Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1895 — EPWORTH LEAGUE. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

EPWORTH LEAGUE.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AT CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Second World’* Meeting of the Methodist Young People’* Societies—Sunrise Prayer Meetings on Lookout Mountain—Program Complete. Followers of Christ.

THE second international conference of the Epworth League is to he held in Chattauooga July 27-30. There are many divisions of the followers of Wesley, but they are essentially one family, differing indeed a little in government, but Identical in doctrine and

spirit and even in methods. Of thlß unity the Epworth League is a striking illustration. Its functions and place in Methodist churches is similar to that of the Christian Endeavor in Congregational and Presbyterian churches. It is the young people’s society of Methodism. Its object is to promote and cultivate the intelligence and piety of its members, organize and employ them in works of mercy and charity, and in every possible service of usefulness in the church and society. The league was organized in Cleveland, Ohio, May 12, IS9OJ Prior to that time (here had been a number of young people's societies of different names in the church,

each more or less independent of the rest, although generally haviug the same.objects in view. The session will begin June 27, 1895, and continue four days. It will embrace the leagues of all of the Methodists in the world. The program is in the hands of the general secretaries of the’ M. E. Church, the M. E. Church South, and the Canadian Methodist Church. There will also be department conferences daily for the discussion of the practical work’ of the league in its several departments. Bishops Joyce, Vincent and Thohurn, of the M. E. Church; Galloway, Hendrix, Fitzgerald and Hargrove, of the M. E. Church South, and Sir McKenzie Bowell, premier of the Dominion of Canada, are on the program. These great leaders

with many other men of eminence, as well as a large number of the talented and promising young workers of the vario u b Methodisms, cannot fail to nrake the discussion of the different topics of. the highest interest' and profit. The mu-i sic will bo a special' feature of the conference. It will be

under the direction Founder of the League, of Prof. Rowland D. Williams, assisted by the Park" sisters, of Boston, and a chorus of 500 voices. An immense chorus of children from the public schools of Chattanooga will also participate. Sunrise prayer meetings will be held each morning in the churches and on Lookout Mountain. Sunday morning will be devoted to sermons by the bishops and visiting ministers in the churches of the city and suburbs. Sunday afternoon there will be mass meetings in the largest churches, addressed by eminent ministers and laymen. The regular conference meetings will be held in the great tent, capable of holding 10,000 people, where the opening sermon will be preached by Bishop Galloway, and the closing sermon and consecration service by Bishop Joyce. The local arrangements for this immense gathering have been entirely in the hands of the young people of Chattanooga leagues, and they have been managed with a wisdom, and skill and thoroughness that would have done credit to veterans in such service. Nothing has been omitted. Every difficulty and emergency appears to have been anticipated and provided for. The best and most extensive arrangements with the railroads have been made, securing half rates from almost every portion of the country. Excursions to the battlefields and points of interest have been provided for, as well as side trips to Mammoth cave and other points eu route.

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN.

REV. DR. CLARK,