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SAN FBA^CISCX) CALL, FB1DA JTDLY 19, 1901. 2 THE W ENTHUSIASTIC LEAGUERS LISTEN TO FINE ADDRESSES AT PAVILION, ALHAMBRA THEATER AND AT THE TEMPLE OF METHODISH PREPARATIONS OF PAST HOPES THAT GROWTH MEETING MAY NINETEENH CENTURY AND THE —WORK- TO COME IN ¦ A .'.-¦ BE SUCCESS TOPEKA, Knn«., Jnlr 10, 1OO1. of Weighty Eloquent Speakers Arouse Much Enthusiasm Dr. J. Berry:, My heartfelt An Interesting Discussion Two 'grreetinj?s to ,tlie boat of the — Epwortli,Leagrue in At- Evening ' conven- at Metropolitan Hall Well at the Session in the Pavilion tion assembled. May your • ' present . »?a tlierinR be the Meeting at Alhambra Theater in Discussiog the Future of Methodism most-successful in all tl»» his- lltended Also Is : ¦ • - —'— \.i'_ • 1 * : : ! ! tory of the 'organization. , STANLEY, - . .;, . W. E* meeting at Alhambra before the hour of meeting v Governor of Kansas. •w'w UNDREDS of "Epworth League the night body of friends as- Theater was largely attended and. arrived last the H _H''delegates with their began sembled last nl&ht at Metropolis the audience was roused to a the Mechanics' Pavilion 'H—fl by sev- fillingup. By the time the pro- Temple to to words of high pitch of enthusiasm 2 3 iItan listen speakers. The the- 1 gramme was well started every encouragement from j the elo- eral eloquent GOOlf WISHES -"-H -"-B handsomely decorated seat in the vast auditorium was quent leaders of their order. ater was THE Epworth- LONGoccupied. The session was pre- FOR SUCCESS „ ._ That the evening's-entertain- with--the colors-and & sided over by Rolla V. Watt. J. J. Morris ment might furnish amusement as well profusion of choice- cut flowera lined the of Palo Alto acted as musical director. OF .GATHERING as instruction music was interspersed be- front of the stage. song the Rev. G. W. tween the different speeches. The audi- The meeting was presided over by Rev. During the service DES MODES, July 18, Crews, Epworth Kerby and the Rev. G. R. Turk of Mon- 19O1. ence joined heartily,in the singing of the M. A. secretary of the treal,*Canada, sang a duet entitled "Amer- Dr. Joseph IV Berry: My sacred hymns. The temple was never League of Canada, who opened the pro- ica Shall Be Free." They received an en- heartiest congratulations on more grandly or artistically decorated. ceedings with a few brief but felicitous core, but Mr. Watt announced that It the subRtnutial achievements Around the balcony and about the' stage remarks. ImpoAIble for the gentlemen to of-the EpwortU Lcagae, and Knoxville, weuld be to, make an had been intertwined the colors of the The Rev. a. Monk of Tenn.. respond, as Mr. Kerbv was ray sincere good wishes for speaker of during the evening. In the ab- league. In the center of the hall had been was introduced a3 the first the address McKnight of Los the success of your' present suspended a net In the shape ofian In- evening, his suject being "The Young sence of the Rev. H. M. SHAW, Aneeles Tennessee led the gathering. L.M. verted cone laced with flowers and foliage. People's Movement of the Nineteenth Dr. Newell of •¦ • devotions, after which the ReV. H. M. Governor of Iowa. Joseph Berry, general secretary of Century." growth - -• ¦ "¦ P. Dr. Monk traced the Du Bose. D. D., of Nashville made the . *.**.' the Epworth League, presided at the development young people's even- and of the necessary announcements. meeting. The first speaker of the efforts in the line of religious work, which The music was led by the Park sisters ing, the Rev. Dr. C. "W. Millard,presiding By this means fully of N. Y., his sub- he said had accomplished much for Chris- with their cornets. elder Ycmkers. took for tianity. young twice the volume was secured from tne ject "The Young People's Movement in He exhorted his headers the Nineteenth Century." He claimed to help in the battle agratnst vice and to Bayard Mitchell, D. century.- with its do all In their power to aid in the conver- The Rev. Charles that the nineteenth tre- favored lands. X>.. of Minneapolis, Minn., who Is to be mendous possibilities, has been essentially sion of the people of less one of the speakers at the efumenlcal mis- a century for the young people. Through Young People's Movement. sionary conference in London In Septem- his address he advanced argument to Jier, spoke on the organization Rev. Matt S. Hughes of Kansas City. was introduced and £how that a society or an Mo., interesting address on "Young People's Movement in the Mne- without the influence and foundation of delivered an spirituality is doomed to failure. In "The- Young- People's Movement of the teenth Century" in the following words: - Twentieth Century." He outlined what Young People. speaking along this line he said: "Be- Value of hind social forces is the great influence of would be expected of the future leaguer Man}' a church to-day would hardly have the religion and behind religion is the great and predicted that the success of the to were it not for the presence and power spirituality. Spirit- movement In the last century would be name live sustaining of surpassed by results in the jx)w»r of those belonging to It who- are under uality, while distinct from emotionalism, the achieved U years of age, and Ifurther boldly aver that elevates and purifies it. The greatest man present century. The gTeater success, Dr. no M«?*-hodist church can be found to-day Hughes said, would come because the attribute much of its is he wnose virtues are grounded in spir- which cannot honestly, ituality, and so the greatest social organ- young people of the coming cycle .would life and power to Its Epworth Ueague. Pews be fortified with the knowledge and ex- long vacant are now filled with >nsplrlnt- perience gained by their predecessors. and every pastor finds his loyal legion vouth. of those who Continuing he said: to be composed almost wholly wear the Epworth badge. Ifthe future church The future leaguer willbe a higher type than have proper leadership, the young mem- the leagruer of to-day. The heir of tho nine- Is to teenth century, he has exceptional opportunity. bers should be carefully trained for such re- sponsibilities. We have discovered that our He begins, not as a pioneer, as did his father, denominational Bociety has proved Itself K^ed but as a capitalist. He has the advantage of lor such training. All departments of churtn popular favor of established institutions of com- quickening powers of this plete equipment and organization for Christian life ha\'e felt the work: the advantage of co-operate er*«.t movement. denomina- The wonderful nineteenth century willbe re- tionalism. The leaguer la no longer an experi- membered on history's page for many things, ment, but has a definite place in the programme but lor none more than for this: The young of the twentieth century. Christians cf North America, banded together sen-ice, to know no Twentieth. Century Methodism. for Christian came -section.a , Hast or West, North cr South, not even Probably the best address of the even- national boundary line between the tnited ing was delivered by the Rev. E. E. Scott, States and Canada, They recognized two nags, Vancouver, B. C, who in an eloquent and It la true but they both stood for the same forceful manner spoke on "The Method- noble principles. The language, the liberty, ism of the Twentieth Century." Dr. Scott the Institutions, the civilization were the same at home un- told some plain truths In vigorous style, under each. Every Britisher was punctuated der the Stars and Stripes and every American and his remarks were with to and secure under the Union frequent applause. His address was Inter- came feel- safe London, Cal- spersed with witty anecdotes, each of Jack, whether he was In Toronto, which was InItself a sermon and pointed cutta Hongkong or Cape Town. This glorious has Jieen enhanced by the young a moral. Dr. Scott said In part: brotherhood century. people's movement of the nineteenth "The Methodism of the Twentieth Century?" Such a theme is enough to kindle the specula- Preparation and Achievement. tive fancy of a seer ana to call forth a pro- The Rev. G. W. Kerby, A. B., of Mon- phetic message worthy of a Hebrew sage. When treal spoke on the "Young People s Move- Methodism speaks to twice the population of ment in the Twentieth Century." He was Judea In the zenith of her glory under David continually applauded during his remarks. and Solomon, surely the turning of the hinges of this new century requirrs aome .new Isaiah He said: to Seeing bindlng'the do Justice to the vision. Iam but a The Hible 1« "the living link" prophet, centuries together. Ihe Bible and young peo- child and no let me outline some of movement two great determin- the things upon which we must put the empha- ple's were the sis justify in the ing factors of the twentieth century. The to our claim to stand van of c«ntury the period of prepara- 1. Methodism put nineteenth was of must noble Ideals before her tion. The twentieth will be the period leaguers. must rouse their achievement. We are setting up our banners She socialjconsclcncs to-day for the twentieth century. The Bret and thrust them oat into the thick of the fight the Inscription: "My Life lor for the enthronement of righteousness. Let it banner bears once be told in the lower regions that Chris- Chrlet." or the soldier's sense of consecra- tians have left our cities to be managed by tion.

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