The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-07-16
EPWORTH
LEAGUE
MEETING
Hosts of MethOdiStS
Meet Today in
Detroit
A Significant Feature Is the
Absence of Sectional andA
DenOminatial
Feeling

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Detroit, Mich, July 16.--The sixth
international convention of the Ep
worth League is proving to be as bis
religious demonstration as the mos
sanguine had expected. Eight bishops
of the church. besides eminent divines
without number, are here. A score OF
special trains have already arrived
with delegates from every section oil
the United States and Canada. Ten
thousand Visitors are already on the
ground and trains bearing 5000 more
are on the way In addition to these
there are special excursions planned
from adjoining states and from Cana
da which will swell the numebr OF
visitors to at least 10000. Detroit Is
proving herself equal TO the emergen
cN Delegates are being assigned to
comfortable quarters as fast as they
arrive. The visitors spent the morn.
ing in visiting Belle Isle and other
nearby resorts, there being special
trains and boats for these side excur-
sions
Among the many notable visitors
may be mentioned Bishops Mallalieu.
Hoss, Joyce, Galloway, Williams and
Carman. President Bashford of Ohio
Wesleyan University, Rev. A. c.
Crews. general secretary OF the Can
adian EpwOrth League and Rev. w. II.
Mcdowell, DID, OF New York A sig
niiicant feature Is the colors adopted,
being red, white and gold. Red and
white are the colors of the northern
and Canadian leagues. and red and
gold OF the southern league. To give
each of these representation the tri-
color was adopted.
Headquarters have been opened for
the various state and conference de-
partments. Rallies OF these are ar.
ranged In addition TO the state pro.
gram. The conference formally opened
at 1880 this afternoon, with three
monster meetings held simultaneous.
ly. Tent Ontario had an audience of
5000, presided over by former Bishop
A. Carman of Toronto. Mayor May
bury delivered an address of welcome.
as did also DR. William II. Shier rep.
resenting the D.troit district of the
Methodist Episcopal church. A re-
sponse was delivered by N. w.
was followed by the keynote address
OF the convention, the speaker being
Rev David q. Downey, d. d., OF
Brooklyn. N. "
The second meeting was held In the
Detroit Opera House. which was
crowded from PIT 10 dome with an en-
thusiastic and cheering mass Of dele
gates. Here Governor Bliss welcomed
the delegates, seconded by Rev Geo
Elliott of the Central M. E. church.
Dr. II. NJ Dubose, general secretary
of the Southern NJ Il. church. re
sponded on behalf OF the visitors. The
third OF the simultaneous meetings
was held In the commodlous Cen.
trail M. T.. church. where pro.
gram similar 20 that of the other two
meetings was carried out. DR.. j. II.
Potts, ID. d.. of the Michigan Christian
Advocate, welcomed the visitors and
Rev. Stephen j. Herben. Of New York,
Tonight four monster rallies are 20
be held, the speakers 10 include Bish.
op Mallalieu. Bishop HOss, OF the
Southern Nj. Il. church, DR. Henry
Spellmyer. Of Newark. N j., and Rey.
IL. NJ NILS, d. d., of Elmira, N. Y,
who successfully carried through the
famous twentieth century movement
of the Nj. Il. churches, raising a vast
fund of S20.000.0O0.
One OF the most significant features
OF the convention Is the absence OF
sectional and denOminational feeling.
and the spirit OF unity prevails. Many
Of the most noted visitors are unhesi-
iatingly In favor of wiping out the
lines that separate the southern and
northern divisions OF the Methodist
churches. This win prob
ably not be discussed in the confer
ence. but Il Is frequently made the
topic of conversation in fraternal
gatherings of northern and southern
delegates.
History Of the League.
The Epworth League occupies the
same place in the Methodist church
hat the Baptist Young Peoples Union
ioes in the Baptist church. The
eague was organized at Cleveland.
ohio. May ~, 1890. Prior TO that
ime there had been a number OF
Ioung peoples societies bearing var
GUS names In the thousands OF Meth |
,dists churches over the country. but
'ach was more or less Independent |
II the others, although all had nearly |
he same object In view, that object. |
which now dominates the combined |
eague and formulates its universal
md globe-encircling motto: Look up,
Aft up; All for Christ"
The local organizations IN the vari |
'us churches are called chapters. OF
hese already enrolled the number is
more than 10000. The aggregate