The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-05
.EPWORTH LEAGUE
IS BRANCHING OUT

business meeting of the Jackson
Vile Epworth League Uni, n, mo-
ton was made by DR.. Ira 5. Patter-
son, then presiding elder of the
Jacksonville District, to increase
the bounds of the union, and take
in the entire district, instead of
Just the leagues of the city. This
motion was unanimously adopted,
and the City Epworth League Union
from thenceforth was known as the
Jacksonville District Epworth
League Union.
Charles w. Dudley, the president
at that time, then set abot laying
plans to cement into closer connec-
ton, and to build up deeper sense
of relationship throughout the
whole district; and to bring this
about promoted the first conference
which was held in Jacksonville, Oc-
tober 1926. Much good came out
of these two meetings, as the entire
membership of the Southern NJ. E.
churches of Jacksonville and vicin-
ity became interested in this new
movement, pledging themselves to
support in every way. Meetings
were held in all of the churches
during the two days session with
large attendance at each service.
Some of the best league officials, OF
State and national importance,
were on the program, and by the
masterful way they handled the
subjects allotted them succeeded in
winning many converts to the
league work. Following the confer
ence each league representative
was called into consultation with
the executive officers, and a cam
paign for increasing the member
ship was formulated. This was a
means, not only of increasing the
number of the leagues, but acted
as an incentive to redouble the
work of the four departments. The
devotional meetings were better at
tended and more inspiring; the
visits to the jails, hospitals and
different homes for the aged, old
soldiers, etc, were increased, and
the general work of the district
took on a new and more direct
method of helping those unable to
obtain the benefits of church SER
vices.
The district union is not quite
one year old. but survey of the
field covered in the last ten months
will show most gratifying work
accomplished, as number OF
| wonderful changes have taken place
Three new leagues have been or
| ganized, and there are now fifteer
strong chapters, nine seniors ant
six juniors, all keeping pace will
the league throughout the State
with the assurance of two new
seniors being organized during tn
month of July, which will show al
increase of five new chapters 70
the year. The work is now per
fectly organized, and with efficien
secretaries in each individual chap
ter, reports are coming in daily O
the excellent results being obtain
ed through the newly inaugurate
methods gained at the Lakelan
conference.
/ In addition to the regular month
ly meetings planned for this year,
, grand district rally will be held |
October. At this time, the new Sc
, of officers will take over the COZ
: troll of the union, and with all {
| the chapters keyed up to the real
zation of what this conferent
/ means to the district as a whole, "
, are looking forward to the creates
: conference to be held in the Stat
: for 1915.
IL IutI thS iCdSuC II
l terests in this section and assul
s the district of even a greater gal
e for 1915, it is the aim of the di
o trict secretary to get every chapt
: interested in lively campaign fl
|. new members, and at the end
e the year award a handsome bann
# to the league showing the create
d percentage of gain in membersh
II for the year This will include bo
# seniors and juniors. and should a
If as an incentive for every Lacquer
g make his or her league the be
II league in the district.