The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-11
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Sixteen Thousand Delegates Were
in Attendance.
ANTI-oATHoLIo UTTERANoEs OUT.

Tho Committee Would Not Permit Rev.
Or. Douglass to ventilate His Wen
Known opinions-Anthony Comstook
Talks on "Foes to Society,""
MONTREAL, July 10-The big Christian
Endeayor tent was crowded Yesterday
afternoon by an audience anxious to hear
Anthony Comstock, of New York, in his
address on Foes to Society, Church and
State"
MIR. Comstock nominated the foes to
church, society and state as intemperance,
gambling and evil reading. OF the three
the last was the worst the world had to
contend with. Why? Because ofits bane-
ful effects on the young people. A chld's
heart was chamber Of imagery. The
Tour walls Of that chamber must be dec
GRATED. The child carried into it many
pictures and the spirit of evil stood by
seeking to turn the childs mind in the
direction of that which was bad
Or intemperance Mr.. Comstock had a
good deal to shy. 1t was one of those evils
which especially in the case of high license
came into force by the so called classic
consent of people who represented them
selves as Christians. He drew an imaginery
picture of the drunkard's career on the
canvas of the tent, and traced his down
fall. The inevitable Christian and heart
broken wife and barefooted children were
also in the picture.
His third foe, Gambling" was one that
worked quicker than the evil of intemper-
ance. Mr.. Comstock keeps scrap book,
he says, in connection with the New York
society for the Suppression of Vice He
quoted some statistics and incidents from
it.
In the pursuance of his work in stamp-
ing out such evils as he had enumerated
his life had been attempted. He pointed
to scar on his forehead In evidence.
Smallpox scabs had been sent to his house
TO plant disease there and the germs of
other contagious diseases to his office His
stenographer was even now crippled and
helpless man because of this action ON the
part of his enemies
During MIR. ComstOck's address a large
crowd of French Canadians gathered out
side ana peered at the speakers platform
through pace from which the canvas
had been dropped to let in the air They
became noisy 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
Marselilalse," as n sort of rejoiuder to
Stand Up for Jesus" which was sung at
the close of Mr. Comstock's address
Miss Belle Kearney. of Florida, Miss,
followed, and at times it was hard for the
audience to follow her. owing to the wells
OF the crowd of FrenchHen outside, who
joined in after the applairse to Comstock
with n howl that might have expressed
defiance, derision or anything else but a
friendly feeling. The part of the canvas
that had been lowered was raised up and
smut out from the sight of the audience n
dirty faced Frenchman who was INITIATING
the gestures of the lady speaker inside
with the clevcrness of monkey. Miss
kearney said in relation to gospel tenn
perance." that she brought greeting fro m
the 2OO,O members of the Woman's Chris.
tan Temperance Union and the 10000 of
the young women's branch They were all
CHRISTIAN Endeavorers in spirit "lAll for
Christ" was their creed, their watchword
and their cry.
Senior Christian Endeavor," an address
by Rev. Charles Perry Mills, of Newburv
port, Mass, brought the last meeting in
the big tent to a close
before adjournment the treasurer. Mr..
Shaw, made the official announcements
that the number of delegates attending
the convention was 10000. He also as
sured the timid delegates that no violence
need be feared at the evening session at
the Drill hall. for ample police protection
had been asked for and promised. How
ever, 1t was not deemed advisable to hold
an evening service in the tent This an
nolncement was received in silence.
AS usual the Drill hall was crowded in
Che afternoon. Rev. Bishop Samuel Tai.
lows, OF Chicago, was the presiding officer.
whiie the ordinary routine of the proceed
lngs were enlivened by cornet duets by the
Parks sisters.
An address on Gospel temperance was
given by Mr.. Thomas E. Murphy the tenn
perance evangelist. He was followed bv
MIR. A. w. Milbury, of New York who
told the convention How to Reach the
MASSES" hev A. r. Dunning. of Boston,
then spoke on THE Religious Press"
Social Purity" by Rev Dr. Douglass
of Montreal, the most prominent Method,
lst divine in Canada, was expected to be of
rather sensational nature. The veneer.
able preacher has n habit of coming out
very strongly on any subject he takes I'D.
and Is such determined opponent of the
Roman Catholic church that something of
startling nature was looked for. 1t was
not the intention of the committee run
ming the convention, however, to hermit
any more obnoxious sentimentalism TO be
uttered from their platforms, and Doug
lass had therefore to submit his manu-
script TO the convention censors. The re-
suit was mighty cutting down of the ad-
dress. and the official copy contained moth
ing to hurt the feelings of the Roman
Catholic citizens of Montreal.
st. James Methodist church is in the
west and English part of the city. There
the tent program for last night was car
ried out. The conservation sermon was
preached by Rev. b. Fay Mills, the we'll
known American evangelist, who referred
to the good work of the Christian En-.
heavor society. The Drill hall was divided
on In states at the closing meeting, and
fully 10000 people in spite of the riot Eli