The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-31
CAN'T FREEZE OUT LAYMEN
Mr.. Hal Ritter's Bold Stand in the Rich
mOnd Epworth League Convention.
Ministers Who Had Been Selected for Office
Politely Dropped end Representatives
from the lsiety Chosen Instead.
Special to the Indianapo,,. Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, Aug. S0-The morning
session of the State Epworth League con-
vention opened at Grace Church this morn
ing. at $50 o'clock, with an attendance Of
about six hundred. The devotional exer-
cises were conducted by Rev. q. A. Beeks.
of Knightstown, assisted by l.. G. Hills. of
Greencastle. who led the singing. Rev. C..
f. Bacon. of Evansville, was elected tenn
porary chairman. and Rev. q. A. Beeks
temporary secretary. The committee ap-
pointed last night to nominate officers pre-
sented q report nominating ministers for
all the offices, except two. This was OBJ
iected to by Mr. Hal Ritter, of Indianapo-
lis. VINO Insisted that. as this 10 q young
peoples organization, . lay member of the
league, and not minister, should be elected
president. On motion of MIR. Ritter the
report was referred back to the committee.
and the following 10y memb bers were added:
Hal Ritter, Horace Burr, Mary Frazee and
Mary Jones.
Rev. L. j. Naftzger moved that q com
mittee be appointed to draft q constitution
for the State League. and the following
were appointed: l.. j. Naftzger, Emma
Lamb, l.. ID. Moore. }. J. Claypool. G. G.
Edwards, Kate Morgan. L. 4. Urner. Mary
jacques 0uu M. M6Qln. AILer Two OF three
sqnabbles relative to the suffrage of the
convention, it was resolved that oil mem-
bers of the League DO allowed to take part
In discussion, but only regularly elected
delegates be allowed to vote, and the fol-
lowing committee on credentials was ap-
pointed: o. d. Royce, Z. l.. Van Doren.
Emma Eubanks. Ora Merrill ssnd Carrie
Lesh. The committee on nominations
then brought IN the following report,
which was adopted: President. Hal Ritter;
vtn W.l<
4. s. TInoher, Z. E. Bacon; secretary. Mary
Frazee; treasurer, l.. II. Bunyan.
The following COMMITTEES on literary
work was appointed: DR.. c. A. Van Anda.
Morris Powell. w. X. Slutz, Sol HUFF.
The frat address of the morning was by
Il. q. Van Doren, of Kokomo, on How to
Create Epwortb Enthusiasm" 1t was fol-
loved by Q paper on THE League as an
Edncator." by Miss Mary Jacques. of Posoy-
Vile. The closlng address was by Prof. T.
L. Urner. on "The Mission OF the League -
The following committee was appointed
on permanent organization: DR.. Tinslev,
II. q. Van Doren, Allie Ripley. Merle
Walker, William Cater. Russell Neal, G.
w. Crooks. William Sedgley and Emma
Henry.
The afternoon session was song service
led by Miss Ida Tay lOr, of Richmond. 1t
was followe ed by the address of the after
noon by Rev. c. p. Bacon, of Evansville.
on youth; It's Powers and Prophecies" /"
Next came the exercise of the junior
League, the principal feature of which was
an address by DIR. j. +. Gilbcrt on "The
Children of To-day: the Church of To-mor-
row." There was also . paper by Miss
Hattie Tuseweiler, of Indianapolis. on "A
Bud of Promise" One by Rev. C. w. Stock
barger, of Haughville, on "Our Source of
Strength" and another on Importance of
Edrcation Among the Young" by Miss
Ida Taylor, of Richmond.
To-nights session of tho Epworth League
State convention was the best yet held. The
devotional services were conducted by Rev.
Z. +. Hasty, of Union City. and Mrs. c. H..
Brown, of New Castle. sung solo. DIR. j.
L. Berry. of Chicago, editor of the Epworth
Herald, made the first address of the even
ing. He spoke on the subject of uniting z
the work CT the young people and protect
ing the Christian Sabbath. Miss Sadie
Cornelius, of Indianapolis, sang q solo en-
titled The Flower Girl" Rev. Earl Gran
ston. of Cincinnati. made the second ad-
dress OF the evening. he said there was
nothing to compare with tho grow th of the
league, and that the present Is crisis In
its history. The convention sang In body
songs dedicated to the organization by
Rev. e. King. of Hartford City. and COM
posed by him. The interest in the meet
ing is so great that people como at z o'clock
and the services hold until after 10.