Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-02
EPWORTH LEAGUE NOTES.

The tonic for the devotional meeting OF
the Epworth League tomorrow evening Is
Christian Patriotism" references for
which are found in Romans 18th chapter.
1t verses; and I Peter, I'd chapter. 1917
verses.
Following out their time honored custom.
the Gorsuch Chapter closed its services for
the summer months last Sunday evening at
the conclusion of the devotional meeting.
which was conducted by Mr. Allan F. Poore.
it's recently elected president. The meeting
was very profitable and was largely attend
ed The services at Gorsuch Chapter will
resume egain in September.
The board of control Of the District Or
ggnization has arranged to hold it's regular
nonthly session next Wednesday evening
at Wesley church, beginning at o'clock.
All the members of this body are urged to
be in attendance as a number of important
matters will come before it for final consid-
Grafton. The most important will be the Sc
lection OF a successor to Mrs A. NJ. Seavey.
who lately resigned the position of record
ing secretary. The committee on the
Mountain Lake Park convention will also
probably make a report.
The league service at the Brightwood
Park Church Sunday evening last con-
Quoted b. Mr.. Frank j. Metcalf The sery-
ice took the form of study of the songs
OF the lymnal. and selections were sung
from a number of the prominent hymn writ
ers and incidents of their lives and charac-
tiers were given.
Wednesday evening at a special meeting
of the league the question affirming that
Reed Smoot should be expelled from the
United States Senate was debated by q
number of members of the chapter. Mcssrs.
l.. a. Magee, Frank c. Shaw and Homer
y. Smith argued in the affirmative and Mr..
John w Flynn, Frank j. Metcalf and
Homer Smith debated to the contrary. The
judges. who were w. NICK. Clayton. A. NJ
Condra. end G. A. Ford, decided by two to
one vote that the affirmative seemed to have
the best of the argument Mrs. G. B.
Heinke and George Paxton rendered plano
duet and refreshments were served. Rev.
II. E. r. Reck, the pastor of the church,
presided over the exercises.
Arrangements have been made for the
bi-annual convention of the fourth general
conference District Epworth League to be
held at Mountain Lake Park. Md. begin
ming July IA. and lasting four days. The
convention Is attracting much attention
here among the Leaguers. who are looking
forward to IT with a great deal of interest.
A committee. consisting of MeSSrS. Frank
T. Israel. ]. Finney Engle. Edwin s. La
Fetra and DR. J. II. WeSler are in charge
of the arr angements for Washington's dele
cation II the convention. The sessions of
the convention will close on Sunday the
nth.
An excellent program has been arranged
tor the convention, which will open Thurs
day evening. July IA. with an Epworth
League camp fire and social time. Prof. ].
NJ Black will be in charge of the musical
features of the convention. which are said
to be on an elaborate scale. Rev. John T.
Kerrin. d. D., of jamestown, N Y, will
give Bible readings daily during the con-
yention. Among those who will deliver ad-
dresses will be the Rev. Don. S. Colt of
Baltimore. remembered in Washington for
his masterful discourses at conventions of
the Epworth Yeague of Washington Rev
c. NJ Boswell of Philadelphia who con-
Quoted the unioin revival services, which
were held in this city last winter under the
direction of the Washington Methodist
ministers, and other prominent ministers
and laymen will speak to the delegates at
different periods during the continuance of
the sessions OF the convention. Two OF the
Methodist bishops are expected to be pres
ent as well as Rev. f. NJ Randall, general
secretary of the league. and Rev. 8. ]. Her
ben. recently elected editor OF the Epworth
Herald.
Among the questions to be discussed at
the convention are: The use of the Bible in
League devotional meetings; efficiency of