Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-29
EPWORTH LEAGUE NOTES.

The topic for the devotional meeting of
the Epworth Leagues tomorrow evening
will be "A Cure for the Worlds Woe" ref
erences for which will be found in Isaiah,
forty-fifth chapter verses II to %.
The close of the weeks missionary revf-
val among Methodist churches in Washing
ton will occur tomorrow afternoon at Met
ropolitan NJ. E. Church at 3 o'clock when
rally, which will be participated III by
all the Epworth Leagues of the District
will be held. During the past week there
have been held in several of the churches
of the city meetings for the promotion of
missionary work These meetings began
last Monday morning, and will close to-
morrow afternoon with the Epworth League
rally. This rally will be presided over by
Mr. Frank T. Israel, league president, and
the devotional exercises will be conducted
by Rev. Frank M. Bristol, pastor Of the
church. The Schubert Male Quartet will
render several selections and Miss Matte
Gray will sing solo. Rev. j. O. Spencer,
ID, president of Morgan College; Mr.. W.
E. Andrews of Nebraska and Rev. DIR. F.
G. Porter of Baltimore will deliver adj
dresses. The subject of Mr.. Andrews ad-
dress will be Youth and Missions Those
having the rally in charge expect large
turnout and anticipate that the meeting
will be a. success.
The board of control will hold it's regular
monthly session Wednesday evening at 80
o'clock at Wesley Church, corner 9Th and
F streets northwest 1t is desired that
each chapter in Washington be represented
in the meeting. 1t is probable that at this
meeting the date and place for the second
of the subdistrict meetings will be an
nounced
Mrs. H. Allen Ison. wife of the fourth
vice president of the District League, con-
Quoted the service at Eldbrooke last Sun
day evening. The Bible study class of
Eldbrooke chapter now has membership
of twenty persons At business meeting
of han hell evening eight
new members were added to its rolls.
Trinity M. e. Church, corner 9th and Q
streets southeast, will be the scene next
Tuesday evening of the first of the sub
district meetings to be held in this city
under the auspices of the league. The
program for this meeting includes Bible
talk by Rev. Page Mlburn, pastor of Union
Church, and addresses on missions by Mrs.
e. NJ. Wharton, Mr.. B. ]. Howard, Miss
Ethel Hunter and Mrs. c. F. Linger. The
president of the District league will be
the presiding officer of the evening. Music
will be furnished by the choir of the VIII
son Memorial Epworth League, and upon
the conclusion of the services a social time
will be spent. Every member of an Ep-
worth League in the city is. invited to at
tend this meeting, and a large gathering is
anticipated.
Mrs E. NJ Wharton will have charge of
the service Sunday evening at Union
Church.
There is an awakening in all the depart
ments of the league of Anacostia, accord
ing to Mr.. John E. Fort, the secretary OF
that chapter in report to the District
cabinet. Mr.. D. M Daughton, first vice
president of Trinity. led the service there
last Sunday, when there was large at
tendance. Mr.. Daughton was accompanied
by a. number of singers from his chapter,
and they furnished special music. The
first meeting of the Bible class of that
league was held recently at which there
was an attendance of eighteen persons.
This chapter is studying the life of Christ,
L. L.
plans for the year. Mrs. Grace Llnger Is
the leader of the class.
Mrs C. j. Crymes conducted the service
at Gorsuch last Sunday evening, and Mr..
H. A. Ison, fourth vice president of the
district. will have charge Of the meeting
tomorrow.
Metropolitan League has formed a choir,
composed of its members, which is de-
cided addition to its service, as rem
ders music at each meeting. Mr.. A NJ.
Levers, the secretary of this chapter; re-
ports that the attendance at the meetings
is about DDS each Sunday. Mr.. c. w. Ell
bridge had charge of the service last Sun
day and DR.. John H. Wesier, the first vice
president of the District league. viii con-
duct the service tomorrow evening.
Mr.. George Watkins will lead the devo-
tional service at Foundry tomorrow even
ing, Miss Grace Chandlee had charge OF
the thanksgiving service last Sabbath even
ing.
Gaithersburg Chapter was to have cele-
brated the ninth anniversary of its organi-
cation last Tuesday, but owing to the in
c!emency of the weather it was postponed
until later date.
District President Israel will have charge
of the league service at Wilson Memorial
tomorrow evening.
The meeting of the Bible class of Foun-
dry Chapter which was to have been held
Thursday evening, was postponed until
next THURSDAY.
Mr. E. r. Rochester. former president
OF Hamine League. will have charge OF
the service at Eldbrooke tomorrow even
ing