The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-02
PULPIT AND PEW
E. |. OF STATE
PLANS MEETING
CONVENTION WILL BE HELD AT
LAKE MINNETONKA.
Many Interesting Speakers on the
Program, Which Will Begin July
23-A Ball Game Between Mime
apolis and st. Paul the Preceding
Saturday.

Inc EpWOrLn leaSuer6 Will peS1H tnclf
first state convention July % at the
Methodist assembly grounds Groveland,
Lake Minnetonka. It will last ten days.
No pains have been spared to secure in
teresting speakers, and the program sets
q high standard.
The first Saturday will be given up to
a baseball game between Minneapolis and
st. Paul. a lake excursion and other REQ
reations. Rev. e. M Randall, d. D., of
Chicago who succeeds Joseph F. Berry
as general secretary of the league, will
preach Sunday morning and evening. In
the afternoon w. K. Gray Of Sank Center
will make an address,
Morning watch and devotional services
will be observed the following week, and
practical league subjects will be presented
and discussed each day. Monday morn
Ing the state officers win take up their
Irrespective departments Of activity. Cen
eral discussion will follow and commit
tees will be appointed. The afternoon is
to be devoted to bathing, boating and
fishing. The evening address will be de-
livered by ReY. Morris L. Eversz, DID,,
of Lake Mills, Wis.
Tuesday morning Rev. T. w. Stout OF
Minneapolis will talk on winning People
One by One" In the afternoon Rev.
George r. Stuart Of Cleveland, Tenn, will
make his first appearance: He will have
charge also Tuesday evening, Wednesday
and Thursday. His subject Wednesday
evening will be 1.-THE Stump Fuller" Mr.
Stuart Is well-known to Minneapolis
Methodist young people, because of his
evangelistic work last winter at the Hen
nepin Avenue church.
Wednesday morning Rev. j. G. Morri-
son Of Fergus Falls will deliver an ad.
dress on 1.-THE Temperance Movement. .
w. s. Moore, president Of the Duluth
board of aldermen, will speak on Law En-.
fcrcement, Your Part, My Part" The fea.
ture Thursday morning will be the ad.
dress Of F. L. Montgomery Of Morris
School" Mr.. Montgomery Is a strong
league leader having been. president O.
the Iowa state league. Following this
speaker will be an address by w. e. Diff
fendorfer of Chicago, office secretary O.
the Epworth Herald He will talk abou
the reading course and its success.
Friday morning Professor J. A. Van Dyk,
of Fergus Falls will deliver an address
followed by the election Of state officers
| In tina afternoon Mrs. T. W. Joyce ant
others will talk on missions, and In TIN
evening Rev. James W. Cool of New Yorl
will entertain the crowd with a lecture
on James Whitcomb Riley.
| Saturday morning has a list Of interest
ing speakers, among them being Rev. II. V
Givler Of St. Paul and Claude 2. South
wick, city attorney Of Albert Lea. Satur
day afternoon will again be reserved 70
recreation. A moonlight excursion will fol
low. Sunday will be the last and bes
day, as Bishop I. w. Joyce will preacl
the evening sermon. The morning ser
mon will be by Rev. ]. F. Stout, presid
ing elder of the st. Paul district. TIL
afternoon meeting will be on THE Ameri
can Boy addressed by w. G. Calder
wood. The devotional service will be LEI
by the state president. Charles r. Ellis
With the state secretary, Carl Mile
of st. Paul, and other efficient member
Of the state cabinet, Mr. Ellis has BEEF
FOR weeks hard at work preparing for tn
accommodation Of the visiting delegates
G. G. Berry will superintend Sunda;
school both Sundays. and excellent must
will be furnished during the entire con
ventfon by Miss Clara Thomson and tn
F. & w. male quartet Of this city and tn
Epworth College quartet Of Epworth, Iowa
John Leedy and Mrs. Leedy, formerly ao
tive workers in First church, are mem
bers Of the latter quartet.