Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-11
IN SESSION ALL DAY
Convention of Washington
District EpWorth League.
REV. GRAFFLIN breaches
Chapter Officers Confer-Officers to
Be Elected Tonight-Address to
Be Made by Senator Bristow.

An all-day session of the Washington
District Epworth League convention be-
gan at Hamline Methodist Episcopal
Church this morning at $50 O'Clock with
devotional exercises conducted by Rev
Allan F. Poore, pastor of Eldbrooke
Methodist Episcopal Church. There was
a large attendance, including delegates,
from places in Maryland.
THE Epworthian. an Evangelist, was
the subject of an address by Rev. B. w
Meeks of Ryland Church. Rev. Harry
Farmer, Methodist preacher in the
Philippines, spoke on The Epworthian,
Missionary and Rev. Andrew &. WOOD
assistant superintendent Of the Maryland
Anti-Saloon League, on 1.-The Epworthian,
an Anti-Saloon Factor
The principal event Of the morning SEES
sion was the convention sermon by Rev.
Samuel w Grafflin, pastor of Anacostia
NJ E. Church, at II o'clock, following
which a recess was taken until o'clock.
Luncheon was served during the recess.
Chapter Officers Confer.
From to o'clock conferences OF the
various local chapter officers were heid'
the speakers being Rev. J. w. K. sum-
walt, Rev. E. T. Mowbray. d. a. DAVIS
of the Y NJ. C. A, Rev. j. IL. Wells Oh
Mt. Vernon Place NJ. E. Church South,
Mrs. E. E. Marshall, Mrs. +. &. Ivan
Louis Franz, S. D. Boss, F. j. Metcalf,
Miss Ruth seabring' Jeannette p susen'
Rev. A. II. Thompson, Rev. E. r.. Mar
shall. Rev. w. L. Lynn, H. L. Freer, L.
l.. Schnare Miss Florence Miillken' MISS
Bessie Oliphant, K. e. H. Pullman; H. T.
Moricle, Mrs. 0. B. jenkins, Eoith L.
Smith and C. F. Linger.
The program for later this afternoon
includes addresses by Rev. Charles +.
Guthrie and G. w. f. Swartzeil ana a
business session from to 8 o'clock, dur
ing which the District officers and the
local chapters will make their reports.
a recess will be taken from to o'clock,
during which dinner will be served.
This Evenings Session.
At I o'clock the annual election of Off
GERS will take place. The Anacostia
Church choir. OF which D. c. Smithson
is leader. will render special music, fol-
lowing which Rev. ]. w. r. Sumwalt
will install the new officers and Senator
Bristow of Kansas will deliver an ad-
dress.
me convention will close with a recep-
ton by the Federation Of Fourth Vice
PRESIDENTS.
Announcement was made that the bal
ance of the $L50O for the church which
the Epworth League of Washington will
erect at Vigan, Philippine Islands, has
been raised.
The following committees have been ap-
pointed: Resolutions. j. Finney Engle,
w. B. Gill and w. NJ. Leonard; creden-
tials, r. c. Moricle, w. X. Sniffen and
J. A. Mason: auditing. Luther l.. Der
rick, John o. Shuckers and DR.. D. j.
Stafford.
Mission of the League.
"The Mission of the Epworth League"
was discussed by Rev. Polemus Swift of
Baltimore before large audience at the
session last night. He pointed out that
the leagues mission is to afford occasion
for the exercise of the native capacities
Of the young people in church activities.
He urged the members to put forward
their best efforts for the work in hand,
declaring that only by constant effort
can such a work reach the point which
the founders in the beginning had in
view.
The session, which began at O'Clock,
was preceded by reception given in the
Sunday school room Of the edifice, which
several hundred attended. At the open
ing of the main service Herbert L. Hal
ter led short song service, after which
Rev. W. w. Barnes, pastor of Douglas
Memorial Methodist Church, conducted
the devotional exercises.