The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-21
THE EPWORTH LEAGUE
convened In Fourth Biennial Convention at
Indianapolis.
OF DELEGATES ARE ON HAND
\ Policy with Regard to the seating
of Congressmnn Roberts win
he Considered.


sion Of the International convention of the
hpworth League. conducted simultane-
ously today in Tom,inson hall and the
Epworth tent, was attended by 10000 peo-
pie Only 1000 delegates had arrived, but
indianapolis people turned GU; and
swelled the attendance to overlooking.
The entire session was devoted to
speeches. Bishop o. P. Fitzgerald Of
Nashville Tenn, representing the Meth
odist Episcopal church tSouth,. delivered
an address in Tomlinson hall which kept
the audience IN continued good humor
Indianapolis, Ind. July 20.-The attend
anoe at the fourth biennial international
convention of the Epworth League will be
in the neghborhood of 10000 to IL. 900 ac-
cordng TO revised estimates OF the local
managers. The committee on resolutions
met this morning to consider what shall
be the policy of the Epworthians with re-
gard to the seating of Congressman Brig
nam H. Roberts of Utah Attorney General
Grlggs decision on army cantcens. and
the amalgamation of all the young peoples
societies of all the evangelical denomina-
tions of the church. The meeting was
held behind closed doors and the recon-
mendations of the committee will be kept
under cover until Saturday night
The corner of Market and Delaware
streets. where are located the Epworth
tent, and Tomlnson hall became the point
oil interest for the leaguers soon after
noon. From all parts of the city steady
stream of delegates. gaily bedecked with
vIhhOnG of,1
ed into the entrances of the hall and tent,
which are on the opposite sides of the
street, and but for the efficiency of the
police, the street would have become hope
lessly congested. The tents seating ca
pacity is 1000 and it was filed. but not
crowded. The interior of Tomlinson hall
was much cooler and many who first en-
tered the tent went over to the hall. Hon.
Hugh Dougherty of Blufton, Inf. pre-
sided in the tent.
Governor James A Mount welcomed the
convention in behalf of the State and Hon.
Ell F, Ritter followed in behalf of the
city of Indianapolis. Those speeches were
responded to by Rev Charles o. Jones of
Bristol, Tenn, for the Methodist Episcopal
Ont. for the Canadian Methodists and
Bishop W. V. Ninde. Detroit for the
Methodist Episcopal church
In Tomlinson hall Hon Frank Barber
OF Evansville. Ind, presided.
Because of the absence of Senator Fair
banks from the city, Attorney Smith of
Indenauols delivered the address of well
come on behalf of the State Mayor Tag
CART threw the gates of the city open and
Rev. Charles w. Lewis Moore Of Moore's
Hill. Ind, welcomed the convention on
behalf of Indiana Methodsm. Rev. j. q.
Bond of Halifax, n. S. responded for
Canada. The response from the Methodist
Episcopal church was delivered by Bishop
John Il. Hurst. Washington, and Bishop
o. Fitzgerald Nashville, Tenn, in a
speech threaded with humor, thanked the
welcomers on behalf of the Methodist
Epicopal church, South
The convention then adjourned until
evening and AT 4:30 o'clock an evanpelical
meeting was conducted in the tent.
The night session was held in three
places, the tent, Tomlinson hall and an
mented the number of delegates and the
three meeting places were crowded to
standing room. The forenoon part of the
three meetings was devoted to song serv
ice under the leadership of E, o. Excel
of Chicago, a. E. Honshill of Texas and
j, NJ. Black, Williamsport. Pa. Henry w.
Rogers OF Evanston, H., presided in the
tent, Rev. A. Carman. Toronto, in Tom
linson hall and Rev. H. A. Goblin. Green
castle. Ind, in the opera house.
The following four topics were dis
cussed THE High School and Colleges"
self Culture Its Value and Possibilities;
Books and Reading" and THE Bible and
the Intellectual Life.
The speakers OF the evening were-ln
the tent, Rev. G. C. Workman. Toronto;
Rev S. II. Werlein. Kansas City; KEY.
Frank Hamilton Boston; Rev. w. f. Nc
Dowell, New York. Opera house, Rev.
W. f. Lloyd, Fort Worth, Texas; Rev. E.
L. Thorpe, Brooklyn: Rev. Samuel Plantz,
Appleton, Wis; Rev. D. A. Hayes, Evans
ton, Ill. Tomlinson hall, Rev. j. w.
Bashford Delaware, Ohio; Rev. James
Elliott Kingston, Ont; Rev. H. u
Knickerbocker, Los Angeles, Cal; Rev. L.
j. Bowman, Atlanta.
THE High School and College" was the
topic of the address by Rev. W! F. Lloyd.
Fort Worth Texas. He said in part: ITO
my mind there are three great reasons
why higher education should be eagerly
sought by our young people First, a col
lege education should be secured first of
all for its own sake; second, collegiate
education must be secured by our young
people for necessity's sake third, col
legiate education for Christo sake is the
final reason that / give why our young
people should secure this equipment"
Department conferences will occupy the
day tomorrow and the meeting places will