Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-05
STATE EPWORTH ASSEMBLY
First Day on the Grounds Proves Crowded
Success.
DEPARTMENT WORK WELL oRGANlzu
Leaders Arrange TO Give the Thou
sands in Attendance the Full
Benefit of Comprehensive
Daily Program.

LINCOLN. Aug. -(special)-After hav-
ing experienced the grand opening Of last
night the Epworth assembly was ready to
settle down to regular business today. The
report Of the size OF the crowd on the
grounds last night requires revision. as the
report OF the gatekeeper shows that 1000
people passed the gate after o'clock,
and the most correct estimate is that there
were $500 people there last night.
Today the regular program wac given,
with the addition OF lecture by Rev. W.
Z. McLennan OF Berwyn H., whose subject
was The History OF Book Making This
was in the forenoon. in addition to the re-
ligious services, school of methods Junior
and bible classes and the musical program.
In the afternoon one OF the interesting fes-
turcs was the address The Epworth League
in China" by Rev. STA Tieng Ang Of Foo
chow. This was followed by the concert by
the Slayton Jubilee singers, the preachers
institute and the school or Junior methods
The chorus class under the direction OF Prof
willard kimball also got thoroughly organ
lied during the afternoon. In the evening
there was a song service OF thirty minutes
at the amphitheater and a lecture on
Alaska" by Or. E. a. Schell, who used q
stereopticon in the Illustration OF his sub
iect.
The program for Thursday is as follows:
$ a. m.-Pentecostal services, condu-ted by
Rev. w. J. Calfee tEpworth hall.
9 a. m.--School of Epwcrth Methods: "A
Model Business Meeting" DR. J. T. Berry
QIpworth haiD; the juniors in session. con-
Quoted by Mrs G. w lsham Uunior pa
10 a. m.-Blble study: Samuel and the
Days of the Judges" kev. Z. A. schen (Ep-
II II a a. m.Dcornet solo. Eme Wilcox Marsh
lecture, Libraries" Rev. W. Z. McLennan.
. p. m.-The S.aytln jubilee singers and as
~embly chorus lamphitheater).
2:3O ?. m.-Lecture, Lend a Hand DIT
4 p Tn.-Ghorus M drill, Prof. Willard Kim
ban Camp hitheateIl; preac4e; ms ltItei SUP
cello seior W W. F fS MGDoWeI Vel q CEpw5rth haiJ
school Of Junior methods, Mrs. j. r. Wood
cock tjunior pavlion).
p. m.-Grand conc eTt and entertainment
the Slayton jubilee singers.
ASSEMBLY NOTES.
During the progress Of the assembly the
Swedish Epworth league of Nebraska and
Kansas will hold sessions each day al the
Swedish Methodist church, corner OF Eigh-
tcenth and J etreets in the forenoons from
9 to - and in the afternoons from to 3.
Delegates from the churches Of the two
states are arriving in town, each cnngrega-
tiOn having two delegates. The visitors are
being entertained by the Swedish Methodists
| Of the city. Tomorrow evening a reception
! viii be held at the church, after which re-
! frcshments will be served. The Swedish mis-
! sion is being held al Lincoln at this time, II
| order that advantage may be taken of the
| low rates and also that any of the yicltors
! who desire may visit the assembly. The
! visiting delegates will visit the grounds il
body several evenings Of the session.
The largest single delegation on tht
| grounds is that from University Place. Their.
are twenty-siX tenta, arranged to form twC
| sides of a square, eu closing n space in which
! is set up headquarters tent, 15X5O feet il
size. This tent is furnished with chairs
tables and plenty of literature for the con
venience of the University Place people ant
/ their friends.
The Bee has the only newspaper headquar
! ters on the grounds Ii haa pretty tent
with table, chairs, typewriter, and in the
evening is lighted with the new acetylenC
gas The readers of The Bee are invited II
/ call at The Bee headquarters.
There was an amusing spectacle this
morning when the first load Of straw came
! on the assembly grounds. The supply hat
| been short the night before and the campers
were anxious TO get their quota. A large
! number, q majority of whom were women
/ rushed in and gathered up the straw as fas
| as three men could pitch it from the wagon
some of them being almost buried the
! huge forkfulis came Go"p. Several kodak!
TOOK snap shots at the good natured riot.
Tho managers of the assembly are doing
| all in their power to make the visitors com
! Portable and are succeeding well consider
! ing that the number of tenters is so muci
! larger than was anticipated.
About fifty students from the Lincolr
Normal are attending regularly. They caI
| only come evenings, as their school is il
!