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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 3 | 3 | Browse | Search |
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 20. | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Epworth League, (search)
Epworth League,
A religious society composed of the young members and friends of the Methodist Episcopal Church, founded in May, 1889.
Its aim is to promote intelligent and loyal piety among its members.
Its constitution provides for religious, intellectual, and social development.
In 1900 it numbered 27,700 chapters, with a membership of 1,900,000.
President, Bishop Isaac W. Joyce, Minneapolis, Minn.; vice-presidents: Department of Spiritual Work, W. W. Cooper, Chicago, Ill.; Department of Mercy and Help, Rev. W. H. Jordan, Id.)., Sioux Falls, S. D.; Department of Literary Work, Rev. R. J. Cook, D. D., Chattanooga, Tenn.; Department of Social Work, F. W. Tunnell, Philadelphia, Pa.; general secretary, Rev. Joseph F. Berry, D. D., 57 Washington Street, Chicago, Ill., general treasurer, R. S. Copeland, M. D., Ann Arbor, Mich. The central office is located at 57 Washington Street, Chicago, 11.
There is also an Epworth League in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South; founded in
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), State of Rhode Island, (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Scotch-Irish Society of America , (search)
Scotch-Irish Society of America,
A society organized in May, 1889, when the first Scotch-Irish congress was held at Columbia, Tenn. It is composed of the people of Scotch-Irish descent, residents of the United States and Canada.
Its purpose is declared to be the preservation of Scotch-Irish history and associations, the increase and diffusion of knowledge regarding the Scotch-Irish people, the keeping alive of the characteristic qualities and sentiments of the race, the promotion of intelligent patriotism, and the development of social intercourse and fraternal feeling.
State societies are being formed, and the growth of the organization is expected to be large, as the race is widely extended over the Union, and particularly in the middle South, where such men as Andrew Jackson, John C. Calhoun, and Sam Houston were its types.
Membership includes females as well as males.