The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-18
LEAGUERS COMING HERE
MINNEAPOLIS SECURES THE NEXT
EPWoRTH CONVENTION.
Selection Made by Cabinet Committee
at Toronto y esterday-WOrIx of
ID. ". L. L. Convention.

TORONTO. Ont, July 1.-THE joint COM
mittee appointed by cabinet to select the
next place of meeting of the Epworth
League convention decided on Indianapolis
to-day The other candidates for the honor
were New York, Seattle and Omaha. Deep
interest and enthusiasm has marked the
meetings Of the Epworth League A few
minutes after the doors of Massey Hall
were thrown open hundreds of delegates
we're unable to obtain admission. The same
story can be told of other places of assem-
bly,. In Massey Hail. commencing al $3.50
o'clock church rallies for the good of the
Methodist Episcopal Church were held,
with Arthur Edwards, .. D., of Chicago, as
chairman. The American University was
the title of an address delivered by Bishop
Hurst, of Washington d. c. THE For
ward Movement Among our Colored Young
People" by Irving G. Penn, OF Atlanta,
Ca. was an interesting paper. "Womans
Work in the Home Church was ably dis
cussed by Mrs. Clinton b. Fisk, of New
York Bishop NlcCabe spoke on Woman
Work in Foreign Lands"
About 1000 leaguers wheeled to Reservoir
Park to attend the sunrise meeting this
morning. Music and prayer occupied most
OF the time. though one delegate made a
protest against Sunday wheeling, and an
other spoke in opposition to Sunday cars.
Rev. A Z. crews, general secretary, pre-
scented his report 1t spoke of the diff
Guilty of holding frequent general meetings
on account of distance. He had mailed cir
cularS to different bodies asking for Sug-
gestions as TO changes in the constitution
and had not received a single reply show
ing satisfaction all along the line.
Al the Metropolitan Church Bishop w. W.
Duncan. of Spartansburg, S. c., presided
over meeting called i'll the interest of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South. Adj
dresses were delivered by Rev j. j. Tigert
of Nashville Te,ll. Rev. Alonzo Monk, of
Macon, Ga. Rev. w. r. Murray of Jack
son. Miss, and Bishop Hurst of Washing
The Methodist Church of Canada was
looked after at rousing meeting in Cooke
Church. Rev. DR.. Carman of Toronto was
chairman, and some OF the best known
Methodist ministers in Canada delivered
addresses. The secretarys report was read
which showed the League in Canada to be
in a most tlourishing condition.
The meeting this afternoon in the exhibit
ton grounds was the greatest of the con-
Vention. Arrangements were made for
seats for l3,OOO people in the grand stand,
but the stand was full TO overlooking. At
2:30 o'clock there was lacrosse match be-
tween the Nelson's and the Maitlands. The
EpWOTth League committee presented thir-
teen medals to be given 10 the winners.
After the lacrosse match came a process
sion of nations and as the flag OF each ma
ton was carried past the bands OF the
Royal GrenadierS and forty-eighth High
landers played the national air OF tie coun-
try. One hundred young women and men
represented the nations.
At o'clock a great. patriotic meeting
was held, when addresses We're delivered
by Rev. Simpson Johnston representing
England: Governor Hastings, of Pennsyl-
vania, for the United States, and Rev. DR..
Potts for Canada. The meeting was pre-
sided over by Governor Atkinson, OF West
Virginia, The pipers of the Forty-eighth
Regiment, dressed in Highland costume
played Highland airs on the bagpipes at the
request of a large number of delegates.
The programme this evening consisted
of three mass meetings at Massey Music
Hall Metropolitan Church and Cooke;
Church. All the meeting places were
crowded to their utmost capacity. At Mas
sey Music Hall the chair was taken by
Charles r. Magee, Of Boston. The meeting
opened with devotions led by Rev. ~. Oar
gan, of Greenwood, S. c. Three addresses
were delivered on the subject of temper
ance and civic righteousness. The speak
ers were Rev. w. f. Wilson. of Toronto
Prof. Samuel Dickie, of Albion, Mich, and
Rev. D. c. Keller, of Columbia, Tenn. The
same subjects formed the topic at the other
meeting places. At the Metropolitan Church
j. w. FlaVelle of Toronto. was chairman.
The deVotions were led by Rev. j. w. e.
Bowen, of Atlanta and the speakers were
Rev. y. II. Moore, of Cincinnati; Rev. w
b. Palmer, of st. Louis, and Rev Charles
II. Payne, of New YORK. At Cooke
Toronto. The devotons were led by Rev
j. O. Knott of Washington, and addresses
We're delivered by Alderman f. S. Spence
of Toronto; Rev. c. 3. Spencer, of Den
YER and Rev. DR.. A. J. Kinett, of Phila-
delphia.