Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16
/ GPWORTRl I
League OF First Methodist
Church Celebrates 18th An
niversery.
ADDRESSES ARE GIVE,
Speakers Recall Early Days. and Con
trast Aims and Work Then with
Those of the Present.

The 18th anniversary of the organ
cation of the Epworth league was fit
tngly celebrated at the First Metho-
|dist church last evening al a banquet
at which there were over hundred
II attendance. The league was organ
lied at Cleveland Ohio in 1889 and
was the first union of the young PEG
lple Of the Methodist church. l.. C..
Dougherty took S. E. Mattisons place
eli the program last evening and answ-
cred to the toast THE Outlook" Mr.
work of the league ever since it's
organization and his talk was very
Interesting He compared the purpos-
es of the, league at the time of its be-
ginning to its present work and quite
q contrast was found. When organic
ed its purposes were manly literary
but change to the spiritual has grad
ually taken place. He highly compli
mented the young people of the pres
ent day on their enthusiasm and zeal
III church work and expressed his be
lief that the outlook for the league is
very bright
Missionary work Here.
Miss Mamie Dodge Cook in respond
ing to the toast 1.-The League in City
Mission Work" gave an outline of what
lis being done at present i'm Rock Isl
i end along missionary lines. Rev
W. Edwards of Moline in the conclud
ing talk expressed strong hopes fol
the continuance of the work of the
league and its zeal in mission work.
i. Besides the toasts the program in
cluded music by the ladies chorus, /;
vocal duet by Robert Cloudas ant
, Thomas Hawkes., a piano solo by Mis-.
Louise Hubbard and a reading by Mrs
Frank Corcoran.
The supper was served at $50 il
, the basement of the Sunday schoo
room.
Rev. f. T.. Shut to Speak.
The celebration of the anniversary O
, the founding of the Enmorth leagu,
will be continued at the First Method
list church tomorrow at both the morn
ing and evening service. At the 10: A
service DR.. r. B. Williams will preacl
a special sermon taking as his them
The Achievements of Youth, an,
) there will be special music
At the evening service the annivers
airy address will be delivered by Re,
IF. E. Shut of Spencer Memorial Metf
lodist church, and the First church Les
. que president, s. f. Mattison, Jr., wi
!. also make an address. TIE program il
detail for this service follows:
Voluntary and hymn.
Prayer.
Anthem.
Responsive reading.
Offeratory.
Hymn.
Address, e. Mattison "Our FL
n Worth League"
r Vocal duet-Miss Bessie Beeler an
j. A. Johnson.
;. Anniversary address Rev. F.
Shut.
Anthem.
Hymn.
s. Benediction and pestlude
eI At Illinois Theater
FL The second service of the People
" church. conducted by Dr. Hedley Ha
IS lat the Illinois theater will be held [
'e morrow morning at 49, 30 O'Clock. d
HAL will take as the theme of his di
course The Religion of Jesus" The.
services will be continued through I'll
month of May, when they will probab
discontinue until September. The DIR
gram for the services tomorrow w
be as follows:
Prelude - "Cavalleria Rustican;
tMascagnD Bleuers orchestra.
Silent prayer.
books.
Hymn-"Ameriea."
Poem
Orchestra-"Love and Passio
ItMessina).
Address-"The Religion of Jesu.
DR.. Hedley Hall, B. d.
Hymn-"Life."
Dismissal
Postlude-Selection Orchestra.
At Aiken Chapel.
There will be- special meeting
The junior and senior Christian I
deavor societies of the Aiken strt
chapel at the chapel tomorrow aft
noon at 2:30 o'clock. The meetin
will be in charge of Miss Stella B,
man and Mrs. III. H. Robb.
IN THE CHURCHES