Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-01
.EPWORTH LEAGUE
SILVER JUBILEE
TO Be OBSERVED
Organization of Young
Methodists Is % Years Old
This Week-Big Celebra-
ton At Buffalo.


Buffalo, N. Y. July 1.-The eyes OF
hundreds OF thousands OF enthusiastic
Epworth leagusrs throughout the land
will be turned toward Buffalo during
the remainder Of this week. The oc-
casion 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 be the theme Of conversation in
Methodist homes throughout America
For nearly a year the local churches
and church societies have been prepar-
ing for the convention. The advance
guard OF visitors arriving last night
and today are loud in their praise of
the arrangements made for their &C
commodation and entertainment Every
arriving train is being met at the sta
ton by white capped members Of the
reception committee, who escort the
visitors to the quarters assigned them.
Hotels and boarding houses are booked
20 the limit OF their capacity and many
private homes have been opened for
me entertainment OF the delegates.
Nearly every large city Of the United
States and Canada will have represeu-
ta&tveS Af the gathering. II ts estimat-
Cd that the attendance will set q new
high record. as the proximity Of Nj
AEara Falls Y expected to attract many
additional visitors.
Four Days Of Song.
Convention headquarters were open
"a today In the Delaware Avenue M
n church. The official program OF the
convention covers four days of song
and service meetings, but the diver
stems and instructions will carry the
gathering over a day or two longer.
Open sessions are TO be held each
morning and evening in Elmwood
music han, the Broadway auditorium
and the Plymouth M. r. church. In
these three places the same addresses
Will be given at the same time by diff
ferent speakers. In numerous other
halls and churches department CONFER
ences will be held each afternoon.
Bishop William Burt will preside At
the opening session and Bishop W. r.
Mcdowell OF Chicago will preside at
later sessions. Other notable church
men who have accepted invitations to
participate in the convention proceed
ings are Bishop Berry of Philadelphia,
Bishop Briston OF Quebec Bishop
Hughes Of San Francisco, Rev. DR.. B.
Bentley Of Calcutta, India, and Rev
DR.. William Fitzgerald Of London, sec
rotary Of the Wesley guild OF Great
Britain.
One OF the leading features Of the
convention will be the patriotic parade
and demonstration to be held next Sat
urday in honor OF Independence day.
The delegates to the convention and
the members Of the league in Buffalo
and vicinity will form at Mckinley
monument and march TO The Front,
whore q program OF patriotic exercises
VIII be carried out. It is expected that
william J. Bryan, secretary OF state,
will be present to deliver the grafton
e the day.
Organized % Years Ago.
One Of the public sessions OF the
convention will be devoted to a com
naoGnOration Of the founding Of the Ep-
worth league, which was formed in
Cleveland % years ago this year. Prior
70 the organization Of the league in
CLEVELAND there were q number OF or
gandSat1ons Of young people In the
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thu gathering for the purpose Of con-
Oolidatton there was much discussion
a. 20 the most appropriate name for
the new organization. Delegates of each
Of the old ones wanted their name re-
tanned. During the addresses one Of
the speakers suggested Bpworth league,
In memory OF the little English village
in which John and Charles Wesley. the
founders Of Methodism, were born.
The suggestion was adopted unani-
n10usly and Immediately. Since it's
equalization the league has continued
to grow steadily in membership and in
fuence. Today 1t has branches in al
most every city and town Of any i'm
portance in the United States and Cam
ada The leagues function and place
in the Methodist church is the same as
the Baptist Young Peoples union in
the Baptist church and the Christian
Endeavor in Congregational and Pres
byterian churches.
The international conventions Of the