The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-27
THE TRIP OF THE LEAGUERS.
MANY WILL GO IN A SPECIAL CAR
TO THE STATE CONFERENCE.

The Car VIII BE GaiIy Decorated
with Banners and StreRmers.
Delegates From savannah VIII
Decide at Macon Whether They
VIII Invite the Conference to
Meet Here Next Spring-HOT the
PuIpits VIII lie Filled in savannah
Churches To-day.
1t is expected that The car to be put on
special by the Central Railroad for the
trip of the Epworth Leaguers 10 Macon
10 attend their slate conference will be
crowded. The indications are that there
viii be no room to spare.
Rev. Osgood F. Cook, pastor of Grace
Methodist Church, has received letters
from several places in the Savannah dis
trict, of which he Is secretary, giving him
the number of delegates that will he sent
to the conference. He has their names
and will send those of the most prominent
in a day or two to the state president of
the league, Mr.. Leon p. Smith of La
Grange. Mr.. Smith has requested them
in order that he may be better able to ar
range his committees when the conference
meets on April 7.
Savannah will send twelve regularly ac-
credited delegates to the conference. Their
names have already been publishd in the
Morning News. There will be four from
Wesley, three from Trinity, three from
Grace. and two from the Seventh Street
Church. Waynesboro will send six dele
gates, Guyton will send three, Hiuesville
two Eden three, Springfield two, and
Sylvania three. In addition to the dele
gates there will be many visitors
The local leagues have arranged with
the Central Railroad for a special car,
which will be decorated with the colors
the banners of the league. The Leaguers
will leave on the morning of April Z, which
Will admit of their arriving at Macon in
sufficient time, as the first meeting will be
held the evening of that day.
Immediately after the arrival of the Sa-
vannah delegates a meeting will be held
1t will be presided over by the district
secretary and will be held to ascertain the
sentiment of the Savannah Leagues in the
matter of extending an invitation to the
conference to meet next spring at Savan-
nah. 1t is not yet known what determi-
nation will be reached. A canvass of the
Leagues has not been made and it is not
likely that the question will be definitely
settled until after the arrival of their rep
resentatves at Macon.
The opinion seems to be rather general
that Savannah should invite the confer
ence to hold its next meeting here. 1t was
held last year at Atlanta, and the present
meeting will relieve Macon of all chance
of having 1t for several years. The matter
of the entertainment of the delegates is the
only thing that might deter the delegates
from extending the invitation. This is
rather a colossal matter, as the attendance
is large, and places for the delegates have
to be secured in private homes. 1t has
been found difficult on former occasions to
secure such entertainment for religious
gatherings, and 1t is feared that the same
trouble would be again experienced.
If there is one dissenting vote when the
caucus is held at Macon, the invitation
will not be extended. The probabilities are
that such a vote will not be cast Grace
Church League and that of Seventh
Street Church have signlfied their desire
TO have the conference meet here. Action
is yet to be taken by the leagues of Wes-
ley and Trinity. The delegates will abide
in their votes at Macon by the wishes of
the leagues.
A matter that will come before the
caucus OF the delegates from the Savannah
district will be the election of a represen-
tative to cast the electoral vote to which
it is entitled in the election of officers of
the conference. The board of officers is
changed every year.
The Leaguers will be in Macon three
days. There will be about 800 delegates with
fully as many visiting members of the
League. When the Savannah delegates re-
turn, meetings of their leagues Will be held.
at which they will recount their expert
ences and tell all about the conference.