Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-29
N. E. SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
One Hundred Ministers Attended Opening Sessions Trinity
M. E. Church On Tuesday-Twenty-Seven Annivers-
airy of Epworth League.

a distinct revival in Epworth League
interest, said Rev. Mr.. Spaulding.
Something has happened 70 the Ep-
worth League and it is the discovery
or tho institute. The institute answers
the question. What shall the Epworth
League do in our church?
In our institute there is a marked
spirit of study.
Rev. Mr.. Spaulding spokc of the
programme for each day. The daily
programme will open at a. m. with
morning salute and flag raising.
morning watch and breakfast. Five
lecture periods will follow and lun-
cheon will be served at noon.
The afternoon will be devoted tn
athletic events with dinner at 6
o'clock
\ collection to defray expenses of tho
meeting was then taken up.
Epworth League Anniversary Address
The anniversary speaker. Rev. Dan
Brummitt, d. D., of Chicago, was in
troduced as the final speaker
Rev. DIR. Brummitt spoke of the Ep-
worth Herald as a remarkable publi-
cation. Things are not as they used
TO be with the Epworth league, he con-
tinued. I believe that the institutes
ave had much to do in setting the
league in its proper place. We know
vastly more about the things Isaiah
saw in the distance than he ever
Creamed Of knowing.
The men who founded the Epworth
league were prophets. The proof of
1t is in what they did. The men who
started the league organized a mercy
and help department. When I got into
lie EpwOrth league 1 was made chair
1lan of the mercy and help depart
.nent. They put in a missionary pro-
yision and they made provision for
departmental recreation. There was
the social element and we went for il
ecause we never had had il. At last
we found that the church was willing
70 let US play as u part of our religious
education.
There has come out of that a spirit
that responds to the new notion tina:
Llay has its religious value.
The EpwOrth league is about the
only democratic institution left in the
Methodist church. The Sunday schoo
ISN'T democratic, the preaching service
isn't democratic. The Epworth league
Is democratic through and through
/ The EpwOrth league has in Il a sOr;
Of urge toward initiative. 1t encour-
ages the capacity TO go ahead and dc
something new.
I wonder sometimes what the church
thinks of the Epworth league. TIL,
Epworth league is realizing that it i.
facing new future. The Epwortf
league sees a lot in the days to come
because it has been at work
We have these three things to face;
What about the day after prohibition
The day of prohibition is nearly here
What about the day after? What ar,
we going to do with rhe social life o.
] the saloon after the saloon Is closed
We have got to find out what to dC
| with those people. What shall we d,
with these isolated groups of people
! The league is going TO do somethin,
| else besides caring for these people
| The church is making more and NOR,
the Epworth league its candidate de
| rartment. The Epworth leaguers ar
| going to do more. They are going [,
| make easier the great reunion of Meth
| odism in this country. We will do ;
| / iece of practical church union tina
| cannot be denied.
| The service was brought to a clos
| with the singing of a hymn and tn
! benedictiOn was pronounced by Rev
! DIR. Brummitt. The choir of the Sec
ond Congregational church led tn
singing during the service.