The San Francisco call., 1897-07-16
Enthusiastic Cheers for
Mckinley and the
Queen.
Arrangements Progressing to
Make Other Conventions
InterContinen entail.
England Hopes to Get the Conven-
tion for loOO-Messeg ge From
the President.

TORONTO, ONTARIO July 15-There is
scarcely city of importance in the United
States or Canada not represented by the
thousands of delegates to the Epwo orth
League Conventio that have been flock
ing to tn is city for the past twenty four
hours to attend the big convention VIII ch
was opened to-day. By the time the con-
vention was opened, shortly before noon,
fully 20, 600 delegates were in the city, ana
they are still arriving for the sessions to-
morrow and Saturday. 1t will doubtless
be the biggest convention in the history
of the league.
Cleveland sent $40 delegates. headed by
Governor Atkinson. Many delegates
came from San Francisco and the West
The New York and Illinois delegations
are the largest. The Southern States are
well represented.
At Massey Hall a big meeting was held
this afternoon to formally welcome the
delegates. An address was delivered by
Hon. a. s. Hardy, Premier and Attorney
General of Ontario. No one. he said.
could look upon the work accomplished
during the past seven or eight years by
the league otherwise than with amaze
times war-like feeling would flash up
between England and America, but it
would subside with sober second thought
almost as rapidly as it had been aroused.
There could lie no war between these two
foremost Christian nations of the earth.
the mural forces of the two countries
would. in the last resort, prove too strong
for war.
Rev. DR.. Carman. general superintend-
ent of the Methodist church of Canada
in his address of welcome said Metho ism
was providentially prepared for America,
as this American continent was Kept for
popular nfranchisement and personal
freedom. He said: I'VE greatly admire
and love the Nation of Washington and
Lincoln we delight in United States
freedom, triumph in its moral victories,
and we count it an unspeakable favor and
honor 10 greet the United States noble
sons and daughters in this grand Epworth
League Convention"
Eloquent responses, full of the spirit of
brotherly love and good fellowship, espe-
cially between the people of Anglo Saxon
blood and Christian faith, were made by
Bishop McCabe for the Methodist church,
Rev. James Thomas of Little Rock, rk.,
for the Methodist Church South, and Rev.
DR.. Crane of Bombay in behalf of far off
India.
The general cabinet of the Epworth
League continued its sessions at the
Queens Hotel this morning. All the me M
bers were present. Bishop Ninde pre-
sided. Bishop Walden was also present.
The reading course to be used during the
year was discussed and the following
works approved: picket Line of Mis-
sions,' Life of George Washington"
Ministry OF Art' and Life on High
Levels"
The most i'm portant feature of the con-
vention will be the arrangement for the
evolution from an international to an in
tercontinental convention. Rev. Simpson
Johnson. representing Wesley Guild of
Manchester. Eng, is present to have the
Wesleyan Methodist church of England
included in the convention for 1900, which
he hopes 10 secure for England.
The following message from President
Mckinley was read by DR.. Bergman at
the meeting to-day:
II rejoice at The prosperity of your or
ganiZatlon and wish it a most successful
reunion"
DIR. Berryman proposed they should
send MCKINLEY the following reply. which
was done: Thanks and greetings from
the thousands of Epworth League mem
bers. We Fray heavens richest blessing
upon the President oi the United States
in the administration of his high Office
Then, at the call of the chairman. three
hearty cheers were given for Queen VIC
toria and three for President Mckinley.
These were followed by a corn bined
tiger" for both. God Save the Queen
and America" was then sung in alter
nate voices. the effect being impressive.