Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-13
,EPWORTH LEAGUE UNION
SOUTHERN METHODIST BODY IN SEES
SION AT ROCKVILLE.
Election of Delegate to Nashville
COnference-Next Meeting to BE
Held in Falls Church.

The seventeenth bi-monthly meeting of
| the Epworth League Union of Washington
city and vicinity was held last evening in
the Methodist Episcopal Church South,
Rockville, Md. The edifce was crowded,
large portion of the audience being from
| this city. DR.. w. R. Andrews of Rockville,
president of the union, occupied the chair.
and Mr.. A. Vernon Gale of Washington
was secretary. The ministers present in
Guided Revs. j. w. Duffy of Mount Vernon
Place, Washington; F. L. Day of West
Washington, E. V. REGISTER of Alexandria,
Va: c. K. Millican of Chesapeake, Md;
E. W. Walker of Gaithersburg. Nd; G. D..
White of Rockville. Md, and Homer Fields
of Montgomery circuit, Maryland.
After devotional services, conducted by
President Andrews, and the transaction OF
some routine business, the question OF tne
place for the August meeting was taken
up. Mr.. H A. Beach of Falls Church. Va,
extended an invitation from that place,
and assured the members that If the invi-
tation should be accepted arrangements
would be made by the proper authorizes 10
hold an all-day basket picnic, as well as
the usual services of the occasion. MT
George H. Lamar and others Endorsed the
suggestions made by Mr.. Beach and the IN
vitation was accepted by a unanimous
vote.
The chair stated that the first general
conference of the Epworth Leagues OF
Southern Methodism will be held III AT,
lanta, Ga, July &c to %. and as this wouid
prove to be great and historic ic eHen' h n,
the league work of the denomlnatlon, ne
hoped many leaguers frem the washington
union would attend.
Mr. Rush Robinson Of Baltimore. VINO
was called on for some information as 10
what the leagues of that city mad done
looking to being represented at the con
ference, replied they had decided TO sehu
regularly accredited delegate. the matter
o asn;. ill.,, tn1
posed conference being regarded ny me
leaguers of his city as a matter OF the
highest Importance.
Delegate and Alternate.
Mr.. George H. Lamar said that whlle the
conference would be open to all leaguers
who see proper to attend, and ne hopeo
many would go there from this VICINITY
he thought the Washington union ought TO
be officially represented by delegate. The
suggestion of Mr. Lamar was adopted by 4
unanimous vote, and DIR. w. r. Andrews
was chosen the delegate. Authority was
conferred upon DR.. Andrews to appoint an
alternate. and he at once named Miss Mar
garet Waesche of Washington for the posi-
ton.
Secretary Gale read a letter from Rev.
DIR. II. NJ. DuBose, general secretary of the
Epworth League at Nashville, Tenn, eX-
tending fraternal greetings, and the secre-
tary was authorized to send DR.. DuBose q
suitable reply.
Addresses were made by Rev. f. v. Reg.
ester on THE Need of Reminding the Old
Methodist Fire" and by Rev. ]. w. Duffy
on THE Twentieth Century Movement"
Previous to the regular meeting of the
union a conference of first department
workers was held. This began at $3.50 pm.
and was in charge of Mr.. H. A. Beach,
first vice president of the union. The
speakers who took part, other than Mr..
Beach, were Mr.. G. d. Fox of Hyattsville,
Md: Mr. G. II. Lamar, Mr.. Warren Choate
and DR.. W. r. Andrews of Rockville; Rev.
f. V. REGISTER of Alexandria, Va; Mr.. ].
A. Bethune. Mr.. A. V. Gale Mr.. 8. w.
Goodson and Mr.. Bixler of Washington;
Mr.. Rush Robinson of Baltimore. Mr.. VIII
liam 7. Hammond of Savage. Md: Mr..
Maxwell of Comus, Md; Mr. Shreeve and
Rev. G. T. Tyler of Falls Church, Va; Mr..
c. E. Higgins of Potomac. Md, and Rev.
c. X. Milican of Chesapeake. Nd.
The visitors at the afternoon conference
We're entertained at supper by the men,
bers of the local union at Rockville.