The Washington times., 1902-06-22
The Next Conference Is to
Be Held at Mountain
Lake, Md.
INVITATION OF DR.. DAVIDSON
Final Program Includes Mass Meeting
of the Juniors-Report of Treasurer
Shows Solid Financial Standing
Work of Resolution Committee Ap-
proved.


Epworth Leaguers of the Fourth General
Conference district, which has been IN
progress at the Metropolitan Church
since Thursday, will close tonight Win
the convention sermon and conservation
service in the Metropolitan Church. The
convention sermon will be preached by
Rev. Lucius H. Bugbee. Of Meadville,
Pa, and Dr. Frank Bristol will conduct
the conservation service.
The next convention will meet at
Mountain Lake Park, Nd, the invitation
of DR.. Davidson, of this city, having
been accepted. The program for today
includes a mass meeting of Junior
Leaguers at 3 o'clock this afternoon. con-
Quoted by Rev W. Q. Bennett. of Mauch
Chaunk. Pa
Enthusiastic Crowds.
The convention is said to be one OF the
best In point of attendance and enthusi-
asm of any ever held by the Epworthians
of the District. The song services and
literary features of the program have
been entered into with more than ordi-
nary zeal.
More than a hundred of the delegates
went on an excursion to Mount Vernon
Yesterday afternoon, leaving the wharf at
the foot of Seventh Street in the Charles
Manchester at 2:30 o'clock, and not re-
turning until late in the afternoon.
The exercises of the day started yestef-
day with sunrise prayer meeting at the
grounds of the American University. II
was led by Mr.. Frank T. Israel, OF this
city. and in point of enthusiasm and at
tendance was a marked success. A light
breakfast after the prayer meeting was
furnished to the delegates by the Ep-
worthians of Eldbrooke Chapter, OF Ten
leytown.
The election of officers took place YES
terday morning. When this order OF
business arrived a lively discussion,
which threatened to become quite heated
developed, because of some misunder-
standing about how many delegates each
chapter was entitled to have. The call
which was sent out authorized the chap
ters to send one representative for each
forty delegates, or two-thirds fraction
thereof. but the constitution provides
that each chapter shall have but two
delegates. After a discussion which
became SO warm as to threaten the
peace of the convention, 1t was decided
to abide by the constitution although
the discovery was made that the con-
vention had not been called according
to that document.
Clouds Pass Away.
After few moments spent in silent
prayer, which had the desired effect of
removing all the clouds Of dissension
which hovered about the interior OF the
church, the convention proceeded to
elect the following officers:
President, Prof H. E. V. Porter, Erie
conference; first vice president, Rev.
J. Fred Heisse, Baltimore conference;
second vice president, Miss Anna NJ.
Holahan. central Pennsylvania confer
ence; third vice president, Mr.. c. T..
Beggs. Pittsburg conference; fourth vice
president, William II. G.. Gould, Phila-
delphia conference; recording secretary,
Rev William Anderson, West Virginia
conference: corresponding secretary, j.
e. Hopkins, Washington conference;
treasurer. j.. H. Kelley, central Pennsyl-
vania conference; superintendent Junior
League. Rev. ". @. Bennett. Philadel-
yhia conference.
The advisory board was selected as
follows: Mr.. ". l.. Woodcock. central
Pennsylvania conference; Rev. C. L.
Smith, Pittsburg conference; Mr.. E. S.
La Fetra, Baltimore conference. J. Nc
Henry Jones, Washington conference;
Rev. H. ". Burns, Erie conference; Rev.
William Blamford. Philadelphia confer
ence: Mr.. William B. Matthews, West
Virginia conference.
The report Of the treasurer, Mr.. John
H. Kelley. of Tyrone, Pa, showed that
the convention was on a good financial
basis, having above all expenses bal
ance of s77 in the treasury.
Rev. S. J. Miller, the corresponding
secretary, submitted his report at the
meeting yesterday. He said that the
chief difficulty experienced by the dis
trict secretaries lay in the Indifference
OF the secretaries OF the chapters to the
appeals for reports sent to them. He
expressed himself as glad that many
chapters were devoting their attention
to missionary work. He reported the
strength of the League in the fourth
general conference district TO be as fol-
lows:
Baltimore conference, Zli senior chap
ters with 13.s47 members. and 90 Junior
chapters, with 5,1f9 members. Philadel-
phia conference, 191 senior chapters,
with 1924 members and 101 Junior
chapters. with 5,5s7 members. Pitts
burg conference, 246 senior chapters,
with l3.S23 members and 123 Junior
chapters. with 5,2s9 members. Central
Pennsylvania conference, All senior
chapters. with 25,557 members and III
Junior chapters. with l0.094 members.
West Virginia conference, 2l1 senior
chapters, with 9,749 members and 76
Junior chapters, with 3.746 members.
Erie conference. 2S5 senior chapters.
with 15.175 members and Ill Junior
chapters. with 5.s12 members. Washing
ton conference. 1856 senior chapters, with
1890 members and 20 junior chapters
with 1,f09 members; making a grand
total of 1,723 senior chapters with 9s,-
OS5 members and 692 Junior chapters.
with 3S.055 members. for the fourth
general conference district.
The department conferences at the