Evening star., 1914-10-06
HOPE FOR THE REUNION
Of METHODIST BODIES
Speakers View in Address at Meet
ing Representing North and
South Branches.
Cooperative Epworth Institute in
Session at Foundry M. e. Church.
Program Of Exercises.

An important step toward the ulti-
mate union of the Methodist Episcopal
Church and the Methodist Episcopal
Church South was taken last night by
the meeting of the first Cooperative
Epworth League Institute of the Ep-
worth League Union of Washington
and vicinity and the Washington Dis
trict Epworth League. in Foundry NJ
E. Church, 18th and Church streets
northwest.
DIR. A. C. Christie, president of the
Washington District Epworth League.
opened the three-day conference last
night with an address on Union of
North and South in Methodism." in
which he related the history of the
split in the church, when a part with
drew to organize as the South" Dr..
Christie spoke optimistically of future
union.
About 500 delegates registered at the
Foundry Church before the opening OF
the praise service of which DR.. Chris
ties talk was the feature The dele
gates are from the thirty-nine chap
ters of the Methodist Episcopal Church
organization of the Epworth League
and from TWENTY-FIVE of the local chap
ters comprising the Methodist Ep1sco-
pal Church South
Program at Opening.
w. L. Mcdowell opened the praise
service with prayer, following wh1ch
DR.. C. P. Clark gave a scriptur1 read
ing. DR.. Clark is the founder and pres
ident of the Phi Mu Sigma Sunday
school fraternity, the members OF
which are acting as ushers during the
conference. having general cnaree oi
@h dele
gates. The Anacostia Epworth League
choir, under direction of w. Raiph
Williamson. sang an anthem
washington is beautifui CITY mace
I'M of beautiful people," said Rev. Dr.
NfiIlard L. Robinson of New York. speak
ing of winning Souls: How, When,
Where, Why at the meeting OF tne oe-
partment of spiritual work at CLOCK. sa
DR.. Robinson told his hearers .nas-ens .nas ens
why" of winning souls was apparent
to every one, the where is everywhere,
the vtferl is all the time and the how
a matter of personal effort.
1.-THE Cross or the Minaret IN the Lano
of LIVINGSTONE? was the subject of an
Illustrated lecture by c. Guyer Kelly or
Baltimore at the meeting OF the depart
ment of world evangelism The lecture
was illustrated with 120 slides taken by
Mr.. Kelly in 1911-12 while he was on a
sixteen-rnonth trip across the continent
of Africa with Prof. Harlan Beach or
Vale Mr. Kelly asserted that the Chris
6an and MOnamneQdn TeliSlOiS are nav
ing a great struggle in Africa, but that
there is a train of Christian missions
across the central part Of Africa, and
that the future is filled with optimism
for Christianity. Mr.. Kelly highly COM
mended the missionary work Of the
French Huguenots.
Individual Opportunities.
Miss Louise Beale of the Associated
Charities addressed the meeting of the
department of social service, confining
her remarks to the individual oppor-
tunities of members of the Epworth
League to do social service Rev. DR..
Forrest j. Prettyman of Mount Pleasant
M. E. Church South supplemented Miss
Beale's address.
At the meeting of the department of
recreation and culture, Rev. G. Leroy
White of Anacostia NJ E. Church South
delivered the address.
Ashby Jump, corresponding secretary
of the Washington District Epworth
League, spoke on League Advertising"
at the meeting Of secretaries and treas
urers. League Finance" was the sub
Ject of Lee B. Emory and Frank ].
Metcalf
Services This Evening.
Tonight at 9 o'clock, following praise
service, at which Rev. DR.. E. ". Reyes
ter will discuss further the question
of the union of the north and south
branches of the church, there will be