The evening times., 1900-04-10
EPwoRTH LEAGUE CELEBRATES
Anniversary Of the Organization in
the Baltimore Conference.

tne hhlt1mOre NOnterf
The Baltimore Conference Epworth
League celebrated its seventh anniversary
last night in the presence Of An audience
which filed the large auditorium of the
Metropolitan NJ f. Church. The main
features OF the programme was the cleo
tion Of officers for the ensuing year. and
an address by Representative Washington
Gardner Of Michigan. who spoke at length
on the theme. 'loes IL Pay to Educate?"
His address contained much good advice
20 the young peopl, present
The election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows. President, John
r. Wood, Frederick district; FIRST Vice
president. J. Tinney EnEle Washington
district: Second Vice President. Rev. J. T.
Hart. East Baltimore district; Third Vice
President Mrs. Evelyn Timanus West
Baltimore district. Fourth Vice President
Edwin a. Adams. Baltimore; Treasurer
George I. Bassfvrd. Baltimore; Secretary.
Frank z. Israel
The celebration concluded with the
singing Of hymns md the beucdicJiou by
Rev. Dr Hcisse. o. this city
The anniversary OF the Baltimore
branch. Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety. was held yesterday afternoon. The
meeting was presided over by Mrs a. II.
Eaton The services were opened with
the singing of the hymn "Watchman.
Tell Is Of the Night" Mrs T. Fl. An
ders0u followed with the reading OF the
| Scriutural lesson. after which the record
ing secretary. Mrs. +. B. Stevens, offered
prayer. Mrs s. ID. la Fetra made a
short address OF greeting. Miss Elizabeth
Wahley followed with the singing OF a
I solo. The president. Mrs. A. H. Eaton.
/ introduced Miss Clara Cushman. who de-
/ iivercd an address on missionary work iu
| China. She said that there are p,
/ Nethodists in China.
/ After Miss Cushm1u had concluded Mrs
/ s. NJ H3rtsock made a short address on
/ the work Of the society Bishops Walden
| and Bowman concluded the meeting in
| CCmplimenting the effective work accom-
/ plishcd by the society.
The main feature Of the morning session
| was the admission on trial of a number Of
I qualified candidates. Action on a number
of candidates who failed in some instances
Will be taken up this morning in secret
! session,
Rev. j. G. Nicholson and Rev. DR.. L. B..
| Wilson were elected as alternate delegates
TO the General Conference.
Or. Byron Sunderland was introduced
by Bishop Walker and made a brief ad-
dress OF greeting which was received with
I warm applause.
AZ the time SET d1lNf IAtN. III -NtN lNI
! preached the missionary sermon. It was a
| strong argument in favor Of home and for
/ eiEn missionary work
The morning session closed with me-
| mortal services held in honor of members
| of the conference who had died during
! the past year.
Today's programme is as follows: Nine
| O'Clock a m. prayer meeting; $3.50 a. m.
! conference session: . p. m. conference
1 session: s p. m. anniversary OF the Freed
mans Aid and Southern Educational So
1 Ciety.
/ There Is 50 much unfinished business yet
J before the conference that IL will necessi-
tate a prOlOngation Of the sessions until
tomorrow. The announcement OF the ap-
| poin3ments viii be made at tomorrow
mornings session. There is considerable
| speculation as 10 who will succeed the re-
l firing presiding elder of the Washington
district, Rev. Dr. Wilson. The prevailing
opinion seems TO be in favor Of DR.. Nay
Tor. of the Mckeudree NJ +. Church.
HagerstCwn Is indicated as the place
where the conference will meet in 1901.