Evening journal., 1915-10-15
'EPWORTH|AhS IN
CITY Convention

Addresses along various lines OF
church work marked this mornings
session Of the twenty-sixth annual
convention of the Wilmington District
Of the Epworth League being held IN
Srt salem Church. Previous 10 the
discourses upon the subjects the sac
lament of the Lords supper was aa-
ministered with the Rev. DR.. y. -
14ofecker district superintendent, IN
charge He was assisted by the heN'
mrs n r. Van Dyke. pastor OF MT
salem Church. the Rev. e. H. Collins
. no rev Milton Mccain, conference
> secretary. and the Rev. J. W. Easley-
The FIRST speaker OF the mornlns
was the Rev. DR. Herbert +. na,
( dolph. pastor OF Grace Nj. r. Chureh'
+. His subject was THE Great Commis-
sion" IA NJ
Randolph. "was mission work not
essentially foreign missions but nome
missions as well.
..1o he real Christians. and 10 ne
accounted among the laborers IN
0hret's held. we must be willns 70
ciVo oureelves.n Dr Randolph SAID.
.yonna women are called to DO a
sroat work" DR.. Randolph said, so
o.bv hesitate? Give yourselves
throueh personal mission work. my
friends The kingdom Of God can DC
snread broadcast until not nallun
nof poople not a soul but VIII nave
heard tae glorious story
rorowinc Dr Randolph taik' Ut
Fasley. pastor Of McCabe M' ~
chnrch. spoke on 'The lmmigran'
Tide-a Field for Evangelism. Aiie'
oointina out the greatness OF the I'M.
rieranf problem. Dr. Easley salp tha'
shcre was a great field for worn
amone these PEOPLE j was the duiy
~ .be church. DR. Easley said, 10 seek
so .oivo tho immigrant problem. and
~ urged the members Of the tpWoIiu
League present 20 place theI ~ sai,'
lzaGon on record as directing ''ei'
'ofts alone these lines nj,
'Vhat the Church Ought 70 ne polus
Along the Social. hducanonal anu l
phvsical Activities was the supJec'
N an address by William j. Delh',
rhvsical director OF the Y. NJ Z. a.
~ smoke particularly OF the srea,
mower for good that the development
n these activities mean 10 every
aThe church is inclined TO be re-
parded entirely as q religious oody,
Mr nopher said. "but as a matter OF
fact IL IS advancing in thought ana
the social educational and religious
activities of every church are coming
to mean very great DEAL College
athletics we're spoken Of as eNcehehl
tonics.
Miss Leila Lyman spoke concernnl
tho leagues relation TO social service
ehe said II was the duty OF the churcl
a. esponse clean and healthy socla
activities so that the evil place
would not be so attractive TO IN
youth OF the city.
In Robert Watt district superlnten
emit was then introduced by br ~
goneckcr: he spoke eNtemporaneoN.
md greeted the delegates m dement,
manner. lie said lac felt proud ~
smono them and that he realized "
there was a wonderful amount OF pow
bcno displayed by the Epworth Le"i
or,anization as IL was one OF
lcadino factors in church work there
The Rev. Mr.. McCann, conference
TrfNfN. WIS iht i"'A 'fN''
ON developing the community spirit
church work. Much good, he declar
could be done through the proper co
mnnitv spirit The Epworth Leag
work should not be confined to one
even small part of the community
said. but it should be a large part
every community.
Mr.. Van Dyke. president then spo
few words about the Boy Scouts
oanization of Mt Salem Church. sayl
n was in splendid condition, and callii
attentio- to some Of the spirit Tn
marked the members.
A report Of the second departmel
was given by Miss Elizabeth Jon
son one Of the vice-presidents.
was stated that the total amou
raised this year was S126.64, and tn
$3.50 had been secured through
special Offering Seven meetings a.
two Joint cabinet meetings have be
held during the year. Two BARR
were sent to the Rev. W. O. Mil
of Oklahoma, valued at see.
Christmas $50 stockings we're distr
uted while s21 we're spent for
poor at that time
Greetings from the Wom'
Home Missionary Meeting that
held in Erandywine church yester
were received. Greetings from