In July 1905, a "mountain along the Moffat [R]oad that rears its snow-scarfed peak high over the heads of its fellows, but as yet has not been named by the government survey" was formally christened as "Mount Epworth" on Saturday, July 8, 1905 and "the geographical survey… issued a certificate… stating that this peak shall be hereafter known as Mount Epworth, and shall so appear on the maps of the government," penned the Rocky Mountain News. That same week the same newspaper also wrote, "The Epworth league was so named for the purpose of making memorable the name of Epworth. The little town near London where John Wesley first saw the light of day was named Epworth. Since the founder of Methodism came to the man's estate the name has had great significance among those who followed the tenets of the faith he established.... It was urged by many that the committee should bury in the base of the natural monument of John Wesley's birthplace a history of his life and an account of the church he established."