The morning news., 1897-07-18
EPWORTH BAND ENTHUSIASTIC
EVERY MEETING ATTENDED ny
HUNDREDS OF DELEGATES.

The Halls So Crowded That Hum
dreds Fail to Gain AdmIssIon-A
Number of Interesting Addresses
Delivered at MASSEY HaIl-The
Methodist Church of Canada LOoIS-
ed After Rt Rousing MeetIng-A
Thousand League Members on HI
cycIcs-Sunday Bicycle Riding
Condemned.
Toronto. Ont. July 17.-Deep interest and
enthusiasm have marked the meetings OF
the Epworth League to-day. A few min
utes after the doors of the Massey hall
were thrown open hundreds OF delegates
were unable to obtain admission. The
same story can be told of other places OF
assembly.
In the Massey hall, commencing at 9:s0
o'clock, church rallies for the good OF tho
Methodist Episcopal church werc held,
with Arthur Edwards, ID. D., Of Chicago,
as chairman.
The American University was the title
of an address delivered by Bishop Hurst
OF Washington. d. C.
The Forward Movement Among our
Colored Young People," by I. G. Penn Of
"Woman's Work in the Home Church's
was ably discussed by Mrs. Clinton B,
Fisk OF New York.
Bishop McCabe spoke on "Woman's
Work in Foreign Lands"
At the Metropolitan church Bishop w.
w. Duncan Of Spartanburg, s. c., presId-
| ed over a meeting called In the interest of
the Methodist Episcopal church south.
Addresses were delivered by Rev. J. J.
| Tigert OF Nashville, Tenn, Rev. Alonz0
Monk Of Macon, Ga, Rev. w. r. Murray
of jackson, Miss, and Bishop Hurst Of
| Washington. d. c.
The Methodist church OF Canada was
looked after at a rousing meeting I'm
Cooks church. Rev. DR.. Carman of To-
ronto was chairman and some of the best
| known Methodist ministers in Canada de-
| livered addresses.
The secretarys report was read. il
showed the league In Canada to be In a
most tourishing condition.
The joint committee appointed by tha
| cabinet TO select the best place OF meet
| Ing OF the convention decided on Indian-
| apolis. The other candidates for the honor
were New York. Seattle and Omaha.
Rev. A. c. Crews, general secretary, pre-
| sented his report. 1t spoke Of the diff.
| h6ulty Of holding frequent general meet
ings on account of the distance. He had
/ mailed circulars to different bodies ask
| ing for suggestions as to changes In the
constitution and had not received a single
| reply, showing satisfaction all along the
/ line
About 1000 leaguers wheeled to Residor
| park to attend the sunrise meeting this
morning. Music and prayer occupied
most OF the time, though one delegate
made protest against Sunday wheeling
4 ~ hon Al
| day cars.
The meeting this afternoon In the exhi-
bition grounds was the greatest of the
| convention. Arrangements were made for
seating 1900 people in the grand stand,
and the stand was fun to overlooking.
At 2:30 o'clock there was a la crosse
| match between the Nelson's and the Matt
| lands. The Bpworth League COMMITTEES
| presented thirteen medals to be given to
the winners. Afer the la crosse match
came procession of nations, and as tho
/ flag of each nation was carried past the
bands of the Royal Grenadiers and For
| ty-eighth Highlanders played the national
| air Of the country. One hundred young
| women and men represented the nations.
At O'Clock great patriotic meeting
was held, when addresses were delivered
| by Rev. Simpson Johnston, representing
| England; Gov. Hastings Of Pennsylvania
| for the United States, and Rev. DR.. Potts
| for Canada. The meeting was presided
| over by Gov. Atkinson of West Virginia
| The pipers of the Forty-eighth regiment
dressed In Highland costume played high
| land airs on the bag pipes at the request
of large number OF delegates.
The programme this evening consisted
| of three large mass meetings at Massey
music hall, Metropolitan church and
Cookies church. All the meeting places
were crowded to their utmost capacity.
At Massey music hall the chair was taxi
en- by Charles II. Magee Of Boston. Tha
meeting opened with devotlons, led by
Rev. M. Dargan Of Greenwood, s. c. Three
addresses were delivered on the subject
Of temperance and civic righteousness.
The speakers were Rev. w. +. Wilson of
Toronto, Prof Samuel Dickie OF Albion,
Mich, and Rev. ID. G. Kelly of Columbia.
Tenn. The same subjects formed the topic
at the other meeting places
At the Metropolitan church ]. w. La
velle OF Toronto was chairman. The de-
votons were led by Rev. J. w. II. Bowen
Of Atlanta, and the speakers were Rev.
ID. ii. Moore Of Cincinnati Rev w. n.
Palmer Of 81. Louis and Rev. Charles IL.
Payne OF New York.
At Cookies church the chairman was n.
u. Davis Of Toronto The devotions were
led by Rev. J. o. Knott OF Washington.
and addresses were delivered by Alderman
r. s. Spence Of Toronto Rev. G. b. Spen-
Ger Of Denver and Rev. Dr. A. J. Kynett
OF Philadelphia.