The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-16
THE EPMOTH
LEAGUE NEEDS

live, but has not accomplished near
what IL should. 1T needs a revival or
energy and love.
",rhere are many young women In the
league who could give themselves to the
work of Jesus Christ, and go into the
homes of the needy and sorrowful, car
rying the sunshine OF Gods love into
these homes. God is grateful for the
work already done but we must EN-
phasize the fact that more work is
needed along this line. In the social
and literary branches of work more
business is needed, as when business
meeting Is called, many people make II
n business of staying away. we want
a revival of the spirit that means busl-
ness in the work of God and .he Church
of Christ.
NEED TO BE REVIVED.
1--WE need to be revived along serious,
earnest and determined lines for the
salvation of man. for the church and
for God. More power is needed to op-
crate the machinery we have. and we
need revival in the department OF
spiritual work and i'll Christian testl-
mony. There are many accessories or
power in the Christian church. and
do not underestimate the various agen-
res. but the weapon needed to conquer
HE world is the old pentecostal bless
ng-the tongue of fire. that the power
of God might fall on young people ana
equip them for His work.
"There are glorious possibilities In
the field of Epworth League work. and
God has in store for us mightier vic
tories than we ever dreamed of, ana
we have come to II crisis in this work
where we are to show results There
are great possibilities for God in the
Epworth League. but renewed forces
and revivals are needed to bring 1t ont.
Christ is calling us to service and TO
battle. and the time is at hand when
here is II mighty work to do for God.
Tie is on our side, and victory is ahead.
let us demonstrate to the world at large
that the Iipworth League has come
into the possession of the revival 1t
needs
EVENING SESSION.
The closing session Of the convention
WAS called ut 115 o'clock and lasted
nearly three hours. The song service
and devotions were led by Rev. G. NJ.
Olmstead. OF Ciuilford. y. Y. The selec-
tions by the choir under the leadership
of Prof. W. w. Jones and the Simpson
Male Quartettc. We're pleasing features
of the meeting.
The treasurer. Rev. Carl Councilman,
reported receipts of sl15.45: expenses.
siS.55: balance on hand, sG69o. The
resolutions committee thanked the pas
tor and people Of Simpson church for
their hospitality. and the speakers for
their helpful addresses. and the singers
for good music. DR.. Upham's address
, and tribute to the Methodist Fathers.
was the feature OF the service. Among
other things. he said:
1T is sometimes said by way of re-
proach that America has no history.
and that the Methodist church has no
history. but we can trace our pedigree
TO the days of the apostles for the
doctrines of the Methods, Episcopal
church are as old as the New Testa-
ment. During the las, one hundred and
fifty years the movement for Method
ism has made earth happy and heaven
populous, ana it has righifully been
called the greatest movement in the
history of the world since. the days of
pentecOst."
The speaker referred in glowing terms
to the lives and works of John Wesley,
james Henley. Charles Wesley. whom
he called the prince of lyric poets:
Thomas Polk. Philip Embury, Richard
Pilmoor Frances Asbury. Jesse Lee
Elijah Hedding and others. and pro-
claimed them the heroes of Methodism.
He also paid II splendid tribute to the
missionary enterprise, which, he said,
was the greatest thing OF modern days
for the rapid growth of Christian faith.
4 GREAT SCHOLAR.
I'VE owe" he said "to our Methodist
fathers the respect we always pay to
great men. for such they We're. John
Wesley was one of the greatest schol-
ars OF all times. great preacher. and
an interpreter OF Gods word to man.
Philip Imbury was not an ignorant
carpenter as some supposed, but II
Scholor and II teacher ana Il man of
intelligence. Francis Asbury was the
noblest Roman Of them all and II glor-
ious old hero, whose history is yet to be
written. All We're glorious men. hale.
hearty and happy, who lived in the
radiant sunshine of divine favor. They
manifested their heroism along many
lines. and we are all indebted to them,
for well founded and thoroughly
1hought-out system of doctrine.
They proclaimed gospel which was
simple, warm and for all The doc
trines OF Wesleyism are the doctrines OF
universal Professionalism, with correct
views of Christian life and activity.
The Methodist Episcopal church is the
church of the common people. and we
must go after any man anywhere who
needs salvation, God grant that YOU
may be true to the traditions of the
church,
AT the close of DR.. Upham's address,
Dr. Sweet, of Binghamton, classed the
speaker as one of the heroes of Method
ism, and he was greeted with the Chau-
ihuqua salute. The quartette sang
Good Night as the closing number.
BULGARIAN BANDS DEFEATED