St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-07
COLO, CLAMMY Cash.
What the Meeting at EXPOSE
ton Hall Last Night
Was for.
North Siders Will Meet To-
Night to Discuss the Mar
ket Matter.
Renaissance Of a Man Who
Stole $4,000 in Mime
apolis.
Judge Smith Interferes in the
Malpractice Case--Gen-
eral News.

Inc fallacy OF some OF the recent pun
pit utterances that Minneapolis was
bad, wicked and sinful city was fully
disproven last evening at the rally of
the Y. P. S. C. E. in the mammoth eX-
position building The weather
during the day was the worst
that could be imagined-a steady,
heavy down pour of water.
For upwards of an hour steady stream
of humanity poured in through the main
entrance, until upwards of $500 per-
sons were present.
The immense chorus of 1000 voices
opened the evenings exercises with
number of hymns which were most eX-
cellently rendered, the vast volume
of harmony completely film" che build
ing. The pauses betw5 -, She verses
were often punctured with loud ap-
plause. An amusing incident occurred,
showing in what a thorough and
able manner Col. Charles w. Johnson.
the director Of the chorus, has
accomplished mis- difficult task. The
electric lights all went out leaving the
building in darkness. and, although the
chorus was unable TO see the director,
they sang along without hating or even
ldilGIlU2. y roar VI applause HlCClCO
them when they finished.
OF the building itself, too much can
not be said in its favor. The seating
capacity is fully equal to that expect
ed-20.0O0. The acoustic properties OF
the vast auditorium are nothing less than
perfect. The speakers were heard with
the greatest ease in the farthest corner.
While all the decorations and notices
are not yet in place, they will be before
the convention assemblies next Thurs
day.
The opening prayer was delivered by
Rev. DR.. French. pastor of the Centen-
airy Nj. E. church. Grave a. Gruman'
chairman of the hall committee, in the
absence of Frank B. Daniels, chairman
of the committee Of 81, who is Ill. well
coined those present to the building
and to the convention.
The first speaker of the evening was
Rev. DR.. DOwley, pastor of the Wood
land Park church, st. Paul. In the
course of his remarks he said he be-
heved that the Y. P. s. G. E. would
prove one of the most effective, if not
the most effective, means OF bringing
the world to Christ. The Cecilian quar-
tette rendered Ave Maria" in most
pleasing manner, and were obliged to
respond TO hearty encore.
The most interesting part of the pro-
gramme is reserved for DI. Mckalg,"
announced Mr.. Gruman. DR.. Mckalg
said he thought his would be the most
interesting part of the evening, as all
could and were invited to participate.
He said the expenses had been far in
excess of what had been expected, and
he would have collection taken up.
What we want" said he, lis your
cold. clammy cash. We do not want
cOpperS, but YOUR large, round dollars.
Tile usheTs will now pass around the
hat and allow YOU all to drop one or more
in. Boys" said he to the collectors pro
TEN, don't 90 too fast; give all a
chance"
Rev: DR.. French was announced as
the next speaker. In his Introductory
remarks he acknowledged his indebted
ness to the GLOBE for calling the atten-
ton of the public to his wonderful voice
He felt capable of filling the vast au-
dItOrium. Before sitting down, how
ever he took occasion to remark that-he
was greatly surprised and pleased at
the grand success attained by the COM
mittee OF 81. At the last convention,
when it was announced that the next
convention would be held in MlnneapO-
lis, he said he stood uD with the rest OF
the Minnesota delegation and cheered,
but as far as he was concerned it was
with very faint heart, as he did not
know how the convention was to be
taken care of. He was surprised at
the rush and life which prevailed in the
West as compared with the prOsaic
slownesS to which he was accustomed in
the East.
A perfect storm of applause greeted
the name of Miss Maud Ulmer, VINO
was announced for one of her pleasing
songs. The encore she received
amounted almost to innovation, to which
she responded.
Revs. DrS Holman and Tiffany also
spoke on the magnitude of the cOnven-
ton and the great work before the I.
P. S. G. E.
Last nights meeting was for the pur-
pose of introducing the public to the
hall. rehearsing the chorus in the con-
ventiOn song and stirring up the local
Endeavorers for a last grand rush. An
other purpose was cash. All objects
were accomplished.
Delegates are commencing to arriV
to the convention by twOs, threes, by
dozens and IN drOves, and are reporting
themselves at the headquarters in the
New York Life building. Conductor
Lewis F. Lindsay is expected to arrive
to-day, and will. probably, have an
other rehearsal OF the chorus tomorrow
evening. Fifty delegates are expected
to arrive from Portland, Me-, dozen
are en- route from Seattle, while at least
500 will hail from Boston. One thou
sand will look back to their home in
Wisconsin. and l.S00 are coming from
| Illinois, 500 from Ohio, 500 from
Iowa, and another half thousand from
| Missouri, 80 from Maine and New
Hampshire, 500 from New York and 80
from Rhode Island. Delaware and New
Jersey have leo TO their credit and the
District of Columbia and Maryland lis
more, while Canada Will be represented
by 200. Other delegates will be present
as follows: New Oklahoma 100, Kan
Sas 800. Michigan 900. Indiana $50, Ne
braska $50. the Southern states 500, Da-
kOtas 200. Another thousand. at least,
will be present from Colorado, Cali
fOTnia. Florida. Texas and other points.
The arrangement for the accOmmO-
datiOn of this vast number Of guests
are all complete and no trouble is eX-
| pected in assigning them quarters. All
incoming trains will be met by COM
mittees and the delegates who have not
been assigned to quarters will be
promptly cared for. a number Of
young men viii 90 out tonight and TO-
morrow assign delegates places, so
that there will be no possibility OF con-
fusion
NORTH SIDERS WILL MEET.