Fair play., 1903-07-25
The [PNORTA LEAGULRS.
The Greatest and Most Successful
Convention in the History Of
the League Ended.
DENVER CAPTURES NEXT CONVENTION,

Addresses Made on Three SubiCctS-
seven Thousand People Congrc-
gated In mud About Tent Ontario
The same Programme Wns FOL
lowed st All seven Meetings.
Detroit. Mich. July 2O.--Nith seven
meetings sunday night, all splendidly
attended. the siNth international con.
vcntion of the Epvorth Lcagu'
which DIR. i. +. Berry and other oili-
GERS of the league say has been the
greatest and most successful in the
leagues history, came 20 close. Den
yer. Col. was decided upon for
the next convention. The rc.olu.
tions committee. which has iurisdic-
ton over the meeting place. met Sat.
urday and heard representations
from delegations from several citic&
including Minneapolis. Saratoga
Springs and Denver, and decided TO
refer the selection to a sub-cUmmit-
tee. The pressure of the Denver del
rgatiou which has done strenuous
work to capture the next convention
was so strong. however, that the com
mittee recalled the matter from th"
subcommittee and decided i'm iaNo"
If Denver.
The same programme was follower
II all of the meetings. Addresses W"r"
made on three subjects, "Chrt~t our
King" His Couqucring Kingdom.
and "My Place in the Army fol-
lowed by waiting hour for the de-
scent of the holy spirit
The greatest crowd that has CON.
nrcpatcd in Tent Ontario during tho
convention was present The 'Oo'
seats were occupied and at least 1000
more people were standing about th"
edges of the tent. DR.. j. NJ. Buck
lev. of New York. was the first speak.
az. discussing Christ, Our King H."
said in part;
1--WE can not affiliate with the Uni
taraus or any other body that do"s
not recognize Christ as king. If we
are right in our belief and assertion
| Of His kingship they are uuwittjnglr,
| il honest. hlaSphemcrs. II they are
right we are idolatcrS. We must cE-
rrywhcrc declare and maintain h,-
| lief in his dicty. would b" willing
! to receive an honest doubtcr into the
church. but if he dogmatiraily 81 %
| rlarcs that Christ is not God. ! would
he as willing 10 receive Mormon
DR., Bucklcy urged more reverence
| in worship. lie said:
Lack Of reverence makes many r.
vivalS mere hypnotic farccs.
DR.. Buckley then spoke of Dr
sheldon. author of in His steps,
and other books. and said that they
were interesting. but "lindcrgart'n
! books. three times refined
"Thc question is not what would
! Christ lo. but what would Christ have
MS do" declared DR.. Buckley. eve
are TO take his word and then seek
Iiyinc guidance from it,"
DR.. buckley said that we must boo
0ieyc that what We conclude after
PRAYER. thoughtful. earnest PRAYER,
F., vho. Christ would have uS c>pari-
| nrnt with.
Rev. {. q. Johnston. OF Toronto
an. spoke on His CouQucriug ki"g.
TOM" and Bishop John NJ. Walden
discussed My Place in the Army
Rev. George i. Bishop. Of London,
an. led the waiting hour
The speakers at the other meeting
! wcr" rs follows:
| \uditorium Fpworth. Goy. John IT,
| Mickey. of Nehraek who urged pari.
| ~ in politics: Rev. \. Carmen. Of iu
ronto. Rev. j. W. I|aShford. of Dria-
wntc. O.. Rev, Henry OStrom. @,
| Green Castle. Ind.
Central VI. +. Church -oy, Nirkry
! Rev. i. II. Riddle. of Winnipeg. Can;
Rev. ". +. Mcdowell Of New York:
Rev. i. Tagcrt, editor of the Meth
od.st Review, and Rev. George r.
| Stuart. of Cleveland. Tenn.
Woodward Nycnuc Baptist Church -,
| Rev. Christian Colder. of Cincinnati;
| Rev. \. T. Watkins. of Jackson, Miss.
Rev. {. +. Hamilton. of Rochester, Y
| e.. and Rev. Il. i. TrclcaNrn. of Tu'
| routO.
Simpson ". L. Church Rev Il. H.
| Race, Chattanooga. Icnu: Bishop
| Williams cr the Culurcd NothoIi~'
church; Rev, W. p, ThirkGrld. o- Gin.
cinuati. aud E"y. Frank Mc.Ifrc-l
| Of /auc,,ilIc. -.
Tabernacle VI. =, Church Rev. $
]. lIcatou. Kansas City, Mo-; Rev. r.
\. Boyle. IiittNhure: Ec,. j. {. Ger
man Toronto, and Rev. l.. $. Dmham
nt Delaware q.
At the Windsor (OrlD meeting. Rev