The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-20
Bishops and other Prominent Metho-
dIsts in the Long List of
Notable Speakers.
ADDRESS BY EDITOR BUCKLEY
WHOSE SUBJECT WAS THE CHURCH
AND THE NEWSPAPER"
He Found Much i'm the Press to Praise,
but Deprecated the Tendency
To SensationnIism.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 19.-The dele
gates 10 the International Epworth League
settled down to business this morning. The
missionary feature of religious effort WAS
dwelt upon by many Of the speakers Well
attended prayer services were held at sun
rise in several churches. At o'clock con-
vention meetings were called TO order in
the Mechanics Pavilion and the Alhambra
Thea:er. At noon prayer meetings for
business men were held In the rooms OF the
Chamber OF Commerce and the court OF
the Palace Hotel This afternoon and ever
ing overflow meetings were held in the Met
ropolitan Temple.
AT Grace NJ. T. Church. in the heart OF
the mission. this morning, the devotions
OF the assembled congregation were led by
Rev. George Stuart. OF Cleveland. Tenn.
At the Centenary Methodist Church, South.
Rev. +. 4. Pearson of Aurora, Ont made
the opening prayer. Across the bay, In
Oakland. services were conducted by w. III.
Fisher. of Los Angeles.
The first sessions of the convention begun
simultaneously ut o'clock at the Pavilion
and at the Alhambra Theater. The Pa
yion meeting was attended by about 5000
persons. including a portion of the grand
chorus Bishop Earl Cranston, OF Portland.
Ore, acted as chairman. Prayer was led
by Rev. Z. T. Watson. OF Charleston. S. c.
The initial address OF the day was deliv-
cred by Rev William III. Anderson. OF
Springfield H.. his subject being The
Church and the Liquor Traffic" THE
Church end the Workingmen" was dis
cussed by Rev Il. J. Helms, Of Boston.
Rev. T. L. f. Shore. of Toronto. Canada,
spoke on Church and the Young Man"
THE Church and the Newspaper" was
the subject of an address by Rev. James
Buckley of New York city. which at
tracted much attention and was listened 10
with intense interest. While he found much
10 crlticise, he also had praise for news
papers of to-day. lie deprecated sensation
alism and the tendency TO magnify the inn
portance of criminal incidents and pointed
out the good that could be done by the
press IL conducted in accordance with
high standard of morality.
"Our Imperiled Sabbath" was the sub
Ject OF an address by Rev. 1. Il. Scott of
New Orleans. The morning session was
closed by Rev. Frederick d. Leete, OF
Rochester. n. Y. who spoke on The Mems
Movement
AT THE ALHAMBRA.
At the Alhambra Theater Hon. Nathan
Newly, OF Los Angeles acted DIS chairman.
L. l. Mckee was musical director and the
devotions were led by Rev. ]. d. Ellis, of
Decatur. Ala. THE Church and the
Liquor Traffic was discussed by Rev. b.
Palmore, of ST. Louis. THE Church and
the Workingmen" was the subject
sidered by Rev. G.. +. Turk. of Toronto.
Rev. G.. +. PatillO. of st. Louis spoke on
1.-The Church and the Young Man. Tine
Church and the Newspaper" was discussed
by Rev. r.. r.. Hoss, of Nashville. Tenn.
and our Imperiled Sabbath" by Rev. E.
NJ Randall, of Seattle. The session was
closed with an address on THE Institu-
tional Church by Rev. NJ. S. Kaufman. OF
Fall River, Mass.
At the noon hour largely attended meet
ings OF business men were held In the
downtown district. Services in the Palace
Hotel court were led by b. L. Payne OF
Lincoln. Neb., and Rev. d. l.. Wolf, OF
New York. conducted the devotions in the
Chamber OF Commerce.
AT the afternoon session the first subject
was Forward Movements in the Church. "
Both the Pavilion and the Alhambra Thea
ter were crowded with attentive auditors.
AT the Pavilion the Rev. Lee Scott, of Van
couver, was chairman and /. NJ. Vesper
musical director. Prayer was offered by
the Rev. John Foster, OF New Orleans.
The Rev. j. w BashfOrd. OF Delaware. o,
spoke on our English Bible and How TO
Use IL" Systematic Benevolence" was
considered by the Rev. X. 5. Hay, OF
Houston, Tex. THE Missionary Work Be
fore Is the subject of an address by
Willis Cooper. of Kenosha. Wis. Per
sonal Work for Christ" was discussed by
the Rev. W. T.. Thompson, of Little Rock
Ark. Edward ID. SOper, of Harrisburg, Pa,
closed the afternoon session with an adj
dress on Young Laymen as Soul-winners"
The Alhambra Theater services this aft
ernoon were conducted by William Bur-
dette Matthews, of Charlestown, w. Va
The Rev. r. W Cantine. OF Los Angeles
spoke on systematic Benevolence" Vari-
Gus phases of missionary work were then
discussed by the Rev +. l.. Cobb, of
Nashville. and +. T. Cotton
The first of the series of meetings sched-
uled for the metropolitan Temple" was
held this afternoon The chairman was the
Rev. j. L. Moore, of San Francisco.
a great missionary mass meeting was
Governor Bliss, of Michigan. who was 10
have presided. was unable to attend. and
hts place was taken by Rev. DR.. Shields. of
Kansas City The first address of the
evening was made by Bishop Henry w.
Warren, of Denver. on "The Growing
Chance of Missionary Work by Members of
the League" Rev. John j. Tigert. of Nash
vile. Tenn. and Rev. James Henderson, of
Toronto. spoke the same subject At the
was the theme Of the evening discourses
Rev. Edmund NJ. Mills. of Elmira, " Y.
presided. The Young Christian as Citi-
zen. was the subject OF an address by c.
II. Cobbledick. OF Boutwell,. Ont THE City
and Its PerilS. was considered by Rev
James NJ Buckley. OF New York Rev J.
y. Kenney. Of Modesto. Cal. discussed the
problem OF the poor. and Rev. G. w
Hawkes.. or Detroit. made a plea for the
abolition of the saloon. At Metropolitan
Temple the subject discussed was The
Christlife in the New Country" The chair
man OF the meeting was Rev. +. Z. Culver.
of Tuscaloosa. Ala.