Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-25

their services and there is an opening for
many more. But before sending workers
to the front it is necessary to have funds
to meet the necessary expenses incurred.
May We not count on the Christian church
o to ssize the opportunities afforded by the
This afternoon at 8 o'clock there will
commence at Wheeling, w. Va, the bien-
NAL convention of the Fourth General Dis
triet Epworth League. comprising the con-
ferences of Baltimore, Philadelphia, central
pennsylvania, Pittsburg, Erie and West
Virginia The session will continue until
the 18th instant, inclusive. The opening
evening will be given over to addresses of
welcome, to reports and to business.
The Sunday morning sermon Tomorrow
to the delegates will be delivered by Rev.
DR.. George Edward Reed, president of
Dickinson College, Pa, and the evening
eVangeIistic sermon by Rev. Dr. Don S.
Colt OF Allegheny. Pa During the same
evening Rev. DR.. S. Schill of Chicago will
deliver his lecture on the "Aristocracy of
Youth
The singing will be in charge of Prof J.
NJ Black, a well-knOwn leader and song
writer. The convention will meet in Ep-
worth Park, beautiful island on which
part OF the city of Wheeling is built and
overlooking the Ohio river. Here a tent
mas been erected. The grounds are easy Of
access from any part of the city. The
smaller gatherings and all overflow meet
lngs Will be held In nearby churches. Mr..
H. o. Hine of Washington, d. c., is cor
responding secretary of the organization.
The other officers are: President A. M.
Schoyer, Pittsburg, Pa; treasurer, Roland
E. Remley; Junior League superintendent,
MISS Ida L. Martin.
A new department of work which has
been created in Bethany Church. Balti-
more, has already attracted much atten-
ton in this city and elsewhere, and 1t Is
probable that the example set by the pas
tor of the church, Rev. Harry D. Mitchell,
will be generally followed. The organiza-
ton Is known the Boys Social Club and
Is original with and under the direction Of
the pastor. There are now between forty
and fifty members. and the roll is constant
ly growing. The club meets every Satur-
day night and answer to the roll call with
verse of Scripture. The members take up
some interesting exercises, varied with each
meeting On recent occasion they debat-
ed the question whether or not Cuba
should be annexed to the United States.
Considerable surprise has been expressed
in various church circles here that differ
elces of opinion which have arisen among
the members of the Evangelical Alliance
have caused Rev. DR.. Josiah Strong, who
has been secretary of the organization for
a number of years past, to tender his
resignation. and that it has been accepted,
to take effect August l.
DIR. Strong addressed an immense mass
meeting at the Metropolitan NJ. E. Church
In this city some weeks ago. IN which he
pointed out that 1t was the duty of church
members to use their best endeavors for
the advancement of the cause of good gov
eminent, he being firmly convinced, he said,
that unless they did 1t would not be
more than twenty five years before the ma
tcnal and state governments would be In
the hands of the foes of religion.
AS a result Of the delivery of this ad-
dress arrangements have been made for
holding mass meeting of active church
workers early in the fall and organizing
Tor campaign such as above indicated.
1t Is not believed that the resignation Of
DR.. Strong from the alliance will cause any
Change in the local arrangements.
The causes leading up TO DIR. Strong's
resignation, as stated by one who is well
informed On the subject, that: In the
fall Of 1856 the alliance, which had existed
for nearly half century, but had not ac-
ccmplished vast amount Of reform in
church methods, began to feel that some
further work in the United States should
be undertaken and DR.. Strong was elected
secretary, Mr.. William E. Dodge being
president. DR.. Strong is an ardent believer
in the mission of the church to society
and in the way of institutional work and
what is generally known as applied Chris
tianity.' and he began to adapt the opera
items of the alliance to work along this
line.
This has gone along for twelve years.
But there has all along been an under
current of dissatisfaction among the older
members of the alliance, who favored the
methods of the first half of the century,
when the institutional church was I'M
known. The crisis came when DR.. Strong
published series of booklets on the duty
of the church to the community, and the
making of arrangements by DR.. Strong to
have these booklets distributed by young
people mounted on BICYCLES. Such fin-de-
steele methods were too much for the con-
sentative members of the alliance.
"A league will be formed, with DIR. Strong
at the head, for the purpose of giving him
aid in disseminating his views on good
government and kindred subjects
Rev. DIR. w. E. Parson and Rev. George
Brodthage have returned from Cumber-
land. Nd, where they went to take part in
the golden jubilee of the Lutheran Church
in that city.
One CT the most interesting events of the
coming triennial convention of the Protest.
ant Episcopal Church, in this city, will be
the conservation of a bishop for Brazil The
minister who is to be thus honored is Rev.
Lucien Lee kinsolving, a native of Virginia
and a graduate of the University of Char
lottesville He is brother of the present
bishop of Texas. DIR. Kinsoving's title will
be bishop of Rio Grande de Sol. The Epis-
copalian is the only Protestant Church
having missionaries in South Brazil Pres
byterians were engaged there some years
ago, but abandoned their efforts and turn
ed their station over to the Episcopalians.
Information received by prominent men,
bers of the Christian Scientists Society
here is that the organization shows a won
to obtain funds for the erection of new and
sumptuous places of worship. The Second
Church, New York, is to erect a place of
worship at cost Of $125,O0O. 1t is to be
located on the west side of Central Park, in
one Of the most expensive neighborhoods
of the city. One man, who claims to have
l.een healed by Christian science, gave $50