Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-19
EPWORTH LEAGUE MEETING
Over Hundred Delegates Attend Four,
teenth Annual Convention.
MANY INTERESTING ADDRESSES
Rev. Frank L. LoveIand of Omaha
Speaks at Evening Session on the
Gar of Seeing ThInss"-
Program for Today.

Between 100 n rs delegates from out
Of the city are in attendance at the
fourteenth annual convention of the Ep-
worth league OF the Council Bluffs dis
trict OF the Des Moines conference Of the
Methodist church, which opened at the
Fifth Avenue Methodist Episcopal church
yesterday afternoon.
All Of the officers of the district league
are in attendance and /" is said that this
is the first convention when all Of the
officers rave been present on the opening
day. The officers are:
President. Rev. Peter Jacobs. Silver City;
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president, Leonard Crane. Blanchard; sec
ond vice president. DIR. c. 8. Erickson,
J. Martin, Hastings; fourth vice presi-
dent, May Harmed, Essex; Junior super
intendent. Jennie Austin, Denison.
At the opening session, Rev. Peter Jacobs
of Silver City. president OF the league,
delivered his annual address. in which he
reviewed the work Of the society through
out the district. which, he said, had been
most encouraging. Mrs. Mabe Guam Hill
bish, superintendent OF the Iowa Bible
training school in Des Moines, gave an in
teresting talk on the institution. Rev. c.
IL N.Y. Va OOdblAl ARih TIC gOhik pGOBiI
what the general conference at Baltimore
had done. especially in regard to the Ep-
worth league.
Ida ". Jontz of Waterville, N. Y, spoke
on THE Junior Problem and at the close
OF her address the visiting delegates were
rendered an Informal reception, during
which there was a pleasing program of
vocal and instrumental music and recita
tons. Light refreshments were served and
an hour spent in getting acquainted"
Great Work from small Beginning.
Mrs. Elder, superintendent of the wom-
ans Home Missionary society work. with
headquarters at Boaz, Ala, gave a sketch
of the history of the society. which was
organized ~twenty-six years ago and which
started out with an annual offering of
only $500. while last year the funds raised
for It's work amounted to 1860 0 The
society, she said. had been extended to
every conference in the country.
The feature Of the evening session was
the address by Rev. Frank l. Loveland.
pastor of the First Methodist church OF
Omaha. DR.. Loveland took as his sub
ject THE Art of Seeing Things and his
address was an appeal for the study of
humanity with the purpose of realizing the
value OF humanity. The address was in
terspersed with many anecdotes and wit
ticisms, the speaker moving rapidly from
tho humorous to the serious and at times
the pathetic. DR.. Loveland kept the close
attention of an audience which completely
filled the auditorium Of the church, from
his opening to his closing sentence.
The session this morning and this after
| noon will be devoted largely to business,
election Of officers and selection of next
years place Of meeting.
Program for To-day
This is the program for today;
MORNING.
6O0-Love feast.
S:30-Pentecostal hour.
9:0C-Institute hours.
IL :00-Business session.
AFTERNOON.
1:S0-Pentecostal hour.
2:0o-Address, Simpson college anniver-
sary.
2:45-Memorial service.
S:S-Junior league hour
5OO-Business session.
EVENING.
7:30-Fraternal greetings by various
young peoples organizations.
S:OO-Address, Bishop w. s. Lewis, d. D.
Sioux City, Ia.
At the closing session of the conference
yesterday morning Rev. w. A. Bonar Of
Panama, la. was admitted to the annual
conference, Rev. Thomas Coffman. who IL
a graduate Of the Omaha High school
was also admitted. Fay Smith, a member
of the Fifth Avenue Methodist church
was voted a license to preach.
The following resolution was adopted by
the conference:
Resolved, That we renew our expression
of loyalty to the Preachers Aid society
of the Des Moines conference and desire
to express our entire confidence in its
financial agent, Rev. Fletcher Brown, d
D., and our belief that the rights and In,
terests of the society are safely committed
to him and his colleagues in the manage
ment of its affairs.
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