Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17
DRAWING TO A CLOSE
Final Proceedings Of the Big Epworth
Convention at Toronto.
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY'S GREETING
His Message ELECTS Three Hearty
Cheers and a Tiger.
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QUEEN VICTORIA INCLUDED

Massey Hall-For Methodist Episcopal
Church: Chairman, Rev. DIR. Arthur Ed
wards. Chicago, ILL.,; devotions, Rev. DR. Jno
II. Coleman, Albany, NY. Addresses, The
American University" Bishop John F.
Hurst, Washington, d. c.; Our Publish
ing Interests" Rev. Dr. Homer Eaton.
New York city; The Forward Movement
Among Our Colored Young People," Irvine
G. Penn Atlanta, Ga; "Woman's Work in
the Home Church. Mrs. Clinton b. Fisk.
New York city; "Woman's Work in For
eign Lands" Bishop C. C. McCabe.
Metropolitan Church-For Methodist
Episcopal Church South: Chairman, Bisb-
op W. w. Duncan, Spartanburg S. c.; de-
votions, Rev. j. b. Ley, Tallahassee. Fla
Addresses. Rev. DR.. ]. j. Tigert, Nash
CiIie' Tenn; Rev. DR.. Alonzo Monk, Macon,
Ga Rev. w. p. Murrah, Jackson, Miss /:
blshop j. f. Hurst, Washington, d. C.
COOKIES Church-For Methodist Church
Canada: Chairman, Rev. Dr. A. Carman'
general superintendent; devotions. Rev. Dr.
). Is. saunders, Md, Ottawa Ont Chair
man remarks: general secretary's report:
addresses, Forward Evangelistic Move
ment, Rev G. w. Kerby, B.A.: "Epworth
League Reading Course" Mr.. A r f'oonar
Clinton, Ont; Our Publishing interests ;:
rev. Dr. Briggs, Toronto, Ont: our Mis-
slonary Work. Rev. DIR. A. Sutherland
toronto; Our Educational Work" Rev.
LII. John Potts, Toronto.
Tatrlottc Service.
ihis afternoon, from 80 to o'clock.
'here VIII be grand lacrosse match, Can
auas national game; flag drill, national
ans py the band of the Royal Grenadiers,
and singing by large chorus
AT O'Clock a patriotic service will he
held In the exhibition grounds If the
weather be suitable, and in Massey Hall r.
1t is not. AT this meeting Gov (,eorqe w
Atkinson of West Virginia Will il is ex
pected, preside, and devotional EXERCISES
VIII he conducted by Bishop Z. r. Hendrix
nave promised to attend and deliver adj
dresses are Rev. Or. John Potts of Toronto.
Gov. ID. III. Hastings of Pennsylvania and
land. lug
The evening meetings, which will begin
at o'clock, will be devoted to the TEMPER
ance and civic righteousness, and the pro-
gram is follows:
Massey Hall-Chairman. Mr.. Charles r
Magee, Boston. Mass; devotions. Rev. NJ.
Dargan, Greenwood, S. c.; addresses Rev
w. +. Wilson, Toronto; Prof Samuel
Llckie, Albion, Mich, and Rev. d. c. KEEL
METROPOLITAN Church-Chairman, Mr.. ].
w. Fiavelle, Toronto; devotions, Rev. Dr.
]. W. E. Bowen Atlanta, Ga: address by
Rev: Or. u. II. Moore. Cincinnati, Ohio:
singing; address, Rev. DR.. w. B. Palmore
st. Louis, Mo-; singing; address, Rev. Chas
H Payne, LID, New York city.
Cookies Church-Chairman, Mr.. B. N
Davis, Toronto; devotions, Rev. j. o. Knott.
w ashlnston, d. c.: addresses, Alderman
r. S Spence, Toronto; Rev. DR.. Claudius
r. Spencer, Denver, Col; Rev. DR.. A. ].
kynett Philadelphia.
Farewell Meetings.
The closing exercises of the convention
will take place tomorrow. The program
for the day is as follows:
Love feast, pm, Metropolitan Church,
led by Rev. DR.. J. NJ. Stuart, Carthage
Mo-; Elm Street Church, led by F. W.
Tunnel, Germantown. Pa; Sherbourne
Street Church, led by Rev. Dr. Griffith
Brookville. Ont; Broadway Tabernacle, led
by Rev. Matthew G. Coleman, Beardstown,
Ill; Queen Street Church, led by Rev j.
A. Wales, st. Charles, Mo-: Parkdale
Church, led by o. l.. Doty, Cleveland, Ohio
Central Church, led by Rev. G. ]. Bishop,
toronto; Trinity Church led by Rev. DR.
j. r. Creighton, Stevens Point, Wis; Wood
green Church, led by Rev. G. w. Young
Richmond. Ky.
Communion Services
Carlton Street Church, conducted by
Rev. William 3. Leach, DID,, Chicago, Ill. /;
Berkeley Street Church, conducted by Rev.
John Stephens, San Francisco, Cal.
Junior League Rally.
Massey Hall, pm, chairman. Mrs Mary
Z. Foster, New York city; devotions; ad
dresses. Revs. S. T. Bartlett, Cobourg, Ont. /;
Mrs. Perry E. Powell and Rev. Charles ..
Jones, Chattanooga, Tern.
The Evening Program.
Massey Hall-Chairman, Rev. James At
kins, Nashville, Tenn; devotions, Rev. DIR.
Willis P. Odell, Buffalo, n. Y; address,
Equipment for Service" Rev. Herbert F.
Briggs, San Jose, Call address. "Bap-
- nv c
treal; farewell address. Rev. ]. H. Hol-
lingsworth, Greencastle. Ind, to be fol-
lowed by conservation service.
Metropolitan Church-Chairman, Rev. Dr.
J. F. Berry. Chicago; devotions. Rev. Dr.
G. 7. Adams, Nashville. Tenn; themes,
same at Massey Hall. with addresses
by Rev. G. NJ Campbell, Cnarlottetown, L.
E. l., end Rev. E. B. Ramsey, Memphis,
Tenn. respectively. The farewell address,
to be followed by a conservation service,
viii be made by Rev. DR.. Manly S. Hand
of Kingston, Pa.
Cookies Church-chairman, Rev. William
y. Palr, kokomo. Ind; devotions, Rev.
G. K. Turk, Winnipeg, Manitoba; themes
same rs at Massey Hall and Metropolitan
Church. with speeches by Rev. DR.. George
w. Brown of North Adams. Mass, and
Rev. w. F. Hammer of Memphis, Tenn.
The farewell address. which will be fol-
lowed by conservation service, will be
delivered by Rev. DIR. w. w. Andrews of
SackVliie, n. Is.
Horticultural Pavilion-Chairman, Mr.. ].
R. L. Starr, Torcrto; devotions, Rev. Les
lie j. NaptageI, Muncie, Ind; themes same
as these at the three places above men
toned; SPEAKERS, Rev. Edwin H. Hughes of
Maiden, Mass, and Rev. w. K Piner of
Bowling Green, KY, respectively. The
farewell address, which Will be followed
with the usual conservation service, will
be made by Rev. Madison Swadener of
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Broadly ay tt berr acle-Chairman Rev. b.
Il. Fraser, Elberton, Ga; devotions Rev.
DR.. Clarence o. Kimball. St. Elmo, III:
addresses on Equipment for Service" and
Baptism Of Power" by Revs c. T. Scott.
y. A, of St. Thomas. Ont, and Rev. ].
M. Thcburn. jr., of Detroit. Mich respec-
lively. The farewell address, to be follow
ed with a conservation service, will he
made by Rev. A. H. Ranton of Kalamazoo,
Mich.
President McKinley's Greeting.
After the close Of the report of the pro-
ceedings of the International Epworth
League convention at Toronto as printed
in The Star of last evening, the chairman
Of each meeting read a copy Of a telegram
which had been received from President
Mckinley, which was dated at the Execu-
tive Mansion. Washington, and was as
follows:
81 rejoice at the prosperity of your or
ganization, and wish ii a successful reunion.