Evening star., 1915-04-10

women to come forward and be doing
something to awake our women from
the state that they are In; Dut unloi
tunately we Londoners are very PACK
ward in many respects and are very
slow in thinking and acting.
when there happen to be some VINO
would like to do, they do not know IN
which way to start. / therefore have
taken the liberty of writing to you and
asking if you would kindly let me
know how you started your sisternood
and in what lines you carry 1t on. l
would very much like to start some
thing like it here. Hoping you Will
excuse me troubling you, as Know
your time must be very much taken
up, but you may be able to do for us
here great deal. if you will show us
the way. You can sow the seed that
will bear good and beautiful fruits
even from such distance
Several motor parties, in addition to
a special car on the Baltimore and ONO
railroad, carried the Washington dele,
CATION of Epworthians to the annual
Epworth League, which met at Grace
NJ f. Church, Baltimore. Wednesday
evening.
After delivering his annual address
to the conference, in which he urged
all Epworthians to support the insti-
tute which the Washington District
Epworth League will hold in July. DR.:
w. F. Sheridan, general secretary OF
the league, installed the conference
league officers, two of whom are Wash
ington men-Robert D. Burbank, first
vice president, and William L. Evans,
secretary.
The report of DIR. Sheridan to the
conference shows a gain of $4,000 in
the membership of the Epworth League
during the past conference year.
H. S. Omohundro of Washington, re-
tiring president of the conference, pre-
sided at the meeting, which was at
tended by over 1000 delegates from the
five districts of the Baltimore confer
ence.
]. Harry Grace of Baltimore heads
the conference league for the ensuing
year.
Among the Washington delegates
were Rev. G. LIE Roy White, pastor of
Anacostia NJ. E. Church; Rev. c. %.
Wise, pastor of Iowa Avenue NJ. e.
Church: Rev. John r. Esaias, pastor of
Gorsuch NJ E. Church; Rev. D. II. Mar
Rev. Clifford Owen. pastor Of Camp
Springs NJ. f. Church: Rev. G. Ellis
Williams pastor of Falls Church NJ. F.
Church; II. S. Omohundro, w. l.. Evans,
conference secretary; DR.. A. G. Christie,
U. s. A. district president: X. ID. Bur
bank. conference and district first vice
president; s. d. Boss. district second
vice president: T. II. Magruder. district
fourth vice president; w. A. Jump, dis
trict secretary, and the following presi-
dents of local chapters: W. r. Will
Hanson, w. L. Orem. jr.; G. w. Shoe
maker. John T. Schrott. Harry A. Ha
vens. Robert NJ. Ryce. Charles K. Hoo
yer. Allen J. Marsh, David H. Daven-
port W. L. Bragg, c. c. Mullady, An
drew Gross. Edward Boss. Rowe Mehl-
felt, Mrs. w. r. Williamson, Miss Ber-
tha Chambers and Miss Irma Thomas
John T. Schrott was chairman of the
committee in charge of the arrange
ments for the trip.
At the meeting Of the board of con-
troll of the Washington District Ep
| worth League, which was held at Trim
ity NJ. E. Church Tuesday, with eight
cen chapters represented by their presi-
dents. the board accepted the resigna
| tion of Mr.. Francis c. Tarr, district
| fourth vice president, who has been or
| dered to New Haven by the steamboat
| inspection service. Mr.. T. Haswen Ma
gruder, president of Congress Heights
| Epworth League. was elected to serve
| the remainder Of the unexpired trm.
| Missionary day will be observed at
! the Fifth Baptist Church tomorrow.
| when the Sunday school and preaching
| services will be combined
| Dr. George Green, medical missionary
to Africa, who has been supported by
| the Sunday school Tor the past eight
| years, will speak.
| All the departments of the school and
I the large adult classes will participate
! in the exercises.
| At night Dr. Green will deliver a
| stereopticon illustrated sermon show
ing Medical Mission in Darkest At
/ rica."
| Tuesday night there will be a neigh
| borhood temperance meeting at Fifth
Baptist Church, at which time there
| will be live addresses by Rev. l.. NJ
| Chambers and Mr.. Andrew Wilson
! president of the Anti-Saloon League.
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/ Rev Percy Foster Hall of the Church
of the Epiphany will conduct the serv-
! ice at the Tome School at Port Deposit
| Md, tomorrow morning.
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/ Tomorrow morning President Rich
| mond of Union College, Schenectady. n
| y, will preach in New YORK Avenue
1 Presbyterian Church. He is here in at
! tendance upon the annual meeting and
! banquet of the Washington Alumni OF
| that college. DIR. Richmond is regard
| ed as one of the leading clergymen in
/ the Presbyterian Church.
I In the evening DIR. Radcliffe will re-