New-York tribune., 1903-07-20
EPW0RTH LEAGUE WORK.
Sirth International Contention Ends
at Detroit.

Detroit July 19.-With seven meetings tonight
all well attended. the sixth international
ton of the Epworth League, which DR.. ]. F. Berry
and other officers of the league say has been the
greatest and most successful in the leagues his
tory came to a close Denver was this afternoon
decided upon for the next convention.
The same programme was followed at all of 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 greatest crowd that has congregated in Tent
Ontario during the convention was present tonight.
The 5000 seats were occupied and at least 1000
persons were standing about the edges of the tent
Dr. ]. NJ. Buckley. of New-York the first
speaker, discussing Christ Our King" The Rev.
6. o. Johnston. of Toronto. spoke His Con-
quertng Kingdom" and Bishop John NJ. Waldon
discussed MY Place in the Army.
One of the finest gatherings of the convention
was the mems meeting in Tent Ontario this after
noon, which presided by b. F. Defendorff
of Canajoharie N Y. There were thirty-fve hun
dred present. The Rev George R. Stuart of
Cleveland, Tenn, stirred the gathering to a high
pitch of enthusiasm with his exhortatons. inter
spersed with anecdotes and stories I'VE shaping
our religion to commercial IDEAS" he said
instead of commercial ideas to our religion
We are cutting down the Bible to make it fit the
exigencies of business, and the Bible is true
DR.. j. A. Lester, of Nashville, urged the men
stronger battle for their religion and the Church.
j. D.
address Mrs. Jennie NJ Bingham, of Herkimer
N Y, presided over the womens meeting in Audi
torium Epworth. and the speakers there Miss
Eleanor Miller. of Hamlne, Mimi; Mrs T. E Har-
rison, of London, Ont, and Miss Iva May Durham,
Of st. Louis.
In addition to the three afternoon meetings 'loVe
feasts' were held at o'clock in dozen churches
in different parts of the city. Fifty of the city pull
pits filled at the morning services by various
ministers who attending the convention Bishop
and RiShO Sail chod in fra
largest Methodist churches of the city-the Central
and the Simpson
The following resolutions were adopted at to-
nights meeting of the league.
The young Methodism of North America as rep
rates. reflects the spirit and voices the sentiment
Our deliberations have known no differences
our our intercourse Is q delight Distance and ma
our country rulers and our flag; yet we are so
made one in Christ that all several interests merge
kinship irS kinsoOm an0 all souls blend IN common
TVe rejice in the continued growth and increasing
usefulness Of the young peoples, societies of the
churches. We are grateful TO Almighty God for
the marvellous successes which have come to the
EpWorth League since the last international con-
yention at San Francisco, The experience of the
yeaTs gives increasing evidence of the adaptation
| OF the plans Of the Epworth League to the spirit
AS in the past We stand for the broadest Chris
tian fraternity. We hail with special satisfaction
our young peoples societies in Christian ministry
The Epworth League is not merely a young peo-
pies movement, neither is it to be looked upon as
be an embodiment of all the activities of our
church a complete manifestation of the spirit of
or First in importsnce questions claiming
our our attention we place the systematic and devout
study OF the Scriptures, both for our own spiritual
| growth and to give fitness for soul winning. We
consider ourselves called to the work of personal
evangelism, and we enjon all our members to enter
the fields now white for harvest. We stand for a
present an abundant and conscious salvation, as
essehllai 10 Inat power or witnessing which wins
men We thus send out to the young hosts of
waftin t this apIeal Tor prayer-a holy
promises Of the open book for a revival which
| may mean TO the twentieth century what the re-
VlVal OF wesley was to the eighteenth century and
may WELD the Spirit blade ina" We
| TO US, as to the young people of no other age.
| world" and go we must, for, lifting up our eyes
| we we behold IN many lands Gospel opportunities rap
| Idly becoming Gospel emergencies.
! To remain ignorant or Indifferent to the cause
o. 95 missions mss on Is to sin against light and TO ignore
place at His instant disposal our means our SER
geIized in our generation.
The gigantic iniquity of the Anglo-Saxon race is
We believe the complete disenfranchisement of the
business Will abolish dangers that threaten and
This whole evil organization is a fountain Of in
| iquity whose streams poison wherever thev flow
It has no redeemng feature. 1t is an environment
of perdition; hence we set our faces against This
enemy Of God and will give it quarter In social
life, in politics-n fact, nowhere, until it is ree-
| gated TO its place
| We regard the Christian Sabbath as the buIwarz
crate the Sabbath endangers everything of impor-
tanee to the Church of God.
~ we recognize ourselves as stewards of Gods es
fafe we urge @ upon f all our members such a
| mandatory and definite Hence we acknowledge
ourselves bound by the law of systematic and pro-
We are citizens and patriots as well as Chris
law and order sIieHe er4 4ul as uphoders OF
| all lawiessness ana unlawful violence.