Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-07-25
HEAR MANY THEMES
LEAGUERs DISCUSS GREAT vARI-
ETY. OF SUBJECTS.
MONSTER MEETINGS HELD
Church, Press, Young Man, Schools
and Missions Among the Many
Topics Under Discussion-Rallies
in Two Great Halls Attended by
Many Thousands.

San Francisco, July 20.-The seq
ond day Of the International Epworth
League convention was devoted strict
ly to the work of the league. At sun
rise prayer meetings were held in
three spacious religious ediflces, locat-
ed in widely separated sections of the
city. The first sessions of the con-
vention began simultaneously at 9
o'clock at the pavilion and at the AL
hambra theater. The pavilion meet
ing was attended by about 5000 per-
sons. Bishop Earl c. Ranston of
Portland, Ore, served as chairman.
The initial address of the day was
delivered by Rev. VIM. H. Anderson
of Springfield, H., his subject being
The Church and the Liquor Traffic.
The Church and Workingmen was dis
cussed by Rev. E. ]. Helms of Boston
Rev. T. E. Shore of Toronto spoke OF
The Church and the Young Man.
The Church and the Newspaper was
the subject of an address by Rev.
James B. Buckley of New York, which
attracted much attention. While he
found much to criticise, he also had
praise for the newspapers of today.
He deprecated sensationalism and the
tendency to magnify the Importance
of criminal incidents and pointed out
the good that could be done by the
press if conducted in accordance with
a high standard Of morality.
Our Imperiled Sabbath was the sub
ject of an address by Rev. I. B. Scott
Of New Orleans. The morning ses-
sion was closed by Rev. Frederick D.
Leete of Rochester, who spoke on
The Mems Movement.
, At the Alhambra Nathan Newly Of
Los Angeles acted as chairman. The
Church and the Liquor Traffic was
discussed by Rev. B. Palmore of St.
Louis The Church and the Work
ingmen was the subject considered by
Rev. G.. R. Rurk of Toronto.
The session closed with an address
on The Institutional Church by Rev.
NJ S. Kaufman of Fall River.
At the noon hour largely attended
meetings of business men were held
in the downtown district. Services
in the Palace hotel court were led by
B. l.. Paine of Lincoln, Neb., and Rev.
G. D. Wolfe of New York conducted
devotions in the chamber of COM
merce
At the afternoon session the first
subject was Forward Movements in
the Church. Both the pavilion and AL
hambra were crowded. At the pa
vilion Rev. Lee Scott of Vancouver,
chairman, and Rev. J. W. Bashford of
Delaware, Ohio, spoke on Our En-
glish Bible and How to Use It.. Sys-
tematic Benevolence was considered
by Rev. R. S. Hay of Houston, Texas.
Missionary Work Before Us was the
subject Of an address by Willis w.
Cooper of Kenosha, Wis.
The Alhambra theater services in
the afternoon were conducted by VIM.
Burdette Matthews of Charleston, w.
Va, Rev. r. w. Cantine of Los An
geles spoke on Systematic Benevo-
lence. Various phases of missionary
work were then discussed by a num-
Der of speakers. The first of a series
of meetings scheduled for the Metro
politan Temple was held in the after
noon. The chairman was Rev. J. e.
Moore of San Francisco.
A great missionary mass meeting
was held last night at Mechanics pa
vilion. Gov. Bliss, Michigan, who
was to have presided, was unable to
attend and his place was taken by
Rev. DR.. Shields of Kansas City. Rev.
Samuel Plantz of Appleton, Wis, led
in prayer. The first address of the
evening was made by Bishop Henry
w. Warren Of Denver Rev. John J.
Tigert of Nashville, and Rev. James
Henderson of Toronto, also spoke.
At the Alhambra theater Civic
Righteousness was the theme of the
evening discourses. Rev. Edmund NJ
Mills of Elrnira, presided. The
Young Christian as Citizen was the
subject of an address by G. H. Cobb
ledick of Boutwell,, Ont. The City and
It's Perils was considered by Rev.
James M. Buckley of New York in a
thoughtful essay. Rev. G. w. Hawkes.
of Detroit made forcible plea for the
abolition of the saloon. At the Metro
politan Temple several addresses per-