Evening star., 1897-06-15

| liberal government, under the leadership Of
Attorney General Hardy. Is in power; the
having removed to take q cabinet position
IN the liberal government OF the dominion
at Ottawa. on Its return to power in the
recent election The new parliament build
ing 1s superb structure in brown stone In
what Is known as the Neo-Grecian style.
and though erected at a cost Of only .
| million and half. Is held by competent
observers to compete In effect Of impress
tol at Albany. costing s20.OO0.0O0. There ID
no .jobbing:' everything Is what 1t pre-
sents itself to be. from the oak carving
down to the speakers dinner service.
The various sports are well represented
here. Cricket Is played at the universities
the Toronto team contesting each year with
Philadelphia. and not without successes, as
well as some defeats. Base ball, played at
the island Is in connec ton with the East
ern League. but has to share its popularity
IN Toronto with the national game Of la
crosse. Tennis is played on numerous pri-
oas, eate courts; u T., while i, the grass and ender
street, and those of the University Of To
ronto. are pronounced by visiting American
cracks as equal to any in the circuit. II
| Is only necessary to mention "Hanlon" ia
indicate the interest in rowing and sculling
| on that beautifully well-adapted sheet CT
water, the Toronto bay.
A City of Churches.
Toronto is known as a city Of churches.
1t possesses a place of worship for every
800 Of its inhabitants. Every denominat ton
is represented. The cathedrals of the An
glican and the Pomanists denominations
Cookies Presbyterian Church and the
Metropolitan Methodist Church are all in
the same neightorhood, on Church street
between Shutter and Queen. The Metho-
dists. with whom the leaguers will be as
Sociated, possess thirty-two churches of d
value OF nearly million ana a half, the
denomination possessing property in the city
OF value of more than s2OO0.000. The Metro
poltan, which Is a magnificent specimen
OF the Gothic architecture. finely set off by
its position in the center of an entire
square OF church property. has long had
the reputation Of being the largest and
hnest Methodist church in the world. q
claim that has never yet been questioned
by any OF the numerous visitors from Eng
land and the United States who have in
spected 1t. 1t accommodates Wilhout un-
necessary crowding, $500 persons, and will
De use1 by the convention. Sherbourne
Street Methodist Is probably the richest
church in the city. Trinity, Broadway
Tabernacle and Dunn Avenue Parkdale
are among the later additions to the church
architecture of the city Methodists will be
interested in the book room" and if they
succeed IN meeting the genial book stew
ard. Will remember the visit with the
keenest pleasure. Here the denomnat tional
publications are edited and published and
the various correctional officers have their
offices. The Fred Victor Mission is also a
Methodist institution. The building stands
on the corner of Jarvis and Queen streets,
and Is d monument to the Iberality of the
late II. A. Massey. DR.. higgins of New
YORK has pronounced this mission the best
equipped on the continent for work with
the class of people who are not reached By
the churches.
Toronto is gay city. No other term will
express It's characteristics. 1t bears no
marks of wear or tear there are no siums
Crime and degradation do not force them
selves on the attention. Every day be-
tween II and the wealth. youth and beau
~ OF the city make parade of King aEd
fonge streets; the women of Toronto are
the pretticst and the best dressed on the
continent, and the almost eternal sunshine
tempts them out of doors. The average
MEAN temperature of Toronto for fifty-one
years during the month OF July is 81 81
One hundred and ninety-six days cut Ct the
year are sunshiny days.
Convention Headquarters,
The headquarters of the convention cfti
GERS will be at the armory, on Queens ave-
nue., short distance west of Yonge street
Inc armory is the largest structure of it's
KIND In Canada, and has floor space of
10 feet width by about 800 feet length, the
span of the roof being equal to the width
OF the floor. 1t is of modern renaissance
style. with battlementcd towers over the
southern entrance. The convention meet
seating about 1000 people, in the Metro
poiitan Methodist and Cookies Presby-
terian churches, seating each about 1900
and IN the Pavilion of the horticultural
Gardens. which. until the erection of Mas
sey Hall, was the largest public building
in the city. In this manner over 1000
people will be able to take part in the
convention proceedings. Accommodation
Tor visitors, programs and general informa-
tlon will be obtaina BILE at the armory.
Time would fail to enter into the details
OF the work, of the friends of other con-
sentions that will be met, of the inspiration
to be gathered for the work of another
year Toronto is making every effort to
make the convention a success, and to
make her visitors feel that all her facili-
ties are at their disposal during their stay
in the Ontario capital
II may be interesting to note that among
other conventions announced fer the com
ing summer months in Toronto are those
OF the international convention of charities
the British Association for the Advance
ment of Science and the worlds w. c. 7.
U. convention.