The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-14
BUTTE News.
WILL MEET At BOHEMIAN
Annual Convention of the State
Epworth League.
TO BE A BANNER SESSION
The Attendance Expected Il Be Larger
Than Ever Before-A Programme
OF Exceptional Interest
Prepared.


The fifth annual convention Of tn,
Montana State Epworth League opens
the day after Tomorrow at Bozeman
The session is expected to be the ban.
ner one in the history Of the League n
this state. as it is expected the attend
ance Will be larger than ever before
and a programme of exceptional inter
est to the Christian workers of the so
ciety has been prepared. Enthusiastic
Epworthians from all over Montana
will be there. The assured delegations
from Butte, Anaconda, Missoula. Hell
ena and Great Falls will be very large.
and the smaller towns Of the state are
expected to be fully as well represent
ed in proportion TO their size. The
league from Mountain View church Of
his city will send its girls quartette
with the Butte delegation. The music
of the young vocalists will form a nov
ell feature of the programme. The
Butte delegation leave tomorrow
evening or the $50 Northern Pacific
train.
The convention will b. called to or
der Tuesday evening at Z o'clock by
80 "a AH' ANoA AtH III ".
Evans of Livings, The first bust
ness will be the registration of the del
egates. Following, there will he do
votional exercises. after which address,
es of welcome will be delivered by Rev.
]. w. TAFT of the NJ. f.. church, Rev.
John Lewellan of the NJ. T.. church
south, and Mayor j. V. Bogart of
Bozeman. Responses will be made for
the leaguers by c. T.. Avery and Belle
Utey, and the evening will be brought
10 a close by al informal reception. On
the following day the regular business
of the convention will begin. end our
ing two days sessions the following
programme will be carried out:
Wednesday. Aug. 17-6 10 : a. M:
sunrise prayer meeting: BE Still and
Know that / Am God" Mary Jackman.
8 to $40 a. m: Devotional service, Hen
ry Rand; presidents address: "Ambas-
sailors for Christ" Mile Coffin; Drift
ing With the Tide c. ID. Crouch;
THE Still Hour" Mrs. IL. O. Sisson;
The Spirit Filled Life" J. A. Martin;
"Perils of the Epworth League w. r.
Custer.
Symposium-Spiritual work: (a)
Young peoples weekly prayer meeting
and spiritual welfare of members. Mag
gle V. Smith. Ch) Open air meetings,
cottage meetings. Sunday school inter-
ests, Mildred Davidson. (c) Junior
League work. Mrs. j. w. ratt. td)
Missions; What Place should They
Hold in the Epworth League" W. G..
Smith. (e) "Epworth League Revival:
Why? When? How" Nellie Foota. 1870
TO 1:40 y. m: Sons service, w. r. Col
der: Bible study, w. r. Gomez; pray
er. w. q. Forbis.
Symposium-Mercy and help work
(a) Systematic Visitation and Work Of
Rendering Assistance to Needy" Alden
Peck. OBJ Temperance: Shah 1t BE
Made Prominent" J. c. Brummett. (c)
Jail Work" Mary Jackman.
Literary work-(a) Literary Meet
ings; Reading Course" J. II. IEch. OBJ
Music; Its Place in the League" Mil
dred Landon.
Social department-Ca) "The Social
Problem" Lowell II. King.
Treasurer's department-ta) "Ep-
worth League Finance WILDE Nut
ting. Personal Work: Convention as
l.. l.. Lyman. 7:30 p. m: Open
air service. Devotional service, previ-
Gus Sunday evenings topic. w. \.
Price. Addresses, l.. b. Lounsbury, T..
G. Cottermole
Thursday. Aug. 1S-6 to Z a. M:
What Would Jesus Have Me Be-"
9 to $40 a. m: devotions. Kate SherI-
Bible study. w. r. Conner.
Mission cOnference-(a) Holy Spirit
in Missions" Mrs. r. A. Cutler. OBJ
Paul, the Great Missionary Example,"
j. w. Bennett. tc) Educational WORK
and Main Aims of Missionary Labors,"
s. b. Tabor. I'D Medical Missions
Henry James. (e) Systematic anl
Proportionate Giving" A. l.. Bruce.
Demonstration, missionary meeting,
China-ta) "China's Antiquity and
Nastness.' (b) "China's Populous-
ness" (c) sketch of Life OF Robert
Morrison" (d) Foot Binding a
(e) Manners and Customs cf
Chinese - Gfl HRaliPinn ~ rhfnaSa -
tg1 "China's Great Need Business.
] 30 to $40 p. m: Praise service. D.. w.
Bible drill. Gospel of Matthew,
Il. Price: Relation of Epworth
to Church" Homer Maxwell:
Why UNCONVENTIONAL Schools? Duty
to Our University" DIR. Van Scny:
Blackboard Talk; a Young Mans Va
DIR. James X. Free: EpworIn
organ, l.. II. Nickel; question
box; sightseeing. 1870 p. m: Open air
address, The Lords Last Mes
w. w. Van Orsdel.