Nettie
Debeck.
Third Vice -President-Gertru Davis.
Fourth Vice President-Fannie Fer.
nald.
Secretary-Johp Palmer.
Treasurer-W. j. Weir.
Executive Committee-Rev. r. G. Thay-
er. d. D., Rev. H. E. .Dunnaok, Hon.
Ira S. Locke.
COMMITTEES on Resolutions-Rev. N. P.
Lord. Rev. VIM. Cashmere, Laura j. Rob-
erts.
Auditor-Rev. John Palmer of Saco.
AT noon a basket lunch was served
in the vestry of the church. The commit
tee i'll charge of the lunch were Mrs.
Wesley Weir. Mrs. E. E. Cheney and Mrs.
Edward E. Piper.
At the forenoon session the new coneti-
tuition was adopted. Mrs. j. I. Palmer
of Saco read very interesting paper on
the Spiritual Department of the
League" Miss Marie Warren Day of Port
land read paper on the "Socal Depart.
ment,'' and Miss Nelson of Woodfords
had another paper on the same subject.
Both of these papers were extremely en-
pertaining and were listened to with
close attention by the convention.
At the afternoon session the praise ser.
vice was led by Rev. William Cashmere
and TIE Rev. A. Z. Bryant of Sanford
offered prayer. The conference male
quartette, composed of the Revs. Berry,
Clifford. Cashmere and Strout, sang sew
eral pleasing selections.
The Rev. e. o. Thayer, d. D., deliv
cred most interesting address on "The
Loyalty that is Needed" He spoke ex.
remporaneously and his remarks con-
tanned much excellent advice for the Ep-
worth league workers.
Mr. 4. NJ. Strout's address was one of
the most interesting of the convention.
His subject was: SIS the Epworth
League responsible for the low spirituali
ty Of the church; if SO, to what extent9''
The closing address of the afternoon
was ON the Junior League Work, and on
this subject the Rev. G. L. Bonghart of
Old Town spoke most enterJainingly. He
made strong argument for the junior
leaguers and told how important it is
that this branch of the work should be
carefully looked after. He illustrated
his address with many anecdotes and
with experiences with the Junior leagues
which he had known.
The evening service was largely at
tended and the closing exercises of the
convention were very much enjoyed. The
address of the evening was delivered by
Rev. Luther Freeman who spoke in sub
stance as follows:
Every man is philosopher. To acquire
that which we conceive to be the highest
good, is the aim of life.
There are two classes of things that
present to us their attractivenesssand ask
our descipleship. Let me denoininate
them. "Ihe seen," and 'The Unseen. "
In these two classes are included all
things material and spiritual, present and
future. The seen are those things which
appeal to US through the senses. All that
we handle, taste, feel. smell and hear as
well as all the things we see. And not
only all material things now about us,
but all that is external to ourselves in the
worlds to come. Heaven itself, SO far as
its choirs, golden streets and splendid
mansions must be counted in the seen.
The unseen is the realm Of the aspira
tions, affections, emotions, conscience,
truth, duty and love. These are the
realities Of the unseen.
Now to which world will we give our
allegience9 I compare them. The seen is
temporal. The unseen is eternal. You
know no delight of touch, or palate or
smell or ear or eye that does not quickly