The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-02-10
EPWORTH LEAGUE MEETING
ANNUAL CONTENTION OF NEW HA-
YEN DISTRICT LEAGUES.

EIected-Reports of Committees--Ad-
dresses by Able Speakers at the Various
Sessions.
Members of the Epworth league of
the New Haven district were out in
force yesterday at the annual conven-
ton held in Trinity M. e. church. The
district contains eighty-two charges,
and $50 delegates from out of the city
were present, while additions from the
city churches swelled the total to about
300. The report Of the morning session
is given at the close. Rev. G. William
Carter Of Hartford presided at all the
meetings.
At the afternoon session the commit
tee on nominations reported the follow
ing list Of officers: President, Rev.
f. Watson Hartman of Meriden: vice
presidents, for the Waterbury group,
Rev. D. w. Howell of Waterbury; for
the New Haven group, Rev. B. M. Tip
pie of New Haven; for the Winsted
group, George Westerman of Torring-
ton; for the Meriden group, Rev. F. w.
Adams of Yalesville; for the Essex
group, G. T.. Burrows: for the Hartford
group, G. H. Mayer of Hartford; super
intendent of junior work, Miss Marcia
Simmons of Hartford corresponding
secretary, Rev. Henry Blatz of West
vile; recording secretary, w. S. Man
ship of South Meriden; treasurer, H.
M. Hickox of Watertown; executive
committee, Rev. c. L. North of New
Haven, Rev. e. @. Carpenter of Ches-
ter and Robert Norton of Guilford. The
committees, report was accepted and
the above elected.
The treasurer reported that $40 was
needed to complete the house for the
presiding elder at the Plainville camp
grounds, and this amount was raised
by the meeting.
President Carter reported a prosper
GUS year In the work of the various
groups Of the district.
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
REPORT.
Corresponding Secretary H. Blatz,
jr., reported In part as follows:
A resume of our statistics as they
have, come to hand shows that there
are now 66 active societies (besides the
juniors) having an active membership
of 3,472, and an associate membership
of 1884, There are at least 290
copies of the Epworth Herald circulat-
ed among our young people. The sew
eral societies report an aggregate of
2,977 devotional, 100 literary, 1888 socials,
GOA business meetings held during the
year. The Mercy and Help depart
ments are actively at work visiting the
sick, distributing flowers, food, and
clothing, visiting various institutions
to sing and pray and distributing read
ing matter Of various kinds. Two So
cieties are reported as supporting each
an orphan asylum, one of which is an
an Armenian, the other in India; thir-
ty-eight societies have not reported
they done none of 1t?
Only thirteen societies report their
Literary department. work. These
show: One Chautauqua circle at
least 104 persons pursuing the Read
ing course" and 65 persons engaged in
Systematic Bible study" Fourteen
hundred and seventy-four dollars are
reported as having been given for
church support locally. I have reserv-
ed the Junior society's report for our
excellent Junior superintendent to give.
A special feature in our years work
has been the effort to pay for the COM
pletion and furnishing, ETC., Of the Ell
derage, which stands as monument
to our young peoples societies of this
district ON the camp ground at Plain
vile.
THE JUNIOR WORK.
To the Members Of the New Haven
District, Epworth League:
One year ago the new field of separ-
ate junior work was opened. The year
has passed. What has been accom-
plished?
The number Of letters written has
been legion. Twice has the district
been canvassed, beside sending vari
Gus letters about the work, other thar
reports. An acucrate account canno
be given, for all the work done canno
be known; seed has been sown whose
harvest will not be revealed until the
great harvest day. But little ides
can be conveyed to you. There art
over seventy charges on our district
forty-four of which have some form
of work among the children, represent
ing more than fourteen hundred boy!
and girls. OF these eleven are societies
of Christian Endeavor, and one is {
Junior class. A few of this number, al
the little boy said, 'are not working a
it just now sickness of the superin
tendent and other; causes being the oc
casion of the inactivity. Eight new
societies have been formed and few
reorganized, Epworth leagues at Wa
terville, ,Ansonia, Grace, First ant
Trinity, New Haven; First church
Hartford, and Parkville, with the jun
Tor class at Forestville.
If I could tell you of all the reports
which have come from these bands o
boys and girls, especially among thu
smaller numbers and in country places
even the most skeptical that good cal
come from children's organization
would be convinced. Many pulpit
have been enriched with beautiful
hymn books, the sick cheered will
flowers and dainties, the poor visited
and material aid given, Thanksgivin,
dinners given. Christmas greetings o
substantial kinds sent to the aged an,
many other forms Of mercy and hell
rendered by our juniors, besides add
ipe considerable money to the fund