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9 stories matching epworth
- Tacoma’s Epworth League Wants the Bible in Public Schools—and the Saloons Gone
A thousand church reformers gathered in Tacoma planned a moral crusade against liquor and for Bible reading in the public schools.
- Kennewick’s Youth Claim Regional Victory
The local chapter of the Epworth League secures top honors at Liberty Lake, bringing them one step closer to permanent ownership of a coveted traveling trophy.
- Tacoma Methodists Refuse Theater Money for a Children's Home
A charity production of 'Richelieu' was meant to benefit the Crown Jewel Home—until the Puget Sound Methodist conference called the stage off-limits and the donation tainted.
- A Bible in Every Schoolroom? The Epworth League's Careful Campaign in Western Washington
Meeting in convention, Methodist delegates moved to demand Bible reading in the public schools — then softened the demand, and asked the legislature to put a constitutional amendment to a vote.
- A Pulpit Punch-Up at the Epworth League
A church dispute over meeting protocol ends in a physical confrontation and a stinging verbal jab.
- Kennewick's Homefront Logistics
Community groups coordinate a fresh fruit supply chain for local soldiers training at Fort Walla Walla.
- The Roslyn Mine Disaster: A City Rallies for the Bereaved
When an explosion ripped through the Roslyn coal mines in May 1892, Seattle’s civic leaders mobilized an immediate relief effort for the families left behind.
- The Preacher, the Slanderer and the Methodist Conference
Tacoma's Methodist conference accepted a report clearing Rev. Ford of charges that he seduced a girl in Arkansas and embezzled money, while branding his accuser a slanderer.
- The Old Folks' Day and the Empty Pew
Newport's Methodist congregation honored its elders with lined-out hymns and a shared meal—then buried an invited guest before the day was over.