The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-14
TORONTO, '97.
International Epworth League Con-
venliOn at Queen City OF Canada.
Del gates Are Expected TO Numb'r Fully
Twenty thousand.

The first international convention of
the Epworth League was held in the city
of Cleveland in 1898 with an attendance
OF five thousand delegates. The second
assembly took place at Chattanooga, In
1895 and was marked by a great gain in
bers, there being over ten thousand
present The third will be held this
week in Toronto, Canada, and If the
same ratio of increase ia maintained,
fully twenty thousand people will throng
the streets of tho fair Canadian metrop-
oils.
July 10, 10, II, and IS are the days set
for the convention. The speakers that
will address the delegates are all repre-
sentative men Of modern Methodism,
and many of the names are we'll known
throughout the nation. The general
topic this year is Christ in the World
Today" The program for the several
days is as follows:
Thursday, July Is. opening day, ad-
dresses of welcome at $50 y. IN. On be-
half of the province and city by Hon. A.
:. Hardy, Premier of Ontario. On
behalf of Canadian Methodism, Rev. A.
CarmGn, ID. d., of Toronto.
These will be responded to by Bishop
w. Y. Ninde, LII. d., for the Nj. +.
church, Bishop o. =. Fitzgerald of
Nashville, Tenn, for the NJ. f. church
SOutD, anu INeN. ClllpSOu JOuusoH VI
Manchester. England, for the Wesley
Guild of England. AT the same hour ad-
dresses Will be made in the Metropolitan
church by Il. j. Fleming, mayor of
Toronto and Rev. William Briggs, ID. ID.
AT In the evening meetings will be
held In the Metropolitan church, Cooke s
church, Massey hall, and the Hortioul-
tural pavilion, Bishop q. 9. McCabe,
commonly known us Chaplain McCabe,
John p Newman, LII. d., and Charles
III. Fowler will deliver addresses.
Tho second days work will be devoted
to departmental conferences In the fore
noon with addresses upon the general
subjc3t Christ for the World, ~ in the
afternoon and evening.
Saturday will be devoted TO the subject
Church Laities" and report of some Of
the general standing committees Of the
League. Open air meetings will be held
on Saturday afternoon, with lectures on
the subject Temperance and Civic
Righteousness" In the evening.
Sunday morning sermons will be
preached in all the Toronto churches upon
special subjects. AT 1880 in tho evening
the farewell services Will be- held, the same
subjects being presented by different
speakers In the evening
Every arrangement possible has been
made in Toronto for the comfort and en-
joymont of their visitors. Ample pro-
the camera fends will have ample
opportunity TO secure some fine photo
graphs in the fine old city of Toronto
At least 10 delegates will go from our
own city. eight of whom are from the
now Mathewson street NJ. L. church. They
are Mr.. ard Mrs. Is. j.. Kile, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. f. Dayis and Miss Sadie Davis,
Miss Clara y. Dyer Miss Clara 1. Knight
and Mr.. A. b. Armingham, all of Mathew
son street, while Miss Julia Stellings of
Trinity and Mr.. Louis Smith of the
Broadway Baptist Methodist church will
accompany the party.
Owing TO business matters, Mr. Ed
ward M. Wheeler, president OF the Trinity
Epworth League who was elected last
May to net ns delegate from Providence TO
the convention, is unfortunately unable
to attend. Mr.. Louis Smith. president of
the Epworth League in connection with
the Broadway church, will act as his
second.
The party left Providence yesterday
morning via Worcester. Fitchburg route
and Niagara Falls Miss Stellings will
probably remain some few days I'm Canada
after the convention, rs she has some
friends and relatives in Toronto.