The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-22
EPNORTH IEAGUt SESSION
nav sranrs WITH sUNRIsE PRAY-
I'm OFT ON THE EsPLASADE.
Estimates Of Attenaanee Aeeea -
to syOee-A Number q sseeehes
MADE. Papers Read and Dtsc.s-
.a>ns HnA on Subjects - Interest.

INDIANAPOLIS. July 1--The first sum
rise prayer meeting OF this convention
was held at $50 this morning by the ESP
worth Leaguers In Monument place. rEoo-
ably s0oo delegates conxregaSed on the
west side OF the Esplanade ana ciustefea
about the fountain. On the terrace ssoou
the leader, Rev. DIR. w. A. spencer. %
Philadelphia. and behind him reared the
tall shaft OF the soldiers and sailors
monument The scene was inspiring aIia
with the singing served 10 attfaes n1A
dseds of people going to wo .,S,, wn4 S,osk
tended the line OF congregatiau y oaoeN
distant to Washington street
ue~.lar PrOxramme OF the Day.
The regular programme Of the morning
was devoted to department cohie.ehSss'
which were held in Torniinson nan. Ep
worth tent the opera house and ioar "
= msating OF the state Cabinet officers
of illinois was held this morning 10 meet
a committee from Peoria. where an ss
state convention win be held IA lI'' sao
the preliminary matters arranged
Tryisw To Register visitors.
The reception committee worked all
night with tireless energy, sndeavorIn IN,
TO register the names OF Delegates. ous
despite this vigilance a large numpes y,
delegates have escaped the registration
book and IL Is not known definitely now
large the attendance Is SIN tnousand
are known to be present, and Win tnoss
unregistered the number - r essm dsis.
cations are from Indiana. with 40: llli-
nois $50. Ohio 500, Pennsylvania iso'
Michigan ITO. Iowa Ies. and Kansas rs
In Tomlinson hall the first meeting
was devoted to the discussion OF spirit
ual work Rev. W. A. Grye, OF kaiama-
ZOO. Mich. presided.
Rev. J. II. Reed. Galveston, Tex, spoke
on Spiritual Reveals.
In the opera house the department or
charity mercy and help was conducted
by w f. Goreth, New York. Rev. Water
Merritt. OF Boston talked OF Epwofsa
At the. Second Presbyterian church Rev.
w. H. Jordan. Sioux Falls. b ID, CON
Quoted the department OF literary work
Discussional addresses were made oy hev-
J. w Bennett. Bozeman. Mont, and Rev.
w. T. Mcclure. Marshall, No.
In the department Of correspondents
held in the %nn ears Esss ST.
Louis. III; spoke on Where Are Your
He asserted that the league exists solely
for spiritual results and the member who
does not contribute TO the spiritual work
OF the chapter is simply so much dead
The department of finance was presided
over by Il. L. Paine. Lincoln, Neh.
There was no afternoon session The
time was occupied by band concert at
the state fair grounds.
Next Meeting ut Sam Francisco.
The executive committee of the Ep-
worth League occupied the afternoon In
deciding on the meeting place for 1901.
finally selecting San Francisco. Three
cities were entered In the contest. San
Francisco, Los Angeles and Denver.
The Night Session.
Lectures and patriotic songs constituted
the programme OF the leagues night SEES
sion. The first half hour was devoted 20
patriotic songs, after which Bishop c. Fl.
Fowler, OF Minneapolis lectured In the
tent. Gen John b. Gordon. of Atlanta lee
NJ Buckley. Of New York. and Rev A. c.
Carmen. OK Toronto, lectared in the opera
house.