The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-21
IS IN FULL SWING
District ConventiOa Epworth
League Begins Business.
LISTEN TO GOOD LECTURES
Rev. Knudson Makes a Strong
Speech.
LISTEN TO GOOD LECTURES


had arrived by this meeting. but a few
came IN on the noon trains. There are
nearly fifty delegates present
The meeting was opened by a prayer
service, conducted by the Rev. H. Watt.
presiding elder of this district Some
Of the members OF the ST. Paul church
gave a very interesting service on why
We Are Here" The various members of
the party had some special reason for
being at the meeting, and this they told
to the delegates.
Rev. Knudson of Baker university, ad-
dressed the delegates on Bible study
| OF the Gcsper of st. Mark. He took all
the chapters Of the work and reviewed
them.
Miss Mabel x. Stafford of Lawrence.
gave a very interesting talk on Mis-
| sions." She took up the work of the
Epworth League in founding missions and
/ in supporting some person in foreign
| mission field.
| Merton Odell was to speak on "Are We
Using tie Best Methods in Epworth
League Work." Mr.. Odell was unable
to be present, so Rev. Parker took the
platform and started the discussion. He
took up the idea that missionary work
was an an-important factor in league
methods and was to be especially work
ed up in order that the league might at
tain its highest good. He was followed
by Rev. Lynch who spoke on the general
methods Of league WORT. Dr. Hoss was
given the floor and he was of the opin-
ion that personal endeavor was the best
personal work Of the missionaries of the
slu1ns ard Of the foreign field, and told
how they labored, not by preaching TO a
crowd. brt by their personal work among
the people.
The president, Rev. Barton, of Pratt.
then appointed the following committees
and then the convention adjourned until
O'Clock
Committee on Resolutions-Rev. A. A.
Porker, Rev F. Mccormick. Miss Lizzie
Moore, Miss Mary Mawdsley. Miss z. I'm
boden.
Committee on Resolutions-Rev. F. z.
Gordon, Miss Laura Cramption, Miss
Lydia Bernsstorf.
When the delegates arrived in the after
noon they were treated TO a prayer ser
vice Of a rather unique order. It was
entitled: "a Quiet Half-hour," ard was
led by Rev. T. B. Lawrence of Goddard.
Professor Demorest of the Southwest
Kansas college at Winfield, was to de-
liver on address, but wss unable to be
present. Rev. Weeks Of the same college, |
took his place and addressed the dele
gates on Education, and It's Value to
League Work
Rev. Knudson gave another one Of his
popular Bible study lectures. This one
was on the Gospel of ST. Luke, reviewing |
the work from beginning to end.
Miss Mabel Stafford lectured on Mis- |
sionary libraries for the Epworth !
League" She is great advocate OF the !
libraries and succeeded ir arousing great
enthusiasm among the delegates in favor |
of the work.
During the interval between the after |
noon and evening sessions the delegates /
and their friends took a trolley ride over /
the city. They went over the Topeka |
avenue line and to the park. The crowd |
used two special car, and 103 people took |
the trip.
At o'clock the evening session began
with a prayer service, led by Rev. Burns |
Miss Mary Polk sang a very beautiful /
solo. after which Rev. Knudson address,
ed the delegats on THE Modern View Of /
the Bible" He spoke Of the work OF /
scientists in attempting to break down /
the truth and inspiration Of that book |
by their investigations. He told of the /
advancement of the human midn, and /
said that when the human mind ceased !
to change then came the fallacies in re-
gard TO the Bible. Tie nature of the |
human mind is such that in order to /
keep its vitality it must change and /
keep in touch with the thought Of mod !
ern men" He laid the blame on the
on the hap-hazard way that some people !
have of reading the Bible. He said that /
some people were OF the opinion that I
II the book Of Revelations was called !
literature. it reduced that work from the I
divine to the human and that IL, there
fore. lost its value. but the reverend /
gentlman was Of the opinion that there .
was nothing in literature that was in
consistent with religious work. He /
thought that the Bible was the record /
Of the events Of the life OF Christ rather I
than a revelation of that man and that I
one who does away with the miracles .
Of that work throws away al but the I
of the disagreement Of the words in I
various parts Of the work, but thought /
that If any one cared to study the work
from the definition Of the word 'inspir- +
alton" ne would find that this was no I
hirdrance 10 the correct Interpretation +
of the Bible He spoke Of the thoughts
OF modern scientists along the line OF
using the Bible as a textbook in asiron-
ony and geology. The use OF that book
for such a purpose would be the great
est folly said ne. lie closed his argu-
ments with the statement: The reasons
az the u,islnterpretstion CT tie Bible is
the ignorance OF the fundamental prin-
ciples of God"
Miss Stafford gave brief reveiew Of
the Importance Of the different church
organizations OF the world. and what
should be done with the great number Of
people who have no religion
The meeting then adjourned 10 meet
this morning 81 o'clock. when the Of
fcers VIII be elected. The following is
q complete program for t0dsys meeting:
Day Dawn Service---.----------- --------.
.....-..-. Rev. J. ". Prusn. KIngman
Model Devotional Service. -.------.--.-
Miss Dari OldGeld. wichita
Business Session.
Relation q League 20 t=e Church-.-.
Miss :. souaers. Cheney
Soclal Work Mary &av5sley. Green-burg
influence q Literature on Character
,---......--.....OTin Murphy. Eingn-n
Claims OF the Church upoz our Money
81. -.----.----T Waiter 2erley. Augusta
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