Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-21
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Gossip of the Convention and tn
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Members.
An excursion is billed for Monday to
Tarkio college. via Lincoln.
President ]. B. McMichael of Monmouth
college is in attendance at the convention.
Editor Edwin Brown Graham of the Mid
land of Chicago is a delegate to the con-
vention and renders invaluable service to
the representatives of the press.
The f. H. Revell company, publishers OF
Chicago, New York and Toronto, have an
exhibit of religious supplies of all kinds in
Creighton hall in charge of James NJ. Wood
ford.
Miss Alice Winbigler, associate professor
of mathematics of Monmouth college and a
member of the general committee of the
convention, is in attendance at the conven-
ton.
Mrs. T. H.. McMichael, wife of the presi-
dent of Monmouth college. is a prominent
female delegate. Mrs. McMichael was secre-
tary of the convention at Columbus last
year.
A check room for the convenience of the
visitors has been established at the door of
Creighton hall, upstairs, where parcels of
every description may be checked free of
charge.
The Misses Cynthia and Mary Wilson of
Morning Sun, Ia, are delegates to the con-
v%ention. The Misses Wilson we're formerly
missionaries to India and served in that field
several years.
A great many of the delegates pay all or
nearly all of their expenses while in Omaha,
as such a large attendance would not be
possible If each society paid the expenses
of its delegates.
Prof. ]. C. Hutchinson. formerly professor
Of natural science at college, now
a resident of Cherokee, Ia, is a delegate to
the convention, representing the Christian
Endeavor society.
The members of the Alumni of West
minister college. New Wilmington, Pa, will
meet at the Willard hotel at 8 o'clock this
afternoon, when they will discuss topics
pertaining to their school days.
President J. A. Thompson of Tarkio col
lege, President F. NJ. Spencer of Cooper
Memorial college and President r.. G. Fergu-
son Of college are among those
in attendance at the convention.
About 300 stragglers arrived in the city yes.
terday morning, most of them having missed
their trains on the regular day. Their
tickets were accepted a day later, however,
and they are making up for lost time.
Mrs. Mary J. Reed, secretary of the
Women's Board of Foreign Missions, is
here. Mrs. Reeds headquarters are in
Pittsburg and she has the direction OF forty
missionaries in India who are maintained
by the board.
The Union Pacific will give a o~ne-fare
excursion to Denver on Monday next for
the especial benefit of the delegates to the
Young Peoples Christian union convention.
The indications are good for a heavy train
load of sight-seers.
The local committee desires to announce
that all who desire to come to the city on
Saturday of this week 10 attend the conyen-
tion will be provided with ample accom-
modations and given every facility for max
ing the most OF their time.
The Bee Bureau of Information, in the
lobby, is in great demand, and Is fully
equal TO all demands that NAV he mn1p lDnD
IL. The visitors are eager for information
regarding points of interest, etc. and direc-
tions how to get to various parts of the
city.
The United Presbyterian church has five
UNCONVENTIONAL colleges, as follows: West
minister, at New Wilmington, Pa, Mon
mouth, at Monmouth, H.; Muskingum, at
New Concord, o.; Tarkio, at Tarkio, Mo,
and Cooper Memorial college, at Sterling,
Kan.
Mrs. Edith L, Peabody. who speaks on
Friday morning, was for a time an actress.
She was converted In California a few years
ago, and has been engaged in eyangelistic
work Oh the coast until recently. She Is a
woman OF good presence and an excellent
speaker.
A prominent female delegate is Mrs. A. NJ.
NichOl of Monmouth, H., a member OF the
general committee and a former missionary
to Egypt. Mrs. Nichol was in Egypt at the
time Of the MOhammedan uprising in 1881
and was compelled to flee from the country
at that time.
Rev. ", NJ. Grier, d. D., president OF
Erskine college, Due West. S. C., who will
give an address on Sabbath evening, was
a soldier during the late war, and lost a
leg in one of the fercest battles. Although
he was on the other side then, he is now a
most loyal union man.
Among the delegates present on this oc-
cssion is Rev. ID. +. McGill, u. D., chair
man OF the general committee for 1895, and
to whose broad conception, admirable gen
eralship and painstaking efforts the church
is so largely indebted for the Columbus con-
yention held just one year ago.
During the past few years the United
Presbyterian church has greatly encouraged
the work OF the eyangelists-the men who
devote their time largely TO the holding OF
special meetings for the r~eviving Of church
members and the conversion OF souls.
Several OF these eYangelists are I'm attend
ance at the convention, among whom are
Mrs. Edith Livingstone Peake, Reys. Thomas
McCague, II. ii, Hall, w. T.. White, T. C..
McElyey, Leslie T.. Hawk and w. d. Barr.