Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-13

mONTREALt OAN., July f.-1 nlHhlllR ~
might be of some interest to hundreds of
Christian Endeavorers in Wilmington To
hear something of what we have been
doing since our departure for this strange
city, in which the annual convention of
the Christian Endeavor Society convenes
this morning, we will try to give them
glimpse of our trip.
Or the morning of the Fourth a party
of eight Wilmingtonians boarded the 40
train for Philadelphia, where we Joined the
Philadelphia delegation, numbering about
400 persons, all of whom left on special
train shortly after o'clock. Through New
York we travelled along the Hudson river
by the West Shore railroad to Albany,
where we went on the Delaware Il
Hudson. until finally we reached Montreal
by the Grand Trunk,
The scenery along the Hudson and Lake
Champlain has world renowned Teputa-
tion and justly SO; words fail to convey an
adequate idea of the beauty and grandeur
the spectator beholds; here one feels awed
by the majesty of the Catskills and Adiron-
dacks; there, the love of the beautiful is
awakened by looking on the Hudson and
the placid waters of Lake Champlain. The
Green Mountains tower in full view on
the opposite side of the lake.
There is one place on this beautiful lake
which deserves special mention. called
1.-THE Cliffs" which are 200 feet above the
surface of the lake; in rounding these
promotories, the traveller has an opportun-
ity of viewing one OF natures most won
derful beauties, with the spires of Burling-
ton, VT, showing in the distance.
Most of our party took supper at 1870
p. IN. at the Hotel Chaniplain, situated on
the highest pinnacle OF Point Bluff. Here
we had a display of fireworks which had
been brought for this purpose.
At Rouse's Point our train was boarded
by a custom house official, who required
that sill hand baggage should be opened.
The inspection was soon ended, as the
Christian Endeayor train contained no
dutiable articles, and we proceeded to Mon
treal, which place was reached at 3.45
o'clock Wednesday morning.
In entering this city the st. Lawrence is
crossed through the wonderful Victoria
tubular bridge. This bridge is nearly two
miles long and has twenty-five tubes, sup
ported by twenty-four piers and two abut-
ments. The tubes are of wrought boiler
plate iron, 16 feet wide and varying in
height from IL feet inches at the ends 10
Y feet at the centre. The centre tube rises
go feet above the level of the river.
The city of Montreal is in the province
of Quebec with population of 100000,
most of whom speak the French language
Just back of the city rises Mt Royal, 700
feet in height, on the summit of which is
pine park, from whence views of great
extent and beauty are obtained. In this
city there are 10 churches, the majority of
which are Catholic edifices. Hotels and
restaurants conducted by English-speaking
people are so scarce that some of the
Christian Endeavor delegates have ex-
perienced great difficulty in supplying the
needs of the inner man. Indeed, there is
about everything general foreign appear
ance, SO much so that one can scarcely i'm
agine himself but few hours distant from
familiar things.
Wednesday, the day of our arrival, we
took boat at 10 O'clock going nine miles
up a canal until the st. Lawrence was
reached, on which we returned to the city,
shooting Lachine Rapids on our way. This
is one of the many rapids in this river
where the water boils and rolls in great
tumult.
The convention was formally opened
Thursday morning in hall seating about
5000 persons. Opposite this is a large tent,
in which overflow meetings are to be held.
One interesting feature OF this mornings
meeting was an address of welcome by the
mayor of Montreal. He wore an immense
chain with q large pendant around his
neck. evidently the badge of his office.
About noon cannon was fired for some
y time, in celebration of the marriage of
4 Prince George and Princess May.
Il LnO 6thIo uuQ bLElptS uTe everywhere
/ hailed with delight by the delegates from
the United States, and we all feel that the
/, oft-repeated expression, mo place like
home" may be as APPLY applied to our
national as to our social home.
THE FIRST DAYS MEETING.
1t would be impossible to convey an idea
! of all the inspiration received from the
( first days meetings of the Christian En-
| deavor convention, but some thoughts in
! the aAdracqAa nf pualanf,aa nil IL L..
\ be enjoyed by the Endeavorers at home
hence we send a few.
Such sight, the people of Montreal tell
!, us, they have never witnessed before
I Fully 5000 people, gathered from the
\ Jour corners of great continent, are to-
\ day ASSEM- bling for religious services. The
Drill Hall, in which the convention meets
has been donated for use by the govern
! ment.
In the morning crowds began to as
| semble early end before long the grear
building was filled.
After the opening exercises the Rev.
/ ]. a. MacGilliway welcomed the delegate.
IN behalf of the city pastors. During hi:
Z address he said:
''Fellow EhdeayorerS: deem it fitting tt
| give President Clark a good old-fashionec
hand-shake welcome to his native land
! IL was like him that the first time h,
brought his great family away from homt
| II was to show them his native province
/, we'll, we are right glad to have you all. /
| extreme measures had to be adopted W,
knew we could accommodate the grea
! bulk of you denominationally. For ex
ample we could camp the Conarepa
/ tionalists on our Royal Mount, where the,
| could have absolute Independence tn,
Baptists we could boat on the might,
st. Lawrence; the Presbyterians, we fee
i sure our brethren of the Roman Catholi
] faith would house in their many fin
! churches, where they could gladly Civ
them all the confession they might desire
and the Methodists-well, we could lie
them run about in the city and start a re
yival meeting wherever they like. But W
are glad such system of separation wa
unnecessary; we want to think of YOU
one united host.
''Citizens of every race and creed wer
eager to have you come. Our grand oil
river ran clearer and swifter, and did you oil
serve how, as you fioated on its great bosoI
and neared our city, he became more All
more eager to welcome you, and shot yut
as it were, the more rapidly into the arm
of our hospitality. Nature lent her kindl
4 hand, and decked out our royal city in he
queenliest robes. Every July leaf thu
quivers on Mount Royal whispers we
come to the young summer hearts beioi
me. Why, our very stones land we hay
a goodly number oil them would cry OF
did we not join natures choir and sing I'll
hosannas oil your welcome.
while we in Canada are quite ready
mount upon wings as the eagles, we belle,
In whole-souled annexation in Christia
Endeavor between the eagles and IL
beavers, uniting the uplifting soarir
qualities Of the one with the plodding pc
sistency OF the other. Or. ii annexatio
is not possible, then let us be eagles at CO.
vention seasons and be beavers when v
60 back to our several spheres of labor.
This IS the twelfth International Co
vention; you come TO our midst in yol
twelfth year. We especially welcome yC