St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-24
A CHRISTIAN RUMPUS.
Epworth League Members
Squabble Like a Lot OF
Politicians.
All Over Allowing the Chris
tian Endeavor People
to Vote.
Royal Arcanums Hold a Pic
nic--Peterson Still Holds
the Fort.
General News Of the Day
Rounded UP by Globe
Reporters

The Epworth League conveDtaoa
closed last night, after 4 very exciting
day. The delegates indulged i'll a
wrangle at the morning session, which
assumed the proportions of a free fight,
before sweet peace spread It's wings
over the good people. The wrangle was
precipitated by number of Christian
Endeavor people who were present at
the meeting. They had been in
vited TO attend for the purpose of
discussing a plan for amalgamation,
but there was a faction i'll the
convention, one that wanted the En-
deavorers admitted to all the privi-
leges of the convention, including the
ballot, and the other that wanted them
excluded from the ballot franchise.
Over this point the leaguerS Squabbled
in manner unbecOming 10 Christian
| people. Rev. Ii. c. Jennings, of Red
Wing. led the OppostiOn,an introduced
a resolution rendering it necessary for
the Christian EndeayOr people To aj.li-
ate with the league before they vote.
The resolution is what started the rum
puS. 1t read as follows:
Whereas The Epworth league provides for
the utilization OF other young peoples socle-
ties i'll our churches with the league, there
fore
Resolved, That this state convention, in the
interest of effectiveness in the work of Meth
odism in Minnesota, most earnestly invites all
Methodist societies of Christian EuGeaVor in
our conference 10 become affiliated chapters
of the Epworth league.
The resolution was finally voted down,
and fully tYO-thirdS of those present
put themselves on record as being in
favor of admitting the rival OrganiZa-
ton to suffrage. Previous to the sQuab-
bic DR.. ii. &. Stocking read a paper on
Am | My Brothers Keeper?' which
led to a lot OF discussion. At the after
noOA session a number of interesting
papers were read, including Danger
Signals and How 10 Meet Them" by
Everett Ii. Carson, OF Glencoe; That
Department No. g." by George p. Avery,
OF Winona: "The League at Work." by
Miss jennie Cobb. OF Lake Crystal, and
Tine End to Be Attained" by Mrs. Bes-
sic Laythe ScOyell, of Duluth. IL was
| decided to hold the next annual meet
ing in st. Paul. Last night the league
| listened to all excellent address by DR..
| +. 0. Holman. who took for his subject
'Our Badge" The officers elected by
| the convention to serve during 1892
were:
| President. E. G. Hornbrook. Winona; vice
| president. Rev. j. +. Stout, Minneapolis; Sec
! retary, NJ. 2. Hanson, WinOna; treasurer,
! Willard Secor, Winnebago City.
| Directors-W. 5. Cochrane, Marshall; E. v.
| n. Tousley, Howard Lake; r. K. Blake, Du-
| luth: o. ID. Barnett, Hamine; G. r. CrOsSley,
Red Wing; j. w. Wheeler, Crookston.
The committee on resolutions sub
mitted vOluminOuS report. The only
important portion of it was that which
related TO the worlds fair. 1t was voted
to petition the worlds fair people not
to sell liquors on the grounds and to
keep the buildings closed on the Sab
bath. The grand finale OF the meeting
was the question boX'' into which
everybody rumfhaged. The sentiment
brought out by this indiscrminate
rumInaging, demonstrated that the Ep-
worth league has the good of the coun-
try at heart. 1t was decided that it was
wicked to do the following things on
the SABBATH day: Smoke or chew tobacco,
go to the lakes and parks, ride in rail
way or street cars, unless in a case of
| life and death; whistle, OF go to any
| place of amusement save the church.