Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-03
EPWORTH LEAGUE NOTES.

Mr.. H. A. Ison. fourth vice president of
the District League. will conduct the de-
votional services at Langdon tomorrow
evening.
At the convention held at Grace Church
last Monday and Tuesday evenings reso-
1utions presented by the committee COM
posed of Messrs. M r. Speelman, E. R.
Rochester and E. S. LaFetra were adopted
indorsing the changes in the constitution of
the Epworth League, as suggested at the
last meeting of the general board of con-
troll. Other resolutions were adopted to
the effect that the District League notes
with much satisfaction the desire of the
general board of control to emphasize the
Importance of Bible study, missions and
temperance. and shall endeavor to create
within our chapters greater interest in
those lines of Christian work that we
express our appreciation of the faithful
services rendered by the retiring officers,
and those of our retiring president, Mr..
Frank T. Israel. who fer ten years has
given our organization his best efforts and
conscientious labor in the positions which
he has held"
The convention also extended it's thanks
to The Evening Star and other Washington
dailies for courtesies rendered during the
past year.
District President John H. Wesler has
called a meeting of the board of control,
pursuant to the rules of the league, and
that body will meet next Wednesday at
no pm. at Wesley Church. This Is the
first meeting of the board to be held dur
ing the new league year. Plans for the
years work will then be mapped out and
the various committees will be appointed to
carry out the work
The prospects. it is said. are bright for a
successful years work. The new officers
have entered into the work for the year
with the determination to make the COM
hS fltl
preceding
The newly elected officers have accepted
an invitation to install the officers of Doug
las Memorial Chapter on Wednesday even
ing, October IA.
In his report to the convention Dr. ]. II.
Wesler. first vice president, stated that in
his opinion greater activity was manifested
in the spiritual work of the leagues last
year than during the year preceding.
TWenty-eight conversions resulted through
league influence, twelve of which were in
Lynn Chapter. three in Fletcher, one in
Metropolitan, one In North Capitol eight in
Langdon. one in Trinity. one in Eldbrooke,
one in Ashton. During the year twenty
four cottage meetings were held at Lynn
Chapter fifteen at Wilson Memorial. six in
McKendree. He urged the leaguers to more
consecrated effort along religious lines dur
ing the coming year
The report of Mrs III. NJ Mitchell, second
vice president shows that great work had
been done for the sick and poor Visits to
the number of 5,G66 were made to the sick
and aged during the year by all the leagues;
426 strangers were visited and brought into
the church, 239 visits to hospitals fruit ana
flowers taken to the inmates, 2Oi visits
made to the Home of the Aged Deacon
eSs Home, Home for Incurables and WASH
ington Asylum. One thousand, five hun
dred and siXty-four bouquets and plants
were taken to sick and inmates of hospitals.
The department expended during the year
$I6363 for charitable work Clothing and
provisions to the value Of S46S.36 were dis
tod a md ran1ty
ed. Two hundred and eighty-three evan
selistic services were held under the aus
pices of the department at the almshouse
workhouse and the jail. Thirty-fve thou
sand pages of literature We're distributed
and ninety boys and girls brought into the
Sunday school. AS result Of the work
OF this department sixteen persons were
converted.
ported that Douglas Chapter during the
year had given $l20 toward the Douglas
Church building.
Miss Nellie Hawke recording secretary
reported that at the close of the year there
were twenty-eight chapters. with member
ship of 2,439, an increase of fifty members
over last year
Miss Woodward, third vice president re-
ported that the year had been remarkable
for literary work and especially In the
study of the Bible. Miss Crandall reported
that very satisfactory work had been done
among the Juniors, "a the prosnects for
this years work was very promising
Mr.. E. II. Pullman, corresponding secre-
tary reported that The Star had published
during the year an aggregate of thirty-five
columns of league news.
letter Of much interest to the second
vice presidents of the Epworth League in
charge OF the department Of world evan
gelsm has been published in this weeks
edition of the "Epworth Herald" the
leagues official organ. This letter was
written to w. w. Cooper, second general
vice president and 1t reads, in part, as fol-
lows:
Il take it for granted that all chanters
are now recognized as required by the re-
vised constitution. First of all then M
doubt you have planned a missionary study
class and VIII take advantage of the SPLEEN
did opportunity to push missions at each
of the monthly missionary meetings, as
provided on the topic cards
missionary work has been constantly be-
fore our chapters for the past four wears
so that all should be thoroughly informed.
The plans of the department of world
evangelism contemplate more Vigorous
missionary campaign than ever. But what
work which must be started from the foun-
datfon. Comparatively few of our young
people realize that in becoming Christians
they have become Christian stewards.
1T is the duty of every second vice presi-
dent to see that each Epworthfan is advis-
ed as to his responsibility in this particular.
When we realize that only about 10000
out of our million and more members are
enrolled at the central office as Christian
stewards the task seems herculean; but II
Will be easy to do great work II every
officer does his full duty. We can accom-
pifsh wonders in a few weeks
My first request is that every second
vice president enroll himself at the central
Office as Christian steward. This will
give US more than 10000 to start with. Pos
sibly some OF our second vice presidents do
not know what II means. and all of us want
to be better informed. Indeed, to do much
toward saving others we must be enthus-
| fastic ourselves