The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02
EPwoRTH LEAGUE CONVENTION
PUT IN A VERY BUSY DAY
YESTERDAY.
VARIOUS LINES Of WORK
TREATED IN INTERESTING
PAPERS.
TO-DAY TO WITNESS THE CLOSE
Of One Of the Most Enthusiastic of
the Leagues Annual Meet
ings.

The second day Of the Epworth
league district convention at the Gin
ton Avenue church was opened yester-
day morning with a sunrise prayer
meeting at o'clock, led by Carl A. Mil
Ter, of st. Paul. A large number Of
the leaguers showed their enthusiasm
by attending. This was followed by
another early meeting at o'clock, con-
sisting Of a praise service In charge II
Miss Geneva jerks. The devotional
meeting at $50 was led by Miss Christie
Williams, first vice president OF the
league. Miss Prudence Trasker, OF
Hamline chapter, read a paper on
How to Improve the Spiritual Condl-
ton of the Members which was roi-
lowed by general discussion by a
number of those present. Rev. r. o.
Lawrason, of White Bear chapter, gave
a short talk on "Plans for the DeVo-
tional Meeting" Miss Bertha Bolllnger
presided at the mercy and help depart
ment meeting, the feature or Wnlcn
was an address by Miss Bertha Malt
lick, one of the nurses at the Aspury.
hospital, Minneapolis. Miss MaltllcK
stated that she had been at the nos
pftal about two years and detailed the
daily life Of a nurse. The work was
ANYTHING but easy, but the nurses
realized that they were not working
for themselves. but for Christ. There
was no better training for those VINO
proposed doing missionary work IMAM
that of a nurse in a hospital. Inc al
ternoon service was opened with a
service of song, after which the annual
election Of officers was held, and the
following officers elected: PRESIDENT
Miss Kate Bollinger, st. Paul; first wee
president, E. L. Ferriss, Cannon FAILS;
second vice president, Miss E. r. Eos
ter, Randolph; third vice president,
Miss L. Thompson, Lakeville; fourth
vice president, Miss Belle Levering, st.
Paul; corresponding secretary, MISS U.
Williams, Red Wing; recording secre-
tary, L. D. Harkins, Faribault; treas
urer, C. P. Carpenter, Northfeld; junior
superintendent, L. E. Doak, st. Paul;
board of directors, Rev. ]. F. Stout, st.
Paul; Rev. E. G. Saunderson, Farming
ton, and Rev. r. M. Avison, ST. Paul.
At the conclusion Of the annual meet
ing Miss Alice Brown, state superln-
tendent of junior work, read paper
on "The Junior League" outlining
plan for next years work. George E..
Erickson, of Red Wing, read paper
on the Importance Of the duties of the
secretary, which was well received. A
question box was next held, and many
practical questions were well answered
by Rev. r. M. Avison. The convention
then adjourned, supper being served to
out-of-town delegates in the church
parlors. At 8 o'clock the convention as
sembled in the church auditorium,
where public platform meeting was
held, the subject being Christian Cit
izenship." c. P. Carpenter, of North
field, made an address on the Church
and the Workingman."
He thought the church as great
posed reforms $50 long, he said,
"as there is conceded to be a DIFF
ference between the church and the
working man we should try and rem
edy that difference I do not want to
be understood as belittling the great
work of the church. I think the church
needs more practical methods of work.
ing, in order to reach the working man.
The answer must come through man
kind in their relation with one another.
The church, with all it's faults, is the
grandest organization that is found
upon the earth, and, If it is not per-
feet, let us all help to make 1t per-
feet
A. T. Olson, Of Olivet Chapter, st.
Paul, delivered an able address or
1.-THE Church and the Saloon" He said
in part: BE We angry and sin not
When I think Of the saloon I always
think of this verse of scripture. We
have become so familiar with the
workings of the saloon that we have
become Indifferent. The church stands
opposed to evil, and certainly this is q
very great evil. When we think that
there are 200, 900 saloons in the United
States, and that, If each one were
given a twenty-foot front, they would
reach from New York to Chicago, an
they are all banded together for in
iquity, we cannot fail to see the evil
they are doing our young men. In
Milwaukee there were 468 men entered
a single saloon in one night. The
saloon has corrupted 100000 young
men. We cannot afford to be indif-
ferent to this great evil and I urge you
to do all in your power to exert your
influence to remedy this great evil
which corrupts our young men. If
we only had more men like Anthony
Comstock, who are not afraid to say
what they think. The church today
is extending widespread influence
over our young people, as 1t is the
most superbly organized institution in
the world. I believe in holding before
the young people high standard Of
right living which should be our aim.
The Church and the State" was the
subject of Rev. j. Pemberton's adj
dress. He said: 1.-The words Church
and State are the two most compre-
hensive words in our language, when
we say state we look to our govern
ment. and when we say church we
gaze up to heaven. There Is no city on
the face Of the earth in civilized
land where church spires are not to be
seen. The time will never come when
the church and state will be. divorced
in spirit, as the church is recognized in
our courts, in our congress and in our
army The church is turning out
great body of Christian citizens, what
the state most needs Is pure hearted,
strong willed citizens. There is no
man SO strong right In nest of poll
itdcians as a strong -willed clear-head-
ed man. Politics are not corrupt; it Is
the men who make them so. We used
to call a man who mingled In politics D
politician, but now he is called a states
man. What the church wants is men
who are not afraid to go to the prima-
ries.
Today's services held by the dele
gates In the Clinton avenue church will
be especially appropriate. In the
morning Rev. e. L. Ferris, Of Cannon
Falls, will preach the convention ser.
mon at 1890 o'clock The afternoon will
be taken up with a missionary meeting
which will be led by e. N. Wolever,
president of the State Epworth league.
A children's meeting will also be held.
In the German church at 7:30 D. m.
After the sermon the closing exercises