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4 T HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JULY 22, 1901 e e M e e AFTERNOON SESSIONS OF EPWORTH LEAGUE CONVENTION AND RALLY OF CHILDREN ATTRACT LARGE AND INTERESTED AUDIENCES TO PAVILION AND ALHAMBRA. THEAIF:B ELOQUENCE OF BISHOP I W. JOYCE CHARMS MULTITUDE AT PAVILION Distinguished President of International League Discourses Wisely Before Audience of Thousands Upon Topic Dear to LS 1 HE afternoon sessions of the conven- held at the Pavilion, Al- tion were hambra Theater and Metropolitan Temple. The attendance was large and exercises were the | interesting At t i w place the principal Bishop I#W. Jovce of le. Minne president of the Epworth | League, his theme being “Faith in Jesus | Christ The children’'s mass meeting at the was a highly interesting event tropolitan Temple Rev. | E. , Tenn., delivered on was thronged with ten to Bishop Joyce. before the time set in If of these were singing appointed time Isaac E. -al director, took charge ake, the must and after several numbers Bishop Hamil- pced the Re Lewis Powell of | E: Tenn., who led in prayer. He h uced” the Bishop, who spoke | for over an hour eloquently on “Faith in Christ.”” His text wa “For what- | is born of God overcometh the| d this is the victory that over- Hearts of All Christians VSRR the worl even our faith.”—I 4. He s n part: the world to think nts the man of If he thinks well of him he will he will serve him. s way is not our way. | audience that has this t sinned in not one that has not done wrong. d sees In any human heart the movement to come to him | oves every obstacle between them and £in Pardoned by God. » &5 a_sinner runs up the white flag | sin is pardoned by God. What terms God makes for The vision easiest act of When the and were pun- them to make | p. Then all they if they had had ot have had physical y needed was to look. | mentally is to delay. | ething. The agnostic | pat is not so. He says | thing and then belleves | does not believe fact according | uild of human brain it that whenever you attend ieve, believe, believe? | stitutisn of things. How | business if we did not of bellef is the same | faith in God. The success of | clegraphy is the evidence of | s abllity. When a man proposed . cross the Rocky Moun- ot hat is fiving in 1 had wanted a ins he would Thank God in mathematics | ut them thel had fait that road Forgiveness of Christ. have the incident of the man who came | n asked how often h | had what his amazement must eventy times A anan muet forgive s trespasses with the continu, seek in grow forward grow backward FRRL MEETEGS OF THE LEAGUERS Continued From Page One. city. Continuing, he | e sqcrifices made for our forefathers, and twentieth century dividend r He contin: price- it If the read in vain pain_for us it will main stationary. The , the greater the trial easy to mount. We would end cowards to desire less . ded us endured iduals nok esults depend the h of the individua is upon nsecration service was o Rev. C. M. Boswell, D. His prelimina: ad- P he consecration to per- sonal evange of his audience. He quoted Bib stances of the young men’s work - Lord. He then gave an earne rtation for the audience to | “go do " and personally direct | men to t intain of life. Then began the singing and congratula- | tory spaeches. Dr. Berry spoke firsL, after Filbs of the ee, Was « He re- 3 essix gratification at way the work of the committee had | en received by the visitors, and closed | an appeal for the millions in dark- west of us. R. V. Watt, H. | . Bishop Warren for the board | J. X. Beard and Robert Hus- in quick succession, and ntion closed by a general shak- | ; everybody in the house. . iock when the lights were turned and more than a thou- sand people were still in the house around the platform, Pl IEAGUERS CONSECRATED { IN SOLEMN SERVICE Great Meeting at Metropolitan Tem- ple on the Closing Night of the Convention. There was an immense crowd of leag- | wers 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 and 1he song service at the opening of the | e ——je e CALIFORNIA CHUTNEY SAUCE Unexcelled for Fish,Steaks,chops ct. 15¢ & 25% AL Grocens | has hope in somebody, | commutte . 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 man 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- 80 r 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 was ever turned away, He is now in heaven. He is the same loving, kind, » Savior as when on earth one away who comes to the forgiveness of his sins. us Christ as a man s in response to tre 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 son that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have everlasting life."” Man Falls by His Own Choice. God never has sent & man to hell. God never will send & man to hell. If a man goes to hell he goes by his own choice. More men fall in this_life because they lack a heart than for the lack of mon More men fall for the lack of & heart than for the lack of brain. More ministers fail for the lack of a heart than for the lack of culture. We have everything else but we lack the heart to run one big town. Unless man has hope in some one, unless man he will continue to 0 to ruin as he is golng to-day. We must have faith in Jesus Christ as able to give an instantaneous new life and as a means of gradual character builder. Jesus hrist has a mission and stands for something. The son of God was made manifested that might destroy the works of the devil.' 1 am preaching to the Epworth Leaguers this afternoon. They are nearly 3,000,000 strong. They are but the forerunners of what is com- and néver him seekin ing. The world is on the up grade, thank C The fifteen minutes was occupled in a warning as to habits and personal | appeal to the audience for an acceptance ‘n[ the salvation offered full and free. fooferteesieriorforoieoelolok @ meeting was led by J. J. Morris, assisted by Willlam Grandeman, the last named gentleman singi a barytone solo in su- perb voice as a-variation of the hymn singing b; 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 C tians as had been assembled for days p: in San isco. “Let the effect of this convent he said, “be such that each delegate will carry to his own home such a force of enthusiasm in the work that be a supply center for his own nan then introduced Rev. W. . ‘Thirkield, D, D., of Cindinnati as the first speaker. Rev. A. C. Crews was introduced to read the resolutions adopted by the ., and then the next speaker. Rev. W. J. Young of Lynchburg, V took the platform. *“We have been trying -arn what there to do,” he said, nd how, under God’'s blessing, we are to do it. We are come to this last night in our convention that we may learn how we may consecrate oursel to the ser- vice of the Master in the new century. All oyr effort 5 this in view, that we may do our work more thoroughly, that we may help in the uplifting of our fellow men.” Dr. Edward 8. 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 if 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.” —_— LEAGUERS END THEIR MEETING AT ALHAMBRA Delegates Rejoice in the True Old Methodist Camp-Meeting Style. 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 iasted but a few minhtes 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- :I’IE‘d to the success of the great conven- on. 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 a the congregation. he will | 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 keepeirg 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 dut; | which man owes to himself is that of self- realization, and that all who study the Bible cannot help but feel that in- tended that he should attain the highest ideal of character. The honor of bringing the convention at the theater to an end was reserved for the | Rev. W. A. Spencer, D. D., of Philadel- phia. He ormed the duty in a true old Methodist camp-meeting style, with prayer, exhortation to his audience to sur- Jeague | | | LE UR coming to the Pacific Coast hal been to us a series of revelations and of unmixed pleasures, bounti his blessings of earth and air and thousand mighty, times as many more, and for Himself and for humanity. RESOLVED. as tion ara due various co cur comin nd for the cordial, v among therp. with special appreciation the herculean iabors performed by the Rev. Thomas Fil- ben, D.D., chairman of the general com- mittee of ‘arrangements. performed their duties has elicited warmest admiration. of San Francisco generally for the great in- terest they the convention. with the various committees of the conven- Baptist Young People's Union. the city. For the full reports of the ad- .render our grateful acknowledgments. 7. We especlally appreciate the cordial greeting sent to us by President McKinley blessing upon these eminent public servants, and upon all others in civil authority. ‘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 ul Lord who has so lavished sky upon this great people make them a 1. That the hearty thanks of the conven- and ‘hereby tendered to the mittees of arrangements for the ample and acdmirable preparation made for unremit- nt services rendered us dur- from mentioning 3. The skill with which the heads of the various departments of administration have our 4. We cordially thank the State and elty officials, the business men and the citizens have shown in the success of 5. We appreciate the hearty co-operation tion of the members of the Young People's Soclety of the Christian Endeavor and the 6. We have been greatly delighted with the enterprise shown by the daily press of dresses delivered and the sympathetic treat- ment of all features of the gathering, we and Vice President Roosevelt, and eight Governors of States; and we invoke God's 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-TO-BE-FORGOTTEN DEMONSTRATION OF SAN FRANCISCO'S HOSPITALITY. AGUE DECLARES WAR AGAINST LIQUOR TRAFFIC | AND GIVES THANKS FOR ALL FAVORS RECEIVED —_— Delegates to the Epyorth League convention last night adopted the following resolutions, which had been reported by the resolutions committee: 8. To the various raflroads, steamship and other transportation companies we extend our hearty thanks for most liberal and uni- form courteses. 9. We must not forget to mention Mrs. Stanford's great kindness in permitting the use of the splendid organ built for Stanford Uaiversity and to cordlally thank Mr. Hus- band and the music committee for their spe- clal helpfulness in the service of song. MISSIONS. 1 We rejolce 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 cominz year. We urge all our chapters to increased study of missionary literature, and to fervent prayer for the coming of thé 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 be over- estimated. TEMPERANCE. 1. That we are as unalterably as ever op- posed to the open saloon and the liquor traffic, and we mean to keep up our war upon this wicked business until our conti- nent is freed from the dreadful curse. 2. That we 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 this distressing to us when we note that Russia is protesting against the canteen, and that even France has prohibited it in her grmy camps. We earnestly hope that wiser counsels will prevail in free, Chris- tian America, and to this end we will ever pray and fight. COLORED EPWORTH LEAGUERS. We have learned that representatives of B e e e o e 20 O AR A I S render themselves to God and with psalms sung with vim. LEADING CHURCHES ARE THRONGED Continued From Page One. Indiana Quartet, which sang in pleasing style the beautiful air, “‘God So Loved the World.” Rev. Buckley then selected as his text from 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 curlosity and pleasure are not the least. 5 After classifying the human race into three parts—the young, the middle-aged and old—and defining the natures of each, the speaker resumed: . 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 samc as one may prove that President Mc- Kinley exists? Religion a_ grand structure bullt upon faith. We must have faith. The saying that ignorance is the mother of devo- tion is 4 mistake; it is the mother of supersti- tion. It is faith in the truths of the Bible which has reared a kingdom which cannot be moved, and it s impossible for Christianity, which 'is founded upon faith, to perish out of “"?h earth. A ki e persoa whe depends upon the wi Christ "without considering ‘those bt Be macy 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; if he does it a third time he should be removed from the pulpit. AIl 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 party of travelers touring Europe. All will agree there is a Westminster Abbey, but in cir- cumstantial detail concerning that edifice there will be circumstantial varfety. If there were circumstantial unity as well as circumstantial variety"1 would become a disciple of the la- mented Ingersoll, who fought without avail for | & temple of reason in America. The great pillar that supports the maghificent structure of religion is the religious nature of man. One cannot imagine two radically differ- ent religions as being true. Both may be wrong, but both cannot be true. The worst men are often affrighted at thelr own wickedness. That {s because it is utterly impossible to eradicate the religious idea from the human heart. Abraham Lincofn 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. 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. 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, be- cause jt is the working of the spirit within them, prompting them to lift their voices and bearts to the creator of the universe. If a man is & Christian he {s miserable if his wife is not also a Christian. The four essentials of Methodtsm which keep it alive are native wit, energy, conviction an fervor. The, time is past in Methodism for the latitudinarian as well as the attitudinarian. This i no dress parade, when men display themselves for mere show. It Is a time for work in the cause of the Savior. 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, /but it does prove that my nervous sys- tem is ‘weak. Dr. Buckley interspersed his remarks with the relation of many anecdotes, some of which provoked laughter. of the powers of Europe, trembli! threat of the Sultan to awake of m if any England to_interfe troubles. This an instance of su- preme faith in a rople to whom Islam was the alpha and omega of all affairs, human or divine. The failure of Ingersoll at the h the Armenian He spoke :d lpl;it tt t was made by attempt W CHILDREN LISTEN TO CHEERING COUNSEL FROM LEAGUE WORKERS Little Ones Are Cautioned to Be Truthful, Kind, Honest and Cheerful; and Subject of Formation of Character of Juveniles Receives Attention - % Letial U R s MM ALY R D the varlous Christlan Young 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 yowng people in Chris- tlan 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. 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, i. e., the develop- ment of the highest type of spiritual ex- perfence and life in the voung members of 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 sofrow ' 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 Missourl, 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 and send to the heart- stricken friends of the killed and wounded our sincerest sympathy in their affliction. Respectfully submitted, - I. W. JOICE, President. J. W. NEWMAN, Secretary. _-_— % to secure funds for the erectlon 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 thefr return home to speak moderately of all they had experienced in their travels. “You don't want to say to your friends that when you stood on_the mountain top¥ 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 sp’le_gch.” " e_announcements were made b: Rev. Mr. Beard, pastor of the ehurch, ang }wnedlcdon ‘was pronounced by Dr. Buck- ey. ST B A FAITH AN ESSENTIAL CHRISTIAN QUALITY Interesting Theme Discussed by Rev. Matt S. Hughes at First Bap- tist Church. Every avallable chair was pressed into service yesterday morning at the First +* ' CONVENTION ATTENDANCE The following figures show the attendance at the great religious convention just closed and the one held prior to it in this eity. Christian Endeavor Registration 1897....26,108 Epworth League Reg- istration 1901........18,841 * -+ HE 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 in considerable num- | ber and were given seats in a body in the central part of the theater. The speakers andeavored to suit thelr re- marks and their language to the under- standing cf the little ones, and the 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 | “Character Building.” * | i G children that in the construction of their character they should take Christ as their model, and that they should take interest in the Methodist church and in the Ep- worth League. In opening the meeting the children Jjoined in singing “Onward, Christian Sol- dlers,”” after which the Rev. Merrick E. Ketcham of Xenia, Ohio, who acted as chairman of the meeting, spoke a few words of welcome to the little ones. Miss H. H. Beason of Washingten, D. C.. the first speaker, selected for her subject Her audience lis- tened with attention to her remarks and gave her an ovation at the conclusion. She earnestly advised the littie ones to be truthful, honest, industrious, courageous, kind and cheerful. In part she said: The great edifice, “character,”” is being con- structed by us to-day. In order that it may be permanent it should be builded on the great cardinal principles. Your real self is shown in the little acts of your every day life. A builder in constructing a building selects the best material, the best iron and the Best stone and the highest polished wood. You should have courage to stand up for the right. Cheerfulness stands high among the cardinal yirtues. Always look on the bright side of life and trust In the Lord. Kindness should be added to cheerfulness in the bullding of charac- ter, and truthfulness should mot be omitted. | Truth costs nothing, but it brings a rich re- ward. _Perseverance and industry both are admirable traits and should be studiously cul- | you tivated. In the commencement of life should regard character as capital J. M. Churchill of Coldwate: had for his theme ‘“W! Boys and What is address was filled with amusing incidents from his own experience, and was in con- sequence greatly enjoyed by the young people. Purity, he deciared, 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 pofluted 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 Builld 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 fulfiliment of that de- sire. The meeting . was fittingly concluded with the singing of a sacred song. during which J. J. Morris acted as director 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 the absence of the pastor, Rev. Mr. Woods, who is on his vacation, Rev. S. W. 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 is home from Honolulu on her vacation. “For we walk by faith, not by sight,” was the text of the morning. The speaker sald in part: One of the distinct characteristics of the Christian religlon lles in the fact that we have to do with the unseen. We worship a God we have never seen, one who is invisible, one whcm not having 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 relationship to this spiritual world? We cannot see it with our physical eves, 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 experfence. Not by what some one tells us or by what we see, but by our actual experfence, In the same way me must learn of faith. Sin is the only unnatural thing in the world. When we are called to walk a Christian lite 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- siz2 is the naturalness and necessity of faith. There are those who call for something dif- ferent from faith; those who want something they call cold, hard facts; those who place facts above faith; those who say our religious foundation should be facts and not faith. pocti s aiedioon EFFORTS OF LEAGUE WORKERS APPROVED Many Contributed to Success of the Convention Without Due . Recognition. 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- cd_them by this committee. The. man who has furnished the most of the music for the convention is A. L. Scott-Brook. He came from Sydpey, 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. 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 wo;k has added greatly to the gener- al good. Anong the most faithful workers have been the ushers. Mornine. afternoon and night they have served the public smil- ingly. —ae EPWORTHIANS TURNED FROM CENTRAL CHURCH Hundreds of Epworth League delegates were turned away from the divine service which was held yesterday morning at the Central Methodist Church. Every bit of ayailable 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 | prancisco. E N, 4 eloquence. The pulpit of the church was artistical- 1y 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- clally augmented for the occasion, ren- derfid in commendable style sacred songs. The Rev. Dr. S. D. Hutsinpiller, regular pastor of the church, opened the services with a prayer, after which the congrega- tion joined with the choir in singing a psalm. Rev. Dr. Thirkield, secretary of the Freedman's Association and Educa- tional Society of the South, preached am 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 earth to gain the presenco of the sun, whose shafts of light it has never felt He declared 'that sclentists based their teaching on invisibie facts, but that when they come to face the bellef In the ex istence of an unseen God they run away from the logical conclusions of their own work. —— IMPRESSIVE FAREWELL CONSECRATION SERVICE The farewell consecration service held at the First United Presbyterian Church at 7:45 p. m. was 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 cc 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. he Rev. J. L. Batty of Halifax, Nova Scotia, delivered an address. He said in part: The convention commenced for some of us 4000 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 _valleys and canyons, cities and snowflelds, the wel- come we received here in San Franeisco and the great spectacles of the convention hall. We are to rise from the banquet, we are to 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. Personaily I shall niever be the same. My thought, understanding, breadth— all 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 bome, and I pray that we may not forget it. The consecration 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. P S Baptist Rally. The Baptist young people of San Fran cisco and Alameda_counties will_hold a rally in the First Baptist Church, Oak- land, this evening. The State officers, to- gether with all Eastern visiting Baptists, have been invited to be present. —_— NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. GEORGE WASHINGTON’S QUEUE It Hid a Luxuriant Suit of Straight and Very Dark Hair. The Father of his Country concealed a luxuriant suit of hair beneath his queue wig. 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