St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-10
THIN ICE BETWEEN.
CATHOLICS AND PR0TESTANTS AL
MOST COLLIDE AT MONTREAL.
ROwDlEs SING lIARsEILLAIsE.
The Sensational Address of Rev.
DIR. Douglass, OF Montreal,
Given Il Thorough Pruning Be-
fore Permitted to Be Delivered
From the Platform.

| From the Platform.
MONTREAL, July 9.-When the big
tent of the Christian EndeavOrers was
examined this morning it was found
| that thirty-five of the ropes had been
| cut by the hoodlums last night. The
chief of police assured Secretary Baer
that the police force was at his disposal
and the city was back of the police.
Although assured of ample police pro-
lection, Secretary Baer thought it bet
ter to call the tent meeting off,
as it was thought the noise outside
would drown the voices of the speakers
inside. The programme was carried out
ill its entirety, however. Every delegate
spoken to strongly condemned the re-
mark of the Indian, Distine Karmar-
thar, and several of the speakers at to-
days meeting paid little tributes to the
persistent proselytizing of the Roman
Catholic church. The closing scenes
inside the drill hall tonight were char
acGeristic by much warmth and hand
shaking,
kissing Among tlle Women
| delegates who had formed friendships
in the city, and the singing of "God be
with You till we meet again." 1t was
| very impressive. Outside the scene
was equally Impressive in another way.
| Thousands of people were cOngregated
on the Champ de Mars and on Craig
street in front of the hall and for blocks
to the east and west. The element, for
riot were there in full
force. The talk about kar-
marthar's ill-timed remarks had spread
all over the French part of Montreal,
and in the crowd were many who
| burned to ayenge the insult, which they
considered as more than personal one,
for to French-Canadian Roman Cath
olic his religion comes in before every
thing. Then there were thousands as
sembled who had resolved to protect the
Christian EndeavOrers when they lett
the hall if necessary. The antagon site
elements in the crowd kept
Respectable Distance
from each other awaiting the opening
of the doors at the close. Among the
Protestant crowdwere nearly a Thousand
mlitiamen in plain clothes, and the
opposing crowd consisted of the lower
| classes of the French Canadians, prin-
cipally cuarrymen from Corte St.
Luc, and others of like
stamp. Occasionally the volunteers
and their adherents fell into
line and marched around the block en-
closing the Champ de Mars, and the
opposing crowd did likewise, marching
| around the block to the west OF the
Champ de Mars. They eyed each other
| jealously, and each moment the bitter
feeling increased, in evidence of
which partisan tunes were shouted
by thousands of lusty voices, and
pandemonium reigned. This was the
situation when the doors OF the hall
pected 4 riot. The delegates emerged
from the hall and turned to the west
end. Instantly the volunteers formed a
Gordon at the edge of the side
walk and white handkerchiefs
we're produced and these they
held around their necks. This
was the distinguishing badge. No
one without it could approach the En-
! deavorers from the opposite side of the
street, and slowly and without any
manifestation Of alarm the delegates
made their way along. Then came
4 Burst OF Song.
"At the Cross, at the Cross" tioated
out upon the air, and the result was
something wonderful. Almost perfect
silence fell upon the crowd. The
Frenchmen on the Champ de Mars
stood silently gazing at the procession
| of EndeavorerS, who marched to the
| time Of the piece of music they we're
| singing. All emerged and passed out
of the DANCE rOus locality III safety
| The miIitiamen, who had slowly moved
| west with the crowd, turned right about
lace and marched down east to a short
| distance below the drill hall singing
| Onward, Christian soldiers, marching
as to war" They were greeted with
| some jeers and tauntS from the crowd
that angrily watched them. but no
blows were exchanged. As they turned
| and marched west, the multitude melted
away, the blockade of cabs and street
| cars passed on and the closing scene of
| the Christian Endeavor convention was
| at peaceable end. 1t was at one time
| intended to dismiss the drill hall meet
ing by the rear door, but Pres-
dent Clark, on assurances from
| the militia that they would
| amply protect all the delegates, caused
| the front doors to be used. Before
pronouncing the benediction he told
| the assembled people that the. soldiers
would protect them and that no vIo-
ience need be feared at the hands of the
rnOh xUbinh nurn OOa
Anthony COmstOck,s Address.
At 2 o'clock, when the meeting in the
tent was called to order, large number
were there to hear Anthony Constock, of
New York, in his address,, Foes to
Society, Church and StSte." 1t was we'll
| received during its delivery. A large
crowd Of not too well-dressed French
Canadians gathered on the court and
police station steps and peered at the
speakers through a space where the
canvas had been dropped to let in the
air. AT this stage they were quiet, but
they became noisy afterwards and had
to be dispersed by the police, and one
| OF the leaders was taken into custody.
This summary action induced them to
scatter, after singing the "Marseillaisen
| as sort of rejoiner to "Stand Up for
| Jesus" which was sung at the close of
Mr.. Comstock's address. Coming direct
ly to his text. Mr.. ComstOck nominated
the "foes to church, society and state'
as intemperance.
Gambling and EVIL Reading.
Of the three the last was the worst
that the world had to contend with.
Why? Because of its banefuI effects
upon the young people. A childs
heart was chamber of imagery. The
four walls of that chamber must be
decorated. The child carried into it many
pictures, and the spirit of evil stood by
seeking to turn the child's mind in, the
direction Of that which was bad. What