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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1901. NOTEWORTHY EVENING MEETINGS OF LEAGUE A BISHOP HENRY W. WARREN OUTLINES BEST PLANS FOR MISSIONARY WORK Distinguished Divine Urges United Action by Christian Workers in Aiding Common ause in Which the Church Is Engaged, and by Which the Gospel Is to Be Spread * AP | | SYSTEMATIC ONE OF THE 630 'f | REV [ NATTHIAS l 3 KAUFMAN i MASS i | | MATTHEWS v VIRGINA ESPITE the counter attractions | The Park sisters next favored the audi- ~ at Metropolitan Temple and the | €nce with a cornet solo and were encored. | Alhambra, the evening session | 1he Lost Chord” and “Take e, On, My | 3 ~ O e L ather” were their selections. | of the Epworth League Conven- | “mye” Rey. john J. Tigert, L.L. D., of | tion in the Mechanics' Pavilion | Nashville, Tenn., then delivered the fol- opened w an immense throng. | lowing address: Fully 900 people were seated| Missions are the mind and might of the Mas-: | .. 38 2 when the programme began. The session | ter multiplied into the mass and multitude of | THEZCHURCH T AND THAE took the form of a missionary mass tin nd was presided over by Rev. Hughes, D.D., of Kansas City, in of Governor A. T. Bliss of ho was expected to preside. service was led by W. C. d Rev. Samuel Planiz, D. D., of A n, Wis., led the devotions. What Constitutes a Missionary. sh W. Warren, D.D., LL. D. o., was very impressive iaress. He spoke in part: he end for which this world wae made and is s its epiritual come. 1 know it be dug, smeited; I be cle: owed, plant- s , and _intel- great by the solving; but the me is human character fit marvel in the universe. is that the Son of God ite gl took flesh and death 1 object e ol to dévelop mines empires? No_one, worth his coming. ough to pa e enough rned as a bride g of kings and Africa well ex- n, and he eing a missiona: home, heaven, me to an accursed insulted be that is be- ik the led, ohly thing in of his ut- without an far better: “‘The me, because he hath the poor; be himself of the Lord is put Q blind, to set at lib- preach the ac- Every Epwt h that coneeption of & missionary, every Epworthian can enlist. Not every one of these housands can go to Africa, India or Chin but every one can he a m ary, can have the spirit of the Lord anoint to preach T2 "ine life worthy of God | school teechers, all intelligent Epworth- who are embodiments of knowledge ac- ispensed are true missionaries of this departme nany school teacher. mother, friend, life or public, is & true missionary e ideal missionary who camé from heaven to earth Genius Is Not Required. c ‘s idea of this world is not a place from which he -ould_save out a few elect saints @nd then burn up all the rest. His idea is to establish the kingdom of heaven on earth, have part of it as it is of God cover vast Pacific me in every have the knowled as the waters of Wherever that kingdom is not : = ¥ that will not be done as in Heaven, t ledge of God not s0 prevalent, there | h missionaries; in yeur city, in your I your home, in your heart. It does n re gepius, ten talents, far travel, ex- e e comma of time to be one of Christ's missionaries, None of the disciples had these. It only requires an experience and fidelity. b e idenl missionary commission every one of Let the commission reach clear apostles. *If ye continue in disciples indeed.”” Oh, Andrews, Johns, Pauls who hear me, dis- cipleship has mot yet heen given up. Apostle- did mot belong exclusively to the early ages. Twelve was the limit for the Jews only. Goé calied Paul to be the first of the larger college of aposties o the Gentiles. He now calls out of the heavens to you, saying, ‘‘Thou, thou art g chosen vessel unto me to bear my neme unto the Gentiles.”” Hear, oh hear. The Moraviens are said o support one missionary to every sixty members. Let it be sald that Methodists support ope missionary to every Gne member. he poor, heal the broken-hearted, | | character of the missionary, the substance and | ten son that whosoever believeth in him might | | | I | of adequats equipment for its accomplishment. |YOUNG PEOPLE men who measure life by the meaning of his mediations. The Church a Mission. What s the scrintural sanction? In the Sermon on the Mount, immediately following | the Beatitudes, which state the blessedness of | the missionarfes, the Mester introduces in a | double figure the necessity, the universability and the instruments of the work. “'Ye are the light of the world; ye are the salt of the earth.” The church 18 a mission celestial in origin and equipment, in the midst of a popu- | lation foreixn and estranged. Missionary | means undivided and unabating enthusiasm and eagerness, unceasing and undelaying dili- gence, in carrying his goepel of deliverance and bleesedness to his toiling brothers who ltkewise are our own. The apostle to the na- | tions in the first chapter of his greatest let- ter to the central church of the empire states his missionary obligation, his missionary pre- paration for and his flawless missionary in- strument. “I am debtor: I am ready: I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. St. Paul's doctrine is certainly that of elec- tion, but it is an election to service, an elec- tion of preparation for service and an election St._John gathers up the divine motive, ini- tiation and sacrifice, the sublime and unique requirement of his gospel and its world-wide intent and provision in a single unmatched verse of his own unequaled record: ‘“God so loved the world that he gave his only begot- not perish, but have everlasting life. After a song by the North Indlana Con- ference quartet the Rev. James Hender- son. D. D., of Toronto, Canada, delivered an interesting aadress, in which he sald: Grand Work of Christianity. The genius of the gospel comes out in that command to “Go.” We should go first be- cause it is easier for us to go than it was for those to whom the command was first given. Tt is easier for Bishop Taylor to reach the banks of the Congo than for Paul to reach the banks of the Tiber. It is easier to win the Fijls from the degradation of cannibalism than it Was to woo the cultured Athenlan from the worship of the beautiful. Second, we ought to go, for we owe all of our civilization to Christianity, Under the old civilization three-fourths of the people were slaves, murder was made a pastime, debauch- ery was reduced to a sclence, sulcide was ele- vated to an art, infanticide was installed as a domestic virtue. But Christianity came and waved her wand over those pagan institutions and one by one they disappeared, so that to- night, with all ite defects, the British and American civilization form the high tide mark in the history of the world. No slave crouches beneath the shadow of those flags and wherever they float human life and liberty are secure. The session closed with a song and ben- ediction. - 5 FROM THE EAST A representative gathering of young people took place yesterday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock in the art gallery of the, Pa- vilion. It consisted of a leaguer from each State represented in the convention. Chairman Colton outlined the work he expected them to do, which is to interest and secure the atlention of every dele- gate to the missionary exhibit. As the year to come is to be devoted to missions he desires the visitors tc take as much information home as possible. Later he issued the following appea ALL DELEGAT TAKE NOTICE. Since mission is to be the chief work of the Epworth League for the coming year, ft is strongly urged that as many as possible of the delegates from each State be present at the special missionary conference that s to be heid in the main body of Mechanics' Pavilion at 9 o'clock Saturday morning. At least one delegate from every district, and if possible one from every chapter, should be present to note carefully the new plans that will be pre- sented there. In addition to the names on the printed pro- gramme, Bishop Joyce, Dr. Berry and Dr. Bashford are expected to be present to address the conference. Will_delezates who read this notice kindly see that other delegates are reminded of the importance of this meeting? E. T. COLTON, Chairman Committee, | RN INGIIAN - R CHARACTERISTIC HE assemblage of Epworth Leaguers at the Alhambra Theater reached its climax at the evening session. Not a single seat or foot of standing room on the main floor or in the gallery was vacant. With the increase in attendance came a commensurate increase in enthusiasm and eloquence. Each of the four speakers delivered speeches that sparkled with wit and rounded periods. The only regret of the leaguers in the audience appeared to | be that they could not force their enter- tainers to prolong their efforts. Under a full blaze of the. incandescent light the interior of the theater, decked with flowers and streamers of the league’s colors, presented a splendid appearance. The evening session, which will ‘be memorable in league annals for the elo- quence that was displayed, was well opened with a patriotic address by Rev. G. H. Cobbledick, M. A., Parkhiil, On- tario. He dwelt on the topics which are exciting public interest and likened the course of the United States in the Philip- pines to the movements of England in South Africa. He said in part: The ballot is not a personal asset convertible into personal Interest, but it is a puolic trust of power from God, ‘to be used for the fur- therance of his kingdom. The voter is “the power ordained of God” in this country mine, for sovereignty rests with the people. Hence it 1s that the Union Jack and Stars and Stripes fioat, and we believe shall float together for the uplifting of the oppressed and the enfran- chisement of the slave. In these democratic lands, men are all free and equal, on the elec- tion day at least. The need of the hour Is n Christian _patriotism that will show that to enter public life is not to abandon righteous. ness. The demand is for men of humble and reverent spirit, who like Joshua will recognize the Silent Presence and obey the heavenly vision. The Epworth League exists to train such men. Its own future will require more attention to its altruistic efforts. The cross iz calling the organized = Christian youth of these lands to & more unselfish career. The evangelization of the world tarries for this forward movement and the national life of two great peoples walts the Inspiration of their high endeavor for good citizenship. The in- fluence of the League will grow as the spec- tacular gives place to the utilitarlan. The passing of Niagara may be lamented by somo esthetic soul, but the clamor of the world's needs is as deep calling unto the deep and from serving only scenic effect Niagara is yielding 1ts_powers to bless America. = The volume of Christian enthusinsm which renders rossible this vast gathering must obey the law of its life and yleld itself to drive the ma- chinery of the world's higher civilization along |¢ the quivering nerves of its organic life, must run the very heart throb of God, bearing light to the dark places and mot{ve power for the renewal of the earth in righteousness. The Causes of Pauperism. Rev. J. J. N. Kenny of Modesto, Cal., { made one of the most powerful addresses of the evening and the audience was re- luctant to let him terminate his efforts. He sald in part: The causes of pauperism are various and many. Some of the chief are heredity, fllit- eracy, indolence and intemperance, which is far more potent than we dream of. = These are but a few causes that bring men and women to_poverty. How can this problem be solved? It certainly cannot be done by giving, which only assists in making paupers. Soclal rights no less than moral rights must be recognized. Justice in the matter of wages, rent and interest would remedy the evils in regard to those people who are willing to work. ‘We need in this land a public opinion and soctal consclence that will correct injustice. Every man that is willing to work is entitled to receive fair wages. With the problem af- fecting the condition of the paupers the solu- tion is exceedingly difficult. In their case we must resort to mercy, which includes every kindness and every ‘Consideration. A sense of personal dignity must be inculcated into the minds of the paupers. The desire to own prop- erty must be created in them. No work Is successful that stops short of self help or in placing a man In a position to help himself. We should go into the paupers’ homes and teach them how to live. You women should take charge of the women of the des- titute and show them the pleasures and dig- nity of life. And another thing, do not move your churches out into the outskirts and. do not keep them closed six days out of the week, but maintain them open and keep them'com- fortable and enticing. Rev. James M. Buckley, editor of the Christian Advocate, New York City, was glven a_hearty reception when he arose fo speak on “The Perils of the City.” His address glittered with wit as well &s wisdom. He described the life of a young man in a large city and pointed out the temptations which confront him. He re- lated many amusing personal experiences that helped to explain his subject. Should Be Social Outcasts. “Kill the Saloon” was the subject of the address delivered by Rev. M. C. Hawks, the last speaker of the evening. His speech was a strong argument against intemperance and the speaker declared that the saloon-keepers should be made soclal outcasts. He sald in part: { Why, then, should the saloon exist and be protecfed? Can it compensate society for its existence? It Is never claimed for it that its aim is the elevation of soclety. On the contrary the fortunes it has wasted, the homes it hos dlsgraced, the reputations it has ruined, the high hopes it has destroyed, the death it has engendered, the brutality it has bred and the men and women it has sent to prison and the gallows point to it as one of the world’s most. accursed evils. Its path across soclety from the first is marked by the Increase of pov- erty, crime and insanity and the destruction of virtue and happiness. Its way is the way to hell going down to the chambers of death. It lives on bread that ought to feed destitute Wwives and little children. It sucks the best blood of homest toil. It is a plague, a curse, a blotch and a monster covered with the blood of ten thousand slain. It ought not to be 1i- censed. I would sooner stick a Government stamp on the nose of & mad dog and turn him loose on the streets. And vet it is licensed and protected. - It ought to dle instantly under the heel of an aroused and unescapable public in- dignation. Let us do our part to kill the sa- loon. Registration of Home-Seekers. EL RENO, O. T, July 19.—When the registration booths closed to-night 92,599 homeseekers had been given slips entitling them to a chance in the drawing. To-day’s figures for El Keno were 10,339, making a total of 70,407, while 1447 persons regls- tered at Lawton, bring the total for that place up to 22,102, ‘Will Teach Parliamentary Law. CHICAGO, July 19.—Mrs. Urquart Lee of Chicago has accepted the chair of par- llamentary law, an addition to the Allfed Woman's Clubs of the University of Cali- fornia, established by ~ Mrs. . Phebe Hearst. Her regular work will begin at the university in Septembes —— . All the eight ladies who acted as train- bearers to the Queen on her wedding day, sixty-three years ago, are still alive. All save one are married. The Lady Victoria Howard is the one exception, SCENES ILLUSTRATING THEMES EXPOUNDED BY EPWORTH LEAGUE ORATORS. | -+ CHRIST LIFE IN THE NEW CENTURY, LEADING THEME Subject Treated at Metropolitan Temple in Its Relation to Social Conditions of Men—Practical Benevolence Is Urged ETROPOLITAN TEMPLE was comfortably filled at the meet- | ing last night. The exercises were opened by the singing of select hymns under the leader- ship of J.-M. Robinson, and an opening prayer by the Rev. W. J. Smith of Toronto. The programme lim- ited the speakers to twenty minutes each, all of.which time was used in the giving of practical lessons on the duties of Chris- Christ life. Christ did not recogrize our pres- ent division of society into the upper, the lower and the middle classes. In his sight every man by right belonged to the upper class. The church can profitably spend less time in look- ing into the grave and less time in idly gazing up into heaven, and more in lookingyfor living men. Its problem is with lite. Christ did not have as much to say about the kingdom of heaven beyond the grave as of the kingdom of heaven which s here and now. He did not speak of wings and harps and golden streets, but of forgiveness, unselfishness and love. The recognition of friends in heaven is not as im- \IARD PRESS IS V ING WITH COLLEGES Continued From Page One. by marriage or blood of persons guilty or even only accused of crime. This is the class of papers that Dickens justly satirized under the immortal names of the ‘‘Morning Scourge’’ and the *Etanswill Gazette.”” This class of papers is in ‘the minority, but in every denomination there are some members who are the most greedy readers of these papers and more that advertise in them. Above these is a large class which in some particulars and on some occasions dips to their level, but alm to be and usually are far above them. These are a strange mixture of high- toned editorials, demoralizing advertisements and personal columns. The highest stratum, of which every large city contains at least one, and often several, which are not to be criticised adversely excepts by monks of the order of La Trappe or those Protestants who know nothing of the world, or belleve that nothing short of absolute perfection should be tolerated. How It Aids the Public. Speaking generally what the press does for the public—including the church—in the dis- semination of information, in unifying public sentimegt and arousing it and bringing it to Dbear to remedy wrongs, expose abuses and to drag Into light insidious vices which perish when known abroad; in concentrating public attention on unpunished crime, and revealing the fitness or unfitess of candidates for office, cannot be overestimated. But the church in its highest work often finds the newspaper helping it greatly with one hand and holding back or crowdlnt'é: aside even more greatly with the other. I too detalled, graphic and often almost sala- clous delineations of sin, vice and crime: its witticisms\in treating the more solemn things of religion, life, death and the future; its fllp- pant references to sulcides; its reporting with greater fullness the sayings of pulpit buffoons and eccentrics than those of wise, well bal- anced and reverend pastors; its &iving much more space to heterodox than to orthodox ser- mops; its making more conspicuous the utter- ances of faddists and fanatics and the ex- crescences and exuberant exclamations of the uncultivated than the deep religious feelini which cannot be concentrated in a headline, and more prominence to the sneers and asser- tions of infidelity than to the answers to its allegations, and glving more attention to church dissensions than to its harmonies, cre- ate an atmosphere of indifference to, or distrust of, Christianity that is hard to overcome, One of the chief foes to the progress of Chris- tianity as a spiritual institution and a reformer and molder of each generation is the Sunday paper as it is. Should a Sunday paper be pub- Iished 18 one question. Should such a paper as the Sunday paper now is in size and n some particulars of character of contents be read by Christians or admitted to their families on Sunday {s another question, Are spiritual things of such a nature that no spiritual preparation is necessary for thelr reception and profitable consideration? Ts the man who takes up the Sunday paper and divides it among the members of his family before or after his late breakfast acting in harmony with any known law of human nature of mind or heart, that is, If he wishes to derive spiritual benefit from the sanctuary? To fill the mind with business, news, fashions, accounts of theatrical performances of the night before, scandal, party politics, comicalities, eccen- tricities and grave discussion, is this to pre- pare to draw near to God and seek the light of his countenance? Instead of this, such per- sons are doing what they can to deter them- selves and others, especially young people, from attending church, or if present in body to cause them to be absent in spirit. It is very superficial to say that If there were & live man in the pulpit he could soon get the people’s attention, no matter what they were thinking of when they came. True enough, a live man can get the head, eye and RANDALL JR. WASHING TON tians in this, the twentieth century. The Rev. W. J. Smith of Toronto made use of the time allotted to him in laying down the lines for church members to follow, in keeping with those of the founder of Christianity. o C., spoke on the theme of “Christ in the Literature of the Twentieth Century.” He sald in part: There was a timq, when Christ was the sub- Ject of art and literature; the pre-Raphaelites in art, and Dante in poetry formed in the est art. But the Christ of medieval art lacks human- ity, lacks richness. With the trfumph of the dignity of human reason. We are beginning to see with Phillips Brooks, however, that the interpretation of all modern movements is found In the human and divine Christ. Christ Life in New Century. The Rev. F. T. Keeney of Auburn, N. Y., spoke entertainingly on ‘The Christ Il’,lli'erm the New Century.” He said in rief: becoming more complex. The great need for their solution in this or in any country is Christ—the Christ love, the Christ vision, the ear attention of the people, but that alone rever saved a soul or comforted ome. It is heart attention that is necessary. ‘‘While I wag musing the fire burned.” If persons were compelled to read the Sunday paper and did it unwillingly they might indeed go to the house of God and by reaction be well prepared for worship, but if they read with avidity they g0 there preoccupled, prefilled and apathetic or antagonistlc. Newspapers Help the Church. Oh, yes, the newspapers help the church much; so far as the press supports morality, order ‘and good government, It serves it much, it publishes many sermons, presents the facts of religious progress, advertises services, ad- mits and makes useful criticisms, promotes wide and general spiritual movements, ren- ders much aid by coilecting and dlsseminating religious news, often spreads the worthy fame of useful ministers, reports the proceedings of ecclesiastical bodles; holds up to deserved rid- fculs purely sensational preachers, quack evan- gelists and gross superstitions and for all of s the church thanks it, but the church can- nét consistently thank the press for the Sunday newspaper. The religious press {s necessary to give spe- clal, extended and accurate reports of all re- ligious matters and a swnmary of the news suitable for Christian familles: to defend Chris- tianity against athefsm, infideifty, spiritualism, theosophy, Christian Science and Mormonism, and when necessary Protestantism against Ro- manism, evangelical Christianity against the barren negations of those who deny the deity of Christ and the subtle suggestions of those Who whisper in the sinner's ear the modern version of the tempter's insinuation, ‘“You shall have as good as and perhaps a better chance to reform after death ‘than before”: and to explain to each generation the principies of the denomination, also the religious journal and it alone can properly characterize its ploneers, heroes and spiritual leaders, and preserve rev- erence for those who have laid the foyndations. It Is far more important now tham ever it was. The enterprises of the church are great- er, its enemles are more subtle and some of them are within its borders. These are they who evaporate or congeal the blood of the atonement and spread doubt whether Christ knew the true meaning or proper application of the very passages on whic he relled to prove himself the Messiah. There is much indiffer- ence. arowing parish isolation, decline of de- nomlnlflnnllllm/ and an itching for a kind of union which/gives everything and receiv Professor Edwin Mims of Durham, N. | Christian religion the most beautiful and tru- | renaissance and the reformation has come a | new senge of the value of humanity and the | Soclal problems and relations are constantly | AND T NEws~ * PArER portant as the recognition of our brother on earth. We have shut up our religion in the church too much. It must have sunlight and exercise or it will dle. Practical Benevolence. The Rev. E. M. Taylor of Cambridge, Mass., discourseg on “The Christ Life in the New Century in Practical Benevo- lence,” saying 'n part: Benevolence for self service must be weil organized. Distributing money does not neces sarily relleve distress. Most alms giving I demoralizing. Modern city associated char- ities work is corrective. Principle, not semti- mentality, should direct benevolence. System. | atic benevolence must be constructive as weil as remedial. It is not sufficient to stznd on the verge of the social cataract and pull a few victims out of the current. We must plant ourselves at the sources of the stream that make up the great current. This preventive Work s less attractive to many people than that of rescue work. but it has the promise of better results. Institutions for spreadin knowledge are productive of more good lhlg institutions for punishing crime. It is deeper wisdom to shut up a gin mill than te open a gold cure for drunkenness. Twentleth century benevolence will call out @ larger number of men and women who are set upon administer- ing their fortunes during their natural lives, rather than wait for post mortem adjustments directed by their wills. Wealth is becoming obedient to this heavenly wisdom as never be. fore in the history of christendom. [ ] W%W#’H‘H”H-H'H—WP%W%I—H-?. Religious fournalism o a3 15 needed: cxpecially by Methodts, Shoss ETeatest danger Is the disuse of the peculiari: tles of discipline and the ignoring of the spe- clal forms of doctrine and the resultant loss of the spirit which made it. The Religious Paper. The function of the religlops paper a mediator between the past and the !;re':enb‘e stimulating the aged who are prone to If only in the past and to add knowledge to the zeal and guide the efforts of youthtul inexpe. rience, and at the same tima to support. by arguments and precedents drawn from history and from facts of present observation, the men and women neither young nor old who. are the real horses of the denominational charlot. Tha Teal leaders of the true church are imvistbis thoee spiritual forces symbolized by what the young man saw when the Lord opened his eyes and he saw and beheld the mountain was full Of horses and charlots of fire around about Eli- sha. It 1s practical wisdom for Epworth Leaguers as well as for all others to read only the clean. est dally papers attainable; to skip In them what falls below their usual level; neither fo purchase nor read a dally paper on Sunday, and to support and read the journals of their own denomination: then with the study of the B ble and helps to its understanding. and men- eral reading they will be thoroughly furntshed for every good word and work in church and state, Epworth League Visitors will find at Sanborn & Vail's, 11 Market street, between Third and Fourth, the best line of California souvenirs an.d postal cards, stationery, fancy leather goods, camera supplies and park and eity views to be had anywhere. All members of the Epworth League and their friends cordially invited to visit the store of San- bern, Vail & Co., whether wishing to pur- chase or not . —_———— A steady diet of sulphur and molasses is said to be a perfect protection against mosquito bites. The insect is declared to be antagonistic to the atmosphers that surrounds a person who Indulges in that method of driving the impurities of his blood to the surface.

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