Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-07-21
EPWORTH LEAGUE
Opening Of the Biennial In
teFn0fiOnoI Conference.
The attendance Greater Than az
ANY of The Three PRECEDING
ConvOcsitonS OF The Body-an
Outline of The Work.

fourth international conference of the
Epworth Leaguz Bids fair to outdo all
of the previous gatherings of the great
organization. both as 10 the number
of delegates and visitors in attendance
and ihe enthusiasm shown in the open
ing rallizs- All sections Of this country
and OF Canada are represented in the
hosts Of young people VINO tnrOng the
streets ard public places Of Indiana's
capital today Besides the
thousands CT delegates there
are almost as many visitors
with credentials. the latter including
several prominent diyfnes and Iaymen
of the Methodist church who figure in
ghe list OF speakers. Headquarters
/ have heea opened for all of the various
safe ami provincial delegations. and
FOR the conference DEPARTMENTS. Raj
( lies Of these departments are arranged
in addition 10 the stat=d programme,
/ Washington street. Pennsylvania
street and 0,her leading thoroughfares
/ Of the down-town district are gay with
/ flags and banners bearing the lfalt.Se
cross and the familiar motto. Look
/ Up. Lift Up
The conf renee opened IT 2:30 this
+ afternoon with simultaneous rallies in
The big tent in the court house yard
[ and IN TomHnS0n hal, Just across the
+ street. Both meeting places were
/ crowded 10 the limit OF their capacity.
ehe combined attendance being esti-I
mated At 1900 Eloquent addresses
OF welcome were delivered by Govern
or Mount. Mayor Thomas y. Taggar5,
and by representatives Of the Netho-
! dism of indianapolis Fraternal re-
sponses We're given by Congressman
:. Frank Ha-Iy OF Lafayette. bishop
/ W y Nin.ls. OF Detroit. the Rev. y
/ Carman Of Toronto. the Rer.ti. / Bond
o. Halifax. Bishop .John r Hurst Of
Washington and Bishop o. L. F'itz-
gerald of Nashville. Following these
addresses, which were preceded by
prayer and choral singing. the confer /
eRces were formally turned over 70 the /
presiding officers and during the re
maintIer o. ille sessions the general +
Z =
the sen.ilneIs : Responded 10 in The /
numerous eI1qaent addresses being /
Tie unity OF members OF the church /
throughout the entire world
Tonight English's opera house vii! 1
be added TO the number % meeting +
places 1T three big demonstrations
the topic OF intellectual Life VIII lie
discussed by Il number of weIl-known
speakers.
While speeches and song occupy the
three days sessions 80 far rs tiE- mass
OF the delegates is concerned business
of an important character will receive
attention ut the hands of the board OF
control. Probably among the first
matters TO receive consideration will
be the question of royalties. Twice
this question has been the cause of con 4
v0king the c3mlni,tee that manages /.
the institution known as the Metho- b
dist Book Concern. It is claimed that h
several OF the Officials have been max
ing too mach money out of their roy 4
Aries for gheir extra literary labors.
among them Rev Edwin y Scheu. l.
general secretary of the Epworih
League, ald Rev. DR.. Joseph y Beddy,
editor of the Epworth Herald The
last time the Book committee met was
in New York last February. and at
that meeting royalties We're voted out
of the institution. Ii is now rumored
tl;rt the enemies of the officials direct
" concerned VIII take the matter be
fore the board of conUOI II the present {
conference il an effort 10 have that b
body sanction the action of the Book {
Committee. This and other prominent
questions that viii come up for consif-
Grafton viii cause the 1,SG0.O00 mem
baTs of the league to await with inter
est the outcome of the present weeks
deliberations On the par, OF the board.
The Pacific Coast appears 70 have
good chance of capturing the conven-
iion of the league to be held two years :
hence san Francisco has sent L big
delegation 10 bid for the gathering and
it IS understood 70 have the support Of :.
delegations from other sec :
lions.
Taking into consideration the fact
that the Epworth League as an organ s
ization has had but Il decade OF exis- +
tence the showing mada At the pres n
ent conference is little less than mar
veIouS. The organization was given a
birth Al conference of young Metho- f,
dis.s held in Cleveland in 1889. Before n
the Cleveland session numerous So !,
cieties existed in the Methodist church q
North and it was at this conference .
that majority Of them united and Il
sarted che big organization The =
Methodist Church South also entered
-he new movement with enthusiasm, Il
and at Memphis in 1870 organized the o
first branch. More than 25,000 local a
chapters have been organized and the Ii