Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-10
C. W. BOIL WILL
PRESIDE AT MEET
Harrisburg Man to Be Chosen
at Epworth League
Convention

The annual convention of the Ep-
worth League of the Harrisburg
district will be held at the Waynes-
boro Methodist Episcopal Church, on
Thursday and Friday, May 15 and
16. This convention is of more than
passing interest to Methodism OF the
city, as a local man, Charles w. Boil
of Grace Church, is president of the
district, and will be the presiding
officer at the convention. There are
eighty-five boosting, thriving Ep-
worth Leagues in the Harrisburg DIS
trict. which is the largest district III
the Central Pennsylvania conferences
of the Methodist Episcopal Churcn'
and which covers a territory OF the
FIVE counties surrounding DauphlH: u:
The eight Methodist churches OF
Harrisburg are allowed Notlns "a
cation of twenty-four members anu anu
a hundred per cent. delegation VIII
represent the city at this victory con-
vention. Besides Mr.. Boil, the fol-
lowing district officers will represent
the Youngest people of Methodlsm
of the city: Miss Martha A. Law
ton, Grace Church, corresponding Z
secretary; Miss Mary e. Crane, lamp
Curtin church, recording secretary
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treasurer. Miss Miriam Brown, stew
ems Memorial Church, Junior League
superintendent, and William ray
chairman. educational director
Grace Church. convention song leau-
or The other members OF the dis-
trict cabinet who lives outsioe vi
the city are: Miss Mabel !. Sterner,
York, Pa, first vice-preslaem., T,s' Pa
Edna w Hafer, Chambersburg: "a
second yice-president; Benjamin T.
Root York. Pa, third Vice-presloent'
Poss K. Rergstresser, Allentown d.
fourth vice-presldent: e..,, ont
Nearly one hundred and httY OUT
of-town registrations have beeh re- re-
ceived to date by Miss La"Ioh' .ao
recording secretary, ana sIie
diets a seventy-f1Ve per I;r+ arod
crease in the elected anu .tis year's
out-of-town delegates at thls Sr,s
I,icto,-v convention over last yea ,
Enworth League convention "hlcIi
rs hold at York, Pa. The prog raLii ,
will be the best ever put OH III oono
Marrieburp district, and as the con-
vention will be held on the eve ~
the great Centenary campaien II, ,o,t
vitality important feature OF p1er,v
day Methodism will be par'''u'"i y
emphasized. i.+ of Chi
o.sn editor of the Epworth Herald,
will address the evening me meeIsnst Pnft,e. ..
Nav Is. on the topic, 'old pa'''e
fields and New. +lo most
Dr. Brummitt is one OF Ihe 1,o
forceful and popular men ah'HS this
Tho leaders of Methodism III tria
country. and his presence aiev env
would secure the success VI The
eIoI meeting of the convention VIII
~ boId on Friday evening May To-
"a viii he addressed by Rev. j. H.
Shi+onnher. general secretary OF tne
I,a,,,ortb Leagues of Indit- and Bur
20 Pev. Chitamber is hlgh casle
man of India converted 10 IN ..
tianity a graduate of our Methouis 1's,
lucknow College and an actlNe p'Iss
tor in his home field. ne 90
English fluently ana mahss ssoesed in
striking appearance "heh
his Eastern costume: ., enc
The morning and afternoon sss,
s;ons Of the convention Will pe
. handled by such men as the loiiU"
ino. Dr Morris e. Swartz executlHe
sacretarv of the washington li ALea
Rey, f. C. Keboch, SUNDAY ocliTo'
centenary export; DIT. ,;at Easa en-.
GecIsman. Harrisburg distrlct Su-
n 1eSh naaent. ht,ai DR.. J. NICK. RELY,
Iifa nfa work secretary of the Centrai
pannsvIvania Conference. DR.. Rop-
a,+ T, Reamy. secretary and treas
',rer Of the Methodist; Rev X. D. Al Al
Eyerett Pa, who Will take IT
Dralse's place at Eagles Mere li,Sl.-
tnte tJtaNf this = ' year; Dr. ]. Howard Axe e
CIhambersburg, Pa. DR. WiI1oro GOV r
Shriner, waynesboro, Pa. 70 ,,taIiy sny
nothing of the addresses ;n on he made
,t,ipU, I'M pmembers eT of the District Cabl-