El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-15
FIRST N. e. CHURCH.
Interesting Talk To EpWorth
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Interesting Talk To Epwortf
League.
| Rev. A. NJ. 4Lumpkin preached {
practical and helpful sermon yester
day morning choosing as his subject
THE Sermon on the Mount" and
as his text Matt. V, 1872, ''And seeing
the multitude he went up into a mouu-
tain and when he WAS set his disciples
came unto him and he opened his
mouthsand taught them"
In the evening an excellent musical
program was rendered, taking the
place of the regular preaching SER
| vices.
Mr.. Albert Penny of Los Angeles,
CAL, very active Epworth league
worker. who was spending the Sabbath
in our city, led the Epworth league
which met at p. m
| He presented a very interesting and
instructive paper, of which the follow
! ing is brief summary.
The 18th day Of May, 1889, will ever
be memorable in the great Methodist
Episcopal church in this and foreign
lands, and especially to the vast null
titude of young people of the church,
as the birth day of the organization
known as the Epworth League,
| For about 20 years previous to this,
the proper organization of it's young
| people had been question OF much
anxiety to the church: and many On
earnest prayer had assembled to the
Father for divine guidance, that q
young peoples society might be
brought into existence that should be-
come q universal band throughout
the church, working in harmony and
unity for the one great object, the sal
walton of souls and the building up of
the church.
Prior to the date above referred to
five young peoples societies had been
organized in the church, according to
the plans of some of our sblest men.
But there was no union among these
societies, and each bore q different
name OF these the young Peoples
Methodist Alliance was the Oldest
Tho others were the Young Peoples
Union, The North Ohio Conference
Methodist Episcopal Alliance and
lastly the "Oxford League A coz
ference of the founders and represen-
tatives of these different societies was
cslled at Cleveland, Ohio, in May,
1889. After a friendly discussion which
lasted for several days formal union
was effected on the 18th of that month.
The name of the union was the result
OF a slip in speech by which the name
Oxford League and Epworth Hycupal
were confused: thus giving the name
Y P Methodist alliance, a white rib
bonwith scarlet thread running through
it, were adopted as the colors for the
Epworth League and the badge !
of the Oxford League and Y. p. Christ /
ian league, was adopted as the badge. !
The motto of the Y.P. Christian league !
Look up, Lift up was made the mot e
10 of the new organization.
81 desire to form league offensive
md defensive with every soldier of
Jesus Christ" were the words Of john
Wesley: ssnd the words of Bishop
Simpson, I'VE live to make our church
! power in the land. while we live to ,
owe every other church that exalts
our Savior" were adopted as express
,ive OF the Epworth league. At the
lime of the organization OF the league
Z mum bered about 500 chapters. Since
hat time its growth has been pheno-
nenal.
AT its second anniversary there were
J, SOP chapter thus showing an increase
If ten fold in two years. While at it's
eighth anniversary there were 1916
chapters with a me N bers hipof almost q
million and half.
Besides there are more than 5000
unior chapters with about 100000
members.
In Canada the League members
bout 200 chapters and $4,000 mem bers.
n foreign lands we have more than
90 chapters with a membership of
1000. In India alone there are 200 ,,
hapters with membership of TO-
90.
Japan and China has 100 chapters !!
nd 5000 members. The total mem ber-
hip of the Epworth leogue in all it's !
apartments reaches about $500, 900. :
he Epworth league in the Methodist :
hurch South has also greatly pros
cred. Surely the league may be re- !
arded as the right band of power for
ne church. And the amount of good '
has done and is doing for the world {
annot in any way be expressed. =
Every department is underwriting to Z Z
keel every other department.
If our own local chapters do Tot sue :
eed in nine cases out of ten it is our /
wn fault. I
If we stick to Our motto, 'Look up, Z
lift up" and follow the commands of
lie master our success is certain-the v
Glory is sure. u