The age-herald., 1901-07-20
.EPWORTH
 LEAGUE IN
 CONVENTION Thirty Thousand Delegates Are in Attendance at San
 Francisco SERVICES HELD AT SUN RISE Missionary Work Was One of the Lead. ing Features of me Days Sessions. Rev. Culver Chairman of
 One of the Meetings.
SERVICES HELD AT SUN RISE

San Francisco. July 1s.-The delegates to the International Epworth League set- tied down to business this morning, the missionary feature of religious efforts be- ing dwelt upon at length by many of the speakers. Well-attended prayer services were held at sunrise at several churches. At o'clock convention meetings were called to order in the Mechanics Pa vilion and the Alhambra Theatre 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 evening overflow meetings were held in the Metropolitan Temple.
 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 attraction of elaborate displays of California products. However, the Alhannbra Theatre and Metropolitan Temple meetings were at- tended by as many delegates and resi- dents as could find accommodations, and the enthusiasm was just as great as in the larger building
 The programme of each of these three esting one. The visitors were astir early this morning, and thousands attended the sunrise prayer meetings held at Grace, Central and the First Methodist Episco- pal churches.
 The interest and enthusiasm of the Ep- worth delegates seem to grow as the con- vention progresses and many declared the present gathering to be the greatest the order has ever held.
 Following is the official programme for today's meetings:
 Mechanics' Pavilion, morning session:
 Song service, devotions-Rev. O. B. Watson, Charleston, s. c.
 Addresses. The Church and the Liquor Traffic William H. Anderson. Springfield H.; The Church and the Workingman Rev. B. J. Helmes, Boston: The Church and the Young Man, Rev. B. Shore, To- ronto, Canada; The Church and the Newspaper, Rev. Jas. M Buckley, New York; Our Imperilled Sabbath. Rev. I. B Scott, New Orleans; The Institutional Church, Rev. Ward Beecher, Pickard Cleveland; The Mems Movement, Rev Frederick D. Leete, Rochester, N. Y.
 Alhambra, Theater, g a. m.-Song ser vice, devotions-Rev. J. D. Ellis, Decatur, Ala.
 Addresses: The Church and the Work ingmen, Rev. G. R. Turk, Toronto. Can ada; The Church and the Young Man. Rev. c. D. Petillo, St. Louis; The Church and the Newspaper, Rev. E. E. Hoss. Nashville, Tenn; Our Imperialled Sab bath, Rev. E. M Randall. Jr., Seattle, Wash; The Institutional Church, Rev. Matthews & Kaufman. Fall River. Mass.
 Addresses: Our English Bible and How to Use It. Rev. J. w.. Bassfurd. Della ware; Systematic Benevolence, Rev. O. A. Monk, Knoxville; Missionary Forward Movement in the League. Results Achieved, Rev J. W. Saunby, Medicine Hat, Northwest Territory; Missionary Forward Movement in the League, the Work Before Us, Willis V. Cooper. Keno sha, Wis; Personal Work for Christ Rev. w. E. Thompson, Little Rock. Ark. Young Laymen as Soul Winners. Edward D. Soper. Harrisburg, Pa.
 Alhambra Theater. 2:30 p. m.-Ad- dresses: Systematic Eenevolence. Rev. R. s. Cantine. Los Angeles; Missionary Forward Movement in the League-Re- suits Achieved, Rev Joshua M. Frost, Bangor. Me-; Missionary Forward Move meut in the League-The Work Before Us. Rev F. L. Cobb, Nashville; Per- sonai Work for Christ. Rev. c. T. Scott. Aylmer Canada; Our English Bible and How to Use It, Rev. J. W. Bashford. Delaware, O.
 dresses: Systematic Benevolence, Rev. c. s. Glendennin, Brockville, Ont; Mis- slonary Forward Movement {, in the League-Results Achieved, Rev, T. A. Moore, Hamilton, Ont; Missionary Movement in the League-The Work Before Us, Rev. B. F. Short, Whining ton, Del; Our English Bible and How to Use It, Rev. A F. Watkins Brooknaven Miss; Personal Work for Christ, Rev. F. L. Thompson Jackson, Mich; young Laymen as Soul Winners, Rev w. A. Cooke, Cypress River. Manitoba
 A great missionary mass meeting was held tonight at the Mechanics Pavilion Governor Bliss of Michigan. who was to have presided. was unable to attend and his place was taken by Rev. pr. snieidf of Kansas City. The first address or the evening was made by Bishop Warren oi Denver on the growing importance o1 missionary work by members or the league. Rev. John T. Tigert of Nashville Tenn, and Rev. Jas. Henderson Of To ronto, spoke on the same subject At the Alhambra theater "civil rignte- ousness'' was the theme of the evening discourse. Rev. Dr. Edmund M. Miils o1 Elmira, N. Y. presided,
 .sThe Young Christian as citizen was the subject of an address by c. H. Cob bledick of Bothwell, Ont.
 'aThe City and It's Perils." considered py Rev. james M. Buckley of New York. Rev. J. K. Kenny of Modesto. Cal. dis cussed the problem of the poor. ana Rev C. w. Hawes of Detroit, made plea for tbo a1HaIltioa If fhas naloou. At Metropoli-