The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-30
ANNIVERSARY OF
EPWORTH LEAGUE
Silver Jubilee Attracts Thousands
of Members to Buffalo

Buffalo, n. V. June S0.-The eyes
OF hundreds of thousands of enthusi-
astic Epworth leaguers throughout the
land will he turned toward Buffalo
during the remainder of this week The
occasion will be the international con-
vention OF the organization and the
celebration of it's silver jubilee. The
gathering will have its formal opening
| tomorrow and the ensuing proceedings
will Ice the theme of conversation in
| Methodist homes throughout America.
For NEARLY a year the local churches
| and church societies have been pre-
pairing for the convention. The advance
guard of visitors arriving last night
and today are loud in their praise of
the arrangements made for their ac-
commodation and entertainment. F,V-
cry arriving train is being met at the
station by White-capped members of
the reception committee, who escort
the visitors To the quarters assigned
them. Hotels and boarding houses are
booked to the limit of their capacity
and many private homes have been
opened for the entertainment of the
delegates. Nearly every large city of
the United States and Canad will have
representatives at the gathering. II is
estimated that the attendance will set
a new high record as the proximity OF
Niagara Falls is expected To attract |
many additional visitors.
Convention Lasts Four Days.
Convention headquarters were open
ed today in the Delaware Avenue NJ.
r.. church. The official programme of |
the convention covers four days Of
song ana service meetings. hut the
diversions and instructions will carry
the gathering over day or two long
en- open sessions are To be held each
morning and evening in Elmwood Mu-
sic Hail. the Broadway Auditorium and
the Plymouth NJ T.. church. In these
three places the same addresses will he
given at the same time by different
speakers. In numerous other halls
and churches department conferences
will be held each afternoon.
Bishop William Burt will preside at
he opening session and Bishop w. T..
Mcdowell of Chicago will preside at
alter sessions. other notable church
nan who have accepted invitations To
participate i'm the convention proceed }
ngs are Bishop Berry of PHILADELPHIA, {
Bishop Briston of Quebec. Bishop |
hughes of San Francisco, Rev. DR.. H. }
BENTLEY of Calcutta, India. and Rev.
Dr. William Fitzgerald of London.
ecretary of the Wesley Guild of Great
Britain. !
Big Demonstration July 4.
one of the leading features of the ;
invention will be the patriotic parade ;
nd demonstration To he held next
saturday in honor of Independence
lay. The delegates to the convention .
nd the members Of the league i'm Buff :.
llo and vicinity will form at McKm-
y monument and march to The .
ront where programme of patriotic !,
Nercises will be carried out. 1t is ex-
ected that William J. Bryan, secre- =
iry OF state. will he present to deliver 5.
ne Grafton of the day 4
one of the public sessions of the 3
invention will be devoted To com
lemoraton of the founding of the ED y
ORTIZ league which was formed i'm a
leNeland twenty-five years ago this
ear Prior to the organization of the
ague in Cleveland there were a num- q
Pr or organizations of young people i'm -
he Methodist Episcopal church. Dur
Il the gathering for the purpose of =
"A. =
on as to the most appropriate name =
II the new organization. Delegates of
lch of the old ones wanted theiri =
ime retained. During the addresses q
le OF the speakers suggested Epworth =
ague, in memory of the little English .
llage in which John and Charles =
esley the founders Of Methodistism. q
ere born. The suggestion was adopt Q
unanimously and Immediately. Since :
) organization the league has con- z
nued To grow steadily In membership q
ld influence. Today il has branches q
almost every city and town of any y
lportancc in the United States and
lnada. The leagues function and =
ace in the Methodist church is the y
me as the Baptist Young Peoples !
mon In TIE Baptist church and the
1ristian Endeavor in congregational =
I'd Presbyterian churches. q
The international conventions of the -
pworth league are held every four :
'ars. The convention in 1910 was =
Id in Seattle and attracted a large q
tendance of delegates and visitors =
ne league maintains permanent head .
larters in Chicago. The president is q
shop Frank NJ Bristol of Omaha .
ilbur +. Sheridan, ID. d., of Chicago, .
the general secretary, and Edwin n !
lrkcl. also Of Chicago. is the trensnr- X