The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-05
LEAGUERS THIS WEEK
STATE CONFERENCE of TEE So
Getty WILL BE HELD IN sA-
VANNAH.
PROGRAMME OF THE SESSIONS
SUNRISE" MEETINGS TO BE HELD
AT THE CASINO, THUNDERBoLT.

All the Speakers Prominent in Va
rious Lines of Church Workable
Soto TO BE the Headquarters of the
Reception COmmittee-Every Train
to BE Met and Visiting Delegates
Escorted Home savannahians
Asked to Decorate Both Their
Places of Business and Their
Homes with the CoIors of the
League, White, Orange and violet.
The State Conference of Epworth
Leagues will meet In Savannah this week,
May 9-12 Committees of local leaguers
have been making preparation for the
coming of the conference for several
weeks and now have almost completed
their work. The most important and also
the most arduous work was that OF the
Committee on Entertainment. which had
to find homes for the visiting delegates.
This work Is so well under way that
every thing will be satisfactorily settled
by, probably Tuesday. at latest.
The Reception Committee will have
trained corps of young leeguers to meet
every train, and to escort the arriving
quarters of this committee will be the
De Soto Hotel.
The Decoration Committee, will have
decorated with the league colors. white
orange and violet Wesley Monumental
Church, the seat of the conference; the
De Soto. the depots and prominent bus
mess houses. The committee appeals 10
all merchants and owners of private res
licences to decorate their places with
these colors.
The SUNRISE prayer meetings" win be
held at the Casino, Thunderboit These
services are usually largely attended. On
Saturday afternoon the local leaguers will
be the hosts of the visitors on a trip to
Tybee.
Those that will take part in the services
and meetings are exceptionally strong,
each in his special line of work. The
programme is as follows:
Thursday:
SD. m.-Song and devotional service.
S8O-Address of welcome by Prof P
| r Brown, chairman of Reception Com
mittee, response by president of League
| Conference.
S4O-"The Trial Of Jesus From Law
yers Standpoint" by Hon. Walter NJ.
Chandler, New York, N. Y.
| Announcements.
Friday:
Up m.-Sunrise conservation meeting at
Thunderbolt, led by Mr.. e. Prentice Pea
| body, district secretary, Waycross, Ga.
930-Bble study class, conducted by
Mr. A. c. Harte, Y NJ. c. A. secretary,
Mobile. Ala.
1O:15-Missl0ns study class, conducted by
Rev. P. l.. Cobb, Nashville, Tenn.
| 1l:C0-Song and devotional service.
1l:l0-keports of officers.
II .2n-'The Devotional Feature of
League Life" by Rev. W. N. Aims
worth, Dublin Ga.
12:OO-"IIterary League Life" by Rev.
j. ]. Ransom, D. D., New Providence,
! Tenn.
$3.50 p. m. Song and devotional service.
S:45-"Methods in Junior Work." by
| Miss Lucille Ham, ex-fourth vice pres
ident Gainesville, Ga.
| 4:15-"rhe District League Conference"
! by Mr.. NJ. w. Howard, first vice presi-
dent Bainbridge, Ga.
4:45-"The Committees and Business
Meetings" by Mrs. P. l.. Cobb, for
merly travelling secretary of the Y. NJ.
| c. A.. Nashville, Tenn.
| 5:15-Business session.
S00-Song and devotional service.
S;SO-'"The Early Days of Lovick Pierce,
or the Conquest of Georgia by the Metho-
dists and Bapusts.' by Rev. Walker
Lewis, d. d. Atlanta, Ga.
Saturday
700 a. m.-Sunrise conservation meeting
at Casino, Thunderbolt, led by Miss Mae
Mckenzie. second vice president. Social
! Circle, Ga.
9:SO-Bible study class, conducted by Mr..
A C. Harte.
1O;15-Mission study class, conducted by
Rev. p. l.. Cobb.
11:OO-Song and devotional service.
11:10-Reports of committees.
11:20-Reports of the missionary COM
mittees of the North and South Georgia
| Conferences. by Revs. j. T. Dawes and
j. l.. Gerdine, chairmen.
12:00-"Systematic Work and Giving
for Missions" by Rev. j. A. Duncan, D.
D.. Chattanooga. Tenn.
Afternoon left open for trip to Tybee
Island
500 p m.-Song and devotional service.
S:30-"Our Opportunity In the Orient"
by Rev. w. r. Lambuth. D. D., mission
airy secretary NJ. f. Church, South, Nash
Unfinished business.
Sunday.
$3.50 a. m.-Bible study class conducted
1015-Mission study class, conducted by
| Rev. p L. Cobb.
1.-THE different pulpits will be filed by
visiting preachers.
4 p. m.-Song service at Tabernacle
4:15-Temperance sermon, by. Rev. Geo.
r. Stuart. to be followed by love feast,
conducted by Rev. T. r. McCarty, Cedar
town, Ga.
s p. m.-sermon at Tabernacle by Rev.
Sam p. Jones.
At all of the services Mt W. ]. Ramsay
will be in charge OF the singing.
WILL HOLD ANNUAL MEETING.