Show i I L1AOJE MASS 1EETING Large Epworth Gathering at i the Theater I VISITORS FORMALLY GREETED I In tho Old Playhouse Built by Brigham Brig-ham Young Hundreds of Methodist Method-ist Visitors Assemble and Hear Expressions Ex-pressions of Pleasure From Utah Christians Because of the Visit Happy Responses by Speakers From the EastSacred Concert by the Indiana Quartette i The Salt Lake Theater was well filled at 630 last evening with visUIng Ep worth Leaguers in attendance on tho mass meeting held there in the nature of a formal but hearty welcome to them to emphasize more pleasantly their sojourn In Zion Emblems oC the order were hung over the singe and In the wings was the elegant Epworth league banner held at present by the Iowa State League On the stage were the speakers of the occasion including I the North Indiana conference quartette who sang Rev A H Henry presided A tenminute service oC hearty singIng sing-Ing was followed by an eloquent prayer I from Rev Dr Leilach superintendent of the Utah mission in which he thanked God for the Methodist church I hlih stands fOI justice purity righteousness I right-eousness for monogamy and for the maintenance of the American home I chorus of amens He was thankful that tho Methodist church numbered Its millions nd betought that the i child of AVcsley might continue to II j grow Keep us from formalism lust I lechery and concubinage which would < bind us in immorality I I he said and may the moral of our homes like Caesars wife he above suspicion May I our homes be grounded in monogamy Bless the flag of our country It has never been furled in defeat Wherever Jl has gone it has been a blessing an uplift for civil and religious liberty but liberty under the law UTAH GREETINGS I I Rev E G Hunt for the Epworth league of Utah made an eloquent ad I clresss of welcome to the visiting Leaguers laying special stress on the I bond of sympathy existing between II followers of a common Lord The speaker took hope and courage In knowing that back of the visitors were such a large membership there being I in all the branches of the Methodist church over six million souls Mr Hunt greeted the Epworthlans as coming rulers of this Nation and he looked for I the time when Christian ruleis should I lio In control and when ballots wore heavier than bullets In places where the Christian element arc now in the ascendance saloons brothels and gambling gam-bling hells are abated and humane Institution In-stitution have taken their places Mr Hunt In conclusion wished the Leaguers godspeed on their glorious mission President B L Corum of the Utah ChrIstian Endeavor In the t name of that society welcomed the visitors and poke particularly on the encourage I mcnt to be gained from State and in lerstate gatherings and told what source of hope and cheer was the visit hero I of Christian Endeavorers In 1S97 en route lo San Francisco and closed by saying God be with you till we meet again RESPONSE FROM CANADA General Secretary A C Crews of Canada made an excellent impression and spoke particularly of the significance signifi-cance of the order and such occasions aa the present one After a witty remark re-mark about claims that Uncle Sam and John Bull could whip the earth Mr Crews held that it would be better if they would try to save the nations of the earth He for one never wanted to see the combination try to whip the earth applause The time has come for a march along the spiritual lines of Epworth Leaguers Christian En S deavorers and Baptist Young People There is more aggressiveness Jn theM the-M thodlst church than ever before There is more zeal shown by the young ucople than ever before Rev M II LichJeilcr of Piltsburg cot forth missions as the object most likely to spur Epworth Leaguers to highest activity Missions he held to T be the greatest sociological factor in modern times They are the epitome of the civilizing forces of the world Tike missions out of the church and nothing Is left Organize mission classes and pray for missions State Secretary George Dougherty of Jan ms City held that the young people of the present age need to be better equipped than those of the past generations gen-erations But this equipment should Include not only the Intellectual and physical but the spiritual Mrs Plummer sang a delightful solo f with Miss Florence LaDue as accom paniste BROOKLYN MAN SPEAKS Rev E L Font of Brooklyn expressed ex-pressed his appreciation of the trip of four ladies of the reception committee down the road to greet them lie spoke also of his pleasure at meeting Rev Mr Hunt of this city whom he hat known for twenty years Mr Font made reference to the afternoons t Tabernacle l sermon of Dr Talmoge In which the latter had spoken of new discoveries in matcrTai science Mr Font agreed with Talmago that discoveries dis-coveries were being constantly made but there wore really no new chem ical Jaws no new revelation in geology and these discoveries did not unearth anything actually new they only brought out what had always existed He said we need more Bible and then we will l have a progressive revelation but at the same time it will still be the old Bible We must work out our revelation with Gods help Man ally ing himself with God becomes a strong factor In the earth rh audience was dismissed with boncolcUon in time to attend the even I ing church services |