Evening star., 1909-05-02

and adding effecty eness to the musical
| part of the church services.
The officers are: President W. q. Hliio-
billie; first vice president. DIR. W. Is. But
| Ter; second vice president, Miss Amy
Cromwell; secretary, Joseph E. Crnnwei'
treasurer and pianist. Miss Rosa Bright !:
musical director. NJ. J.. Freas: assistant
musical director. Joseph r. Cromwell.
The officers with the following constitute
the executive committee. Mrs. j. L. Ap-
| pie. Miss Agnes Sauter, Miss Harriet
Finckel and James G.. Graham The
union already has membership of about
/ fifty. 1t is proposed to give an Old
| Folks Concert about the middle OF May.
Epworth League Convention.
The annual convention of the Wash
ington District Epworth League was
held in Douglas Memorial NJ. T.. Church,
| 11th and III streets northeast Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings. April - and
2S. The convention was conceded by all
acquainted with District league affairs
| to be one of the best in point or inter
est and enthusiasm held by leaSaers IN
this city for many years. Inc attend
ance probably exceeded that OF any Sucn
convention in the past decade. on the
second evening of the session 1t taxed
the capacity of the auditorium OF inc
| Sunday school, where the business scs-
sion was held. Nearly 500 young people
were present
The convention theme was: - live
evangelistic league" The motto for the
| coming year is to be: "Threc hundred
souls for Christ-the Philippine church
| completed and paid for The program
for Tuesday evening was as follows:
to S p.m.--Institute sessions. hrst
department primary room. r.. ,. Bra
siding-Five-m minute talks. ten-minute
discussions: Relation of the FIRST TO
the Other Departments. e. > Gibson
Calvary; Conduct of Devotional Meet
ings." Mrs. i. f. Marshall, North CAPT.
toll; development Of Efficient Workers"
Mrs c. A. Pike. Douglas Memorial; De.
velopment of Deeply Spiritual League.
William II. Houghton. Dumbarton.
Second department parsonage parior;
Miss Anna NJ. Tilton. District second
vice president, presiding News From the
Field" Mrs. Philip c. Hyman; Christian
Stewardship Wood Freeman; Our
Philippine Church" Luther J.. Derrick.
The Missionary Outlook Miss Anna
NJ. Tiltcn.
Third department, south side Sunday
school room Mrs. NJ. NJ. Mitchell. Dis
trict third vice president. presiding
New Opportunities Open to This Depart
ment," Rev. A. II. Thompson. Waugh
Church; question drawer, conducted by
Rev. b. w. Meeks, Ryland Church.
Fourth department. north side Sunday
school room, l.. F. Hieston. District
fourth vice president, presiding-Iheme,
"OId and New Methods" Open discus
| sion.
| Secretaries, north gallery. Frank j.
| Metcaf. District recording secretary, and
F. c. Lucas. District corresponding sec
retary, presidng-Problems that confront
| the secretary.
Treasurers, south gallery, Lee b
Emory District treasurer presiding
"T-p-to-Date' but net "Frenzed'' finance
Junior workers conference, north side
main auditorium. Mrs. J. l.. Harley. Dis
trict superintendent Junior League. pre-
siding-Ten- minute talks; Bible study
| Mrs c. F. Balch, primary department
Calvary "a E. Church; mission study
Mrs. NJ NJ. Mitchell. superintendent
Waugh Junior League; the boy Emil v
membership and attendance. Mrs. J. l.
| Haffey District superintendent Junior
| Epworth League: general discussion
| Wednesday evening the convention wa!
called TO order by District President VII
lliam A. Morris. Every seat In the large
assembly room was filled.
| Miss Bessie Birch. soprano OF the Dunn
| barton Church choir, rendered SOLO
which was heartily applauded. Kew. X
H. Wright OF Mckendree Church ther
| took charge OF the devotional exercises
reading the scripture lesson and offering
| the opening prayer.
| Reports of district officers were thei
called for f. 8. Brashears. district frs
| vice president gave a forceful portraya
OF the past, present and prospective III
| ture of the league from the viewpoint o.
the spiritual department. which he has
| conducted during the past year. Mr.
/ Rrasbears said he feels that the time has
come in league affairs when steady for
ward movement is to be inaugurated, thai
/ .the wheels of the Epworth League loco
motive are feeling the sand on the rails
and the spiritual train will carry US OIL
/ to victory.
| Miss Anna NJ Tilton, district second
/ vice president. was prevented by Illness
| from presenting the report of the depart
| ment of world evangelism, winch was
| read by the secretary.
| A supplementary report was read by