Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-15
|EPNOR1H LEAGDE.
CONVENTION ENDS
Fourteenth Annual Gathering of
State Delegates Brought To
Close Sunday Night
DAY OF MANY MEETINGS
Or. shanIin, President Upper Iowa
University Delivered Closing Ser.
mon-Rev. Osborne Gives Excellent
Address to Men-Rev. II. c. Har.
mans Annual Sermon.

To the hymn, God Be With You
Till We Meet Again." sung by almos;
1000 voices and with the ol1-fashion-
ed shaking of hands before the altar
| the fourteenth annual cow ention OF
the State Epworth League. which has
been in continuous session in the Meth
odist church since Thursday evening
dissolved and closed Sunday night and
the delegates scattered for their
homes. not to smeet again for two
years. The end came as a finish of 4
day full of excellent sermons and i'm
pressive services and was the close OF
one Of the most successful state con-
ventions ever held
Two hundred fifty from out of the
| city, exclusive of many hundreds from
here, attended part or all of the
| many services, or departmental con-
| ferences.
services, men and women's meetings.
junior and Epworth League gather
ings, the sermon of the evening, over
| flow nesting at the Congregational
church and closing moments Of conse-
Grafton.
In the morning Rev. II. G. Hartman
OF Harrisburg, delivered the annu Al
sermon to the convention. He also ad
dressed ths overflow meeting OF
members Of the Baptist. Congregations
and Presbyterian churches at the Con-
gregational church in the evening.
Rev. Thomas Osborne. Of Fairfield, a
natural and fluent orator Of the fiery
sort, addressed the mens' meeting
which was held instead Of the usual
Railroad Y. Nj. c. A. gathering. In the
evening Rev. w. "A. Shanllin. d. D.
president Of the Upper Iowa UNIVERSE
| ty, Fayette, preached the closing SER
mon.
Rev. ehanklin's Evening Sermon.
Rev. Shanlslin appeared before an
audience in the evening that complete
ly filled the church. His subject, NE
cessities to Manful Life" was taken
from the scripture text Of the Firs.
Epistle Of Paul to Corinthians,
chapter sixteen, verse one "Quit You
Like Men," Rev. Shanklin's sermon was
studied, able effort delivered in rapid
fire sentences. Summing II up, the ne
cessities for such a life as he outlined.
were requirements as to character, re-
quisites as to action, as a man is, so
will his, life be. mental endowments
nd Y1ooufo1 cduo NJ
strength and power Of divine grace, re-
covery OF the divine spirit, a true Chris
tian, divine grace, moral elegance, ac-
tivity, employment of the cultivated
powers and the improvement and de-
velopment of. talents He was listened
to most attentively during the half hour
or more he spoke.
Rev. Osborne on Men.
The greatest sermon Of the day. de-
livered to the smallest audience, one
Of about 900 men, was given by Rev.
Osborne Of Fairfield. His subject was
'wanted-Men," and he handled 1t in
free handed, eloquent and fiery man.
ner that little less than thrilled his au-
dience. At times he was brilliant, and
all the way. thru he held the closest at
tention of his audience. He said the
church, and the world in all It's vari-
GUS walks, wanted men, true men, god
ly, upright and earnest Christian men.
Harman's Annual Sermon.
1.-THE Epworth League AS a Factor
In the Making of Character" was the
subject Of the message Sunday morn
ing Of Rev. III. C. Harmar d. D., pas
tor Of the Thirteenth street M. E..
church at Harrisburg, Pc, in his an
nual sermon to the Epu'orth League
the second chapter of Joel. twenty
eighth verse, which reads: And it
shall come to pass afterward, that
will pour out my spirit upon all flesh;
and your sons and your daughters shall
prophesy, your old men shall dream,
your young men shaM.see visions" Rev.
Hartman is a forceful, earnest speaker,
and held the close attention OF an aud
fence which filled the church. He said
that the Epworth League was one of
those visions and that 1t would not
have come IL the Holy Ghost had not
come. He defined the league as an
organization Of young people for
young people, an institution inside, not
outside the church, not the church of
today, but the church of tomorrow,
and drew from that definition the Inn
portance OF It's mission of building
character.
The music was led by a quartet
composed of Misses Jessie Hall and
Wanda Wood, and Messrs. P. F. Arney
and F. Aubrey Smith. which gave
special number, and a chorus choir.
The Young Bible class Of young la
dies, and Brotherhood Bible class were
each addressed by special speakers
during the Sunday school session.
Endorse Several Changes.
nv the adoption of the, report of it's
committee on resolutions, the league
endorsed several measures which have
been considered and discussed at the
present meeting Admiration for the
manner in which the convention was
handled by the local league workers is
expressed The committee on resolu"
lions was composed Of Emerson De-
Puy, Miss Josephine Efftll and G. Cray
Jones. The resolutions endorse the ac-
ton to>advance the work Of the Junior
Endeavor, commend the efficient work
of the retiring state officers, approve
the plan OF starting state paper to
be devoted to the interests Of the Ep-
worth Leagues of lows endorse the
idea Of summer school Of methods as
originally promulgated by Bishop Per-
ry, and expressing the belief that In
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