Epworth League, an organization of the young people of the Methodist church. It was formed in May, 1889, at Cleveland, Ohio, much on the model of the Christian Endeavor society. Members take the following pledge: I will earnestly seek for myself, and do what I can to help others to attain, the highest New Testament standard of experience in life. I will abstain from all forms of worldly amusement forbidden by the discipline of the Methodist Episcopal church, and I will attend, as far as possible, the religious meetings of the chapter and the church, and take some active part in them. The society has extended its organization to many foreign countries, and now numbers about 2,000,000 members enrolled in nearly 30,000 societies. The general management is entrusted to a board of control.