The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-07-26
A DAY Of SOUL Seeking.
Methodist Young People Quit Sight
Seeing and Work for Sal
walton Of Men.
MANY OPEN AIR MEETINGS ARE HELD.
Unusually Large Attendance on All
the Meetings Beginning with Sun
rise acknowledgements
Complete for National Convention
of Presbyterian Young People.

San Francisco, July 22.-The spirit
of animation and enthusiasm marked
the work of the third day of the In.
ternational Epworth League conven.
ton. The delegates had been admon.
ished at the close of Fridays meet
ing by Rev. DR.. Berry, general secre-
tary of the league, that there had
been too much sightseeing and that
'all should get to work and pump
salvation into the people," This in
junction was obeyed. The visitors
foresook the allurements of sightsee-
ing Saturday and devoted their atten-
ton to one of those campaigns of
fervid religious enthusiasm and soul
saving for which Methodism is noted.
Under the influence of the bright
sunshine and a cool invigorating
breeze right off the Pacific, the visit
ors sought the places of meeting ear
ly. Everyone had become rested
and there was an entire absence of
anything resembling WEAKNESS. En-
thusiasln and an evident determine
ton to make this the big day of the
convention was everywhere evident.
Everything went with vim that had
been lacking at some of the previous
sessions.
Crowded Sunrise Prayer-Meetings.
Again did the sunrise prayer-meet-
ings, with which the day opened,
draw crowded houses at every one of
the four principal Methodist places
- +hof ov.1x,
on throughout the morning every
path seemed to lead crowds to the
pavilion, the Alhambra theater, the
Metropolitan temple, Central and
Howard street churches. The nine
o'clock opening song service at each
of these assembling places saw great
err audiences that had before joined
in the first hymn of the day. A
long programme of speeches was
gone through with commendable
promptness, all being listened to
with the deepest interest and ap-
plauded with nearly enthusiasm.
Open Air Meetings.
Open-air meetings were held at
half dozen places in widely separat-
ed districts of the city as well as the
music stand in Golden Gate park and
the court Of the Palace hotel. Song
services, prayers and speeches made
up the programmes at these. meet
ings, which were attended by crowds.
Presbyterian Young People.
Warsaw, Ind, July 22.-Next week,
from July "a to %, the Winona assem-
bly, grounds will be the scene of one
of the largest church gatherings in
the United States-the national con-
vention of the Young Peoples Chris
tan union of the United Presbyterian
church. Besides the delegate repre-
entation of $500, applications for ac-
commodations are pouring in from
visitors from all over the country.
Prominent speakers will make adj
dresses before the convention, among
them being Rev. J. w. Van Deventer.
of Scotland, who will have charge
of all the children's meetings during
the session; j. w. Barr, secretary of
the international Christian Endeavor
societies; Rev. w. w. Barr, member
of the national board of foreign mis-
sions; Miss Lulu Harvey, the di-
rectress of Egyptian missions; Rev.
M. G. Kyle, of Philadelphia; Rev. j.
w. Asherwood, of st. Louis; Rev. W.
w. White, of Chicago; Rev. d. c. Mar
tin, H. J. Heinz and Peter Dicks, OF
Pittsburgh, and others.
A special feature of the convention
will be the reunion of colleges and
representative from the colleges in
India and Egypt, as well as those OF
the Presbyterian church in this coun-
try.
At the opening session Rev. j. Will
bur Chapman, the evangelist and pas
tor of the Fourth Presbyterian church
of New York, will deliver the address
of welcome.
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