Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-23
A DAY O Soul SEEKING.
Methodist Young People Quit Sight
Seeing and Work for Sal
walton of Men.
MANY OPEN AIR MEETINGS ARE HELD.
Large Attendance ON All
the Meetings Beginning with Sum
rise overwhelmingly
Complete for National Convention
of Presbyterian Young People.


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 10 noted.
Under the influence of the bright
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-
thusiasm and an evident determine
ton to make this the big day of the
convention was everywhere evident.
Everything went with a vim that had
been lacking at some of the previous
sessions.
Crowded Sunrise Prnyer-MeetinEa.
Again did the sunrise prayer-meet-
ings, with which the day opened,
draw crowded houses at every one of
the four principal Methodist places
of worship. From that early hour
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
or 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 a 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 those meet.
ings, which were attended by crowds,
Presbyterian Young People,
Warsaw, Ind, July 22.-Next week.
from July "a to IS, the Ninona assem-
blv grounds will be the scene OF one
Of the largest church gatherings in
the United States-the national cen
vantion of the Young Peoples Chris
tian union Of the United Presbyterian
church. Besides the delegate repre-.
sentation of $500, applications for ac-
| aemmoda lions are pouring in from
visitors from all over the country.
| Prominent speakers will make "a.
dresses before the convention, among
them being Rev. j. W. Van Dsvente4
of Scotland, who will have ehayg.
of all the children's meetings during
the session; J. w. Barr, secretary O.
the International Christian Endeavol
societies; Rev. w. w. Barr, membe,
of the national board of foreign NH
sions; Miss. Lulu Harvey, the di
rectress of Egyptian missions; Rev
NJ. 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, o
Pittsburgh, and others.
A special feature of the convention
will be the reunion of colleges ant
representatives from the colleges il
India and Egypt, as we'll as those o
the Presbyterian church in this coun
try.
At the opening session Rev. j. VIII
bur Chapman, the evangelist and pas
tor of the Fourth Presbyterian churcl
of New York, will deliver the address
of welcome.
Refuses to Release Americans.