The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-13
LEAGUE in CONFERENCE
YOUNG METHODISTs ARE IN SESSION
AT SOUTH BEND.
Programme for the Coming Days
First Meetings of the Young Bap-
lists Held at Cincinnati.
pecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
SOUTH BEND. Ind, July 12.-The ninth
biennial conference of the Epworth League
of Indiana began to-day. with an unusual
ly large attendance. The convention will
continue until Sunday night. Fully five
hundred visiting delegates are present from
all parts of the State. The sessions of FRI
day and Saturday will be held in the First
Methodist Church. Sunday nights session
will be held in the Auditorium. Local COM
mittees, as well as the state board, have
been exerting themselves to the utmost to
make the 1900 convention success. The
committee on decorations has shown
marked ability. and result of its efforts
the First M. E. Church presents most
beautiful appearance.
The State organization of the Epworth
League is divided into nineteen districts,
including over eight hundred organizations.
Local memberships aggregate somewhere
between 10000 and $4,000. In each of the
districts there is thorough organization
acting in perfect harmony with the presid-
ing elders and pastors. District conventions
are held annually in every district, and in
many of them series of subdistrict confer
ences are arranged for during the year
The relations between local chapters, city
unions. district organizations and state
league are harmonious, and helpful bonds
OF fellowship are growing more firm as
time goes on. All the districts but one
have held their annual conventions and all
reports from district conventions have been
most favorable.
While the conference did not convene
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egates have been in the city all day. After
arrival they were escorted to headquarters.
where. after registering. they were given
badges which pass them over any street
car line in South Bend.
AT O'Clock this afternoon the state cab
met. consisting of the president, o. H.
Palmer. of Indianapolis: vice president
Miss Mary Dennis, Richmond: Miss Mary
F. Beck, Elkhart: Miss Helen Chick. Ev-
ansville; W. S Roney, Terre Haute: sec
Treasurer Marshall Williams, Marion
Commander of the Guards Fred Metts
Greencastle; Junior superintendent Miss
Helen M. Johnson. South Bend held an
important meeting in the office of the
church. At $3.50 the state cabinet and mera-
bers Of the local committee went into con-
sultation and at o'clock reunion OF In
diana Epworthians took place. The first
session. held at 1880 o'clock this evening.
consisted of a song service. directed by
Albert G.. Shook. of Detroit; address of
welcome, made by Or. ]. G. Campbell. of
South Bend. and a response by O. II. Palm
CT, of Indianapolis. The Rev. Wilbur
Thirkield also delivered an address. which
was entitled THE Building of an Epworth
League"
Three sessions will be held tomorrow,
the first at s o'clock In the morning, a
later morning meeting and one at 7:45.
The feature of the day will be an address
by William H Crawford president of AL
legheny College. Pittsburg. An informal
reception will follow the lecture At the
night session the convention will be ad-
dressed by Miss Mary Dennis. of Rich
mond: Emma Rouecker. Indianapolis: A.
w Wood and G. y. Vickery. Chicago; c.
II Lesson. Fowler: A. A. Small Anderson,
and the Rev. q. d. Wolf. New Albany.
In the afternoon visiting delegates will
be given excursions through the city and
10 Mishawaka, Elkhart and Goshen On
Saturday an address will be delivered by
Chancellor Hickman. of De Paw.