Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-24

All arrangements for the great Con-
vention of the Epworth League of the
Fourth General Conference District OF
the M. E. Church have been completed,
and the arrival of the visitors is only
awaited to enter upon the business OF
the session tomorrow.
The Convention will open tomorrow
afternoon at three O'Clock at Epworth
Park, with a conservation service con-
Quoted by Rev. H. M. Burns, Of the
First Baptist Church, Cataraugus, N.
Y. The singing by the chorus, which
was completely organized and held its
first rehearsal last night, will be in
charge of Prof. j. NJ. Black, of Will
Transport, Pa, who is expected to ar
rive in the city to-day. The evening
session will be opened at half-past
seven o'clock, with singing and special
music, followed by the address OF well
come by Rev. F. N. Lynch, OF Grafton,
and Prof. j. McH. Jones, Of this city.
The response will be by Mr.. A. M.
Schoyer, of the Pittsburg Conference,
President of the Convention. Follow
ing will come the reports OF the Cor
responding Secretary, Mr.. Harry Y.
Hine. of the Baltimore Conference,
Washington, D. c., Of the Treasurer,
Mr.. Roland E. Remley, of the Phila-
delphia Conference, Pittsburg, and OF
the Junior League superintendent,
Miss Ida l.. Martin, of the Pittsburg
Conference, Pittsburg. The session
will conclude with the announcement
of committees and such miscellaneous
business as circumstances may sug-
gest.
Epworth Park, on the Island. where
the convention is to be held, is in read
mess for the Leaguers. In the park,
which is situated at the east end OF
the Bridgeport bridge, there are two
large tents and smaller tents. The
largest tent is the Assembly Hall,
where the convention meetings Will be
held. and another good sized tent
which is capable of accommodating
over five hundred persons at one time
This will be the eating tent, where the
several thousand OF LeaguerS Will be
fed daily. The small tents will be
used for cooking and preparing the
food. Many out-buildings have also
been provided Near the entrance to
the park is frame building which
will be used as a postoffice to dis
tribute and receive the mail OF the
visiting delegates to the convention.
Jack Cowl, Superintendent OF Mails at
the Wheeling postoffice, will be post
master, and have charge of all the
mail handled on the convention
grounds. A telephone will be put in
at this building also for the convent
ence of the delegates.
Assembly Hall, where the meetings
will be held, is capable of seating about
2. 200 persons and more can be easily
accommodated within listening dis
lance The seats are arranged to race
the platform, which has been erected
at the west side of the tent. The
large chorus choir, the speakers, pre-
siding officers and reporters will be on
the stand On it is room enough for
a couple hundred persons. The in
terror and exterior of the tent has been
deliberately decorated with the Ep-
worth League colors, white and red,
and the American national colors. A
very pretty effect is produced by the
beautiful white and red streamers that
diverge from the top and center to the
sides of the tent. American and Cuban
flags mingle cOnspicuously with the
League flags, and Maltese crosses, the
society's. emblem, are displayed prom
inently in the decorations. Over the
entrance to the park is a beautiful
arch of red and white, and large
banner is stretched across the street.
Last night the large chorus of sing
ers, which will be under the direction
of Prof. j. NJ. Black, of Williamsport,
Pa, gave a fine rehearsal in the AS
sembly tent, and all details of the pro-
gramme were practiced without the
least hitch.
Last evening there was a general rail-
ly of all the committees at the general
headquarters, Fourth Street Church.
and the attendance was large and the
interest great. There was a general
review of the entire work accomplished,
and an interchange Of notes and infor-