The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-02
State Epworth Leaguers
Go Home.
in NORTHFIELD in 1905
Excursion Trip to the Granite Quarfies
This Morning Officers
Elected.

The state convention Of the Vermont
Epworth league closed its work last even
ing and after a trip to the quatrles this
morning the delegates will leave this az
ternoon and evening for their homes. The
convention has been great success ii
every feature, both in respect to work
done and also in pleasure That the man
agement had saved one Of it's best things
for the last cams out foreibly at the con-
Guiding meeting last evening when the
Rev. A. 6. Crews, D. D., the general sec
retary Of the Epworth League Of Canada
and editor Of the Canadian Epworth Era
was introduced to give an address on
Elements Of Success in Epworth League
Work.
Despite the severe rain storm the church
was well filed with an audience which
fully appreciated the earnestness and en-
thusiasm which pred0miuated the speaker
az he delivered his address.
The afternoon meeting was called to or
der by Q. $. Andrews and opened with a
devotional and song seryiceled By Richard
Moyle, followed by an interesting address
by Rev, 4. NJ. Fuller, field secretary OF
the Vermont S. 81 association.
'''The League and temperance was
most strongly expounded by Rev. G. w.
Morrow after which very pleasing and
successful demonstration of Junior work
was conducted by Mrs r. Il Page OF
Barre, whose class of about fifty young
people went through their difficult Bible
drill finely and gave some excellent sing
ing.
''How to get the Children into the
League was ably treated by Mrs. J. Nc.
Frost. st. Johnsbury, and Mrs. w s.
smlthers, Waterbury, spoke on How to
Keep the Children in the League.f
The business session was next held.
when the report Of the committee were
heard The election OF officers resulted
Barre: first vice, Rev. J. NJ Frost, Sc.
Johnsbury; second vice, Rev w r. Allen,
Ludlow; third vice, A. G. S. Beeman, St
Adams; fourth vice, Miss Katherine
Hainey, St. J0hnsbury; secretary. Miss
Gladys Sanders. Barre; treasurer, Louis
L. Jones, Barre superintendent of junior
leagne, Mrs. w. 5. smlthers, Waterbury.
Northfeld was decided upon as the
place for the next convention to be held
In 1906
The evening service was opened with q
short devotional and song service
led by Rev. Mr., Wright, Plainfeld anu w.
III. Goodfelow, followed BY tho closing adj
dress by Rev Mr.. Crews. The speaker
said in part: Someone has said that the
combined forces of the United States and
Great Britain could whip the world, but
another man has said that the United
States and England combined could save
the world, and today Is fact that seven
eIghths Of the worlds missionaries have
been sent out from the English speaking
race. The Epworth League organization
must be worked with courageous hearts
and intelligent minds. We don't want to
educate a certain part Of the young people
bur we want to educate the rank aud tile
OF them
II look upon the Epworth League as a
gymnasium for the development OF the
spiritual life Of our young people What
We need Is intelligent leaders. | believe
that there are many young people 10 the
church, who are willing and even anxious
to work Ii someone would only show them
the way
In speakingi Of possible lack OF in.
terest in the league meetings he said that
new life can be put into a league by in
ducing a variety IN the way of conducting
Of the meetings. If we were only as anx-
ious Ia our work as those men were 70
reach the farthest point north we would
accomplish something. Napoleon said that
good soldier was one who put heart into
his powder and believe that Ii just the
reason that the Japanese are succeeding
so marvelously They are patriotic, they
love their emperor and are enthusiastic
for their oonntry's welfare. believe that
there Is no evil In the country which can.
not be removed by perseverance, and
Christlike work.
30, young people, are there not drunk
ards and swearers In your eommunityg
There Is your ehance and your opportu-
nifty. believe that BY instillIng into tbs
minds Of the young people the wise
principles of temperance rests the solution
Of the problem OF the future
The Rev. |. r Chase OF Barton Land
ing was elected as delegate from the
state Epworth league to the National con
vention at Denver, Cot, in July, 1905