The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-26
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:. LEAGUE.
Tenth Annual Convention
Opened at Grace Church
This Morning.

Wilmington District. Epworth League
began In Glaoe NJ. L. Church Sunday
school hall at O'Clock this morning. Thu
business session was preceded by song
service conducted by Professor James NJ.
Clark OF Williamsport Pa. The conven.
ton will continue this evening and to-
morrow and will DO concluded In the
evening with popular meeting to be held
In Grace Church AMI to be addressed by
Rev Joseph 4. Berry. Last night Grace
Chaplain OF the League conducted praise
and pray or service as preparatory meet
ing for the convention. Rev. Fl. A. G.
Weslfleld Of Rising Sun, the district pres
ident, conducted the servlca.
The convention Is being attended by o.
bout fifty out.of.town delegates who are
being provided for by o local committee
on entertainment The Wilmington dis.
trlct covers the territory bounded on the
east by the river on the south by Middle
town. west by the Pennsylvania line, In.
Guiding Chester. Bethel and all Of Cecil
County. Md. north Of Cscilton. Iu this
district there are about SIS societies includ'
ing Juniors with u mem bership Of 5000.
BUSINESS OF THE MORNING.
The first business of the morning was
the presentation OF the reports OF district
officers. President Westsrfleld In his re-
port remarked that owing to the neglect
OF chapter officers he was unable to present
complete report From reports he had
received there were so conversions during
tho year. A deep interest had been taken
in revival work and excellent work &C
compished in all departments.
First Vice President Northrup, pastor
of Madeley NJ. II. Church submitted are-
port in which It was shown that In the
twenty five societies he had heard from re
ligous meetings had been conducted reg
ularly. "Grace chapter reports in addi-
tlon to the Sunday night service, that
special meeting were hold at the Break
fast Association and at the City Hail.
"The average attendance for the district
SO far as reported is 4S per chapter. Els
ton leads with an average attendance OF
$50; Madeley next with los and Grace and
st. Johns tic at rs. There have been
some conversions Ia nearly every league.
Madeley leads the column with 81 CONVEX.
sions and ST. Georges next with %. Con-
Guiding his report Mr., Northrup said Let
us pray that God naywonderfuly bless the
league of this district during the coming
wear and may the first vice president re-
port conversions from every chapter at
our pext convention.
Miss Annie II. Bullon, secl etary, report
ed q growth In membership in ail tho
leagues reporting, twsnty.one. Madeley
of this city headed tho list with sixty new
members; North Fast second with ";
Eikton, ST. Johns st. Georges and Wes-
lev with 20 each and Grace with 10. The
leagues having the largest membership
are Union, 225; Nadeley, 155; Port De-
posit, 1aa; Elkton, Grace ami ST. Johns.
100 each"
Reports from Second vlce-president
Miss Estella Chandler; third vice-presi-
dent, Miss Emma p. Haines and fourth
vice president Rev. L. Il. Poole followed.
They oil showed progress IN the work.
President Westerfeld announced his
committees,
Miss BricKley, treasurer submitted tie
following report:
May 10, 1899 received OF Miss E. L. Brick
ley, ex- treasurer %. 20;
4 ,oON Drid
H. A. Westerfleld, convention expense,
S.: Balance in treasury, SEQ 10
Tho report was accepted and filed.
The Eastern district League now in sos
sion at Chestertown sent greetings which
wore received. The convention sent Il
reply. Greetings were also sent to the
Dover district convention in session az
Dover.
Voluntary contributions from the differ
emit chapters amounted to &3l. The amount
is used to defray convention expenses.
After the visiting delegates had been as
signed TO their homes the session was
brought to close by the pronunciation
Of the benediction by Presiding Elder Of
the Wilmington M. Il, Conference. This
afternoon Rev. Henry Baker of Grace
Church. will welcome the delegates and
Presiding Elder Robert Watt will respond
in their behalf.
In tie evening" after social half hour,
Rev. DR. j. W. Marshall, Of Camden, N.
j., will speak on "Tbe Transition Of the
Church from the Nineteenth to tho
Twentieth Century"
Responsibilities will be discussed:
"Of Epworth League to tho Chnrch,"
by Rev. George W. Townse end; ITO the
Sunday School, "by Rev. Arthur A. vii.
mot; 40 tho Pastor" by Rev. H, s.
Thompson, of Delaware City; LOT tho
Pastor to the Epwor.h League" by Miss
A. Mabel Reynolds; "Epwor,h League
Devotional Music" by Miss Mollle Per-
kins; "The Epworth League Us Citizen"
by Chief Justice Charles b. Lore.