Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-27
MEETING
Of the EpVorth League
Conference
WILL OPEN TODAY AT ST. PAUL's
METHODIST CHURCH.
THREE DAYS SESSION
Many Prominent Speakers and u
Very Interesting Program Pro-
vided for the Occasion.
The Phenomenal Growth of the Ep-
worth League-one OF the Reiig-
fous Marvels of This Decade.

The Epworth League members OF Fort Worth
are pleasantly anticipating the meeting of the
chapters OF Austin conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church who will hold their
nusl conference at st. Paul's Methodist
Episcopal church, to-day, tomorrow and
Sunday While 1t is not expected that the at
tendance Will be very large, very interesting
programme has been arranged, and from
present indications most enjoyable meeting
will be the result.
Among those who will take part in the ad-
dresses, discussions and sermons are Mr.. Il.
ii loot, OF Brooklyn, New York Hon. O. A.
Startling. leading attorney of Dallas, Miss
Ida Wingrove, OF Denison, Miss Elizabeth
Mes, of Dallas, Rev. A. p. Morrison, D. D.,
DR. o l.. Fisher and many others.
The programme for to-day will be a recep-
tion to the visitors In the parlors OF St. Paul's
church at p. m, which will be rendered
by the local chapters aud will be
p osl ed over by Mr VIII am ros er Al
drepes'f welcome aud re. ponsss will be tbs
order of the evening tosoihe, with a general
go social lime.
The exercises on Saturday will b. gin with
an earl mo ming wager IN citing, The reg.
ulnr program Will be ink IN up nj o'c ocls ..
m. " hen af or the psu ng ,Serc 80, Rev. j.
l. McLaugh IL, ID. d, will d liyer the open-
itg address. Mr. h. IL. 70 {, OF Brooklyn,
N. Y, will conduct tho open parliament on
the Spiritual Work" department under the
general topic, - he Epwo,th Wn.,l and How
To make It 70 " The xerclsss will continue
through sa u'day aud sunday.
IN young people OF the cits will be male
orome at all oi tn Sc meetings.
he Epworth lie gneot the NJ, ihodlst Epis.
C pal Churcn isihe "mother league, there
having b. en- organized since and ain lniInu
with II In their bio NAL intetnnt onai
gathering. the Epworth i.n Ius or the Meih-
DIST Episcopal Chu ch South hut the
Epworth League OF the Methodist Episcopal
church of Canada. Under this nfiliation the
leagues of three churches WILL from January,
LIST use the same devotional meeting topics,
which have been arranged by the general
secretaries, Rev. r, A schell, d. D., OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church South, Rev. \. A
s'o'I of the NJ. T.. Church South, and Rev
W. IL. withrow, d, D., OF the Methodist
Episcopal church OF Canada The league is
also growing among the minor branches OF the
Methodist church.
The growth and strength of the league
movement has been one of tho re igious mar.
wells of this decade, standing alongside OF the
Christian Endeavor In this respect From
small number OF societies under different
names in 1859 1t has grown 10 membership OF
nearly 100000, the Methodist Episcopal
church having over 1900 chapters and
nearly 100000 members. From a small
gathering In the city OF Cleveland six years
ago the kpworth League can now be found in
almost every mission OF the Methodist
churches, aud ofthesc 1t can almost be said,
as has been said of the British Empire. the
sun never sets on Its dominlons