Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-01
State League Will Hold Its An
nual Session Here On Oct.
II to IA
WILL BE LARGE CONVENTION
Delegates From 1900 Chapters From
All Over Iowa, Which Represent
10000 Methodist People, Will Attend
More Than 500 Young People Will
Be Here-Many Prominent Speakers.

During the three days from Oct. IL
/ to Oct IA, this city will entertain the
4 largest assembly of young people ever
| gathered together in its history. Dur
| ing those days the State Epworth
/ League, of the Methodist church, will
| hold it's annual session here, and 1T is
| expected that more than 500 delegates,
almost all of them young people, viii
| be in attendance.
1 The Epworth League of Iowa Is by
| far the largest body of young people
| in the state 1t is made up of 800 sem
Tor and 700 junior chapters, represen-
/ tative ofs160OO0 Methodists. Each one
! Of the 1000 chapters is entitled 70
delegates to the state assembly. and
large number of them will have repre-
sentatives here. The officers of the
state organization are:
President-Rev Elias Handy, Wash
ington.
First Vice President-w. E. Kyler,
i
| Luverne.
| Third Vice President-Miss Rose
Morris, New Virginia.
Fourth Vice President-C. r. Rohda
/ Waterloo.
Secretary-Rev. en-. Pace, Sigour-
ney.
TREASURER. C. Ainley, Des Moines
| Junior Superintendent--lna lnger-
soil, Keokuk.
Reporter-Rev. Mark Masters, Mon
| tour.
While the program has not yet been
prepared when it is it will provide for
both day and night meetings, and
some of the best known men of the
Methodist church of the country will
speak Among them will be DR.. Harry
Curtis Hammond, D. D., of Harris
burg, Pa, who will deliver sermon
and lecture; DIR. Quayle, of st. James
church, Chicago, who will also lecture
and DR.. L. C. Lemon. of Davenport,
who will give two addresses. In addi-
ton to these there will be several 9th
ers.
Sketches Of the Officers.
Rev. Handy, the president,Sis one 81
the older preachers of the Iowa con-
ference. He is an Englishman, who
came to America in. 1885, and was IL
censed to preach in the Iowa confer
ence soon after. He is one of the best
known preachers in southeastern Iowa.
Rev. Handy has filled the chair OF
pedagogy and oratory of Iowa Wes-
leyan University. He resigned to be-
come field secretary and institute di-
rector of the Iowa State School Assoc
citation. In 1905 he returned to the
pastorate and was sent to Washington.
F.. G. Ainley, the treasurer, is CASH
Ter of the Des Moines National bank.
He is a member of the Wesley Metho-t
dist church of that city, and president
of the Epworth league of the church,
also a teacher of the Sunday school.
The junior superintendent, Miss Ina
Ingersoll, is a graduate of the Chi
cago deaconess, and training school.
She has spent three years in the dea-
coness work.
The third vice president, Miss Rose
Norris of Atlantic, is a graduate OF
the State Normal School. She is
teacher by profession,
The fourth vice president, c. X.
Rohde is travelling, man. He is presl-
dent of the Layrnans' Association OF the
Upper Iowa Conference, and president
of the Cedar Falls District EpWorth
League.
Rev. Mark Masters, of Montour, the
leagues reporter, is one Of the very
well known younger pastors Of this
part Of the state. He is especially
we'll known in and around Marshall
town. He has charge Of the making
public the doings Of the assembly.
Departmental Work.
The State Epworth league work is
divided into departments, each having
its especial field Of endeavor. OF
these departments there are four. The
first is the one Of spiritual and devo-
tional work, which includes personal
evangelism, Bible study the morning
watch and open air meetings. The
second is that Of world evangelism and
has to do with Christian stewardship,
missionary study classes, libraries, etc.
The third is that Of mercy and help.
It provides for systematic visitation,
care for the poor and sick, social pur-
ity, good citizenship and temperance.
The fourth is that Of social and liter
airy work, and it has to do with the
social and literary interests of the
league Each of these departments has
at it's head a, vice president, and a
committee and each will hold depart
mental conferences dealing with
phases of the work Of each during the