The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-17
THE EPWORTH LEAGUE
Convention at Toronto Opens Up
with Song Service.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM Is SHOWN.

itors Are Greeted by A. s. Hardy, Pre-
mier of Ontario-Wonderful Growth of
the Organization Shown I'm the Spoeohes
baptist Young Peoples Union In Con-
vention at Chattanooga, Tenn.
1aronto, Ont, July ia mighty VOL
ume of song issued shortly after the
dinner hour Thursday from Massey hall
and the Metropolitan church. Within
these two great auditoriums there were
gathered thousands of representatives
Of the Methodism of the world and thou
sands more of Canadians of all denomi-
nations who had assembled to give
greeting to the standard-bearers of this
division of the large army. Upon the
platforms, In the front seats or ranged
under designatory banners were repre-
sentative Methodists of every state and
territory in the United States, of every
province of Canada, of England and OF
Asiatic countries. 1t was the opening
of the third international convention of
the Epworth league. or the young peo-
pies society of the Methodist church.
Great Enthusiasm.
The opening exercises were marked
by great enthusiasm. A brief religious
service served as preliminary to each
meeting. At Massey hall James l..
Hughes of this city was presented as
chairman, and the devotional exercises
were led by Rev. Chancellor Burwash.
Then came the welcomes. In the alb
sence of Lord Aberdeen, A. 8. Hardy,
premier of Ontario, greeted the visit
ors for that province, and Rev. DR.. Car
man Of this city spoke words of well
come for Toronto Methodism. All of
the speeches were marked by extreme
cordially and fraternity. When re-
sponses were in Aer. Bishop w. *.
Ninde spoke for thc Methodist Episco-
pal church proper, Bishop o. p. Fitz-
gerald of Nashville for the church II
the south. and Rev. DR.. Simpson john
son for the Wesley Guild of England.
At the Metropolitan Church.
Meanwhile an equally interesting pre-
gramme was being gone through IN the
Metropolitan church. Here the presid-
ing officer was Queens Counsel j. j.
McLaren, and the short service was
led by Rev. DR.. A. c. Courtice. The
address of welcome on behalf of the
city was made by Mayor r. J. Fleming
and for the Methodists of the province
! by Rev. DR.. William Briggs. Eloquent
responses were in order from Bishop G..
c. McCabe, better known as Chaplain
McCabe," the famous debt raiser, who
| spoke for the church at large; Rev.
| Dir. James Thomas, who represented
| the Methodist Episcopal Church South,
! and Rev. II. A. Crane Of Bombay. who
! bore greetings from the Asias. In the
| course Of the speeches of the Amer!-
can delegates some interesting details
of the growth of the organization were
afforded. Brought into existence less
than eight years ago, 1T has over 1900
| senior and 1000 junior chapters, with
! a membership exceeding 100000.
Chapters in Foreign Countries.
/ Not only does it permeate every sec
| ton of the United States and Canada,
| but there are chapters in Japan, Chi
| ma, India, Bulgaria, Italy, Sweden, Nor
! way, Denmark, the Argentine Republic,
| Brazil Mexico and other places where
the church has a missionary foothold.
| 1t has also a strong following in the
| Methodist Episcopal Church South and
has been recently introduced into Eng
land, where it bids fair to duplicate
its success on this continent.
| Thursday night there were rallies at
the Metropolitan church, Cooke S
church, Massey hall and the Horticul-
tural pavilion, the four largest audi
forums in the city, in which over ZOO
! people participated. The speakers In
cluded Bishops Ninde, Fowler and New
man, c. f. Piper of Chicago, Rev. DIR.
Bradfleld of Galveston, Rev. DR.. Nc
Murray of Richmond. Mo-. and Rev.
DR.. Ryckman of Kingston, Ont.
! Baptist Young Peoples Union.
Chattanooga, Tenn, July 16.-The sew
enth international convention Of the
Baptist Young People Union Of Amer