The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-21
STATE CAPITAL BUDGET.
Attorney ". ". Wood Accidentally
Kills Himself.
STATE EPW0RTH LEAGUE ASSE MBLY.
Adjourned to Meet In Brenham- eg ular
Army Ofircrs Looking for u Target
Practice Range.

shot himself presumably ac 'tientliy, this
mcrnirg about o'tiock. the hail from
colts As entering his right eye and pro
cot on his porch AM! kept pistol under
his pillow to guard against thieves. who
sometimes intast the seo.i)n of tte ,'ty II
which he lived. 1t - supposed ,lat in
removing the pistol this morning when III
arose that the hGmm n c4uy 4, in the wire.
Of the cot, causing the weapon to e. ?ludo
lie was about ID years old ana leaves Il
wife and three yclAg children. lie was a
member Of several secret orders and the
Insurance on his life amounts to s.! 09p OF
more,
EPWORTH LEAGUE CONVENTION.
Austin, Texas. August 2O-The third and
last day of the Epworth league confer
ence found a good attendance on hand at
the sunrise prayer meeting" which was
conducted by Rev. NJ. l.. Lindsey.
AT o'clock the regular order of bust
ness commenced with praise and prayer
service, held by Rev. II. c. Wills OF
Hampstead. This WAS followed by an
address on "rhe Place Of Material Min
istry in Christian Work." by Rev. j. ID.
Sears, who is an able and earnest advo-
cate of the cause of religion
The next on the programme were three
addresses by Misses Mollie DAVIS, Laura
Allison and Maggie Marks, who took for
their subject, ~ hat We Have Done IN
the Charity and Hep Department. All
OF these young ladies' acquitted them
selves most crcditahly and proved con-
clusivcly that without woman the league
would he "A failure.
An invitation from President Winston
OF the state university 10 Visit that insti-
ilition was rendered bv h n, in nerson and
ace, plcd by the leaguors by a Unanimous
vote. The league con,,ndos its work to-
T." "a" ,'tn , ~, Nv. VII ' ~,
,,ss sid1 ~ .,sS+ ~ , "a, ,vt a
"iork IN mo n,orine hn ~,
.'vyn ~ ~ HluIuH,e' me programme
iGr 'o1ay ne'ns Already fuii
The work of electine officers was the
next business, hut ms, rnuireG only a
were reelected, The following are the
officcrs for the ensuing year: y. Russell
"i Eniyeston. presidents Miss Ella Haber-
Miss Mary r. Decherd Of Austin sn,oni
vice pres dent: r. j. Pane al C'Ivert
third Wee president; Miss Eta Tootbalter.
of Hr4nhnni 'ronsorer ,ii 80 ~ " ~, ~.
Officers were elected 'xccnt Wiss
Hab,rnachor and Niiss 1,o.b,.d ,.,, n III
cb.r,saa No. '-'' U.s. i'echeIu' VINO ohly
4 ra.oi',,jn, -, o.,,, -,
ings IN ~, ~ ~ ~ "t1snI oNiy STATE meet
Tier non ne cn,nre ana 90 away WITH fur
ra+io IN I'm rliu houston were pui IN nomi-
nd19h ior the next place of meeting and
i'SuL .l IN victory for Brennan.
:, short song service and sermon by
w, ~, L. harrington concluded the
morning session. Adjourned to $40 n m
comm HTS 'pe eemGgrsaoe ryasssmSd and
irdyer service" conducted by President
Rnssell, This was followed hv n talk on
character EWldng." by Rev q. " solo.
mon Rev. /. VI Bryce of Richmond read
=, ptp9r on the Study of the Bible nd
i bi"M w. ~. Gan prom9tt n" and ~ls toi-
loWcd hy President Russell in an address
on Ih' I,cHSues in the Reveals" After
s'Nelnl rIs had been approved and or
W.. ~ l.ul resolution to do away with
cuiL eIehee meet ngs. which WIS tabled tins
ii' iiiihS' was called M again and effectu-
az H',o away,
tidnn ~ r1ppti ~ me COMMITTEES on rcsolu-
people of Austin no austiI tnaiKS me
the daily press and the railroads for cour,
,b ot' IRA 'neht; and also endorsed all
san Antonio Tie fonowine n ,'Nol,1iii,a AZ
were also contained in the report
oroSi" NJ, -. nay we VII use al non,
in The lcris9t,,re Vim the
Great eva of sunday baseball and baseball
and ,nteIcstt i fa ~ Securing tMGir acton
silly end these curses to 9ur t,bristian
state. Since the Bible is tho fouudation
Of all good literature. Resolved. That we,
ert ourselves to see that each jun.or
lIeuei Is provided with r hlc of his
own. Also, that we make it our duty to
sCe that al foreigners within the reach OF
1pHtt i"ca' chapter are supplied with the
~ 1a,'." IN tneir own tongue also, that it
~ supp.oi 70 all destitute persons.
',vSU'Nod' mat we make especial efforts
i, s1 'H pur missionary pledges TO the state
T6c - N.lrlsllaais;
a Wa, ~ it ~ session was concluded ny
song ma , ,me Noi,lsurrate rome where
Tho nro praSN, se,S,Je was heII,
interas,irq- MI, ,uaiSfs was snort, pu.
Inc co,snr,. MS was ~, lhSt hleh' OF
rretinp ',,t,, CIV II r"uru w " iunnes
ttss r6a .T aru ny ~. NJ hoiVh-
nrn,inrr ~ LIZ W" ,.eN1tsu TO SnHlhS;
he latte, tr,r',nE r, eNp,r.entSs, some OF
,hc ,nocti, petns Wy n,efnsL ,G men
in,rned ~ r'n,I"uen tnt '"nIcrthce IA.
some DIV, ma" ,n. dt sJt III nrehl'a" III
Ctr,prrps rr,t,r
Unite, c.. -, ~
- ~" a"" ie,epno"e
at Calycs,or Ca,,,,, .,,, q, Goo oo o''no
,,o,,,[na,'. ~"i''"i S,oVn' Si,"V,V"' M
- ".V''' ~ frchhei' ~ H. SoWdon,
H. H. Williams, Charles Frcnkel and r.
l.. Lyon, This cornoratior In formed for
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