The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-20
EPWORTH LEAGUE
CLOSES SESSIONS
Stirring Scenes MARK the Last
Meetings in Detroit
CONVENE NEXT AT DENVER
Great Crowd consreeates In Tent On
tarlo for Last Nights Services.
DR.. J. M. Buckley Discusses
TChFist Our King

Detroit, July 19.-With seven meetings
tonight all splendidly attended, the sixth
international convention of the Epworth
league came to a close. Denver was this
afternoon decided upon for the next con-
vention.
The same programme was followed at
all the meetings tonight. Addresses were
made on three subjects, Christ, Our
King" His Conquering Kingdom" and
MY Place In the Army" followed by a
waiting hour for the descent of the Holy
Spirit. The official resolutions Of the con-
vention were also adopted by each meet
ing.
The greatest crowd that has eongre-
gated in Tent Ontario during the eonven-
ton was present tonight. The 5000 seats
were occupied and at least 1000 more peo-
pie were standing about the edges OF the
tents. DR.. ]. M Buckley of New York
was the first speaker, discussing Christ,
Our King" He said in part:
DR.. Buckley Talks.
I'VE cannot affiliate with the Unitarians
or any other body that does not recog-
nize Christ as King. II we are right in
our belief and assertion of His king
ship, they are unwlttingly, If honest,
blasphemers. If they are right we are
idolaters. We must everywhere claim and
maintain belief in this duty"
DR.. Buckley urged more reverence in
worship.
The speakers at the other meetings
were as follows.
Auditorium acknowledgements John II.
Mickey of Nebraska, who urged purity
in politics; the Rev. A. carmen OF To-
ronto and the Rev. J. w. Bashford Of
Delaware, o.
Central NJ. E. Church = Governor
Mickey, the Rev. ]. II. Riddle of Winnie
peg, Canada. and the Rev. George r.
Stuart of Cleveland, Tenn.
Mems Meeting.
One of the finest gatherings in the
convention was the mems meeting in
Tent Ontario this afternoon, which was
presided over by b. +. Dieffendorf of
Cana1oharie, N. Y. There were $500 men
present, and their voices swelling forth
In Onward Christian Soldiers" the battle
hymn OF the Epworth league, was one
OF the greatest eHeClS OIL the convention.
Rev. G. r. Stuart of Cleveland, Tenn,
stirred the gathering to high pitch with
his exhortation, interspersed with anec-
dotes and stories. I'VE are shaping our
religion to our commercial IDEAS" he
said, INSTEAD of our commercial ideas to
our religion. We are cutting down the
Bible to make it fit the exigencies Of
our business and the Bible is true"
DR.. ]. A. Lester of Nashville, Tenn,
urged the men to do stronger battle for
their religion and the church. Too
many men," he said, turn themselves
into women when the fight comes"
Women's Meeting.
Mrs. Jennie M Bingham of Herlximer,
N. Y, presided over the women's meet
ing in Auditorium Epworth and the
speakers there were Miss Eleanor Miller
of Hamlin Mimi; Mrs T. e. Harrison
of London, Ont and Miss Iva May Dur
ham of ST. Louis, Mo. More than one
thousand little people attended the child
ren's meeting in the Central Methodist
Episcopal church. Rev C. B. Spencer
of Kansas City, Mo-, presided and the
speakers were: Mrs. Annie e. Smiley
of Springfield MSS; Rev. r. j. Trealea-
ven of Toronto Ont, and Miss Mary NJ
Dennis of Richmond, Ind.
In addition to the three afternoon meet
ings, 'love feasts" were held at 8 a. m.
in dozen churches in different parts of
the city.
Bishops Joyce and Galloway presided In
city, the Central and the Simpson.