Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-07-23
THE EPNORIH LEAGJ[RS.
The Greatest and Most Successful
Convention in the History of
the League Ended.
DENVER CAPTURES NEXT CONVENTION.
Addresses Nnde ON Three Subjects
seven Thousand People
gated in and About Tent Ontario
The Same Programme Was Fol-
lowed at All Seven Meetings.

Detroit. Mich. July 20.-NVith seven
meetings Sunday night, all sp~lendidly
attended. the sixth international con-
;ention of the Epworth League,
which DR.. j. f. Berry and other ofh-
.ers of the league say has been the
greatest and most successful in the
leagues history, came to a close. Den
ver, Col. was decided upon for
the next convention. The resolu-
tons committee, which has jurisdic-
ton over the meeting place, met Sat
urday and heard representations
from delegations from several cities,
including Minneapolis, Saratoga
Springs and Denver, and decided to
refer the selection to ii sub-commit-
tee. The pressure of the Denver del
egation which has done strenuous
work to capture the next convention
was so strong, however, that the com
mittee recalled the matter from the
subcommittee and decided in favor
IF Denver.
The same programme was followed
at all of the meetings. Addresses were
made on three subjects, Christ, Our
King" His Conquering Kingdom,
and MY Place in the Army fol-
lowed by a waiting hour for the de-
scent of the holy spirit"
The greatest crowd that has con-
gregated in Tent Ontario during the
convention was present. The 5,ooo
seats were occupied and at least 1000
more people were standing about the
edges of the tent. DR.. j. M. Buck
lev, of New York. was the first speak
or. discussing Christ, Our King" He
said in part:
eve can not affiliate with the Uni
t~arians or any other body that does
not recognize Christ as king. II we
are right in our belief and assertion
Of His kingship they are u~nwittinglY,
if honest, blasphemers. If they are
right we are idolaters. We must ey-
ervwhere declare and maintain be-
lief in his diety. | would be willing
to receive an honest doubter into the
church. but if he dogmatically de-
clares that Christ is not God, would
be as willing to receive "A Mormon"
DR.. Buckley urged more reverence
in worship. He said:
Lack of reverence makes many re
vivals mere hypnotic ~farces."
Dr.. Buckley then spoke of DIR.
Sheldon, author of "In His Steps,
and other books, and said that they
were interesting. but Kindergarten
books, three times refined"
"Thc question is not what would
Christ do, but what would Christ have
us do declared DR.. Buckley. I'VE
are to take his word and then seek
divine guidance from it,"
DR.. Buckley said that we must be-
lieve that what we conclude after
prayer. thoughtful, earnest prayer,
IS what Christ would have us expert
ment with.
Rev. c. 0. Johnston, of Toronto,
Can, spoke on His Conquering King
dom" and Bishop John NJ. Walden
discussed My Place in the Army
Rev. George j.. Bishop, of London,
Can. led the waiting hour.
The speakers at the other meetings
were as follows:
Auditorium Epworth, Gov. John il,
Mickey. of Nebraska, who urged purl-
ty in politics; Rev, A. Carmen, of To-
ronto, Rev. j. w. Bashfot ID. of Della
ware, o.: Rev, Henry Ostrom, OF
Green Castle, Ind.
Central NJ. f. Church-Gov. Mickey,
Rev. j.. H. Riddle, of Winnipeg, Can;
Rev. w. +. Mcdowell, of New York;
Rev. ]. ], Tagert, editor of the Meth.
odfst Review, and Rev. George r
Stuart, of Cleveland, Tenn.
Woodward Avenue Baptist Church
Rev. Christian Colder, of Cincinnati;
Rev. A. +. Watkins, of Jackson, Miss;
Rev. c. F. Hamilton, of Rochester, N
T., and Rev. r. j. Treleaven. of To.
ronto.
Simpson NJ. E. Church-Rev. j. II
Race, Chattanooga, Tenn; Bishop
Williams. of the Colored Methodist
church; Rev. w. P. Thirkfeld, of Gin.
%cinnati, and Rev. Frank McElfresh
IF GAINESVILLE, o.
Tabernacle NJ. Z. Church-Rev. S
J. Heaton, Kansas City, Mo-; Rev. T
n. Boyle. Hittsburg; Rev. ]. c. Ger
man. Toronto, and Rev. Z. S. DunhaI}
Of Delaware, o.
At the Windsor (Ont.) meeting, Rev
c. Z. Manchester, of Steubenville, o.
was the only speaker on the pro
gramme who appeared, but notwith
standing the meeting was an en-
thusiastic one.