Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-18
THE EPWORTH LEAGUERS
Display Deep Interest and Enthusiasm at
the Meetings-Large Sunrise Meeting
Attended by 1000 on Wheels

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 were
unable to obtain admission. The same
story can be told of other places of as
sembly. In the Massey hall, commencing
at $3.50 O'Clock, church rallies for the good
OF the Methodist Episcopal church were
held with Arthur Edwards, D. D., of Chi
cago, as chairman.
The American University" was the
title of an address delivered by Bishop
Hurst, of Washington d. C.
The Forward Movement Among Our
Colored People," by 1. G. Penn, of At
lanta, Ga, was an interesting paper.
"Woman's Work in the Home Church"
was ably discussed by Mrs Clinton B.
Fisk, of North Carolina
Bishop McCabe spoke on "Woman's
Work in Foreign Lands"
At the Metropolitan hurch Bishop w.
w Duncan. OF Spartanburg, s. c., presid-
ed over a meeting called In the interest of
the M. e. church south. ~
Addresses were delivered by Rev. J. g.
Tigert. Nashville, Tenn; Rev. Alonzo
Monk, Macon, Ga; Rev w. r. Murray
Jackson, Miss. and Bishop Hurst Wash
ington.
The Methodist church of Canada was
looked after by a rousing meeting in
Cooks church. Rev. d. Chairman, To-
ronto, was chairman, and some of the
best known Methodist ministers in Can
ada, delivered addresses. The secreta-
ry's report was read. 1t showed the
league in Canada tob in most flourish
ing condition.
The joint committee appointed by the
cabinet to select the best place of meet
ing for the convention decided on Indian
apolis. The other candidates for the
honor were New York, Seattle and
Omaha.
Rev. A. C. Crews, general secretary.
presented his report. 1t spoke of the
difficulty of attending meetings on ac-
count 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,
showing satisfaction all along the line
About 1000 leaguers wheeled to Reser
voir park to attend the sunrise meeting
this morning. usic and prayer occu-
pied most Of the time though one dele
gate made protest against Sunday
wheeling and another spoke in opposition
to the Sunday cars.
The meeting on the exhibition grounds
was the greatest of the meeting. arrange
ments were made for seating $1,000 peo-
pie in the grand stand and the stand was
full to overfiowing.
At 2:30 o'clock there was La Crosse
match between the Nelson's and the Matt
lands The Epworth league commit
contributed thirteen medals to be given
to winners. After the La Crosse match
came q procession of nations, and as the
flag of each nation was carried past the
bands of the Royal Grenadiers and Forty
eighth HighlanderS played the national
adr of the country. One hundred young
npan and women represented the nations.
At 4 o'clock a great patriotic meeting
was held, when addresses we're delivered
by Rev. Simpson Johnston, representing
England; Gov. Hastings, of Pennsylva-
ria, for the United Sta tes. and Rev. D.
Potts for Canada The meeting was pre-
sided over by Gov. Atkinson, Of West Vir-
ginia. The pipers of the Forty-eighth
regiment, dressed in Highland costume,
played Highland airs on the bag pipes at
the request Of a large number of dele
gates.
The programme this evening consisted
of three large mass meetings al Massey
Music hall, Metropolitan church and
Cooks church. All three places were
crowded to their utmost capacity.
AS Massey hall the chair was taken by
Charles r. Magee, of Boston. The meeting
opened with devotions. led by Rev. Dar-
gem, Greenwood, N. c. Three addresses
were delivered on the subjects of temper
ance and civic righteousness. The speak
ers were Rev. e. w. Wilson, Toronto;
Prof. Samuel Dickie, Albion, Mich. and
Rev. d. C. Kelly, Columbia. Tenn.
The same subjects formed the topics at
the other meeting places.
At the Metropolitan church, j. w. Elavc
of Toronto, was chairman. The deyotions
wes led by Rev. ]. w. E. Bowen, of At
ianta, and the speakers were Rev. d. Fl.
Moore, Cincinnati; Rev. w. q. Palmer
st. Louis; and Rev. Charles H. Payne, of
New York.
At the Cooks church, Rev. j. Warren. of
Washington, presided. and addresses were
delivered by Rev. Spence, of Toronto; Rev
J. II. Spencer. Denver, and Rev. ]. H.
Knight Philadelphia.