The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-05-24
EPWORTH LEAGUE BODIES.
TO GATHER IN SAN FRANCISCO
FROM THE WORLD OYER.

in JuIy-special Rates Secured and
Excursions Arranged-New England
to be Represented by Large Delega-
lions.
The Epworth League of New Eng
land, representing 1870 chapters and
| $4,000 members, is making arrange
ments for large representation at the
| fifth International convention to be
| held in San Francisco, beginning
| Thursday, July IS, and continuing
over Sunday.
The executive body of the New Eng
| land league-known as the first general
conference district--of which Rev.
Luther Freeman, of Portland, Me-. is
| president, and George w. Penniman of
Clinton, general secretary, has
appointed the following committee to
arrange the details for the excursion;
George w. Penniman, of Clinton,
chairman: Edward M. Wheeler, of
Providence, treasurer, and Charles r.
Magee, manager of the Methodist book
depository, Boston.
This committee has arranged for a
special train to leave the Boston south
station Monday afternoon, July s, to
reach San Francisco Wednesday
morning, July II.
A large contingent is expected to so
from New England, and the conven-
ton itself promises to be attended by
10000 representatives of the Epworth
league movement from all over the
world
THREE GREAT BODIES.
The program has been arranged by
the representatives of the three great
bodies of the Methodist church con-
Quoting the convention-the M. e.
church, the M. E. church south, and
the Methodist church of Canada-the
central thought being Through the
Open Gate of the Twentieth Century"
ury.'
Bishop Joyce, Minneapolis, president
of the General Epworth league, will
preside at the principal exercises and
no less than six other bishops will
speak-Candler, of Georgia, Hamilton,
of San Francisco, Warren, of Denver
Hendricks of Kansas City, Williams, |
of Augusta, Ca, and Morrison.
NEW ENGLAND ON PROGRAM
New England has been given a |
number of good places on the program, |
being represented by formal addresses |
already arranged.
Friday, July 10, Rev. Z. J. Helms, of |
Morgan chapel. Boston, will speak in
Mechanics pavilion, on 1.-THE Church |
and Workingmen," and at the same
time in Woodward's pavilion, Rev. F.
will speak on THE Institutional
Church"
Friday evening, in the Metropolitan
temple Rev. DR.. Edward M. Taylor, of
will speak on THE Christ
Life in Social Relations"
Saturday morning in the Howard
Street Methodist church, Mrs. Annie
e. Smiley, Of Lowell, will speak on a
reading course for the Juniors. Mrs.
Smiley has recently been elected to the
position of general superintendent of
the junior league of the church
Saturday morning e. M. Wheeler, of
will preside at conference
IF chapter. officers in the Central M. E.
church.
In the afternoon, at the great open
,ir meeting in Golden Gate Park, (
which it is expected will be attended !
oy 10000 persons, George w. Penni- ,
nan, of Clinton. will preside, and ,
addresses will be delivered by Rev. e. t
:. Shore, Of Toronto, Rev. DR.. E. e. {
loss of Nashville, Tenn. and Rev. DR..
Buckley, editor of the New York ]
Christian Advocate. {
The convention will use three great /
lalls, with a total capacity Of $4,000 c
,ersons, and five Methodist churches,
While edifices of other denominations
will be used Cor sunrise and depart {
nent meetings.