The San Francisco call., 1909-07-09
DEMOCRACY FOR
EPWORTH LEAGUE
"ToO Many Gray Heads Here, -
Says Speaker at the
Convention

SEATTLE, Wash, July s.-The
movement to make the Epworth league
more democratic, taking it out of the
hands of the bishops and other digni-
taries. found expression at this after
noon's session of the international con-
vention when Rev. Dr. j. H. Coleman
of Albany, N. Y. looking out upon the
audience. lof whom probably one-third
were gray headed said:
II don't like this audience. There
are too many old people-too many
gray heads. The Epworth league
should be for young people. The place
of the fathers and mothers should be in
the prayer meeting, in the church"
A great majority of the delegates
are youthful, bYt these do not attend
the convention, where there is nothing
to be voted on, the board of control
transacting all the business. The
younger delegates are to be found at
the worlds fair grounds and otherwise
sightseeing.
ON SOCIALISM
Dr. Chown of Toronto, discussing the
social unrest deprecated the trend to
socialism. He said:
IF adopted, socialism would necessi-
tate a quasi military system I'm indus
try. Every reform must have a reli-
gious basis An industrial system with
a secular foundation must fail.
1.-The doctrine that each man must
look out for himself is atheism applied
to business. The millionaire and the
tramp are alike loafers in the sight of
God, whose only way of making the
desert bloom is by labor. The man
who corners the market or in other
ways takes advantage of the necessi-
ties of his fellows is a thief and a
robber."
This was the busiest day on the
whole program, there being morning.
afternoon and night sessions, singing,
devotional exercises and addresses by
leaders of the Methodist church. Nest
of the bloodhound delegates have ar
rived and only a few hundred are yet
to come, among these a party of SO
from New York city, who were in the
Royal gorge blockade in Colorado.
The speakers tonight were Rev. Pur-
ley A. Baker of Columbus, o., president
of the National Anti-Saloon league, and
Rev. Homer c. StuntZ, secretary of the
board of foreign missions.
HISTORICAL GAyEL
was presented by ]. S. Gillespie of
Sheridan, Wyo. It's head is made of
wood from the old Methodist church
at Cape Girardeau. Mo-. the first house
of worship of that denomination west
of the Mississippi river. The handle Is
of wood from the mast of the Spanish
warship Reina Christina, sunk by Ad-
miral Dewey at Manila.
At the convention meeting in the
armory this morning Rev. w. B. HoI-
lingshead of Portland. Ore, led the de-
votions. Bishop Edwin H. Hughes of
San Francisco, Bishop E. B. Hendrix of
Kansas City, Rev. w. T. Smith of
Guelph, Ont, and Bishop H. w. Warren
of Denver were the speakers.
Rev. Lewis Powell of Memphis, Tenn.
was chairman of the afternoon session.
and Rev DIR. /. G.>Bowles of Toronto.
Ont. led the devotions. The speakers
were Rev. DR.. Horace NJ Dubose of
Nashville, Tenn, national secretary:
Rev. DIR. s. D. Chown of Toronto: Rev.
]. H. Coleman OF Albany, N. Y. and
Rev. Dr. w. o. Shepard of Chicago.
Senator Bristow of Kansas had prom
ised to speak this afternoon on "Christ
Enthroned in the Political Life of a
Nation" but could not leave Washing
ton.