The Washington times., 1916-02-26
BIG CROWD EXPECTED.
At EPWORTH REUNION
Two Methodist Churches viii
Unite In Meeting Here Next
Week.

Reports from more than seventy Of
the Epworth League chapters OF the
Methodist Episcopal and the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South. OF washing-
ton district, indicate that the largest
gathering OF Epworthians ever assem-
bled In the District will attend the
opening session of the second annual
Cooperative Epworth League Institute,
The institute will be conducted at
Calvary M. r. Church. Columbia road
and Fifteenth street. Monday. Tuesday.
and Wednesday.
The institute has been arranged by q
Joint committee from the Washlngton
District Epworth League OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church and the Epworth
League Union OF the Methodist Episco-
pal Church. South. with J. Ora lro,bert
as chairman for the Southern church
and Ashby Jump as chairman for the
The following officers of the two
leagues are on the committee: Robert
D. Burbank. Frank A. Frost, Mrs.
Thomas A. Groover. Andrew Gross.
Miss Ellamay Blackemore, w. Ralph
Williamson, Miss Esther Bergmnnn,
Thomas ]. Owen, William l.. Orem, 1r.,
Miss Stuart Anderson. Miss Ida Jory.
Mckinley w. Kriegh. Charles X.
Day. James Oatis Jones. Miss Anna
carp. Miss Edith Prettyman. and Z.
Wendell Shoemaker.
20 Per Cent Expected.
Il 10 expected that all local and sub
urbah chapters OF the league viii send
at least 20 per cent Of their member
ship as accredited delegates to the in
stitute.
The institute will open Monday eve
ming at sI5. with the registration OF
sonE service with all delegates as
sembfed will be conducted from 7:SO TO
o'clock, after which the delegates will
separateS into seven workers CONFER
ences as follows: Chapter presidents,
first. second. third and fourth depart
ments. Junior league. and secretaries
Tuesday night the session will open
with song service from 1880 to o'clock,
followed by workers conferences as on
the previous evening. Charles hlnseila
win be musical director.
A prominent feature OF the institute
will be the second annual banquet OF
the two cooperating organizations wed
nescay evening In Calvary Baptst
DR.. A. C. Christie, u. 8. A.. former
president Of the District league, will be
toastmaster. and the principal speakers
will be Congressman John z. Cooper OF
Ohio, who will speak on Christian Citi-
zenship;" the Rev. Edward w. Hardin,
pastor of Mt. Vernon Place Nj. h.
Church, South. and Elrl Taggart, presi-
dent OF the Christian Endeavor Union
OF Washington.
The banquet committee is composed of
c. Wendal Shoemaker, Frank A. Frost.
G. H. Hunt, A. z. Martin, and II. r.
Carl.
Features of Week
Among the various features OF the
week are the following addresses:
Misunderstanding Men Alive" william
Knowles Cooper. general secretary. Y.
NJ. G. A:i ''The Missionary Obligation
of Our Leaguers and How to Meet IT,
the Rev. d. l.. Blakemore: AN Ep-
Worth League in World of Social
Problems" the Rev. Esaiast, "Recrea-
ton and culture the Rev. Forest j.
Prettyman. Tuesday-"The Root of the
Matter" the Rev. II. L. .Hout; 'Tray-
els In Missionary Lands" dllustrated),
Z, Guyer Kelly: THE Immigrant Cues
tion." Mrs. John N. Culbertson, presi-
dent of Womens Interdenomlnational
Union; "The Social Side of Christiani-
ty," the Rev. Francis NJ. Mccoy; The
Work and the Workers in the Junior
brief addresses of welcome by the REV.
Whitford L. Mcdowell, District super
intendent Washington district; the
Rev. II. M. Cantor, presiding elder. M.
r. Church (South); the Rev. ]. T. En-
sor, pastor Calvary M. E. Church; e.
II. Hunt. president Calvary Epworth
League, and the Rev. L. Morgan Cham
bers.
The purpose OF the annual winter
institute u to further the spirit union
between the NJ. r. Church and the NJ.
70. Church, South. and the promotion
OF efficiency In the work carried on by
the local leagues.