Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22
EPWoRTH LEAGUE.


have been industriously engaged in arrang-
Ing q program for the thirteenth annual con-
vention. which IL to be held in Grace NJ E.
Church. 9th and ., streets. Monday and
Tuesday, September D and %. At the
meeting held at headquarters Tue3day
afternoon It was decided to entertain the
delegates from the out-of-town chapters
The convention will open with pentecos-
tai service at 7:l5 PM .Twenty-minute
addresses will be delivered on Personal
Evangelism" THE .Epworth League and
Missions which Viii be followed with
q business session. when reports from off,
GERS and committees win be read. A roll
call of chapters will be made for brief re-
port on new work or successful plans and
the suggestion of names from their re-
spective chapters of persons to be voted
upon for district officers, after which the
officers will be elected.
The session Tuesday evening will begin at
O'clock when Bible and mission study
classes will be considered for fOrty-five
minutes. This will be followed with de-
Fotfonal services. after which twenty-min-
ute addresses will be made on Good Citi-
zenship.'' Christian Stewardship and
THE Juniors. the Hope of the Church.
Followed with installation of new officers
The addresses will be interspersed with
music. which Is being provided for by Mr.
H. A. 1son. The speakers will be an
nounced in the near future.
Miss Edna Bobb conducted the league
service at Garrisonvilie, Va, Sunday even
ing. -
Mr.. George F. Patterson conducted a sue
cessful meeting at eEldbrooke Sunday
evening at 7:15 ocfock@
sa-dt
Mrs. e. M. Whietonc chairman of the
missionary committee. departed Thursday
evening for her vacation to be spent in
New England @7sH
O.
Mr. E. L. HarveYi fist vice. president of
metropolitan League. -isfSpending the sum-
mer at Washington Grove. Md.
The district offiaerss who attended the
Detroit convention, sbavs, all returned to the
city, greatly pleased with their experiences.
Interest is already being manifested by the
Church in the genefar fG9nference., which is
This is the suprsiile iawsmakins BODY 81
auadrsHally sa viii ane Continue me f5s
several weeks There wiifS Be About Six
hundred delegates in this conference com
posed of an equal number of ministerial
and lay delegates The ministerial dele
gates are elected at the session of the last
annual conference Immediately preceding
that of the general conference. The lay
delegates are chosen by an electoral CON
ference of laymen, which assemblies for
TINS purpose at the same place as does the
annual conference on the third day of that
bodyS session - ..,~...- - =,
Each pastoral charge is entitled to one
representative in the laymens convention,
and the procedure for the election of this
representative is as follows: The quar-
teriy conference elects three judges of cleo
ton. who shall preside at the election at
such time as is designated by the quarterly
conference. All members of the church
twenty-one years of age and over are ELI
gibe to cast a ballot for one member of
that church. ard the one receiving the
highest number of votes is declared elected
and entitled to a seat in the laymens con-
vention. -
The afternoon and evening of the prayer
meeting is generally chosen for the cleo
ton, although some churches select Sun
day as the day for this work. A weekday
Is thought by many as being more appro-
pirate. The election of these delegates in
the Washington district will vary in time
but all will be selected before the assem-
bling of the next annual conference, which
meets in Baltimore the early part of April,
1904.
District President Israel conducted very
successful meeting at Liberty Grove Chap
ter, Bartonsville, Md, recently
The regular Sunday evening devotional
meetings will shortly be resumed by Cor
such Chapt