Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-24
THE EPN0R|A LEAGUERS.
The Greatest and Most Successful
Convention in the History Of
the League Ended.
DENVER CAPTURES NEXT CONVENTION.
Addresses Made On Three S~ubjects-
seven Thousand People COngre.
gated In nnd About Tent Ontario
THE Same Programme Was Fol-
lowed mt All seven Meetings.

lONveO NJ All seven Meet1n8os
Detroit, Mich, July 20.-With seven
meetings Sunday night, all splendidly
attended, the sixth International o
v%ention Of the Epworth League,
which DR.. j. +. Berry and other Off.
GERS of the league say has been the
greatest and most successful in the
leagues history, came to u close. Den.
yer, Col, was decided upon for
the next convention. The resolu.
tions committee, which has iurisdic.
ton over the meeting place, met Sat
urday and heard representations
from delegations from several cities,
Springs and Denver, and decided to
refer the selection to n s~ub-commit.
tee. The pressure of the Denver del.
cgation which has done strenuous
work to capture the next convention
was so strong, however, that the com.
mi,tce recalled the matter from the
subcommittee and decided in fayo:
of Denver.
The same programme wa followed
at all of the meetings. Addresses were
made on three subjects, ''Christ, Our
King" Ills Conqucring 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
grcgatcd in Tent Ontario during the
convention was present. The 5000
u.,tu a ncc,p;oI md of Ieoct 9 OO.
more people were standing about the
edges of the tent. DR.. j. M. Buck.
ley, of New York, was the first speak.
err. discussing "Christ, Our King" lie
said in part:
"We can not affiliate with the Uni.
tarians 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 unwittingly
If honest, bl~nsphemers. II they are
right we are idolaters. We must ev.
c%rywherc declare and maintain be.
lief in his diety. l would be willing
to receive an honest doubtcr into the
church, but IL he dogmatically d..
clnres that Christ is not God, l would
be as willing to receive a Mormon"
DIR. Buckley urged more reverence
in worship. lie said:
Lack of reverence makes many re
vivals mere hypnotic farces."
DR.. Buckley then spoke Of DR.
Sheldon, author of "In Ills Steps,"
and other books, and said that they
were interesting. but Kindergarten
books, three times refined"
THE question is not what would
Christ do, but what would Christ have
us do" declared DR.. Buckley. "We
are to take his word and then seek
divine guidance from it,"
d.. Buckley said that we must be.
Lew that what we conclude after
prayer, thoughtful. earnest PRAYER,
is what Christ would have us expert.
mcnt with.
Rev. G.. o. Johnston, OF Toronto,
Can, spoke IN Ellis Conquering King
DOM" and Bishop John M. 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 MS follows:
Auditorium EDworth, Gov. John IL
Mickey, of Nebraska, who urged purl.
ty in politics; Rev. A. Carmen, Of To.
ronto; Rev. j. w. Bashford. Of Della.
ware, o.; Rev. Henry Ostrom, OF
Green Castle. Ind.
Central NJ. r.. Church-Gov. Mickey,
Rev. j. II. Riddle, of Winnipeg, Can;
Rev. w. +. Mcdowell, of New York;
Rev. J. ]. Tagcrt, editor Of the Meth.
odist Review, and Rev. George X
Stuart, of Cleveland, Tenn.
Woodward Avenue Baptist Church.
Rev. Christian Colder, of Cincinnati;
Rev. a. +. Watkins, Of Jackson, Miss;
Rev. G. +. Hamilton, of Rochester, N.
Y, and Rev. X. j. Treleaven, of To
ronto.
Simpson NJ. T.. Church-Rcv. j. II.
Race, Chattanooga, Tenn; Bishop
Williams, OF the Colored Methodist
church; Rev. w. p. Thirkfeld. Of Gin
c%innati. and Rev. Frank McElfresh.
Of GAINESVILLE, O.
Tabernacle NJ. f.. Church-Iiev. S.
J. Hcaton, Kansas City, Mo-; Rev. T.
n. Boyle, %Hittsburg; Rev. j. G. Ger.
Hiul', oIouto, uhu HcN' II. De. Duuiiuh,,
Of Delaware, q.
At the Windsor (Ont.) meeting, Rev.
C. T.. Manchester, of Steubenville, o..
was the only speaker on the pro-
gramme who appeared, but notwith-
standing the meeting was an en-
thusinstic one.
. Fiber MilI Destroyed.
Mayville, N. d., July 20.-The fiber