Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-10
TO MEETaNEXT WEEK
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Third International Convention Of the
Epworsh league.
TORONTO HOLDS OUT ROYAL WELCOME
Elaborate Preparations Made for
the Reception + of Visitors.
FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM


Epworth League will be held at Toronto
beginning July Is. Preparations are now
making for the reception and entertain
ment OF several thousand delegates and
their friends. The meeting will have espe-
cial significance from the prominent puhlic
men who will attend and take part in it.
Governor Hastings of Pennsylvania and
Governor Atkinson of West Virginia will
be among these, and they will include the
most conspicuous dignitarfes of the Moth
odist Church
In the arrangement Of the program for
this international meeting the princinIe
ADOPTED has been that the Methodist Epis-
copal Church should have one-half the
speakers, presiding officers, ETC. and that
the Methodist Episcopal Church South and
the Methodist Episcopal Church of Canada
should divide the remaining honors he
tween them. An effort has been made IN
nave every state in the Union, every prov
nc me , vi oanada ana every conference of
the league represented on the program.
Registration quarters for the convention
Will be at the armory which is the drill
halI Tor the dominion militia. 1t is a new
date all the delegates at one time. 1t will
not be used for meetings, however: these
will be held in Massey Music Hall which
holds about 5000 persons; the Metropolitan
$50: Cookies presbyterian Church
which will hold about the same number
and in the evening in the pavilion which
stands in the horticultural gardens
Welcoming Visitors.
Visitors. as they arrive, will be met by a
reception committee, which will direct
them to their stopping places or suggest
available hotels Scouting committees Will
meet each train at least fifteen miles from
the city, SO that every visitor will feel that
he has hearty welcome to the convention
city. A home committee has listed private
houses and hotels which will accommodate
2o,ooo visitors in all, and the delegates
after registering at headquarters. will he
ans slall' 10 thelr places if they have not
engaged quarters by mail-for many of the
delegations have chartered houses for me
period of the convention Some of the state
and district organizations have made ar
rangements for meeting places in churches
and mission houses.
admission to the meetings will be by
badge until fifteen minutes before the time
for calling the meeting to order; after that
the general public,lwill be admitted
The first meetings WIN be held at . 20
Thursday afternoon. a. S. Hardy, premier
of Ontario. will deliver am address of well
come at Massey Hall and Mayor Fleming
or toronto will make "a similar addr ass t
the Metropolitan Church Evening meet
ings will be held al all four of the meeting
places. I
Friday and Saturday. there will be sum
the metropolitan Church and the Elm
Street Methodist Church and departmental
conferences during the forenoon of Friday
IN several churches. Friday afternoon four
meetings Will be held simultaneously and
at each addresses will be delivered as fol-
lows: Christ in Personal Experiences"
Christ in the Home" Christ in business, -
Christ in Politics" "Christlikeness in
Spirit and Service and The Missionary
Impulse and Motive" Friday evening will
De devoted to missionary meetings.
4 Big Mnss Meeting.
The feature of Saturday will be an open-
air n ass meeting to be held at the Ex-
hibition Grounds at 3 O'Clock in the after
noon. Gov. Atkinson of West Virginia is
to preside over this meeting. and Gov Has
tings will be one of the speakers. It is ex-
pected that all the delegates to the con-
vention will be present, as there is a stand
on the grounds built TO accommodate L. 900
persons One of the features of the meet
ing Will be a chorus of 1.N)U voices led bv
a military band. Denomnational rallies
and the discussion of Temperance and
Civic righteousness will be other features
of Saturday.
On Sunday there will be services in many
churches, and at night farewell meetings
will be held.
Singing is to be one of the great features
of the convention Each place of meeting
will have large choir. The great chorus
at TIN, mass meeting will be led by Mr..
Torrington, an experienced class-eader
Claude Saner, boy vocalist. will sing at
some of the meetings and Prof. Excel,
who Is the author and compiler of a league
song book will sing a number of solos,
BISHOP McCabe, better known as Chap
lain McCabe, will be present. He is the
singing member Of the board of bishops
Of the church, and is never let off by