The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-10
PLANS TO RECEIVE
EPNORTH LEAGUERS
Young People Prepare for flush
Of Visitors,
WILL MEET ALL TRAINS
INFORMATION BUREAUS AT
THREE CHURCHES.
WILL MEET ALL TRAINS

,rL, r-,v-orth League has practically
-,orfacfed us arrangements for the re
rsufion of the vast crowds cOmln6 mere
AHA week and il is quite evident from
the enthusiasm displayed by the mem
farg of three evangelical associations
--bo met at the First Methods church
lost evening that nothing viii be left
1,r50ne which might add TO the pleas
1,ra of the visitors.
Scrfnr President Alfred Peters of the
FpworJh League called all ms people
ragathpr TO confer with the state Chris
-ian Endeavof and YOunS Peoples
BAPTIST Union associations to discuss
The coming Of the LeaEuers, and :. large
representatiOn of each society was
Tresaut when he called the meeting to
order and asked President COTum of
the Christian EndeavOTers to address
The meeting,
"This is no time for speech making,
responded Mr. COrum. but I can tell
YOU that the EndeavOrers are with you
heart and soul and are here ready to
work
The enthusiasm of the terse express
sion brought forth round of applause.
ana in another minute the meeting
had settled down to business.
Entertainment Plans.
Mr.. Peters expressed his appreciation
Of The aid pronered by the two ass0ci-
meeting, which was that every body
might be informed as to the plans OF
th, reception. 1t is the intention, first,
Mr.. Peters said. to send delegations
out as far as Thistle Junction to meet
each incoming train and inform the
visitors on such subjects as hotel &C
cCmmOdauOns, rates, etc These dele
cations will also distribute. free, copies
OF a special edition of the Utah Meth
0disI. now in press, which describes
Salt LeEe and contains valuable in
formation FOR their guidance during the
stay i'm Salt Lake. over 800 copies
VIII be printed.
Tn visitors win De met by reception
con- -littees at the depot and directed
10 town.
Headquarters and bureaus Of fnfor-
nation will be established at the First
Methodist First Presbyterian and
First Baptist churches. which viii be
in charge of the Young Peoples Bap-
list union and the EpWOrth League Of
1icers. The headquarters viii be nicely
furnished and VIII serve as lOung1ng
places for the wary travellers.
The big feature Of entertainment VIII
b. the Epworth League excursion to
saltair on Saturday, though no special
programme has been arranged
Sunday Services.
on Sunday morning the pulpits of all
the evangelical churches of the city
viii be filled by visiting cleTgymen
aad preachers. Sunday night at t,Ie
Theatre the mass meeting takes place.
Music viii be furnished by a male
Quartette from Chicago, and the speak
ers OF the evening viii include DIT.
Crews. secretary of the EpwOrth
League of Canada, and W. r. Thirkield
of cincinnati.
No arrangements have been made of
q
sides informing the hotels and restaUr-
ants of the rush that is coming Most
of the visitors viii sleep in their cars.
After explaining these matters, Pres
jient Peters said it had been decided
10 let each member OF the OrganiZa-
tons represented decide upon which
committee he or she would prefer to
serve. either programme, reception or
entertainment. and he called for voluu-
teers. The congregation divided into
three sections before the words were
fairly out of his mouth. and after 4
short discussion of details by each COM
mittee the meeting was adjourned.
Epworth League Travel.
While only q small number of bona
fide EpwoTth Leaguers arrived in Salt
Lake yesterday. the Rio Crrande West
ern ran three extra trains rom the
east over us line, all of which were
loaded with travellers who have seized
the opportunity of coming west on Ep-
worth League rates. Train No. ran
I'm three sections and No. 1 in two.
There were about 150 people on each
train. making a total Of about $50 pas
sengers. A majority of the travellers
stopped over in salt Lake. although the
trains were run through to Ogden, and
many went on 10 the coast without a
stop.
The same number of extra trains viii
be run today as sections of Nos. I and
3. No. 8 is not a scenic train, but it
carried three extra coaches last night,
ant viii carry chre,s extras tonight
The EpwOrth League travel has
started out 10 be even heavier than
was expected. The trains yesterday
were run very close t. schedule time,
none of them being more shan onc hour
lata
Morgan Denies It.