Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-07-03
SUCCESSFUL SESSION.

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Epworth League Convention Largely Attended
and Interesting Throughout.
The Appleton District Epworth
League closed it's 18th annual cOnven-
tion in this city on Sunday evening
The following is the list of the dele
gates and visitors from abroad who
were in attendance:
Rev. }. e. Farmer D. D., Appleton;
Rev. Elijah P. Brown D. D., Indian
apolis, ind: Rev. Peter F. Stair,
Wittenberg; Miss Florence Ben Oliel
Jeru salem: Rev. Anton Hatlestad,
Algoma; Rev. E. G. PeaSe D. D., Wau-
sau; Rev. n. Bert Richardson, OcOntO,
Rev. Morris L. Everz, Clintonville;
Rev. Samuel Plantz D. d, Appleton.
Stevens Point; Anna D. Wright,
Eva b. Marshall, Leda Barrows, Susie
Smith, Nina Hall, Florence Sutton,
Sadie Eldridge, Mary Upton, Nina
Aber, Nellie Vaughn, Henry Clark,
Mr.. Cleary.
| Wausau; Matte B. Gambel, 0. A.
Berger, E. M. James, Mrs. e. Nj.
James, Leila NJ. Pease, Mrs. E. ID.
| NeWlan.
Amy Boyden. Mill Center; Clara
Lang, Clintonville: Mabel Gray, De-
Pere: Miss l.. Binkelman, Marion.
Green Bay; Ettje NJ. Alliug, Florence
Alliug, Stella Cannon, Irene Pickard,
Emma Rathman, Eva Waggoner, Rev.
w. Z. Leek.
Rhlnelander; Rev II. T. Wiltsie,
Mrs. IL. L. WiltSie.
| Mary }. CUmStock, Milwaukee; Lucy
| lIld / I.,ly I,,f
NimitS, Amigo; Rev. e. &. Potter.
Kaukauna; Florence e. Worby, lola;
Mrs. A. ). Empey, MilladUre; Edith
Empey, Merrill; Lewis Mauers, Mill
Center.
Appleton; Robt. N. Filbey, Merritt
Earl.
Oconto Falls: Elizabeth Wolfe. Mrs.
w. H. McChesney.
Gertrude Hockridge, Marinette;
Nellie Horton, New Rome; Hollis
Potter, Appleton.
The program was carried out as
printed with very few exceptions.
I'll. Banta OF ShaWanO being absent no
report was received of the work of the
Spiritual Department of the District
League but this department was very
ably represented by Merritt Earl of
Appleton with paper on 1.-The Value
of Mission Study; and by N. B.
Richardson with stirring paper on
1.-The Student Volunteer" Both of
these papers showed careful prepara-
tiOn and were full of suggestions to
workers in these lines.
Miss Amy Boyden of Mill Center and
Clara Lang of Clintonville represented
| the Mercy and Help department.
Miss BOyden who for the past year
has been Vice President Of this de-
partment called attention to the in
creased activity in thiSline of Christian
work and emphasized it's importance.
Miss Lang'S paper was PRACTICAL and
| called attention to some methods that
have been successful.
Friday afternoon a reception and
| banquet were given in the church
parlors, which had been prettiIy de-
icoraOed with The league colors, red
and white. About eighty guests were
seated at the tables which had been
arranged in the form of a hollow
square. Tea and coffee were served
from a center table decorated with
red and white carnations, at which
the Misses Stoddard, Nilsson, and
Herschleb presided.
After the physical man had been
satisfied, the intellectual was refreshed
with lmprumptu tOaStS which were
given by Rev. H. V. Holt OF Chicago;
%. M. James OF Wausau; Rev. f. A.
Pease OF Wausau; Rev. j E. Farmer
u. ID. OF AppletOn; and Rev. Peter
Stair OF Wittenberg.
Friday evening band concert was
given in front Of the church by the
Grand Rapids Brass Band. This was
followed by the Oriental Entertain
ment depicting village life in Palestine
given by Miss Florence BenOliel of
Jerusalem, assisted by twenty young
people who were dressed in the Arab
costumes. Enough cannot be said
in praise of this effort by Miss Ben
Ollel; it was instructive as well as
entertaining. Epworth Leagues
would do well to secure Miss Ben Oliel
for course of entertainments.
In the absence Of Rev. II. G.. Seidel,
the devotional service Saturday morn
ing was conducted by Rev. Nj. l..
Every of ClintOnville. No report
was received from the Literary De-
partment OF the District League as
Mrs. "A. HatIesStad tue Vice Pres. of
that department was absent. The
convention listened to an excellent
paper on Bible Study by Mrs. E. d.
Newlan OF WauSau. This paper was
very helpful; attention was called to
the morning watch" and its helpful
| ness to the student of Gods Word
Epworth LeaguerS were urged not to
cover SO much ground in their reading
OF the Bible but to digest what they
read.
The Social Department was repre-
Sented by Miss Binkleman of Marion.
The subject of her paper was ''Tne
Social Epworthian. She presented
to us in word picture an ideal Ep-
WORKMAN, which we may never be
able to realize but may we ever climb
toward it. After recess song, DIR.
PlantZ, President of Lawrence Univer-
sity gave an address on why Ep-
worth LeaguerS should be interested
in Lawrence University" His address
was full of enthusiasm and made
every one feel their responsibility in
regard to this University. He said it
had made glorious record in the past
and was better equipped than ever
before for collegiate work and a larger
number Of students were entering her
halls of learning than in former years.
This was followed by business ses-
sion. After the usual routine of
business had been transacted the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: