Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-13
LEAGUE ELECTS
ITS OFFICERS

The district convention of the Ep-
worth league today named the of1l-
GERS for the ensuing year and select
ed Pomeroy as the place to meet next
year.
The session of this morning was
largely devoted to district business.
The following officers were chosen:
President, Mr.. Nelson Manela.
Milton, Ore; first vice president,
spiritual department, Mr.. l.. Tall
man, Wal'a Walla; second vice pres
ident, missionary department. Mr..
Walter Harris, Lewiston: third vice
president, mercy and help depart
ment, Miss Downen, Asotin: fourth
vice president, social and literary de-
partment, Mrs. Conklin, Lewiston;
secretary. Miss Elsie Bolts. Walla
Walla; treasurer. Mrs. E. V. kuy-
kendall, Pomeroy.
| Yesterday afternoons session OF
the EpwOrth League convention was
marked by the important action OF
adopting a missionary. The chap
tiers of the district combine to sup
port some missionary, who then be-
comes the districts representative in
the foreign field. The man chosen
was Mr.. Hoover, who, with his wife,
are the only missionaries to the
1000. 900 people Of the Island OF
BOrneo.
The addresses which led up to this
action were given by representa-.
tives from the Walla Walla City
Leagues.
| Miss Nettie Blackburn spoke on
Methods for Preparing for Mis-
sionary Devotional Meetings" and
Mr.. Tallmen on the results which
might be derived from them.
l Miss Bolts. in an Instructive pa
Per, discussed the means for making
mission study classes interesting and
successful, while Miss Schnasse ant
Parker Barrett spoke upon Mr.
Hoover's work and the possibility o.
adopting him as their representa-
tive.
Following these. Rev. IRA Crool
| spoke to the young people upon thu
subject Of Epworth equipment.
i Two addresses OF much meri
marked the evening service. Mr.
E v. Kuykendall of Pomeroy con
Il trasted the present prosperity o
! these rallies with the famine which
ragged when first Lewis and Clarl
J camped at the confluence Of tn
Snake and Clearwater. He told II
vivid word pictures the story Of tn
four Nezperce chiefs sent as ambas
, Sc doris in search of the white man
> book of heaven and how in answe
t., their call Lee and Whitman AM
4 Spalding crossed the great divide t
spread the message Of Savior. Tn
t speaker ended with an appeal to tn
$ Epworthians to continue the worl
$ thus begun until every inhabitant
r the Northwest had learned the sc
Ferret so earnestly sought by the fou
e Nezperces.
The second address of the evening
was stereopticon lecture by Mis-
Baker, field worker of the Spokan
Deaconess home. Ehe explained II
words the story that the canvas toll
In picture. The audience, judginl
from their close attention, was great
~ interested in her portrayal of TIL
work done by the self-sacrificinl
deaconesses in the old folks home, II
the rapidly-expanding hospital serv
l ice and their house to house work
1 OF mercy and help.
II The following is the program TO
= this evening and Sunday:
Il SATURDAY EVENING.
. S:OO-Paper, Personal Evangel
; ism," Mrs. R. M. Conklin.
q S:25-Paper or address, "Churcl
!. and League Health Notes."
DR.. G. B. Kuykenhall,
8 S:45-Address. 1.-THE Epwortl
League as a Factor in So
II cial Life of the Church"
ri Rev. H. l.. Sanders.
Reception and social, with specia
exercises by the Lewiston an
Charleston Leagues.
SUNDAY MORNING.
: 9:00-Morning prayer service an
3 experience meeting.
{ 10:O0-Sunday school.
t 11:O0-Brief praise service, follow
: ed by sermon by Rev. e. H
: Todd.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
3:00-Epworthian rally. song,
speeches. experiences and a ger
eral impromptu meeting wit
social music.
3:50-Address, 1.-THE Ideal En-
WORKMAN"
81 Rev. j. L. Hess.
. SUNDAY EVENING.