The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-18
EPWORTH ENTHUSIASM.
The Methodist Young People Are
Deeply Interested.

TORONTO, Ont, July 17.-Deep in
terest and enthusiasm have marked the
meetings of the EpWorth league A few
minutes after the doors of the Massey
hall was thrown open, hundreds of dele
gates were unable to obtain admission
The same story can be told of other
places of assembly. In the Massey hall
commencing at $50 a. m, church raj
lies for the good of the Methodist Epis-
copal church were held with Arthur
Edwards, D. D., of Chicago, as CHAIR
man. 1.-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 Irving G.
Penn Penn. of Atlanta, Ca, was an inter
est1ng paper. ''Woman's Work in the
Home Church. was ably discussed by
Mrs. Clinton K. Fisk, of New York
BlSop McCabe spoke on "Woman's
Work in Foreign Lands"
AT the Metropolitan church Bishop
w. W Duncan, Spartanburg, S. c.,
presided over a meeting called in the
interest of the NJ. E. Church South
Addresses were delivered by Rev. J.
j. Tigert, of Nashville, Tenn; Rev
Alonzo 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
in Cookies church. Rev Dr. Carmen
of Toronto, was chairman, and some of
the best known Methodist ministers in
Canada, delivered addresses. The sec
retary's report was read, which showed
the league in Canada to be in a most
flCurishing condition
The joint committee appointed by the
cabinet to select the next place of
meeting of the convention. decided on
Indianapolis. The other candidates for
the honor were New York, Seattle and
Omaha.
About 1000 leaguers wheeled to Re
servoir park to attend the sunrise
meeting this morning. Music and pray
er occupied most of the time, though
one delegate made a protest against
Sunday wheeling and another spoke in
opposition to Sunday cars. Rev. A.
c. Crows, general secretary, presented
his report. 1t spoke of the difficulty
of holding frequent general meetings
on account of distance. He had mailed
circulars to different bodies asking for
suggestions as to changes in the con-
stitution. and had not received a
single reply showing satisfaction all
along the line.
The meeting this afternoon was the
greatest of the convention. Arrange
mentS were made for seats for 1900
people in the grand stand, and it was
filled. At 2:30 o'clock there was a la
crosse match between the Nelson's and
the Maitlands. The EpWorth League
committee presents medals to be Civ
en- to the winners. After the lacrosse
match came a procession of nations
and, as flag of each nation was car
ried past. the band of the Royal Gren-
adiers 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 de-
livered by Rev. Simpson Johnson, rep
resenting England Gov. Hastings, OF
Pennsylvania, for the United States
and Rev. DR.. Poets. for Canada. The
meeting was presided over by Gov
Atkinson, of West Virginia.
The programme this evening consist
ed of three large mass meetings at
Massey Music hail. Metropolitan
church and Cookies church. All the
meeting places were crowded to their
utmost capacity.