Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-06-02
EPWORTH
CONVENTION
KLAMATH FALLS DISTRICT
WORKERS GATHER HERE.
MEETINGS ARE ENTHUSIASTIC
Sessions Are Well Attended Through
out and a Large Number Were
Present From Outside the City
During the Convention.

With an attendance of over one
hundred delegates from outside
points, splendid reports and lively
enthusiasm, the Epworth League
convention, which has been in ses-
sion at the Methodist church for the
past three days, set a new mark for
future young peoples conferences in
southern Oregon. A number of
leaguers came $50 miles to attend
the convention, Roseburg and nearby
points being well represented. The
conclave closed last evening with an
address by DR.. Homan, president of
Willamette University, his subject
being "The Divine Religion" after
which most of the delegates left on a
special train which had been secured
for the occasion.
The 1914 meet will be held at
Grants Pass. The Central Point
people wanted the convention, but
did not get on the ground soon
enough to secure the gathering. Fol-
lowing are the officers elected for
the ensuing year:
President-Ruth Young, Grants
Pass
First -President-Glenn Con-
well, Medford.
Second Vice-President = Myrtle
Gleason, Central Point
Third Vice-P President-Anna Cald-
we'll, Roseburg.
Fourth Vice-President-B Blanche
Wilson, Wilbur.
secretary-Roland Jefferys, Grants
Pass.
Treasurer-E. M. Chilcothe, Klam-
ath Falls.
Junior League superintendent
Jessie Hathaway, Ashland.
The first meeting of the conven-
tion was an egg-fry Friday evening
up the canyon, being in the nature
of picnic supper, consisting of fried
eggs, bacon, buns and coffee, R. P.
Campbell gave couple of humorous
readings, H. o. Butterfield made an
address of welcome for the City
Union, E. o. Smith for the Ashland
league, response by Rev. e. c. Rich
ards of Gold Hill. ~
Saturday morning there was. a
sunrise prayer meeting led by ]. R.
Burnette. Attendance, 80.
The forenoon session opened with
a song service led by Rev. H. N. Aid
rich of Central Point. 1.-The Game
of Life" was discussed by Stanley
Wood, George Kunzman (whose pa
per was read by Bessie Carder) +,
Agnes Dunlap, Ben Raymond and
others. individual Training" was
the topic considered by A. c. Crews,
Jay Withrow, Wilma Gilkey and
James Martin. Team Work" was
the subject of paper read by Ro-
land Jeffrey and discussed by H. d.
Manning, Glenn Conwell, Lulu Smith,
E. o. Smith, ]. o. Rigg and others.
Attendance, S5.
At the afternoon session the vari-
Gus vice-presidents reported the work
done in their respective departments
during the past year. This was fol-
lowed by reports from individual
leagues by their president or some
other officer. The district president
reported rallies held at Jacksonville,
Gold Hill, Central Point and Talent
and several visits paid to the Med
ford chapter. Secretary reported
programs and convention letters sent
to 492 Epworthians. General dis
cussion of league problems. DR..
Homan spoke on the coming League
Institution at Salem. Attendance,
rs.
Saturday evening DR.. Homan ad-
dressed the convention upon the sub
ject, "The Hunger of Humanity"
Sunday morning, after a largely
attended Sunday school, Rev. l.. C.
Poor preached the convention SER
mon. Subject, The Perfect Life"
Special music was furnished by the
choir and male quartet. At 8
o'clock in the afternoon Rev. R. E.
Dunlap addressed the delegates in
the city park, the sermon being cut
| short by the rainstorm, which was
nevertheless welcome because of the
refreshing GOODNESS it brought.
The league meeting in the evening
was perhaps the largest young peo-
pies meeting ever held in southern
Oregon, there being over 200 pres
,ent. The meeting was opened by a
song service led by H. A. Canady OF
Medford, after which James Martin
of Grants Pass took charge of the
services. An unusually beautiful vo-
cal solo by Miss Kirkpatrick was a
feature of the closing session of the
convention.
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