The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15
AN EPW0RTH OUTING.
I'M IL III With W 1lVU
Three Days Convention of Minneap-
oils Epworth .Leaguers on Shores
of Minnetonka.
It Will Begin Next Friday--An At
tractive Program Has Been
Arranged.

The Minneapolis District Union of Ep-
worth leagues will hold its first annual
convention. at the assembly grounds at
Lake Minnetonka next Friday, Saturday
and Sunday.
: The convention will open at. 10 a. M,
Friday. John A. Lane of North Church
presiding. Rev. T. B. Wood, Miss Molly
Hagenstad, Walter johnson and w. G.
Calderwood, the district president, will
speak. The chief subjects will be the
Mercy and Help department of the league
and Christian citizenship. The afternoon
session will be- presided over by j.. M.
Huber Of Fowler church, and T. F. Cam,
Rev. T. w. Stout, Miss. Antrim, G.. G.
Berry, o. L. Nelson, Miss RIGA Moth and
c. K. saue will present various phases of
the spiritual department Of the leagues
work. In the evening Bishop. Isaac w.
Joyce, who is the general president OF
the Worlds Epworth league, will deliver
the address. The music will be furnished
by the Western Avenue .Glee club.
Saturday will open with a morning
watch led by j. Nordholm of Foss church
World Evangelism and Social. Literary
Work. will be discusseda later by Rev
Donald. Mckenzie: Misses, :-Effie James
and Eleanor p. Lloyd, Roe G., Chase and
Vernon McCombs. The afternoon will be
devoted to an elaborate program OF
sports. - "a. -. 49,.
Sunday will open with a morning watch
led by R. R. Atkins; president, of. Forest
Heights league. At 8 O'Clock there will
be an old-fashioned love feast led by DR.
Earle R. Hare Of the First church. "A sers
mon will be delivered by: Rev. DR.. III. "
| Giyeler of. First church, St. Paul. The
music. will be furnished by the Girls
( Chorus of Trinity league. Sunday after.
noon the interests of Asbury hospital will
! be presented: by Rey. C. E: Sharpe, tant
Mrs. Kate Cooper Or, William Fielder
| presiding elder, in the chair. At 4 D. m
junior rally will be conducted by Mis-
Marion Cole, superint endent of the JUNO
work for the district. The final session
of the convention will be- held Sunda,
evening, w. G. Calderwood,u the distric
president presiding. The regular devo
tional meeting will be. led by Charles R
Ellis Of Western avenue, the song ser
vice being conducted by John r.. George o
Wesley. The address of the evening. OF
the topic, my Ideal League will be de
livered by Rev. John H.. Cudlipp of thi
/ city. ....
! ! Special FRA tes will be made on the rail
road and steamboats,. = A boarding ten
| will be. erected on the grounds. TENT
may be secured on the grounds. -
i The Methodist. young people feel high
~ gratified over their efforts, to, establis
a lakeside summer retreat, which shal
be free from the undesirable features, S
Frequent at watering places, and. whic
shall be SO moderate in cost as to be at
tractive to young men and women rece1v
ing moderate or, even small salaries, Th
grounds, which were purchased less tina
a year ago, have already. been very con
siderably beautifed and plans for addi
tfonal improvements are already, we'll ma
tured and will be completed as rapidly a
funds are available for: that purpose, =,