Evening star., 1901-07-20
THE EPWORTH CROWDS
LARGELY ATTENDED MEETINGS,
MARKED BY GREAT ENTHUSIASM.
Events of Today and the Programs
which Were Carried Out Mt
Various Points.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 2O.-A spirit of
animation and enthusiasm marked the
| work of the third day of the international
Espworth League convention. The dele
| gates had been admonished at the close
of yesterdays meeting by Rev. DR.. Berry,
general secretary of the league, that there
had been too much sightseeing, and that
''all should get to work and pump saliva
tion into these people This injunction
was obeyed Under the influence of the
bright sunshine and cool and invigorat-
ing breeze the visitors sought the places
of meeting early. Enthusiasm and a
manifest determination 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. Again did the sunrise prayer
meetings, with which the day opened, draw
crowded houses at every one of the four
principal 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 and Central and
Howard Street churches. The 9 o'clock
opening song service at each of these as
sembltng places showed greater audiences
than had before Joined in the first hymn of
the day. long program of speeches was
gone through with commendable prompt
ness, all being listened to with the deepest
interest and applauded with hearty en-
lluSidSIH open-d meetings were held at
half dozen places in widely separate dis
tricts of the city. as well as the music
stand in Golden Gate Park and the court
of the Palace Hotel Song services, pray
these meetings, which were attended by
crowds Following are the official pro-
grams today at the large meetings:
Alhnmbra Theater.
a. a-m.-Practical methods of work, liter
airy and spiritual departments, chairman,
Prof r. s. Copeland, Ann Arbor, Mich
Addresses-"Does the Literary Depart
ment Pay?" Rev. s. B. Turrentine, Green's
boro', n, C.
THE Reading Course and How to Intro
duce 1t, Rev. j. w. Frizzelle, Rock Island,
Ill.
Round table conference, literary depart
ment, Rev X, F. Fakes, Atlanta, Ga
The league devotional meetings, Rev.
Arthur H De Long La Porte Ind.
The Preparation of Leaders" Rev w A
Barraclough. Victoria, B. e.
Round table conference, spiritual depart
ment. c. B. Nordemann. Louisville, Ky.
Metropolitan Temple.
a-m.-Social and mercy and help depart
ments. chairman, Rev. T T Scott Aylmer,
Ontario.
Addresses-''The Social Atmosphere of the
Church. Bennett E. Titus, Syracuse, N. Y
What Can the Social Department Do to
Help Revival?" Rev. ]. A. Burrow, Nash
vile. Tenn.
House to House Visitation" Rev. Hor-
ace L. Jacobs, Altoona, Pa
Round table conference, social depart
ment, Rev. o. o. Jones, Bristol, Va
The League Membership. How to Hold
Old Members, Rev. w W. Baer, Nanimo,
British Columbia.
The League Membership-How to Sc
cure New Members Rev. C. H. Phillips
jackson. Mich.
Hospital and Prison Work" Rev. s. B.
Campbell, St Joseph. Mo
Round Table Conference, Mercy and
Help Departments" Rev. ]. L. Battick.
Halifax, N. s.
Central Methodist Episcopal Church.
a.m.-Chapter officers conference;
chairman, E. NJ. Wheeler, Providence,
r. /.
Addresses-''The President" Rev VIM.
F. Lloyd Louisville, KY.
The Secretary" George E. Dougherty.
Topeka, Kan
c. L. Nye, Creston, Iowa.
The Business Meetings." C. s. Keith,
New Westminster. B. c..
Round Table Conference" Robert r
Doherty. Jersey City, N. ].
Missionary Exhibit Room, Mechanics,
Pavilion.
a-m.-Missionary workers conference.
Addresses-"How to Make the Epworth
League a Missionary Force" s. Earl Tay-
lor. Chicago.
THE Missionary Committee of the Ep-
worth League c. V. Vickery, Chicago
Missionary Meetings. Rev P. L. Cobb
Nashville, Tenn
The Missionary Library" w. w Cooper.
Kenosha. Wis.
The Missionary Study Course" Clyde ].
Jack. Fort Worth, Tex
"Scriptural Habits of Giving" C. Steph-
enson, Toronto, Can
The Bible and Missions" E. T. Cotton.
Chicago.
Mechanics' Pavilion,
go p.m.-Grand Junior rally.