The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-09
ENDEAV0RERS STONED.
FkKNCH sTUDENIS RESENT THE
ATTACK ON CATHOLICS.
Three Hundred March TO the Door OF the
ting Bearing French Flags.

MONTREAL, July S.-Another series
Of prayer meetings-fivs in numoer-"ere
held in churches Of the city this morning
on the part Of the delegates 20 the ma
tional convention Of the Christian En-
deavor societies. They were followed
during the morning by meetings In the
drill hall and the tent, at both Of which
there was full attendance.
The meeting at the drill hall was de-
voted TO Missions" Mr.. S. J.. Mershon,
of Evanston, ILL.,, opened the speaking by
an address on Missionary Literature
Why Used and How 10 Use IT." He was
followed by Miss Ella B. McLaurin. Of
Chicago, whose theme was Missionary
Meeting. How Conducted" After an open
meeting led by Rev. Gilbert Reid, OF
China. In which the question. What IS
Your Society Doing for MissionsT' was
discussed.
Rev. ". II. G. Temple. of South Boston,
delivered an address on missionary
Money-How 10 Raise It." The method
he suggested was to pay 1t yourselves
An address by Rev. ]. 7. McCrory, Of
Pittshurg, Pa, on THE Reflex Influence
Of Missionary Effort" closed the meeting.
THIS afternoon denominational rallies
were held in seventeen OF the city
churches and a junior rally in the Anne
rican Presbyterian church. Sey Baer
makes the statement that outside Of the
big convention in New York last year
this has been the greatest convention
ever held.
An anti-Romanfst speech by Rev. Mr..
Karamather has created considerable an
tagonism against the delegates on the
part Of the lower classes OF the French
Canadians. and some Of the French pa
pers this morning have articles calculated
20 fan this feeling.
Just as the people were about 10 enter
the tent for the evening session Of the
convention another terrific shower cane
up, and the meeting I'm the tent was aban-
doued The programme was carried ont
I'm it's entirety in ST. James Methodist
church. 1t was presided over by Presi-
dent Clark.
An address. THE Raw Material OF
Great Day" by Rev. J. w. Lee, Of At
larta. Ga, brought the substitute meeting
TO a close
The drill hall was literally packed.
Secretary Baer presided. AMI the roll
call Of States was the first business. Then
tn, winner OF the local committees ban
ner for 1898 was announced. Philadelphia
won the handsome trophy. having .ravel-
ed $4,000 miles Rev. George a. Wells,
Of Minneapolis, Mimi, then delivered HIS
address on international Fellowship"
At this juncture three hundred French
students marched up TO the door of the
drill hall. bearing a couple OF French
flags. Sub-Chief LaPointe captured the
flags from their bearers and thumped their
heads together, whereupon their COM
o,fo ~ ha
lice drove the would-be rioters off and
dispersed them. although the people were
not aware Of IT,. Two or three hundred
volunteers in plain clothes We're dispersed
throughout the arnories on either side
OF the audience and their commanding
officers were on hand 20 look after them.
Shortly after 10 o'clock they dispersed
without any collision with the mob Of
fully a thousand people that filled the
street in front OF the exit.
The seed sown by the Rev. Mr.. Karma-
hara, the Hindoo delegate. in making an
attack on Catholics, resulted last night
in one shower OF stones To-day II
brought around the approaches 70 the
tent and lot tract distributors. These
are the titles Of tracts they passed
around 10 the Christian EndeaVOrers, or
al least TO such Of them as would re-
ceive them after their nature had become
known: What do Catholics believer
TOO good 10 be true" a tract whose
opening sentence read as follows: There
is large class OF Protestants who can
not believe our Ghe Catholic) religion
because it appears 10 them too good 10
be true" "Popery and the Apostles,
or the Bitter by the Bit" was another
which closed with the words. Long live
Plus the Ninth. successor Of the Ap0s-
ties" And "Purgatory" was the title
Of the last one. Where these tracts
came from no one seems to know. Some
OF the Endeayorers were stoned last
night on Camp de Mars. This matter
was brought up by President Clark in
one Of the sessions to-day, and the con-
vention sympathized and at once with
drew delegation when IL was learned
that one OF their number had given rise
to the row by boldly stating, in a loud
voice and in the most frequented part
Of Roman Catholic city, 'The Mother
Of Christ was an abandoned woman"