Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-24
ALL rs IN READINESS
EPWORTH LEAGUE CONVENTION
TO BE IMPORTANT EVENT.

The report comes to this city that Den
yer, Col, has made extensive preparations
to give all visitors to that city attending
the seventh international convention of the
Epworth League, July to 8, good time.
The governor of Colorado, Jesse F. Nc
Donald. recently made statement to the
Epworth Herald, the official organ of the
Epworth League of the NJ. E. Church, as
follows:
THE people of Denver and Colorado are
waiting with anticipation the coming con-
vention, when they will have an oppor-
tunity to extend to you in person a most
loyal and cordial welcome. We believe Col
orado will receive inspiration. and benefit
from the large numbers of earnest Chris
tan young people who will sojourn with us
for time, and that you will also be up
lifted and inspired by the stirring addresses,
the songs of praise and Christian fellow
ship. You will find the people of Colorado
deeply interested in your work, always will
ing to be of service to you and glad to
welcome you. You will be pleased with
our scenery and delighted with our climate
You will enjoy yourselves in Colorado"
The slogan of the convention is "Evangel-
lie" "All for Christ; Christ for ALL"
There will be three places in which the
same program will be carried out stimuli
taneously, beginning at 10 o'clock Thurs
day morning, July 6, and ending with Sun
day evening, July g. with morning. after
noon and evening sessions. Wednesday
evening, July 3, the oratorio Elijah
| will be rendered by the Denver choir
The sessions will be held in Trinity NJ E
| Church, Coliseum Hall and the Central
Presbyterian Church. Addresses of welcome
and responses will occupy the opening ses-
sion Thursday morning. Bishops Berry
Joyce and Rev. Melvin Taylor of Canada
will be the presiding officers in the re-
spective places. The welcoming addresses
will be made by the governor of Colorado
the mayor of Denver, R. w Speer, Bishop
Warren, Mr.. Earl NJ. Cranston, son of Bish-
op Cranston of this city, and Rev. ]. f.
Prettyman. former pastor of the Mt. Yer
non Place NJ. E. Church of this city.
The subject for Thursday afternoons dis
cussion is Evangelism, the Supreme Need
OF the Hour, Young Life in the Church
and Soul Winners-Their Equipment and
Work. The evening addresses will be de-
livered by Rev. Mark Guy Pearse of Lon
don, Bishop E. R. Hendrix and Rev. w. A.
Quayle.
Friday morning, $50 to 100, there will be
The Morning Watch" conducted by Bishop
Joseph F. Berry. Departmental confer
ences will be held at $50 am. At the after
noon session The Problems We Face" will
be considered under the following heads:
The Sabbath Shall 1t Be Sacred or Secu-
lar?' Our Foreign Populations" Friday
evening will be given to missionary address
es. For Saturday morning from $50 to II
feTSUHdl service Is the theme, SuDQ1-
vided as follows: Personal Spiritual Ex-
perience," Personal Responsibility for the
Unsaved," How May God Use Me in Per-
sonal Service?'
Saturday afternoon will be given to recre-
alton and local excursions. The evening
session will be devoted to citizenship"
Sunday morning love feast services will
be held in all Methodist churches. In the
afternoon mass meetings will be held Gov
errors Hoch of Kansas and Hanly of In
diana will deliver addresses on Christian
Character In Public Life" and Christian
Character in Business Life"
Sunday evening the addresses will be on
The Call of the Spirit The Spirit and
the Bride Say Come" THE Value of Now
and Now Is the Accepted Time"
The Denver committee has arranged for
excursions Monday and other days to all
nearby interesting places at reduced rates.
The Washington contingent will leave next
Monday morning at IL o'clock and arrive
in Denver Wednesday early in the after
noon. The chairman of the transportation
committee, Mr.. Frank T. Israel, states that
! few more persons can be accommoda ted,
and If they wish to join this party they
should call at headquarters. Room 265. Col
orado building, Office TAFT. Omwake & Co.