The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-07-17
EpWOrth League Be-
gins Work at
Sunrise
Hold Four Separate Con
ferenceS, Besides Having
Wide. ranging Dis
cuSSiOn

Detroit July 1.-THE second day
sassiop of the Epworth League inuer
national conference began at an early
hour this morning with a sunrise
nrnyer meeting" in the Central NJ. E
church. There we're present nearly a
thousand delegates. The exercises
we're led by Rev. S. b. Towne. u. y
OF Greencastle. Ind. Following the
exercises an experience meeting was
held. In which delegates from nearly
every state OF the Union and from sew
eral OF the, Canadian provinces paru'
clpated.
h Is estimated that there are fully
IS O00 leagners IN the city. In spite
OF the crowd Detroit was so well pre-
pared for the entertainment OF the
visitors that not near half its enter
tanning capacity Is exhausted. Inc
residents report that they are not
crowded In the least
-Four separate conferences were
held this morning in as many meeting
places. When the delegates assembled
i'm the Central NJ +. church. n. Il. ".
Porter OF jamestown, n. Y, presid
ing. the splendid choir led a short
service OF song. after which the morn
ing toplcs were taken up In ten-min.
ute speeches by the delegates. The
Heart Of the Weekly Devotional Meet
ing" was the first subject, by the rev
n. r.. Warren. Of Lennoxville, que.
Under the head Of "Our Obligation TO
the Juniors" Mrs. Annie III. Wood
cock OF Aurora, Neb.. delivered an IN
terestlng address. Training the
Worker for Personal Work" was the
tonic assigned Rev. A. B. Higgins OF
Middleton. Can. Rev. u. s. Parker OF
Crowley. La, spoke on the subject
Prayer n Farce I'm League Work,
aud REV. j. j. RObnotte OF Maryville,
Tenn. closed the session with an al.
dress on The Presence OF the Spirit
an Essential"
Missionary papers and discussions
occupied the time Of the delegates as
aembled In the Detroit opera house
lW. w. Cooper OF KenOsha, Wis, pre-
sided over this meeting and the
speakers included John W. Pennlng
ton OF Colorado Springs, Colo, Rev
Sch Ward. ID. d.. of Nashville. Tenn.
and Miss Bessle Brooks Of Beaver, Pa
The Juniors held sway In the Contra
/ EftHuNittluN fNNfiNt MN"A' AhN fi'f
lens of child culture. study courses
and the enlistment of adult helpers
were some of the topics discussed.
The literary and social work OF th'
league were the chief subjects OF con
slderatlon at the fourth OF the fore
moon conferences. held In the For
street Presbyterian church. Rev, J
NJ Workman OF Banton, Ark, pFesid
ling. An offering OF prayer by the Rev
NJ. W. Dogan OF Marshall, Texas. pa
pers treating OF social fellowship
reading rooms and the literary actly
ties of the league were presented b!
Rev. w. p. Eyeland of Bloomsbury
Pa. Miss Clara Wallace OF Toronto
Rev. &. o. Jones OF Knoxville, Tenn
Rev. W. ~ Grose OF Baldwin, Klaus
and others.
A wide range OF subjects relating 4
league and denominational work wer
discussed al the three large meeting
OF the afternoon prominent amoni
the speakers being Rev $. q. Thomp
son OF Oklahoma City. Rev, +. II. Co
man OF Buffalo. Rev. A. q. HOugh o
Los Angeles. I. Garland Penn OF AZ
lanta. James s. Ogden OF lndianapoli
p and Rev G. r. Manning OF Montreal
The Rev. r. j. Campbell. pastor 0
the Peoples Temple. London. Is on,
OF the eminent speakers TO he hear
al the meetings tonight.
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