The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-17
EPWORTH LEAGUERS
ARE AT WORK
Four Separate Conferences Were Held
This Morning-The Topic
Discussed

DGlIOll, hlCu., July L. 'Io SNNOiiN
days session of the Epworth league
international conference began at an
early hour this morning with sun
rise prayer meeting" in the Central M.
E. church. There were present near
ly 1000 delegates. The exercises
were led by Rev. S. B. Towne, D. D.,
of Greencastle, Ind. Following the
exercises an experience meeting was
held, in which delegates from nearly
every state in the union and from sew
eral of the Canadian provinces par
ticipated.
1t is estimated that there are fully
of the crowd, Detroit was so we'll pre-
pared for the entertainment Of the
visitors that not near half it's enter
tanning capacity is exhausted. The
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 assem-
bled in the General NJ. E. church. H.
E. V. Porter of Jamestown, n. Y,
presiding, the splendid choir led a
short service song, after which the
morning devotional Meeting was
the first subject, by the Rev. H. E.
Warren. Of LennaXville. Que. I'm
der the head Of Our Obligation to
the Juniors" Mrs. Anna H. Wood
cock, of Aurora. Neb., delivered an
interesting address. "Training the
Worker for Personal Work" was the
topic assigned Rev. A. B. Higgins. of
Middleton. Can. Rev F. S. Parker,
Cf Crowley, La. spoke on the subject,
Prayer a Farce in League Work.
and Rev. J. J. RObinette, of Marys-
Vile. Tenn, closed the session with an
address on The Presence of the
| Spirit an Essential
Missionary papers and discussions
occupied the time of the delegates as
sembled in the Detroit Opera house.
| w. w. Cooper. of Kenosha, Wis, pre-
sided over this meeting and the speak
ers included John w. Pennington, of
Colorado Springs, Colo. Rev. Seth
Ward, d. D., of Nashville, Tenn, and
Miss Bessie Brooks, of Beaver, Pa.
The juniors held sway in the General
| Presbyterian church, where the prob
lens of child culture, study courses.
i and the enlistment of adult helpers
! were some of the topics discussed.
The literary and social work of the
| league We're the chief subjects OF con-
| sheraton at the fourth of the after
noon conferences, held in the Fort
Street Presbyterian church. Rev. J.
| NJ. Workman, Of Benton. Ark, Pre-
| siding. After an Offering of prayer by
the Rev. NJ. w. DOgan of Marshall
/ Texas. papers treating on social fel-
| lOWship. reading rooms and the liter
| ary activities of the leagues were
presented by Rev. w. p. Eveland, of
Bloomsbury. Pa. Miss Clara Wallace
of Toronto, Rev. c. O. Jones. Of Knox
vile, Tenn, Rev. w. f. Grose. Of Bald
win, Kas.. and others.
| A wide range Of subjects relating
to leagues and denOminatiOnal work
We're discussed at the three large
meetings OF the afternoon, prominent
among the speakers being Rev. S. G.
| Thompson Of Oklahoma City. Rev. F
H. COmOn Of Buffalo, Rev. G. A. Hough
Of Los Angeles. |. Garland Penn of At
| lanta, James NJ. Ogden Of IndianapO
lis and Rev. c. Z. Manning Of Mon
| treal. The Rev. r. j. Campbell, pas
| tor of the Peoples Temple, London is
one of the eminent speakers to be
! heard at the meetings tonight