The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-18
.LEAGUERS ARRIVE
At SAN FRANCISCO
Make the Trip From Salt Lake
Without Accident.
TRAINS WELL HANDLED
CONVENTION WILL OPEN TODAY
WITH $4,000 DELEGATES.

San Francisco, Cal, July 1.-THE last
Epworth League special train arrived
tonight, and when the fifth interna-
tionaI convention opens tomorrow 80. =
600 delegates viii be in attendance: Is
coo of these come from points east of
the Rockies. Since last Monday morn
ing the Southern Pacific has handled
via Ogden thirty-five special trains. in
addition to the regular traffic a large
majority of them arriving last night
and today, many being scheduled but
thirty minutes apart.
The record made is remarkable, in
view Of the tact that not the slightest
accident occurred to this procession of
trains all the way from Ogden. The
excurSiOnistS all express themselves
much pleased with the transcOntinental
journey. The arrangements made by
the Epworth League local cOmIl.-tte es
and the railroads for caring for pas
sengeEs and baggage have worked per
fectly, and there has been but little
Confusion.
Among tOday's notable arrivals were
Bishop Isaac ". Joyce, president of the
League. The Rev. DR.. Thiekieid of
Cincinnati, general secretary of the
Free Red Mems Aid and Southern E,du-
cation society; Governor a. T. Bliss of
Michigan, Bishop II. W. Warren, Den
yer, and Bishop Earl Cranston, Port
land. Ore.
Tonight, at the Methodist church.
special prayer meeting services were
held. The services were of a welcome
order, and there were many short ad-
dresses and many songs.
Distinguished Visitors.
The Central church drew the great
est number of distinguished visitors.
Among others, DR.. J. NJ. Buckley, DR..
+. J. Berry, secretary of the EpwOrth
League, and editor of the EpwOTth
Herald; DR. E. NJ. Mills of Elmira, n.
Y, DR.. E S Ninde of Ann Arbor
Mich, and the Rev. Matt S. Hughes
took part in the services. The Central
church gave especial attention to the
Ohio delegation.
The California street church well
coined the Iowa delegation At Central
church the Illinois and Indiana deIega-
tons attended the services. Special
music was rendered by the Tnd9sna
qUartstte. Trinity welcomed the New
York delegates.
The convention viii be opened for
n1ally tomorrow. There will be pre-
Hminary. services at the First Congre-
gatiOnal church, at the Central MethO-
dist church and at the Howard street
Methodist church at II o'clock in the
morning and at 2:30 the convention
will he formally called in session.
The chairman, the Rev. Thomas Fill
ben, will call the convention TO order.
and after a. song service by a chorus
Of 1000 voices, addresses viii be made
on behalf of the state and city by Gov
ernor Gage and Mayor Phelan. Then
the convention will settle down to ad-
dresses from leading members Of the
League on matters of direct interest to
the convention. During the evening
overflow meetings viii be held at the
Metropolitan temple and at the Al
hambra theatre.
BY an order of the board Of control
missionary work is to be made the chief
feature Of the League during the com
ing year, and at the meeting tomorrow
the elders and district workers from all
parts of the United States viii as