Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-30

| recently debated the question, Resolved.
that the people would be more happy IL the
| and all things held in common" The ques-
| ton was decided in favor of the Brightwood
| league. whose representatives argued in the
| negative. There were four debaters on
each side. Mr.. Homer Smith, Misses
| Marion Smith and Lillian Krause and Mr..
7. w. Mummaw represented the league.
while the brotherhood debaters were
Messrs William Nick. Clayton, Rev. o. c.
| Beall and Mr.. Glading. the fourth debater
| being absent Mr. ]. w. Flynn presided.
The debate was decided on merits by the
| audience.
"Anacostia Chapter is still In the field"
Mr. John E. Fort. the president reports to
| Miss Nellie l.. Hawke. District recording
| secretary. An interesting service was held
| at this chapter recently when the four
teenth anniversary of the league and the
! two hundredth anniversary of the birth of
John Wesley were celebrated. The league
| met in body and marched into the church,
| the cabinet leading, where seats had been
| provided. The edifice was filed Rev.
| George Buckler made the principal ad-
dress and Rev. c. o. Isaac also spoke. The
| special musical features were a solo by
Mrs. Grace Linger and anthems by the
choir. Mr.. John e. Fort, recently elected
president, gave short outline of the Ep-
worth League movement and traced the
| growth of Anacostia chapter since its Or
| ganiZation in December. 1890, under the
pastorate of Eziekiel Richardson. At pres
ent Anacostia has a membership of 125 and
| 1t is said one of the strongest Junior leagues
in the District. Mrs. Carrie Campbell, third
vice president of this chapter, has charge
Of the Bible study class
In her report to the general board of con-
troll held at Philadelphia recently. Mrs.
Annie E. Smiley, general superintendent of
the Junior League in the United States,
gave some interesting information relative
to the juniors, showing among other things
the progress of the junior organization.
The report. in part. was as follows:
There are now SAP chapters of the Ju-
Nor Epworth League, of which number 4Ol
have been organized during the year This
numerical growth is most gratifying, and
the corresponding increase in interest and
efficiency in methods of work is equally
encouraging. The scope of the Junior Ep-
worth League is to be greatly enlarged in
the near future. 1t is proposed to grade
the junior league chapters, wherever TINS
is feasible, into three grades, namely, pri-
mary, intermediate and senior. The age
limit is to be increased to sixteen years,
and it is confidently believed that the SEN
Tor grade of the junior league will bridge
the chaSm that has existed between the
Junior League and the Epworth League
chapter.
"a system of helps is being arranged
that will greatly facilitate the work OF the
Junior League and will place In the hands
of the junior superintendent and assistants
| the tools they so much need in order 10
do good work The Junior League Mission
Bands in Methodism are now being organ
1ZeQ INTO DanOS Oh Mig dluS, WihSh
! is the new name for these bands, chosen
| by the Womans Foreign Missionary 80
| ciety. A little trunk is the new mite poS.
| The globe mite boxes which are being sent
| out to the members Of the gospel expah-
| sion army in the Junior League are also
! inspiring the children to give for world
wide missions.
In conclusion Mrs. Smiley tells of the in
creased interest manifested In the JUNIOR
| work by pastors, presiding elders anu
bishops of the Methodist Church.
| Cutie number of extensive changes were
| made in the workings of the EpWortn
| League chapters by the general board Oh
control Of the league at a meeting held re
Gently in Arch Street Methodist Church
Philadelphia, Pa. The president OF the
| league, Bishop Isaac w. Joyce, presiueu
| over the sessions. Harmonious action char-
| acterized the proceedings of the meeting.
| Besides transacting other business aHect-
| ing the leagues the board adopted chanse
! of plans for the workings or the chapters
AS a result of these changes two depart
ments were consolidated, and one new de-
| partment was created. The latter Is the
| department of world evangelism and VIII
| be devoted principally to the missionary
| cause 1t is stated there was widespread
| and urgent demand for such department;
| There is also a forward movement inserted
| in the plans, namely, temperance reform
Four departments of the present work are
affected by the new plans, as follows: The
| spiritual department, the mercy ana heip
| the literary and the social. Inc nrsl or
spiritual department will have charge OF
| the weekly devotional meeting, Will look
| after the spiritual welfare of the members,
| conduct Bible study classes, also the morn
| ing watch, look after the Sunday school IN
terests, hold open air meetings, and nave
special supervision over the Junior League
This department will also have charge OF
the movement in the chapters looking
toward personal evangelism Inc SECOND
department, that of world evangelism, VIII
have the following duties to perform: STUDY
of church benevolences, Christian steward
ship, the missionary committee, the ms
sionary library and literature, mission
study classes, missionary meetings ana
cycle of PRAYER for world evangelism
The work mapped out for the third, or
mercy and help department, is as follows:
| Systematic visitation, care for the poor ana
sick attention to hospitals and other charl-
ties, the temperance reform, temperance
Htera ture temperance study classes, social
purity and good citizenship.
The fourth or literary and social depart
ment will have charge OF the following
work: General literary culture, lecture
courses. committee on the Epworth Herald,
reading courses and librabrles, promotion
of social life in the church. seeking new
members, music Tor all meetings anu socidi
entertainments.
The plans mentioned were adopted by the
board with practical unanlmity, and the re-
suit is that the departments are thought TO
he more compact than formerly 1t VIII De
noticed that the forward movements are all
given appropriate places in the plan, and
| the whole scheme has been readJuSted so as
to bring it into harmony with the existing
and prospective activities of the organiza-
ton By this plan the missionary commit
tee was abolished but it is anticipated that
the vice president of the department OF
| world evangelism will appoint mission
airy committee, and it will be just the same
as before the new plans were formulated.
The new arrangement of work will not go
into effect in the individual chapters until
their next annual election of officers when
the new offices will be filed.
In the department of mercy and help there
has been inserted a plan for a temperance
crusade. This movement, it is said, is to