Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-24
EPWORTH LEAGUE
IN CONVENTION
Twenty-second Annual Meeting
of Newark District Held in
Maplewood Church.

Delegates numbering 2S5 and rep-
resenting fifty Methodist churches
h%ereabouts, were present today in
the Morrow Memorial Methodist
Church. Maplewood, when DIR. George
NJ. Whitfield. Of this city. district
president. called TO order the twenty
second annual convention of the
Newark District Epworth League.
Following the presentation of ere
dentials and registration of delegates
a devotional service was held. Rev.
Charles w. Wright, pastor of the
Hilton Church, was leader. Rev. DR..
r. Irving Watkins. pastor of the
Maplewood Church, delivered a
greeting, and the response was given
by DR.. Whitfield, who Is a member
of the De Groot Chapter. this city.
Rev. DR.. Jesse L. Hurlbut. district
superintendent of the Methodist
Church and the first corresponding
secretary of the Epworth League,
congratulated the organization anc
told of the vast amount of good
work being done by the various chap
ters in the district. He made a
plea for the continuance of the
work.
In his address Rev. Thomas T.
Crawford. of Bernardsville, told of
the business being transacted by the
junior league of which he is district
superintendent.
Greetings were extended by Rev.
Austin f. Armstrong, of Rockaway.
president of the conference league.
After the appointment of commit
tees and a short address of welcome
by Maxwell McMaster. president of
the Maplewood Chapter, an adjourn
ment was taken until this afternoon.
w. r. Hendry. of %Irvington. sec
rotary of the conference, in his re-
port showed that the league had
raised 81, 1850 during the past year,
of which $685. So was given by the
mercy and help department, and
$4S3.15 by the missions department.
He said that OF the fifty leagues the
Roseville League has the largest
membership, $50, while the smallest
league has a membership roll of 20.
During the midday intermission the
committees on revision of constitu-
ton and bylaws and resolutions and
nominations held a meeting. 1t is
understood that at the afternoon
meeting the rules of the league will
be radically changed. One of the
changes it is said is to be the cleo
ton of four vice-presidents instead OF
one.
Tha aftarnnnn oacsiop n opanad
at 2 o'clock, with department con-
ferences. Work done in the various
departments were told of as fol-
lows: Spiritual work, S.. M. Tunison
of Halsey street church, v~ice-presi-
dent of the district league: world
evangelism, Miss Florence Reeve, OF
Montclair chapter: mercy and help
Miss Edna Harvey, Halsey Street
chapter; literary and social, Mrs. c.
j.. Hoyt, of Verona chapter; junior
work, Rev. MI. Crawford.
Beginning at 3 o'clock a song serv-
ice was held. This was followed by
an address on Conscience" by Rev.
Warren r. Neff. pastor of the De
Groot church, this city. Miss Verne
Brown sang a solo, after which there
were a business session and the cleo
ton of officers.
The session tonight, which starts al
7:15 o'clock, will include a devotional
service. Rev. B. n. Mccoy, pastor OF
the Watsessing church, officiating; a
song service, of which Grant Colfax
Tullar will be in charge; offertory,
Even Song" Mrs. Nj. ID. Edison; solo,
"The Strength Of the Hills" Mrs. Ed
son; an address. THE Vocation of
Service" Rev. DIR. William II.
Youngston, pastor of the Park We
nue. church, East Orange. and bene-
diction. Miss Gertrude H. Hall will
preside at the organ during the bene-
diction.