The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1896-08-01
LEAGUE CONFERENCE AT
CRYSTAL SPRINGS.

CThe delegates to the State Epworth
League Conference, which was held
at Crystal Springs July 1926, report
IL grand time. There were about sew
eDty-tive delegates present and about
one-third of these were from the Gre
NADIA District. Grenada had the larg-
est delegation OF any League repre-
sented, there being eight present.
Water Valley had six, Oxford five,
Abbeeville five, Co(feevllc one.
Rev. 7. B. Clifford, commonly known
as ''Cyclone Clifford, was made Presi-
dent.
The League Conference was held on
the Camp ground, about 1000 yards
from the depot. Here are about fifty
tents built OF rough lumber, where
families stay during the Camp Meet
ing, which convenes annually at that
place. A magnificent lake, covering
about twenty acres, has recently been
completed, and bathing and boating
were enjoyable pastimes to great
throngs of young people.
The Mississippi Chatauqua had just
finished program Of ten days dura-
tion, the people were tired, and when
the Leaguers arrived their reception
WAS not quite as enthusiastic as it was
at Grenada last year. By the way, our
delegates heard the praises of Grenada
on every hand-its open-hearted hos
pitality, its enthusiastic young people,
and its liberality.
Magnificent addresses were deliver
ed by Rev. N. G. Augustus, Hon. W.
W. Magruder Of Starkville, Hon Earl
Brewer, Prof. Dabney Lipscomb, Dr..
J. G. Ballard of Natchez. Revs. A. F
Watkins. J. c. Park, J. A. Randolph,
7. W. Lewis, Dr.. I. W. Cooper, Hon.
c. c. Campbell, Misses Laura Lips
comb, Eleanor Ormond and Annie Will
liams. Rev. W. S. Shipman delivered
a capital address on missions, and Rev.
J. W. Dorman preached we'll on Sun
day afternoon.
Dr.. Watkins said he didn't want the
League ito shy at something and run
away. He said once upon a time Il
young boy hired to d merchant to de-
liver bis goods, and as the merchant
had no horse to pull his wagon the
boy pulled it himself. The first day
he did we'll, but the second day he had
trouble; late in the afternoon the boy
came up to the store, dusty, hatlcss,
painting for breath, his wagon very
much damaged. the merchant asked:
''What is the matter, John?" I'VE
have had u runaway" "How?" the
merchant asked. "Well, we were do
ing very we'll, the wagon and /, and we
we're trotting along nicely when |
spied paper in the road and I shied
and got scared and away | went as
hard as could 60. Yes, ran away
with the wagon
Sunday was a good day. The love
feast was great blessing to the large
crowd that was present. Dr.. Watkins
preached at II o'clock, but at night We
had the rr)wning services. Fine
speeches were made by eight speakers
all juicy aud lovely.
Won't some one ask Mr.. w. N. De-
Loach how he enjoyed being assistant
Secretary for Miss Eleanor Ormond, Of
Meridian?
The next session meets no: later
than May lst. 1897, at Water Valley.
We expect 500 to go-thcy build their
chicken coops three stories high.
League Dots.
West Point has just raised $50 90
to buy League Library.
Tupelo has 2lO volumes in its League
Library and Okolona 233.
Tupelo Leuguers read and discuss
the books in the League course at their
literary meetings.
They have 50 Bibles in their League
at West Point, and each Lacquer is
urged to read or repeat verse at their
devotional meetings.
The League at East End, Meridian,
studies the Methodist Discipline.