Evening star., 1901-07-19
Christian Enthusiasm Marks San
Francisco Gathering.
COMPETITION FOR NEXT CONVENTION
Several Cities Candidates, With
Minneapolis Leading.
r HE PROG RAM TODAY

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arrived in the convention city safely. The
trip across the continent to the Pacific has
been most delightful Slight delay in reach
ing here was mostly caused by spending
| Monday in Salt Lake City. California
tended to our special train a most gener
cur welcome of fruit and flowers in pro-
| fusion, presented to us at towns along the
| route. The city is alive with leaguers and
the convention promises great things. All
of our party quite well We are set
tied at two hotels, the Repelier and the
Russ House, the latter being our head
quarters.
! By Associated Press
| SAN FRANCISCO, July 19.-The second
| day of the international convention of the
| Epworth League was marked by cool,
| pleasant weather and an increased attend
| ance, particularly of the local residents.
The greatest attraction was, of course, the
services at Mechanics Pavilion, with its
| long list of prominent speakers, good music
by large choir and the great pipe organ,
| with the additional attractions of elaborate
| displays of California products. 10 Hever,
| the Alhambra Theater and Metropolitan
| Temple meetings were attended by many
| delegates and residents could find
commodations and the enthusiasm was just
| as great as in the larger building. The
| program at each of these three meetings
was most notable and interesting one.
The visitors were astir early this morning
| and thousands attended the sunrise prayer
! meetings held at Grace, Central and First
| Methodist Episcopal churches. The inter
| est and enthusiasm of the EpWorth dele
| gates seem to grow as the convention pro-
| crosses and many declared the present
| gathering to be the greatest the order has
| ever held.
The competition of cities for the honor of
| entertaining the next convention of the
| league is growing keen. st. Louis, Mime
| apolts, Detroit and Toronto are in the field
| with the chances somewhat in favor of
| Minneapolis. The decision rests entirely
! with the committee on resolutions, which
| VIII meet today or tomorrow for the pur-
| pose of selecting some one of the cities
| mentioned.
| Program for Today's Meeting
| Following is the official program for to-
! days meetings:
Mechanics Notwithstanding session:
| Song service, devotional, Rev. o. E. Wat
| son, Charleston, S. c.. Addresses: The
Church and the Liquor Traffic" VIM. H.
Anderson, Springfield. H. The Church
| and the Workingmen," Rev. E. J. Helms,
| Boston; THE Church and the Young Man.
! Rev. T. E. f. Shore, Toronto Canada.
| The Church and the Newspaper, Rev.
James NJ. Buckley, New York; Our I'M
ps,l PeIiled sabbath Rev L b: Scott, New
| y v,
| Ward Beecher Pickard, Cleveland; THE
| Mems Movement Rev. Frederick D.
| Leete, Rochester, n. Y.
Alhambra Theater-9 am. song service
Devotions, Rev. !. D. Ellis. Decatur Ala
addresses: THE Church and the Working
men" Rev. G. r. Turk, Toronto Canada;
The Church and the Young Man. Rev
| c. Z. PatilIo, st. Louis; The Church and
the Newspaper, Rev. E. +. Hoss, Nash
| vile, Tenn; 'Our Imperiled Sabbath"
| Rev E. NJ Randall. jr., Seattle, Wash;
The Institutional Church" Rev. Matthew
| S. Kaufman, Fall River, Mass.
other Addresses and Features.
Mechanics Pavion-Afternoon session:
| Addresses: Our English Bible and How to
| Use It. Rev. ]. w Bashford Delaware,
| Ohio; Systematic Benevolence" Rev o.
| A Monk, Knoxville, Tenn; missionary
Forward Movement in the League; Results
| Achieved Rev. J. w. Saunby, Medicine
| Hat Northwest territory; missionary
Work Before U.s. Willis W. Cooper, Ke-
| nosha, Wis; Personal Work for Christ"
Rev w. L. Thompson, Little Rock, Ark
Young Laymen as Soul Winners" Edward
| D. Soper, Harrisburg. Pa.
Alhambra Theater-2:3O pm. Addresses:
Systematic Benevolence," Rev. R. s.
cantine; Los Angeles; missionary For
yuta Wafa in RaS the League Re
Frost, Bangor, Me-: missionary For
ward Movement in the League; the Work
Before Us" Rev. p. L. Cobb, Nashville;
Personal Work for Christ Rev. c. T.
Scott, Aylmer, Canada; Young Laymen
as Soul Winners E. T. Cotton. Chicago:
! Our English Bible and How to Use IT,
| Rev. ]. w. Bashford, Delaware, Ohio
Metropolitan Hall-2:3o pm. Addresses:
Systematic Benevolence," Rev G. S.
| Clendenin, Brockville, Ont; missionary
| Forward Movement in the League; Results
| Ont; missionary Forward Movement in
| the League; the Work Before U.s." Rev.
| F. B. Short, Wilmington, Del; Our En-
glish Bible and How to Use It." Rev A
| F. Watkins, Brook Haven, Miss; Per
! sonal Work for Christ" Rev. F. L. Thomp-
| son, Jackson, Mich: Young Laymen as
Soul Winners. Rev. w. A. Cooke, Cypress
| River. Manitoba
Open Door and Free Pews.
The Rev. Ward B. Pickard, DID, of
| Cleveland, Ohio, in speaking of The Insti-
| tutional Church. said, in part:
1.-The distinctive characteristics Of the
| institutional church are its open door,
| free pews, plurality of workers and its
provisions for teaching, for amusement and
| for systematic industrial work.
institutional methods are an application
| of good business principles to the Lord S
work. They are a protest against the policy
| of investing millions of money in buildings
| to be used only a fraction of the time
Even the devil would have to- go out of
trade If he adopted such a plan. The meth
DDS of the church applied to trade or edu-
cation would be suicidal. Build the church
so that it can be used and then use it. is
| the business rule of church life.
The Epworth League, with its depart
ments, literary, social and charitable is a |
sufficient foundation which any chapter
| may begin institutional work. Expensive
buildings, large revenues and slum neigh
borhood are not needed for a beginning |
Wesleyan evangelism seeks to save the |
whole man, not by any one method, but by |
| all methods, not in any one community, but |
| in all communities.
THE crying demand of the hour is for
consecrated personality. Money is more
plentiful than men. Wealth is easier to
find than women. The Epworth League
must be the school where workers are to |
be trained to carry forward the social bet |
| terment movements of the age"
Duty of Church to Worlfngmen |
The Rev. G. r. Turk of Toronto, Canada. |
spoke of THE Church of the Working |
Man" He said in part;
"The church must prove to the working |
man that she is his friend She must help |