The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-22
LEAGUERS ENDORSE
ANTECANTEEN Law
Deplore Efforts Being Made to
Repeal 1t.
WILL FIGHT RUM EVIL
EEETING IN SAN FRANCISCO IS
OVER.

san Francisco. July 21-The religious
enthusiasm aroused by the interna-
ti0nal convention of the EpwOrth
League reached its elimination AT the
grand meeting neld this afternoon at
Mechanics Pavilion. About 10000 per-
sons were in attendance, and not a
seat was vacated until the conclusion
OF the sermon preached by Bishop
Joyce, president of the League
His theme was Faith in Christ" and
+. no address more eloquent or fervent
/ has been heard since the assembling
Of the convention. At its conclusion
the bishop was rendered an imprOmPtu
reception, not being allowed TO leave
the platform until nearly all the mem
bers of the great congregation had
grasped his hand.
At the evening session the report of
the committee on resolutions was read
and adopted viva V0ce. After express
ing thanks to all who had aided to
make the convention a success, the
resolutions continue.
4 We rejoice in the deepening inter
est among our members in the great
cause Of Christian missions, and con-
gre tulate our organizations, here rep
resented, UPON the educa tiOnal work
which has already been accomplished.
| We are greatly delighted by the COM
/ prekenSiVe anu practical plans which
have been .deXi Sed by our leaders for a
great campaigH in lbshalf of missions
and other benovOlence, during the COM
ing year We urge ali our chapters TO
increased study of missionary litera-
/ tuTe, and to ferVently pray for the COM
/ ing of The Kingdom.
-. We approve, without reservation
the plans for Epworth League exten-
sion which 3rOvide for the systematic
| training of our young people in Chris
I tan work. The importance Of the study
c1f such great topics as the English
/ Bible, Christian stewardship and per-
sonal evangelism, Cannot be over
I estimated"
Endorse Anti-eanteen Law.
Il. That we are as unaIterably as
/ ever opposed to the open saloon and
/ the LIQUOR traffic; and we mean 30 keep
up our war upon this wicked business
/ until our continent is freed from the
/ dreadful curse.
-. That we greatly rejoiced at the
] abolition of the canceen in our army,
/ and deplOre the fact that a persistent
( effort is being made to have II restored.
/ Specially is this distressing to US when
| we note that Russia is protesting
/ against the canteen, and that even
| France has prohibited it in her army
/ camps. We earnestly nope that wiser
/ cOunseIs will prevail in free, Christian
| America, and to this end we win ever
pray and fight
I'VE have learned that representa-
/ tiYes of the various Christian young
/ peoples societies among the cOlOred
/ churches of the country plan to hold a
/ gathering in the summer Of 1902, look
I ing to the better development of their
| young people in Christian work, and
/ we desire to express our approval of
! the movement, and heartily recommend
/ it to the c0lOred young people OF the
/ Epworth League.
I'VE are much eucoursg ed with the
growth of cur junior EpwOrLh League.
and, believing this school for the
I training of our youngest soldiers. tor
( Christ is accomplishing great good
I would uRhesita- fngly urge all our pas
1 tors and Christian workers TO organize
cur boys aud girls into junior chapters
/ wherever POSSIBLE
While we do not underestimate the
/ vital relation to orr organization of its
/ literary. social AID benevolent depart
/ ment, we desire to emphasize, once
/ again, the supreme purpose OF our eX-
! istence. i. G., the. development Of the
highest type of spiritual experience and
/ life in the young members of our
I churches and the salvation OF the null
ftitudes of young men and women Of
our communities who are still far from
Cod
The influence of the League was not
I alone felt in the central meeting. All
I over the city, in churches of many de-
| nominations, services were held and in
/ every place the local pulpit was occu-
7 pied by a visiting divine At Grace
Episcopal church, where Rev J. NJ
/ Buckley Of New York preached, il was
impossible to gain aGmittance long be-
fore the time announced for the open
ing Of the doors. and in none of the
churches was there q vacant pew
old-fashioned Love Feasts.
Old-fashioned love feasts were held
in Lae early morning in more than a
dozen places, including the Japanese
and Chinese missions. At II o'clock
came the regular services of the day,
/ which were characterized by exception
al fervor. In the afternoon an enthu-
lsiastic children's meeting was held in
the AlhSmbTa theatre. Rev. NJ. +.
/ Ketchem OF Kenia. O.. acted as chair
man. and Rev. 5. T. Bartlett of Napa-
I nee. Ont, led in prayer. The first ad
dress was made by Miss II. H. BasOn
OF Washington, D. G.
Addresses were also delivered by
Rev. J. ~ Churchill of Coldwater.
Ont. and C. o. Jones Of Bristol, Va.
! After q song service at the Metro
politan temple in the afternoon, a ser
mon was preached by Rev. r. E Hoss
of Nashville, Tenn.
A largely attended rally Of German
Americans was held at the Howard
street Methodist church. II. A. Schroet-
ter of CCvingtOn. Ky, acting as chair
and Rev. r. :. HarighOrst of Mount
Pleasant, Ia, delivered short addresses.
The closing nleet ings of the cOnVen-
ton were held tonight in the Mechan-
les pavilion. the Ashambra theatre. the
Metropolitan temple and the First
United Presbyterian church. IN the
latter place Rev. J. l. Batty of Hall
fax. n 8. spoke.
Many Leaguers VIZ leave the city on
side trips to the Yosemite and other
points in various parts Of the state.
of these a. certain percentage viii re-
turn to the city bat the greater pars
viii journey eastward to their homes
after the completion of their outings in
the interior. Several hundred will
leave the city tomorrow night in adj
( vance of the main army Of Leaguers.
which VIII leave at intervals during
the week
WAS GREAT MEETING.
President Joyce Reviews the Work
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