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Baptist Bally.
The Baptist young people of San Fran
cisco and Alameda counties will hold a
rally in the First Baptist Church, i Oak
land, this evening. The State officers,- to~
gether with all Eastern visiting Baptists,
have been invited to be present.
at 7:43 p. m. waa Impressive, and the hun
dreds of Epworth Leaguers who attended
will remember it as a fitting close to a
great convention.
The Rev. C. L. Mead of Hoboken, N. J..
was chairman. The song service was con
ducted by W. S. Stadtfeld and the devo
tional service by the Rev. Dr. H. H. Bell,
pastor of the First United Presbyterian
Church.
The resolutions prepared by the execu
tive committee of the Epworth League
were read by the Rev. Dr. J. W. New
man of the North Alabama conference.
The Rev. J. L. Batty of Halifax, Nova
Scotia, delivered an address. He said in
part:
The convention commenced for soma of us
40CO miles away, for we shall never be able
to separate its Impassions from those created
by the many wonderful things we saw' on the
journey— mountains and gorges, and valley9
and canyons, cities and snowflelds, the wel
'• come we received here in San Francisco and
the great spectacles of the convention hall.
We are to rise from, the- banquet, wo are to
I bid each other farewell and go back to take
our places on the plane of our usual activity.
But we are going back different men and dif
ferent women. Personally I shall never be the
same. My thought, understanding; breadth —
aU have been touched by a living something
that has changed me. And there is a responsi
bility resting upon us who have attended this
convention that cannot rest upon those - who
stayed at borne, and I pray that w« may not
forget It.
The consecra-tion service, conducted by
the Rev. Dr. Appleton Bash of Beaver,
Pa., consisted of a short address, pray
ers, the singing of "Just as I Am" and
"Blest Be the Tie That Binds," and bene
diction. .
IMPRESSIVE PAHEWELL' *' * *
CONSECRATION SERVICE
The farewell consecration service ' held
at the First United Presbyterian Church
earth to gain the presenco of the sun.
whosn shafts of light it has never f«lt.
He declared that scientists based thetr
teaching on invisible facts, but that when
they come to face the belief in tho ex
istence of an unseen Ood they run awny
from the logical conclusions of their own
work.
the best material, the best iron and the best
stone and the highest polished wood. Tou
should have courage to stand up for the right.
Cheerfulness stands high among th* cardinal
virtues. Always look on the bright side of Ufa
and trust In the Lord. Kindness should be
added to cheerfulness In the building of charac
ter, and truthfulness should not be omitted.
Truth costs nothing, but It brings a rich j re
ward. Perseverance and Industry both are
admirable tralta and should be studiously cul
tivated. In the commencement of life you
should . regard character as capital.
J. M. Churchill of Coldwater.* Ontario,
had for his theme "What is Wanted by
Boys and What is Wanted In Them." His
address was filled with amusing incidents
from his own experience, and was In con
sequence greatly enjoyed by the young
people. Purity, he declared, is one of the
most exalted virtues that a boy can pos
sess. He likened a boy with a pure mind
and heart to a lily growing in a polluted
stream. He advised the boys to take
Christ for their model in the formation of
their character, and to be serious and
zealous in performing their work in life.
"How to Build a Character" formed the
text of the remarks which were made by
the Rev. C. O. Jones, D. D., of Bristol.
Va., the last speaker of the day. In his
speech he argued that it Is essential that
a boy should have not only a definite de
sire in life, but that he should strive with
all energy for the fulfillment of that de
sire.
The meeting . waa fittingly concluded
with the singtn^ of a sacretl song, during
which J. J. Morris acted as director.
cardinal principles. Tour real self is shown
in the little acts of your every day life.
A builder. in constructing a building selects
children that in the construction of their
character they should take Christ as thielr
model, and that they should take Interest
in the Methodist church and In the Ep
worth League.
In' opening the meeting the children
Joined in singing "Onward! Christian Sol
diers." after which the Rev. Merrick E.
Ketcham of Xenia, Ohio, who acced >s
chairman of the meeting, spoke a few
words of welcome to the little ones. ' Hiss
H. H. Beason of "Washington. D. C the
first speaker, selected for her subject
"Character Building." Her audience lis
tened with attention to her remarks and
gave her an ovation at tho conclusion.
She- earnestly advised the little ones to.be
truthful, honest, Industrious, courageous,
kind and cheerful. In part she said:
The rrcat edlflce. "character/* Is being con
structed by us to-day. Id ord«c that it may b«
permanent it should be bnilded on tho great
Little Ones Are Cautioned to Be Truthful, Kind,
Honest and Cheerful; and Subject of Formation
of Character of Juvenijes Receives Attention
CHILDREN LISTEN TO CHEERING
COUNSEL FROM LEAGUE WORKERS
AFTERNOON SESSIONS OF EPWORTH LEAGUE CONVENTION AND RALLY OF CHILDREN
ATTRACT LARGE AND INTERESTED AUDIENCES TO PAVILION AND ALHAMBRA THEATER
THE .".-SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JUJLY 22; 1901.
Delegates to the Efcworth League convention last night adopted the following resolutions,, which
had been reported by the resolutions committee:
OUR coming to the Pacific Coast hat
been to us a series of revelations and
of unmixed pleasures. We had heard
much of the goodly land, and the
great city of the Golden Gate. . but
half had not been told us. . May the
bountiful Lord -who has so lavished
his. blessings of earth and air and
sky upon this great people make them a
thousand times, as many more, and as
mighty, for Himself and for humanity.
' " RESOLVED.
1. That the hearty thanks of the conven
tion are due and hereby tendered to the
various committees of arrangements for the
ample and admirable preparation made for
cur renting, ana for the cordial, unremit
ting ajK efficient services rendered us dur
ing our stay nmong them.
2. We cannct refrain . from mentioning
with special appreciation the herculean
labors performed by the- Rev. Thomas Fil
ben, D.P., chairman of the general com
mittee of arrangements.
3. The skill with which the heads of the
various .departments of administration have
performed . their duties has elicited our
warmest admiration.
i. We cordially thank the State and City
officials, the business men and the citizens
of San Francisco generally for the great in
terest they have shown in the success of
tho convention. ¦-....
, 5. We appreciate the hearty co-operation
with the various committees of the conven
tion of the members of the Young People's
Society of the Christian Endeavor' and the
Baptist Young People's Union.
6. "We have, been greatly delighted with
the enterprise ehown . by the daily press of
the city. For the full reports of the ad
dresses delivered and the sympathetic treat
ment of all features of the gathering, j we
.render our grateful acknowledgments.
7. We especially appreciate the cordial
greeting sent to us by President McKinley
and Vice President Roosevelt, and. eight
Governors of States; and we invoke God's
blessing upon these eminent public servants,
and upon all others In civil authority.
. 8. To the various railroads, steamship and
other transportation companies we extend
our hearty thanks for most liberal and uni
form courtesies". -.
9. We must not forget to mention Mrs.
Stanford's great kindness in permitting the
use of the splendid organ built for Stanford
University and to cordially thank Mr. Hus
band and the music committee for their spe
cial helpfulness in the service of song.
.. missions. . •
¦ 1. We rejoice in the deepening • Interest
among our members in the great cause of
Christian missions, and congratulate our
organizations, here represented, ¦¦¦ upon the
educational work which has already 'been
accomplished. We are greatly delighted by
the comprehensive and practical plans
which have been devised by our leaders
for a great campaign in behalf of
missions and other benevolences during the
comlns.year. We urge all our chapters to
Increased study . of missionary . literature,
and to fervent prayer for the coming of the
kingdom. ¦ • •
"2. We approve, without reservation, the
plans for Epworth League extension -which
provide for the systematic training of our
young people In Christian work. The im
portance of the study of such great topics
as the English Bible. Christian stewardship
and- personal evangelism cannot bo over
estimated.
• I TEMPERANCE.
1. That we are as unalterably as ever op
posed to the open saloon and the liquor
trarflc. and we mean to keep up our war
upon this wicked business until our conti
nent Is freed from the dreadful curse,
r, * h ? 1 jve greatly rejoiced at the aboli
tion of the "Canteen" in our army, and
deplore the fact that a persistent effort is
being made to have It restored. Specially
is th is distressing to us when we note that
Russia Is protesting against the canteen,
and that even France has prohibited it in
her army camps. "We earnestly hope that
wiser counsels will prevail in free, Chris
tian America, and^o this end. we will ever
pray and fight. . .. . • ¦ ,
COLORED EPWORTH LEAGUERS.
We have 'learned; that representatives ' of
the various Christian. Touns People's So
cieties among the colored churches of the
country plan to hold a gathering In the
summer of 1902, looking- to the better de
velopment of their young: people in Chris
tian work, and we desire to express our
approval . of the movement and heartily
recommend It to the colored young people
of the Epworth League.
- JUNIOR WORK.
"We are much encouraged with the con
tinual . growth of our Junior Epworth
League, and believing- this school for the
training of our youngest soldiers for Christ
is accomplishing great good would unhesi
tatingly, urge all our pastors and Christian
workers to organize our boys and girls
into Junior chapters wherever, possible.
'SUPREME PURPOSE.
J While we do not underestimate the vital
relation to our organization of its literary,
social and benevolent department, we de
sire to emphasize, once again, the supreme
purpose of our existence, L e., the develop
ment of the highest type of spiritual ex
perience and 1 life in the young members o£
our churches and the salvation of the mul
titudes of young men and women of our
communities who are still far from God.
¦ ' _ CONDOLENCES.
We have heard with sorrow • that 'the
British Consul in San Francisco, Hon. Wil
liam Clayton Pickersgill, has been called
away .by, death since we arrived in this
city. We of the Methodist Episcopal Church
and the Methodist Episcopal Church South
Join in expressions of sympathy for our
Canadian co-laborers » in the loss of one of
their, honored national representatives.
We have heard with feelings of inex
pressible sadness of the fearful railroad ac
cident'In Missouri, by which several per
sons who were- on their way to this conven
tion lost their lives. ..We greatly - deplore
this one shadow which has been cast upon
our convention i and send to the heart
stricken friends of the killed and wounded
our. slncerest sympathy in their affliction.
Respectfully submitted, -
I. W. JOICB. President.
¦ : J, W. NEWMAN, Secretary.
LEAGUE DECLARES WAR AGAINST LIQUOR TRAFFIC
AND GIVES THANKS FOR ALL FAVORS RECEIVED
FAIR MEMBERS OF.LOCAL COMMITTEES OF. THE INTERNATIONAL EPWORTH LEAGUE CONVENTION. WHO
WERE UNTIRING IN THEIR EFFORTS TO RENDER THE RECEPTION AND ENTERTAINMENT OF
DELEGATES A NEVER-T^-BE-FORGOTTEN DEMONSTRATION OF SAN' FRANCISCO'S ' HOSPITALITY, i
Continued From Page One.
render themselves to God and with psalms
sung with vim.
LEADING CHURCHES ARE THRONGEO
The following: figures «hovr
the g attendance ' at tne :. great
rellR-louii . convention V Jnnt
dosed and the one held prior
to it in this city. . V ¦
Christian'/ End e a v o r* '. ,
I Resiatration 1897... .20,108
Epworth*- League '" Regr- -v "-•;
( :„ lstrat ion 1901 . ....... 18,841
'CONVENTION §||||
ATTENDANCE
The person who depends upon the words of
Christ without considering those of St. -Paul
is in the realm of . puerility. - It is like ac
cepting the statement of one witness and Ig
noring those of four others. The minister who
speaks slightingly of Paul must be pitied ; r if
he does it a third time he should be • removed
from the pulpit. All that rational people,be
lieve is substantial unity in ; the midst, of cir
cumstantial , variety. The Apostles tell of . what
they, saw as a unit.. but : their stories vary* in
the relation of . circumstances! It is like a
The Lord forbids .us to argue religion : with
irreverent scoffers. •. He bids us , not to cast
pearls before swine.. lest they rise up and de
stroy us. Can any one prove there Is a God,
the came as one may prove that President Me-
KInley exists? is a grand structure
built upon faith. We must have faith. -The
saying that Ignorance is the mother of devo
tion is h mistake: it is the mother of supersti
tion. . It is faith in i the truths of j the Bible
which has reared a kingdom which cannot be
moved, and it is impossible for Christianity,
which is founded upon faith, to perish out ct
the earth. ¦ . -
After- classifying the 'human race Into
three parts— the young, the middle-aged
and old— and defining the natures of each,
the speaker resumed: . ' >< *¦• *.
Indiana Quartet, which sang in pleasing
style the beautiful air, "God So Loved the
World." Rev. Buckley, then selected ' as
his text ; from j Hebrews, ! "The Kingdom
•Which Shall Not Be Moved." He began
by saying that there were two orders of
things, the spiritual and the natural, and
that they were represented everywhere,
even in church gatherings. , The one class
attended divine services. to be spiritually
benefited, the other to satisfy natural de
sires, among; which curiosity and pleasure
are not the least. 1 . ,¦ ' ¦ , \
Dr. Buckley . interspersed his remarks
with the relation of many anecdotes, some
of - which 1 - provoked : laughter. ¦' He spoke
of the powers: of Europe, trembling at the
threat of , the Sultan ', to awake : tne spirit
of 'i Islam if* any -attempt was made : by
England : to : Interfere ; with • the.' Armenian
troubles."; -¦- This s- was ¦ an • instance of . su
preme faith in a people to whom .Islam
was ; the v alpha! and oroega of all • affairs,
human or divine. The failure of Ingersoll
, One cannot see God, but must it be said one
cannot have affection for things unseen? I'cer
tainly have more affection for George Wash
ington than many statesman now living.' I Love
for God in the Individual sense Is the intense
and indomitable desire to please : him.,' Prayer
Is ; the •¦ one antidote to despair. There ¦ Is . no
trouble light enough in which men cannot \ find
time to pray. People always will pray, ber
cause it is the- working of the. spirit within
them. ¦ prompting them to lift their voices and
.hearts to * the creator i of Uie universe. . If ¦ a
man is a Christian he is miserable If hia.wlfa
is not also ,a,Christian. . •: . '. \ .;'; »
The four essentials of Methodism which keep
It alive are native Wit, energy. ' conviction and
fervor. ¦ The. time Is past In Methodism for the
latitudinarian as well - as the attltudinarian.
This Is no dress parade, when men . display
themselves for mere show. ; It . Is a time for
work in the cause of the Savior. The power
of God displays itself in ways not always com
prehensible-* to the- human , understanding. -•¦ If
I fall Into a trance it does not prove the power
of God.ibut it does prove that my nervous sys
tem is vweak. • ,. , ;
The great pillar that supports the magnificent
structure of religion Is the religious nature of
man. • One cannot imagine two radically differ
ent religions as being true. Both may :be
wrongr, but both cannot be true. The worst men
are often affrighted at their own wickedness.
That < is because It is ' utterly "Impossible to
eradicate the religious^ Idea from the human
heart. Abraham Lincom in his youth arrayed
his wit against the Bible,. but when with hon
ors and. fame came .sorrow he lifted up his
heart in - prayer. .. : . ¦. ,. ... ' . . i .-• . -
party of travelers tourlngr Kurope. '¦ All will
agTee there is a Westminster Abbey, but in cir
cumstantial detail concerning that edifice there
will be circumstantial variety. If there were
circumstantial unity as well as circumstantial
varlety>l would become a disciple of- the la
mented -Ingersoll, who fought without'avail for
a temple of reason in. America. ¦• . •' : ; . '. .
to secure funds for the _ erection : of a
temple of reason was due to the fact that
the project lacked the inspiration of re
ligion, without which no human project
can succeed. In closing, he addressed the
leaguers present and . cautioned them" on
their return home to speak moderately of
all they had experienced in their travels.
"You. don't want to say to your friends
that when y.ou stood on the mountain top 1
you were gazing into Paradise, because
no one will ¦ believe- you," he said amid
laughter. "Tell them of the beautiful
things you- saw, but learn to subordinate
the; desire to drift; into extravagance of
speech." : . :'. '.- '¦ -¦¦ , ¦- . ;.¦•:¦.
The announcements were made by the
Rev. Mr. pastor of the church, and
benediction was pronounced by Dr. Buck
ley.''; ¦ .'¦¦-.¦: ¦¦;.. '.•:¦¦ ' ¦
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FAITH AN: ESSENTIAX ¦ ,
¦- r X CHRISTIA2J" QTJAMTY
Interesting Th'eme Discussed by Bev-:
? Matt[ S. Hughes at First Bap
. ". V -_. tist Church. 1 v ' 'r .
Every "available; chair : was pressed into
service .'yestertfa'y . m'orhing at ¦; the First
died last week Sn this city. Continuing, he
drew attention to the sacrifices made for
this gsneration by our forefathers, and
declared that in this twentieth century
we were drawing the dividends of their
priceless investment. He continued;
They sowed their blood and we reap price
less liberty. Thus came our heritage. If the
history of the past has not been read In vain
by us the future has toil and pain for us.
Unless we enlarge our heritage It will de
crease. It cannot remain stationary. The
greater our opportunities, the greater the trial
and pain. It is not easy to raount. We would
fee fools to exrect end cowards to desire lees
than those who have preceded us endured.
Number* Irrespective of individuals is not
what will Rid us. Results depend upon the
quality and strength of the individuals.
The farewell consecration service was
conducted by th^ Rev. C M. Boswell. D.
15.. of Philadelphia. His preliminary ad
dress was to ur^e the consecration to per
sonal evangelism of his audience. He
quoted Biblical instances of the young
men's work for -the Lord. He then gave
an earnest exhortation for the audience to
"go do ¦ likewise" and personally direct
men to the fountain of life
Then began the singing and congratula
tory speeches. Dr. Berry spoke firsL. after
which Thomas Filben. chairman of the
general committee, was called for. He re-
Fponded by expressing his gratification at
the way the work of the committee had
been received by the visitors, and closed
with an appeal for th« millions in dark
ress on the west of us. R. V. Watt, H.
M. Du Bose, Bishop Warren for the board
of Bishops, J. N. Beard and Robert Hus
band" fallowed in quick succession, and
the convention closed by a general shak
ing of hands by everybody in the bouse.
It -was nearly 11 o'clock -when the lights
¦were turned out. and more than a thou
rand people were ctlll in the house around
the platform.
LEAGUEES CO2JSECBATED
IN SOLEMN SERVICE
Great Meeting at Metropolitan Tem-
pie on the Closing Night of
the Convention.
' There was an immense crowd of leag
uers at Metropolitan Hall last night for
the closing consecration service of the
convention held there. Rev. Dr. Barra
clough of Victoria. B. C, was in the chair
the song service at the opening of the
The honor of bringing the convention at
the thf ater to an end was reserved for the
Rev. W. A. Spencer, D. IX; of Philadel
phia. He performed the duty In a ¦ true
old- Methodist ¦ camp-meeting - style," with
prayer, exhortation to his audience to sur-
After the chairman, the Rev. W. H.
Winthrow, had summoned the assemblage
to order, the Rev. Alonzo Monk spoke on
"The Spirit of Methodism.", The main
contention of his remarks were that Meth
odism if not active was nothing; that
Methodism.,, having no iron-bound ritual,
was susceptible to new ideas and capable
of keepeing aoreast with the times, and
that, finally, the Methodists have drawn
to themselves the attention of the world
through its tendency to do and to act.
The Rev. Mr. Monk was followed by the
Rev. W. F. Anderson, who in the course
of his address stated that there are no
small things in the work for God, and
that he was tired of hearing of $3000 min
isters. $4000 ministers and $300 ministers,
when all were equal in the service of the
Lord. He said further that the duty
which man owes to himself is that of self
realization, and that all who study the
Bible cannot help but feel that' God in
tended that he should attain the highest
ideal of character.
Amid a flow of eloquence, offerings of
prayers to God and a perfect torrent of
revival songs, that part of the Epworth
League convention at the Alhambra Thea
ter was brought to a close last night. Had
the meeting lasted but a few minutes
longer a genuine Methodist revival would
have been inaugurated. Enthusiasm was
aroused to such a pitch that the delegates
were reluctant to quit the hall. Before the
conclusion Dr. Du Bose read a very com
prehensive set of resolutions of thanks,
which embraced every one that contrib
uted to the success of tho great conven
tion.
Methodist Camp-Meeting'
Style.
LEAGTJEES END 'J'H KT*R.
MEETING AT ALHAMBRA
Delegates Rejoice in the True Old
Dr. Edward S. Ninde closed the meeting
with a feeling farewell, and the touching
consecration service of the Epworth
League. "Leaguers," he said solemnly,
"our work will be in vain it there is no
power in us from on high. We may grasp
the hand of another, but in that grasp
will be no power if we have not within
us the power of the Holy Spirit." {
Rev. A. C. Crews was introduced to read
the resolutions adopted by the league
committee, and then the next speaker.
Rev. W. J. Young- of Lynchburg-, Va.,
took the platform. ."We have been trying
to learn what there is to do," he said,
"and how, under God's blessing-, we are
to do. it. We are come to this last nlgtit
in our convention that we may learn how
we may consecrate . ourselves to the ser
vice of the Master in the new century. All
our effort has tMs in view, that we may
do our work more thoroughly, that we
may help in the uplifting of our fellow
men." . -¦
The chairman then introduced Rev. W.
P. Thirkleld, D. D., of Cincinnati as the
first speaker.
The meeting was opened by an eloquent
prayer by Rev. R. P. T. Ramsay of South
ern California, and Rev. Barraclough
spoke briefly upon the solemnity of "meet
ing and of parting, and of the closing of
such a great gathering of earnest Chris
tians as had. been assembled for days past
in San Francisco. "Let the effect of this
convention," he said, "be such that each
delegate will carry to his own home such
a force of enthusiasm in the work that
he will be a supply center for his own
neighborhood."
meeting was led by J. J. Morris, assisted
by William Grandeman, the last named
gentleman sing-Ing- a barytone solo in su
perb voice as a • variation of the hymn
singing by the congregation.
The last fifteen minutes was occupied
in a warning as to habits and personal
appeal to the audience for an acceptance
of the salvation offered full and free.
God wvrr lins sent a man to hell. God neVer
will vend a man to hell. If a man Roes to hell
h« goes by his own choice. More men fall in
thta life because they lack a heart than for
the lack of money. Mora men fall for the lack
of a heart than for the lack of brain. Mom
mlnlntrrs fall for the lack of a heart tharv for
the lack of culture. We have everything olse
but we lack the heart to run one big town.
Unions man has hope In *oma one, unless man
has hope in somebody, he will continue to
go to ruin as he Is going to-day.
We must have faith In Jesus Christ aa able
to give an instantaneous new life and. as a
means of gradual character builder. Jesus
Christ has a mission and stands for something.
"The «on of God was made manifested that
he might destroy the works of the devil."
I am preaching to the Epworth Leaguers this
afternoon. They are nearly 3,000,000 strong.
They are but the forerunners of what Is com
ing. The world is on the up grade, thank God.
Man Falls by His Own Choice.
and downward to nothing. When a man comes
to you saying he wants to be a Christian you
must be able to tell him what to do. Give a
man something he can touch. Place before the
msn something he can take hold of as I take
hold of this plant with my hand.
Havo faith In Jesus Christ as a man. There
Is something in the face of Jesus Christ which
attracts man. He shows a character which
tends to convince man when he says, "What
soever ye shall ask in my name that 'will I
do." Jesus Christ when on earth was one
who could be approached by a man, and no
man who approached him waa ever turned
away. He Is now In heaven. He Is the same
loving, kind, gentle Savior as when on earth
and never turns any one away who cornea to
him seeking tho forgiveness of his sins.'
Jesus Christ aa a man la in response to tre
i demands of human nature. The depths of
God's love to man is conveyed to the. human
race through Jesus Christ to man. "God so
loved the world that he gave his only begot
ten eon that whosoever belleveth on him should
not perish, but have everlasting life." ,
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FIML MEETINGS OF THE LEAGUERS
W> have the incident of the man who came
tn rhrlpt-and asked him how often he must
forgive i.ni> who had sinned Hpaimt him, and
a* a key to hi* own tnnral condition set it at
wvpn tttr.es. Uut what wan his amazement
to be told that he muM forgive seventy times
'«»n If necessary. A man tnutt forgive as
long as one ask* pardon Flncerely. This is
tho provision of the gospel of forgiveness.
There are many people who hug to their
Inner enre n hate against somebody. We ask
in the ford's prayer to "forgive us our tres
pass a» we forgive our trespasses.". We are
compelled to comply with the terms of this
Jirayer if we are to continue lt» God's favor
and receive his blessing, which we seek In
prayer.
The human mln<i Is made to crov forward
and upward to a point, r.ot to grow backward
Forgiveness of Christ.
You ack why is it th«t whenever you attend
church It is always believe, believe, believe?
KecauRe It is the contitltutlftn of things. How
long «ould we run any burinens If we did not
have faith. The msene* of belief Is the same
»hmn as that faith In God. The (success of
electricity in telegraphy 1» the evidence of
faith in rr.an'i ability. Wln-n a man proposed
to l>ulld a railroad arrow the Itocky Moun
tains som« preacher ttald: "That 1* flylnjr In
the face of Providence. If God had wanted a
railroad across those mountains he would
never hav* jilaced them there.** Thank God
for that* man that .hud faith In mathematlcit
to build that road. -
Tn» easiest thine to do mentally is to delay.
Every man delays s omrt hlng- The agnostic
ray* he iloes not, but that is not so. He Bays
he dr.nt l)flleve anything and then believes
rnnethinjs. If man «ays he does not believe
anything hi» does not state a fact according
to the constitution and build of human brain.
As Focn es a ninner runs up the white flag
cf surrender, efn is pardoned by God. What
pleases me is the easy terms God makes for
men to come to him on. The easiest act of
man comes "throufrh the vision". When the
children of Ejrypt disobeyed God and were pun
ish^ by the nerp^nts he told them to make
a bra sen serpent and put It up. Then all they
had to do was to look at It. If they had had
to walk many would not have had physical
ability to Jo It. All they needed was to look.
£in Pardoned by God.
God want* th* man of the world to think
well of him. If he thinks well of him he will
love him. If he loves him he will serve him.
If we had time and talent to study this book
we l«ve so woll throuch. we would come to
tho conclusion thaf the mind that arranged It
had the Interest of man at heart. There Is
no declaration in this wonderful Book we
love to much that God's way Is not our way.
There Is not on* In this audience that has
not Binned, not on* that has not done wrong.
The moment God sees la any human heart the
faintest desire or increment to come to him
he removes every obstacle between them and
6ays "Come."
THE afternoon cessions of the conven
tion were held at the Pavilion. Al
hambra Theater and Metropolitan
Temple. The attendance was large
and interesting exercises were the
rule. At the first place the principal
address was by Bishop I.»W. Joyce of
Minneapolis, president of the Epworth
League, his theme being "Faith in Jesu3
Christ." The children's mass meeting at
the Alhambra was a highly interesting
event.- At the Metropolitan Temple Rev.
E. E. Ross of Nashville, Tenn., delivered
a powerful sermon. -,'.':'-.
Mechanics' Pavilion was thronged with
fully 7000 people to listen to Bishop Joyce.
/For half an hour before the time set in
/the programme half of these were singing
pongs. At the appointed time Isaac E.
Blake, the musical director, took charge
and after several numbers Bishop Hamil
ton introduced the Rev. Lewis Powell of
Nashville. Tenn.. who led in prayer. He
then introduced the Bishop, who spoke
for ever an hour eloquently on "Faith in
Jesus Christ." His text was: "For what
soever is born of God overcometh the
world, and this is the victory that over
cometh the world, even our faith."— I
John. 1:4. He said in part:.
Distinguished President of. International League
Discourses Wisely Before Audience of Thousands
Upon Topic Dear to Hearts of All Christians
ELOQUENCE OF BISHOP I. W. JOYCE
CHARMS MULTITUDE AT PAVILION
.- Hundreds of Epworth League delegates
were turned away from the divine service
•which -was held yesterday morning at Vie
Central Methodist Church. Every bit of
available space from the pulpit to the
outer door was occupied by. devout wor
shipers. Even the steps of the altar were
pressed into use. The services fully justi
fied the presence of an overflow crowd-
Not during the present convention has the
impressive ritual of the Methodist church
been more beautifully rendered, nor has
there been a greater display of fervent
eloquence. . \ . •:,,'• .
• '.The pulpit of the church was artistical
ly decorated with streamers . of the
league's colors and around the main body
of the edifice were ~ placed the league's
emblems. The choir, which had been spe
cially augmented for the occasion, ren
dered in commendable style sacred songs.
v The Rev.Dr.S. L>. Hutsinplller, regular
pastor of the church, 7 opened the services
with a prayer, after. which the congrega
tion joinedj with -the choir in singing a
psalm. Rev. Dr. Thirkield, secretary of
the ' Freedman's Association and Educa
tional Society of the South. . preached an
eloquent sermon on faith." He likened
man's striving for the afterlife of the in
visible world to the pushing upward of a
little flower through the crust of the
Among the most faithful workers have
been the ushers. Mornin". afternoon and
night they have served the public " smU-
EPWORTHXA.N'S TURNED
FROM CENTRAL CHURCH
J. J. Morris of Palo Alto , has been a
most faithful assistant to Chairman Hus
band. He has made regular trips to San
Jose for rehearsals, to Oakland and San
Francisco for meetings.'. He Is one of the
workers that has been but little seen but
his work has added greatly to the gener
al good. , - .
For a commendable spirit of enterprise
and faithfulness the entertainment com
mittee certainly deserves the banner.
Chairman Charles H. J. Truman and his
workers have never lost their heads or
failed to be in the right place at the right
time. The first committee members to
be In their places In the Mechanics' Pa
vilion, they have been on duty from 6:30
a." m. until midnight every day during the
week and are prepared to hold their posts
to-day. : The visitors . have nothing but
words of praise for the treatment accord
ed-them-by this committee.. -•¦ .. •
The man who has . furnished the most
>bf the music for the convention is A./ L.
Scott-Brook. He came from Sydjiey, New
South Wales, Australia, recently and has
freely given his ' time and the general
committee greatly appreciates his : kind
ness. He has been the organist of the
•largest pipe organ in the world and Is an
applicant- for the position of organist at
Stanford and will have the hearty sup
port of every member of the music com
mittee. .
EFFORTS OP LEAGUE
WORKERS APPROVED
Many Contributed to Success of the
Convention "Without Due ,f»J
Recognition.
Baptist Church and many had to stand,
but all expressed themselves as well re
paid after listening to the Rev. Matt S.
Hughes, D. D., of Kansas City, In his
exposition of II Corinthians 5-7.
In tho absence of the pastor. Rev. Mr.
Woods, who is on his vacation, Rev. 8.
\V. Buckbee conducted the opening ser
vice and introduced the eloquent young
divine.' Miss Alice Woods, daughter of
the pastor, rendered a beautiful violin
solo as an offertory. ! She- la home from
Honolulu on her vacation. 1
"For we walk by faith, not by eight."
was the text of the morning. The speaker
Bald in part:
One of the distinct characteristics of the
Christian religion lies in the fact that we
have to do with the unseen. We worship a
God w« have never 'seen, one who Is Invisible,
one whem not bavin? seen yet we love. "We
are pilgrims, having no city but one to come.
We seek an unseen city for our goal.
How are we to place ourselves in a satisfac
tory relationshlD to this spiritual world? We
. cannot see It with our physical eyes, feel It
with our physical hand, hear It with our physi
cal ears: yet we walk by faith not by sight,
and in this we have our answer.
Another question: What do we mean by
faith? Do we know anything about faith? We
know the meaning of love by experience. Not
by what some one tells us or -by what we see.
but by our . actual experience. In the same
way me must learn of faith.
Sin 13 the only unnatural thing: in the world.
When we are called to walk a Christian life
we are called to walk the natural life. 'When
we live the natural life we are living the
Christian life. What I am trying to empha
size is the naturalness and necessity of faith.
There are those who call for something dlt-.
ferent from faith; those -who want something
they call cold, hard facts: .those who place
facts above faith: those who say oar religious
foundation should be facts and not faith.
THE Epworth Leaguers held a meet-
Ing yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock
In the Alhambra Theater for the spe
cial benefit of children. The little
ones responded Inconsiderable num
ber and were given seats in a body
in the central part of the theater.
The speakers endeavored to suit their 1 re
marks and their language to the under
standing cf tho little ones, and^thc con
versational tones were a pleasing con
trast to the thunderous eloquence and
stereotyped expressions which had been
heard during the week.
The speakers sought to Impress on the
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