Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-05-11
EPWORTH lEAGUERS
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Enthusiastic Meeting Held in This
City-No Pla CO Selected for
the Next Convention.

The opening reception to the visit
ing delegates of the Eugene District
Epworth League Convention was
held in Redmen Hall, Friday evening,
May 4th. The address of welcome on
behalf of the city was made by ]. E.
Hair, Rev. @. o. Beckman welcomed
the delegates ON behalf of the church,
Miss Irma Silsby on behalf of the local
chapter. and DR.. M. c. Wire on behalf
of the district. Prof. A. r. Sweet
ser, district president, made the re.
sponse. Following is the program of
the convention:
Saturday morning. a. m.-Praise
service and quiet hour.
$50 Papers-"How may the League
help Pastor and People," Miss Edna
Tretheway, Ashland; "The Primary
purpose of the League and how may
it promote vital piety," DR.. Alex
Corpron, Medford; "How may the
Social Department help the Spiritual
Department, Miss BERTHE Kester,
Springfield; "Methods Of Conducting
Devotional Meetings." H. G. Nc
Cain, Brownsville; 1.-The Epworth
Herald" Miss Mary Aitken, Rose
burg.
B. F. Van Dyke, missionary to
Singapore, Malaysia, who is now
here on his vacation. gave a short
talk on the work in Malaysia.
Afternoon Session, 2p. m.-Praise
service. 2:3O Papers THE Attitude
of the Lacquer Toward the Sabbath. u
Eisenhower Chapter; Evangelism
the Supreme Need of the Hour" Mrs.
Inez Miller; Missionary Study,
Reason and Methods, X. X. Robin.
son. Eugene. I'd Chapter; Monthly
Missionary Meetings, Miss Sophia
Osberg, Cottage Grove; Scriptural
Habits of Giving" W. NJ. Wire, Eu-
gene, lst Chapter.
Report from Miss Laura Austin,
missionary to India, read by Mrs. E.
E. Upmeyer, Harrisburg.
Roll-call of Chapters with brief re.
sponse.
Business meeting and election OF
the following officers President E.
R. Sweetser, Eugene; first vice. -presi-
dent. department of spiritual work,
Miss Irma Silsby, Grants Pass; second
vice. president, del artment world
evangelism, Mrs. E. E. Upmeyer,
Harrisburg; third vice. president. de-
partment mercy end help, Miss Lulu
Smith, Ashland; fourth vice-presi
dent, department social and literary.
Helen Cornutt, Roseburg; secretary,
Miss Esma Newell, Eugene; treas.
urer, Clarence Meeker. Medford
junior superintendent. Mrs. Carter.
Halsey.
Evening Session, 7:45 p. m. m.-Mis.
sionary address. illustrated by stereop
ticon. Rev. E. +. Zimmerman, Ash
land.
Sunday, II q. m.-Preaching by Dr.
M. @. Wire, presiding elder.
$3.50 p. m. The Sacrament of tn,
Holy Communion. administered by
ths Presiding Elder, assisted by the
Pastors.
$50 p. m. Meeting Of STANDARD
Bearers with Mrs. E. E. Upmeyer
W. f. NJ. s. superintendent of youn,
peoples work.
Up. IN. Love Feast led by Mr.. II
L. Gilkey.
Sp. m. Address by the Distric
President, illustrsted by the stereopti
con.
Installation Of officers and closin
by all the delegates and Epworthian
holding hands and singing "Blest b
the tie that binds, after which the,
sang "God be with you till we NEE
again." closing with the Epwort
League benediction.
This was the second annual con
vention of the Eugene District Ell
worth League which extends fror
Brownsville to Ashland. There wa
large delegation present and mucI
enthusiasm was manifest throughou
the entire convention.
Everything had been planned 70
the entertainment of the visiting dele
gates by the local chapter who me
them at the depot with carriages an
drove them to their respective place
OF entertainment, and the many othe
oourtesies extended by the hospitabl
people of Grants Pass were great
appreciated by the delegates.
1. V. BOZORTH, Reporte,