The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-17
yrwoRTK LEAGUE CONVENTION.
Twenty Thonsand Dsisgatss Present
Many Meetings Held.


TORONTO, Ont, July ls.-The Ep-
worth Leaguers have kept on coming for
two days, TIL to-day they muster over
twenty thousand strong, and carry ev-
erythlng in front of them. Meetings
they have in profusion, and speakers
from "Greenlands Icy mountains and
from Indian mission fields, all full OF
earnestness. To-day the meetings num-
bered no less thap sixteen, and as there
are anywhere up to dozen speakers,
who are limited 10 five minutes ut each
meeting, II ls impossible for any one
delegate to imbibe more than certain
part OF oil the good things going, How
ever, they do their best. Note book In
hand they rushed from meeting to
meeting only stopping to show their ap-
preeIatIon OF eloquence or sentiment by
spontaneous applause.
The music is perhaps the most Pleas
ing feature OF the convention. Choirs
OF i50 TO 200 voices nre at each meeting,
and as the good old hymns are sung,
and q few thousand extra voices help
out the choruses, the effect In inspiring.
The topics under discussion to-day were
bplTlluul, lltAdIg uhA IHNi"' '''''a'
finance mercy and help correspondence
The junior league and missionary con-
ferences were also held.
Tho department OF spiritual work at
MASSEY hall was conducted by Rev. q.
s. Glendennln, OF Ottawa, ont.
Miss Grace Putnam, OF Chattanooga,
Tenn, gave an address on Personal
Work In the Chapter" Revival Work
In the Chapter" was handled by Charles
O. Stannard, OF St Louis.
In the literary department, 1.-THE
Value OF Literary Work In the League"
was the topic OF Rev. j. G. Campbell, Of
Delphi, Ind, and was discussed In Ave
minute speeches.
A. NJ. Sheyier, Of Pittsburgh, followed
with suggestions as to an Epworth
League course Of reading, and Elvyn
Swnrthout, OF Grand Rapids, Mich,
spoke in n general way OF Literary
Work In Epworth Assemblies" W. l..
wOodcocil, OF Altoona, Pa, took up
Lectures and Lecture Courses" and
II. A. Schrotter, OF covington, KY,
closed the session with remarks on
How TO Manage Reading Circle"
Correspondence In all Its different
branches was discussed at the meeting
over which y. II. Holman. OF Cleveland.
presided. Rev. ]. X, Barkus, OF Temple.
Texas, opened with strong address on
the duties OF the secretary.
The missionary conference was con-
Quoted by w. W. Cooper, OF Kenosha,
Wis. Among the principal matters dis
cusscd were students Volunteer Move
ment," by Miss Ruth siles. OF Foo Chow.
China, and Message from the Field"
by Rev. Il. II. Richards, Norwalk, o.
+. II. Barbour, Of Evansville, Ind,
conducted the Junior League meeting.
THE Ideal Junior Superintendent"
was taken UP by Mrs. Annie Il. Smiley,
OF Milford, Mass.
"Tho Place OF the Junior League in the
Church" introduced by Miss Campbell,
of suffolk, Va, was thoroughly dis
cussed.
Tho afternoon meetings were attended
by largo audiences. In Massey hall
Bishop j. NJ. Waldron acted nB chair
man, and Rev, s. T, westhotcr. OF Chat
tanooga, Tenn, spoke OF Christ In Per-
sonal Experience"
In the pavilion. II. NJ. Keelcr. Of Long
view, Texas, was chairman. Speeches
drawn from the life OF Christ were made
by Revs. ID. T.. Stout, VI 81. Paul: Rev
]. T. Hurlln, OF New York; Bruce l..
Rice, OF Clarksvlllc. Tenn, and Rev. w.
il. Jordan, Of Sioux Falls, s. d.
At Cooks church, Rev. u, s. Osborn,
of YonkerN acted as chairman, The
same topics were handled by Frederick
7. Kecncy. Of Blmlra. N. y; Miss Emmn
Tucker, of Atlanta; Rev. j. NJ. Mahood,
Of Webster City Iowa, Rey. g. J. Rice
of Columbia, s, G.. and Row C, j. Muir
ray, Of South Atlanta, Ga.
The meetings tonight were given up 20
missionary addresses and the topic was
the world for Christ. The houses and
churches were MI crowded by the
leagucro ana the general public,