The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-15
METHODIST.

| Our Only Hope" will be Rev. Dr. w
i r. Wedderspoons theme in Foundry
Methodist Episcopal Church tomorrow
morning. and at The Bright Hour serv-
ice at o'clock the subject will be John
| Wyclifre" in series on Heroes
at the Union Methodist Episcopal
| Church Peace Sunday will be observed
| by the Sunday school tomorrow. At II
| OF clock Rev. DIR. b. S. Haywood. of the
Lucy Webb Hayes Training School and
| Sibley Hospital. will speak.
| In the evening at o'clock the pastor
| Rev. John MacMurray. will deliver a
Message to Mrs. Grundy Concerning the
| War in Europe
The Woman's Missionary Society IF
Mount Vernon Place NJ. r. Church South
will hold its regular monthly business
meeting Tuesday May IS Mrs. Joel Pile
will have charge Of the program. the
subject of which is The Changing World
| Our Opportunity"
Mrs. Pile will conduct the religious
services. Mrs w. J. II. Robinson, the
president. will have charge OF the bust
ness meeting. The literary program will
consist of talks on ''China-Our Indus
| trial School" by Mrs. W. b. Jaynes. and
, The Church and Labor" by Miss Annie
Walker.
Rev. DR.. Francis NJ. Mccoy. pastor of
Waugh NJ. E. Church. delivered the clos
ing address of the twenty-tifth annual
convention of the Washington District
Epworth League. which was held a Ana
costa NJ. Z. Church on Tuesday and
Wednesday. May IL and 70. Dr. Nc
Coy's subject was The New Vision and
the New Task" Short addresses also
were made by Rev. ]. Phelphs Hand.
of Trinity NJ. F.. Church; Rev. c. c. Nc
Lean y. D of Douglas Memorial NJ
f. Church. and w. Ralph Williamson,
chairman Of the institute which the
Washington District will hold at Noun
tain Lake Park, Md. from July a6 to
August l. Mr.. Williamson outlined the
plans for the institute which are now
practically completed. expert teachers
for the various branches of religious and
social service work having been secured.
Robert n. Burbank. of Foundry Chap
ter. formerly District first vice president
was unanimously elected president OF
the district Other district officers elect
ed are: Ashby Jump. of Trinity Chap
ter, first vice president Andrew Gross.
of Douglas chapter. second vice presi-
dent: Miss Florence G. Day. of Call
vary Chapter third vice president: W.
r. Williamson. Of Anacostia Chapter.
fourth vice president: W. l.. Orem, Of
Chevy Chase Chapter. recording secre-
tary: C. Wendell Shoemaker. OF Eide
brook Cha pier. corresponding secretary:
r. W Ryce. of Lincoln Road Chapter
treasurer. and Miss Ida Jury. OF the
Lucy Webb Hayes Training School. Ju-
nior League superintendent. Chas. X.
Hoover. Of Trinity Chapter. and Robert
n. Burbank, of Foundry Chapter. were
elected delegates to represent the Ep
worth League on the hoard of trustees
Of the Anti-Saloon League of the Dis
trict Of Columbia. II. F. Carl, of Cal
vary: Christopher G. Mullady, Of Doug
las. and Mrs NJ NJ Mitchell. of Waugh
CHAPTER. were elected for three-year
terms on the hoard of trustees of Rest
Cottage. the Epworth League Social
Service headquarters at Washington |
Grove. Lee p. Emory. of Douglas. was !
elected delegate to represent Washing |
ton District at the twenty-sixth interna- !
tionaI convention Of the league at San |
Francisco Allen J. Marsh. Of Waugh. ,
and DR. 4. e. Christie. 1. s. A. were |
elected delegates to the Baltimore Confer !
enCe Epworth League
The newly elected officers were installed
ny j. Harry Grace. OF Baltimore. prcsi |.
dent OF the Baltimore Conference Ep- |
worth League. Resolutions were adopted
by the convention indorsing the newly !
appointed chief of police. Major Pullman.
and pedCinC the SUPPORT OF the league IN /
any movements which may improve the
moral or civic conditions of the commun- /
itv Among the pastors in attendance at
the convention were DR. W. l.. Mcdowell. ,
district superintendent: Dr. e. G Mclean.
of Douglas. Rev. j Phelps Hand. of
Rev. J. T. Ensor. of calvary:
Rev. Lucius &. Clark, OF Hamline; Rev.
Paul G. Wright of Brookland Rev. II. c. |
Owen, of Camp Springs: Rev. J. r !
Esaias of Gorsuch: Rev. r.. G. Powers. Of .
EldebroOk; Rev. G. Leroy White. OF
anScostia. and Rev. g Luttreil of Lin
coin Road NJ. +. Church. The convention
was one of the most successful ever held +
nv the local league. practically every one
Of the forty-one chapters in the Method
ist churches of Washington district send
ing official delegates as their representa-
lives.
The regular SUNDAY evening service at
Trinity NJ. F.. Church. Fifth street arid
avenue southeast. will be
devoted entirely to the Epworth Lea
1t that church tomorrow. The prin-
ripal event of the meeting. which
will start at s p. M, will be an
address to the Epworth League mem
,ers by the newly appointed pastor
If the church. Rev. J. Phelps Hand
'ormerly OF Baltimore. Charles X
Hoover. the retiring president of Trinity
HAPPIER, will preside at the meeting. dur
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