St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-09
FOUND NO SYMPATHY
An Insult to Catholics Re-
pudiated by the Chris
tian Endeavorers. e@
Tracts Distributed in the
Convention by the Be-
levers in Rome.

MONTREAL, July Saturday has
been the most eventful day so far of the
Christian Endeayor convention. 1t was
eventful because of the incident Oh the
Champ De Mars last night. in which
some Endeavorers were stoned and this
morning was freely discussed and COM
mented upon. Not alone were the Cos
siping delegates in their discussion of
this matter, for it was brought up by
President Clark in one of the sessions
and the convention sympathy was at
once withdrawn from the delegation who
had given rise to the row by boldly stat
ing i'll loud voice, and in the most
frequented part OF twO-sided Roman
Catholic city, that "the mother of Christ
was an abandoned woman" This state
ment, it is asserted, was made by one of
the Colorado delegates, but his name has
not been ascertained. The seed sown
by Rev. Mr.. Karmarher. the Hindoo
delegate, in making an attack on
Catholicism, today brought around the
approaches to the tent and drill hall a
lot of tract distributors. These are
The Titles of the Tracts
they passed around to the Christian
Endeavorers, or at least to such of
them as would receive them after their
nature had become known. What Do
Catholics Believer" TOO Good 10 Be
True"
A tract whose opening sentences read
as follows: There is Il large class of
Pfotestants who cannot believe our
(the Catholics religion because it ap-
pears to them too good to be true"
''Popery and the Apostles. or the Bitter
Btu was another which closed with
the words: ''Long live Plus the Ninth,
successor of the apostles" and "Pur-
gatory" was the text of the last one.
The morning session was consumed
largely with various reports, and was
closed by an address. The Committee
of One" by George NJ. Ward, of Lowell,
Mass. President Clark called the meet
ing to order at 9:45. This session of the
convention dealt entirely with mission
airy matters. except when President
Clark, after couple of the missionary
speeches had been delivered, in order
to take the attention of the delegates
from the stOning occurrence of last
night probably, spoke as follows in ref
erence to the event which has been so
much talked about today.
D7sclaImed by Clark.
81 have learned only recently that
there was public meeting held outside
of the tent on the Camp de Mars for
which this convention is in no way re-
SpOnsible. Some statements were made
and some sentiments uttered for which
this convention is not responsible.
This should fully and plainly
be understood by all. 1t should
also be understood that any
thing said here is not in sympathy
with the individual who gave utterance
to it. This is not legislative body ands
does not necessarily represent the SeBti-s
ments of this convention. l speak for
you all when l say that there has been
no intention or desire on the part of this
any of their religious feelings or to
decry their creed. Is not that your sem
timent? If so, show it by rising" so,
The whole audience rose and cheered.
The convention meeting in the drill hall
this evening was guarded by sixty
policemen, under the command Of Sub
Chief La POinte and three sergeants.
This step was taken because of the
amount of rumors and talk about the
Champ de Mars meeting. However, the
reputation of
The Obnoxious Utterances
of last night by President Clark's letter
read IN the assembly hall this morning
has had a good effect, for all the French
papers came out this evening and de-
clared that the utterance OF Mr.. Clark
was perfectly satisfactory and removed
all suspicion that an intentional insult
had been intended by the visitors. But
as precautionary measure the police
were stationed at the drill hall, in case
occasion for their services arose.
Rev. George A. Wells, of Minneap-
OILS, delivered an address on "Interna-
tiOnal Fellowship" He considered the
holding of the present convention i'll
French and Roman Catholic Quebec as
most wonderful, that the Roman Catholic
clericalS had babe this great Protestant
convention welcome, and had been fol-
lowed in this respect by the French
Canadian press. 1t was great, a peace
ful triumph. At this juncture events
outside of the hall were not bear
ing out the speakers remarks within.
Three hundred French students and
quarrymen marched up to the door of
the drill hall bearing a couple of French
flags. Sub-Chief La Pointe captured
the flags from the bearers and thumpe d
their heads together, whereupon their
companions raised a great howl, but the
police drove the would-be rioters of
and dispersed them, although the peo-
pie In the convention were not aware of
it. Shortly after 10 o'clock the meeting
dispersed without any collision with