Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-06
LOOK UP, LIFT UP
Tbs Motto Of the Michigan ep-
worth League Delegates.
STATE CONVENTION lNsEssloN
The CAshertsg HoO Largo tbs thu
CtiBtSes1-. Y susssSlAy's NORA.

Even the mnst indifferent observer
knew something ancommoc In the say
u . religious gathering wss going on In
The eity yesterday. BY nana . great
trop d bright Locking young people
bad scattered themselves over the city
azi ssre sndussrioussy taking in What
Grand Rapids had a. show 10 varicus
lines. They vibrsted % and from the
Division Street N. H. church. and short
~ af,sr o'clock ,lled iss sndisorium -
the a,noss. having besn - enforced BY
sn army of methodist ministers AMI
large local con,ing-nI II vas the third
annual state consest,oo of the Michigan
EpSorth league. and its delegates rep
r.ses FL every type Il young msthsi
iss from the severe yoang mar ~ .
theological aspect 10 the holly yoath
whose chief ehurchiy function 10 In the
social line. and from the prim nsAil~n
isay II uneertSin Ak. and sewing spcio-y
prociiv,ties so her royulsh yet deinurs
yonng sister.
Wills W. Cooper u ST. joseph. mem.
rssr vice president of the Michigan
dIvtssnn. called the convention to order.
The Rev Mr.. Gould deplored the Ab-
--ncs ~ large company at singers. but
called for volunteers from the audience.
- shich there Was . liberal Response.
TIE ea,iFe congregation joined Justify
aud with true methodist vigor in the
~snsing a Nine Eyes Have seen the
t.lry u the Coming - the lord. and
the convention Vas under cay.
Opening Desottnns.
After sngirs Glory fo HE Nam.."
Presiding El,i-r Ccgg.hsll read . s-ls<r-
ton - scripture and H. A FORREST Il
Sasinaw, AMI W. W. Cooper % 80. 10
-~rh. isd IN prayer. The presiding elder
reminded the young people that they
were "a q msthosiist church. aud that II
petition suited them pretty veil th.re
aSs no reason why they shouldn't cay
amen to IL Tn. privilege xas taken AL
vantage AZ. and the devotional exercises
cios~d 9th the Loed's prayer, repeated
by all After Nearer Ny God In
Thee" sung with fervor BY the whole
congregation. Vice President Cooper in.
truduc-d the real work OF the conyen.
tIon.
IL wss decided that the chsir appoint
q committee - I'VE on nominations %
officers. to report this afternoon The
Rev. William benmzn az the East street
church. secretary ii the order. read the
minutes II tho Last state convention.
bald st Aib,oa. the conveat,on orAersd
that the vice president appoint commit.
tees on resolutions. and that separate
committees 10 appointed on . ccnstitu.
tion FOG the state league. and 90 enroll.
menI
After discussion at como e,incr de
tails relative 70 railrosd one third fare
certificates. the Rev. l. -. Moon vms
appointed railroad secretary D look
after thu matter. The vice president
called astention 90 . proposal FOR IN in
tesstats Convention With ss.s Indiana
Epvosth leagussn. the Indiana eonven-
ton having appointed . COMMITTEES Tor
that purpoes and . COMMITTEES Was
ordered 70 report upon IL
Welcomed to Grand Rapids.
The Rev. \. VI. Gould opened his cd
dress d welcome by referring IN .
library IN . certain city. II 30 volumes.
all written against methodism and 10
other like agencies. yet today in any
0AF,lstu bnr CITY Ofie
could ride l 600 miles OF any road and
not pass Q town which did not contain q
methociist church We are not here.
Epsorth league. but IN glorify God and
plan for better christian ssrvice. The
Delegates from the cities NJ mills. mines.
lumber, sawdust, straits, bays. iakes.
rivers. central cities and celery ci,iee.
at. AZ .s...A - "a
manufactured almost anything aud
everything. aud furniture. lie told Il
one deiegate who had .ooked III. tow n
over and msAo up his mind to stay.
even before the Convention began lie
had secured a place and gon. tn work
- he couldn't attend the afternoon zee
rson. hut he would be ,here a; night.
lie hoped al the delegates would boy
co't the railroads hy not using their re
turn tickets AZ al.
Nr. C"opes's R~~poasn
Vice President Cooper saia he vas
yiai ~ b. here. He had a~oks that
morning while laughing in his sleep.
Before having home he had advertised
Tor SINE giTls to work. and be was
awakened ~ dream about mother
with fourteen girls sho ~as trying ~
crowd them ali into little space IN his
Office lie believed the dream prophetic
- What had happened b. the children
= The EpSortb !esgu. her. 10 Grand
Rapids The o. CONE hut found the
inciusur~ 'c- all In contain them.
They would However 10 the Grand
Rapids brethren 20 provide quarters.
Ne couns~ied issssers against reusri
ing the c~rs-,or friyoiously. but a. walk
circumspecty and work. earnestly for
the greater sucrres ~ the Michigan
league lie alluded o. the work Il
Chaplain NcCshe and his missionary
movement. ard other special objects.
snd eshor'ed lsyd interest IN all
Above all ei~s the league had ass~nhled
n rec-ivs . mighty hs~s-ing from Al
mighty God. Hearts should he hll~d
9th earnest devotion st All times. above
al slse
The Rev Mr. Could tonk vose IN