San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-15
THE CITY BELEAGUERED
GRAND ARMY OF EPwoRTH WITHIN
OUR PORTALS.
Thousands From All Over Texas Pouring
In-Beginning Of the State Con-
fsrence-Notes and Personals.

4 visitors nave arTlNeu. L NC dssiBu
/ committee has been kept busy night and
\ day since Monday morning, and though
i this corps of busy men have worked In
| defatigably, impatient crowds still throng
| the hall, and stack out into the street.
| To add to the discontinue Of the recep-
/ ton committee, a number Of parties who
promised to help entertain the free list Of
| delegates now plead that the tulhlment OF
| that promise would greatly discommOde
relatives and friends whose arrival they
| expect, and have returned the delegate,
| ticketed and numbered, TO the committee
/ C, O, d. However, there is no lack OF ac-
commodations for visitors who are will
| ing to pay for entertainment. The
boarding house department, In charge OF
Messrs. Rector, 0'Brien and Gohlke, will
wait on such visitors at any time during
the hours OF a. m. and IL p. m. And in
this connection, II any one In the city
will accommodate delegate free, such
one will confer an inestimable favor by
communicating with the reception COM
mittee at the league headquarters, on the
corner Of Houston and Soledad streets.
The time of the visitors will be entirely
occupied with the league work until
Saturday, so those who were fortunate
enough to arrive yesterday spent the day
in seeing the sights, and riding the
street cars.
incidentally they rang up three
months wages on the registers for street
car conductors, in frantic attempts to
stop the cars. A canvass of the street
car employees brings to light that the
leaguers are in detestable odor with
them, and justifies the belief that their
visit will be a lesson In metropolitan man
nerS as well as In aggressive and enthusl-
astic Christian work.
The inadequacy of the San Pedro park
pavilion for the accommodation of the con-
ference was evidenced at the opening SER
vices last night. About 5000 people were
In the building and standing. room was
scarcely available. Last nights attend
anceswaS q mere bagatelle to what will be
when the grand 10000. strong surges. Into
the park.
The services last night were prefaced
by some announcements, among them be-
ing an invitation to witness the dress pa
rade at the post Friday afternoon.
After some gospel hymns had been sung
and a prayer had been offered by Rev.
Morrison, of Bonham, the congregation
listened to an eloquent sermon by Rev. Il.
ID. Monzon.
This morning there was sunrise pray
er meeting at O'Clock, but owing to the
small number of cars and the unfamiliari-
ty Of the visitors with transportation
means, the attendance was slim.
This mornings proceedings opened at
S:45 with song and prayer service, led by
Rev. w. +. Lloyd, of Fort Worth. After
this Judge c. A. Keller delivered the ad-
dress of welcome, on behalf Of the city,
and Rev. j. +. Harrison on behalf OF the
church, to which Miss Virgie Kelly, OF
Longview, land Rev. j. w. Hill, of Gains
vile, responded respectively.
The following committees were APP
pointed:
Literature and publicatIons-W. d.
Bradfeld, Weatheriord; r. M Kelly,
Longview; w. II. Allen, Terrell; l. S.
Ashburn, Paris; Mrs. f. Carol, Van
Alstyne.
Temperance. R. Nelson, George
town; Wesley Peacock, San Antonio;
Theo. Boring, Houston; R.. C.. Ayers,
Dallas; Miss Stella Gibson, Waxahacie.
Resolutions-G. G. Rankin. Houston;
J. T. Smith, Marshall; c. B. Carter,
Alvord; w. w. Pinson, San Antonio; f.
Ii. Works, Hillsboro.
Auditlng-E. P. Newsom, Brennan;
Miss l.: Heartsill, Marshall; A. Ii. Nc
Weigh, Cleburne.
In the absence of Rev. j. c. Morris, of
Nashville, who was announced to ad.
dress the conference on The Needs To
Be Supplied by the League" this morn
ing, Rev. w. D: Bradfield, of Weather
ford, who was to have spoken this after
noon, was substituted, and spoke on THE
Duty Of the EPwGrth League to the Non
church going" He took existing church
methods severely to task, averring that
they were effete and little better than
none at all. In his structures he criticised
the church for using institutional work
where individual and personal effort
should be made.
PROGRAM TOMORROW.
MoRNING-LooKING FORWARD.
S:45 a. m. Song and prayer service, led
by Rev. Sterling Fisher, Kyle.
0:l5 a. m. How May We Achieve
Success in the Literary Department."
Prof. II. c. Pritchett. Huntsville.
9:45 a. M. The League as Factor
in the Methodism Of the Future" j. Z.
McAshan, Houston.
1O:45 a. m. Business session. Reports
OF committees, election, etc.
II a. m, The League and Temper
ance," Rev. Geo. r. Stuart, of Cleveland,
Tenn.
AFTERNooN-LooKING INWARD.
eats p. m. Song and prayer service,
led by W. H. Allen Terrell.
PAS D. m. THE Lacquer and His
Bible" Mrs. G. II. Jones, Salado.
3:O5 p. m. SIS the League In Harmony
with the Spirit Of Methodism?" Rev. v.
A. Godbey, Rusk.
fluence Of the Epworth Lacquer" Nor
ris Sheppard, Pittsburg.
3:45 D. m. Address by Rev. J. j. IT.
CERT, LII. D., Nashville, Tenn.
EvENING-LooKING UPWARD.
7:45 p. m. Song and prayer service, led
by r. NJ. Kelly, Longview.
SIS p. m. Address by Rev. S. A. Steel,
ID. D., general secretary.
Jubilee service led by Bishop ]. S.
Key, Sherman.
NOTES.
| Justice Griff Jones occupied corner OF
the big pavilion during the sermon last
L niche NIiHord pialu Gordon and