Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-20
Epworth League Convention
Declares In Favor of Broad
est Christian Fraternity
SESSIONS CLOSED LAST NIGHT
Officers of the League Consider This
Sixth International Convention, Held
at Detroit. to Have Been the Greatest
and Most Successful in Leagues His
tory-The Trumpet Call.

| Detroit, Mich, July 29.-With seven
meetings last night all splendidly at
tended the sixth international conven-
ton OF the Epworth league which DR.
j. +. Berry and other officers of the
most successful in the leagues history,
came to close. Denver was decided
upon for the next convention.
The same program was followed at
all OF the meetings last night. Adj
dresses were made on three subjects.
Christ Our King" His Corquering
Kingdom" and MY Place in the
Army followed by waiting hour
for the descent of the holy spirit" The
official resolutions of the convention
We're also adopted by each meeting.
They Were are follows:
Resolutions Adopted.
Following are the resolutions adop-
ted at last nights meeting of the Ep-
worth league:
The. young Methodism OF North
America, as represented in this con-
vention of more than 10000 delegates,
reflects the spirit and voices the sem
timent of 100000 of Epwortiians.
"Oul. deliberations have known no
differences. Our intercourse is a de-
light. Distance and national boundar-
les are incidental. We each love our
country, our rulers and our flags; yet
we are so made one in Chris: that all
.seversl interests merge into His king
dom and all souls blend in common
lsinship.
we rejoice In the continued growth
and increasing usefulness of The young
peoples societies of the churches. We
are grateful to Almighty God for the
marvellous successes which have come
to the Epworth league sinct. the last
convention at SIAN Fran
cisco The experience of the years
gives increasing evidence of the adap
tation of the plans of the Epworth
league to the spirit and policy of Meth
odisn,.
"A.s in the past, we stand for the
broadcast Christian fraternity. We hail
with special satisfaction every oppor-
tnnity for practical cooperation with
our young peoples societies in Chris
tian ministry and service.
THE Epworth League is not merely
young peoples movement, neither is
it to be looked upon as n separate de-
partnent of the church. 1t aims TO be
an embodiment of all the activities of
our church, a complete manifestation
of the spirit OF our common Metho-
dism.
'Eirst in Importance among ques-
tons claiming our attention we place
the systematic and devout study of the
scriptures both for our own spiritual
growth and to give fitness for soul
winning. We consider ourselves called
to the work of personal evangelism,
and we enjoin all our members to en-
ter the fields now white for harvest.
We stand for a present, ard abundant
and a conscious salvation us essential
to that power OF Witnessing which
wins men, We thus send out TO the
young hosts of our united Methodism
this appeal for prayer-a holy
waiting at the morning watch. a plead
ing OF the promises of the open book
twentieth century what the revival of
y
and to the world.
'.Epworth Leaguers. let us to our
knees that we may WELD the spirits
blade.
ITO us, as to the young people of no
other age, comes the trumpet call: Go
yc into all the world and go we must,
fer, lifting up our eyes, we behold in
many lands gospel opportunities rap
IDLY becoming gospel emergencies. To
ignorant or indifferent to the
cause of missions is to sin against light
and to ignore the will Of God. We, a
part of Christ's army, PLACE at His In
slant disposal our means, our service
and ourselves. that the world may be
evangelical in our generation.
1.-THE gigantic iniquity of the Anglo
Saxon race is a fostering OF the mon
strous traffic in intoxicants. We be-
ieve the complete disfranchisem of
the business will abolish dangers that
threaten US and clear UP problems that
perpleN us.
~This whole evil Organization is a
'ountain of iniquity, whose streams
poison wherever they flow. 1t has no
-edeeming feature. 1t is an environ
nent of perdition, hence we set our
aces against this enemy of God. and
viii give it no quarter in social life, in
fact nowhere until it is !
.elegated to its own place.
1--WE regard the Christian Sabbath as
he bulwark of defense for our Chris
ian institutions. To ,iesecrate the
endangers everything of I'm
,ortance to the church Of God.
.We recognize ourselves as stewards
ii Gods estate; we urge upon all our
members such an administration of
hat estate as those who expect to give
III account. The calls oil the kingdom
IRE mandatory and definite Hence, we |
ourselves bound by the |
aw of systematic and proportionate
giving.
IS Christians. Hence, We record our
selves as upholders of law and order al
rays and everywhere, IS against all |
and unlawful violence"
The greatest crowd that has congre-
rated in Tent Ontario during the con-
'ention was present last night. The |
200 seats We're occupied and at least
1000 more people were standing about |
he edges of tile tent. DR. j. M. Buck
~, of New York.iwas th's first speaker,
discussing Christ Our Eing." lie said |
n part:
DR.. BuckIey's Address.
I'VE can not affiliate with the Uni
arians or any other bod, that does not
ecognize Christ as king. II we are
light In our belief and assertion of his
u,