The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-03
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN
IN LEAGUE INSTITUTE
Helpful Suggestions Made in Various
Addresses and Discussions Which
Were Held To-day.

were present AT > O'Clock TINS morning
when the third session Of the Epworth
league institute Of the first general NJ.
y, conference opened with service Of
devotion led by Rev i. w. Sharp Of
Windsor, who acted in place of Rev.
Douglass Guest OF Essex Junction, the
latter being unable to be present. AT
$3.50 o'clock, Rev. DIR. Randall of Chi
cago delivered an inspiring address on
"rhe Fundamentals of Epworth League
Work"
In his remarks, the speaker placed
considerable stress upon the need of CON
secration in Epworth league work He
dwelt at some length on the relation
Of the pastor to the league, saying that
ministers should not overlook the impor-
tance of its mission in spreading the
gospel. Epworth league chapters have
three-fold object, to win, TO save and
to train the young people for Jesus
Christ. If there Il any one thing which
muust assert itself in every Epworth
league movement, it is practcability.
Following the close of Dr. Randall's
remarks, Miss Emma Robinson of Chi
cago, general superintendent of the
junior league, addressed the meeting on
the subject, "The Place and Function OF
the Junior League" Miss Robinson out
lined the plan Of the leagues work and
mentioned the distinction between its
status and that Of the Sunday school.
She likened the Sunday school TO the
class room in school life, and the junior
league meetings to the more practical
ideas obtained in the laboratory. In
closing, the speaker called attention to
the junior league courses Of study diyid-
ed into three classes, travel, hero-wor-
ship and history.
AT l0;30 o'clock, the departmental
conferences opened with Rev Ralph
Lowe, district superintendent of the st.
Johnsbury district, acting as chairman.
The conference afforded a timely oppor-
tunity for Epworth league workers from
all over the state to express their views
and to report the results which have
been brought about during the past
year. A discussion Of the first depart
ment, Spiritual Work, was conducted
by Rev. f. A. Legg of Enosburg Falls.
The second department, World Evan
gelism, was In charge Of Rev. William
Shaw, district superintendent OF the st.
Albans district. Remarks on this phase
Of league work were followed by a
talk on the junior league by Rev. c.
W. Kelly of Sheldon and Miss Emma
Robinson.
mercy and Help the third depart
ment, came up for discussion at II
o'clock, the chairman taking charge Of
the department in the absence of Rev.
Peter Black. who was detained at his
home in st. Johnsbury on account Of
Illness in the family. The morning ses-
sion came to a close few minutes
before twelve with conference on the
literary aud social department OF Ep-
worth league work, led by Rev. F. j.
Wells OF Brattlebcro. Each department
In turn was considered from almost
every angle during the forenoon and the
sessions seemed to awaken a commend
able degree of interest in the several
phases of the Epworth leagues mis-
sion in church work.
With Rev Vivian f. Hendee of Mont
pelier presiding, the afternoon session
opened at 1880 o'clock, Rev. +. A. Wood
worth of Lyndonville, district president,
leading in devotional service The
time thereafter until o'clock was large
ly devoted to a discussion of the gen
eraI topic. practical Plans and Meth
DDS From the point Of view taken
by the senior league. Rev. +. NJ. Ran
dali spoke at considerable length. Plans
and methods for the junior league were
considered by Miss Emma A. Robin
son. Others present took an active
part in the discussion.
One OF the Sunday school rooms Of
the church is given over to an
exhibit Of practical junior league
work and has already called for a good
deal of favorable comment A part Of
the exhibition is owned by Miss Emma
A. Robinson, while the remainder be-
longs to Rev. c. W. Kelly of Sheldon.
This noon the registration Of delegates
in sharge Of Miss Caroline NJ. White,
lowered around the sixty mark and this
number will be considerably augmented
bv to nights session, when Mason $.
Stone, state superintendent of education,
and President Guy Potter Benton of
the university Of Vermont are includ-
ed in the list Of speakers.
The Opening Sessions.
Owing to the absence Of Rev. E. M.
Randall, D. d., of Chicago, general secre-
tary of the Epworth league, the session
yesterday afternoon was necessarily cur
tailed. The reception and assignment
of arriving delegates in charge OF the
local committee occupied the early hours
of the afternoon, and it was nearly !
o'clock before the institute address was
given by Rev. DR.. u. A. Bishop, principal
of Montpelier seminary. While antiei-
pating the arrival OF Doctor Randall,
who was to have charge Of the conference
of leaders and delegates, general dis
cussion of Epworth league topics took
place. Rev. WILDER S. Smithers of Ran
dolph, district superintendent Of the
Montpelier district, presided and called
upon several OF the clergymen present to
speak Many of the delegates also par
tieipated in the discussion
In his address, Dr. Bishop spoke chiefly
of the problem which eonfronts the
church in keeping the young people in
terested. One OF the most important
factors in this mission, he said. is the
Epworth league. He told Of the ener-
getic work which many of the pastors
throughout the state are doing TO main
tain a large attendance at their mems
Bible classes and credited much of the
success which has usually crowned their
efforts to the fact that, as children, the
members have been sustained in their
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