Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-23
WITH THE LEAGUERS.
NEWsY LETTER FROM RICHMOND
DELEGATE AT INDIANAPOLIS.
IT IS A GRAND MEETING.
Thousands Are Gathered There, and
the Convention so Far IL Charac-
terized by Great Enthusiasm-
Prayer for Our Rulers.

\ Richmond delegate 20 The greet In
ternafiouf Con, -..ou o- j. .rltA
Leoguers. now being held NJ indianapolis,
writes the following interesting letter to
the Dispatch. 1t is dated Thursday. July
zOth, and reads as follows:
The convention was formally opened
yesterday afternoon with the singing Of
"Au Hail the Power OF Jesus Name. o."
My Country, Ills Of Thee" and God
Save the Queen"
some Of the good things beard at the
convention on yesterday We're the ad-
dresses of welcome by Governor James
a. Mount of the State OF Indiana: Hon.
William r. Brown. of the city of Indi-
annapolis; Hon. Frank .. Hanly. on be-
half % Indiana Mcthodlsm. These adj
dresses. c0ucheI i'm the most heartfelt
words Of sympathy and fraternal love.
We're responded TO by Rev. Charles o.
Jones. d. d.. Bristol. Tenn. in behalf
of the Methodist Episcopal Church South:
Bishop W. II. Ninde ID. d.. Detroit. Mich.
for the Methodist Episcopal Church: Rev.
a. Carman. j.. D.. Toronto. Ontario. for
Canadian Method SIN.
While these exercises were going ON I'm
/ the tent at TomIus1n Han Che addresses
of We come were being made hy Hon.
Charles Vs. Fairbanks. on behalf of the
state oi Indiana, Mayor Thomas Tug
eaft. on behalf OF the city Of Iudianapo-
lis. and Rev Charlie W Lewis. D. H..
ON behalf ~ Indiana Mcthcd.-m. Tho re-
spouSes Tor Canadian alcoholism were.
made by Rev. g.. j. Bond. Halifax. y =:
for the Methodist Episcop1. Church.
Bishop John =. Hurst -. h.. LII. H..
Washington. j.. CT; for thc Methodist
Episcopal Church. South Bishop -. l..
Fltzgrrald ID. d.. Ill. d., Nashville.
Tenn. These exercises We're held at z.5
T. NJ. the general topic being Alcoholism
of To-day.
the night session was rep.ete with ir-
teIcst. The general topic was 9TH I'M
In the tent at TOminsou's HAN ana at
the Ogerd-HOusc. The High school and
The College Were discussed ny Rev. O..
q. Workman. Pm. d. Toronto, On'ari);
o.. and Rev. ". r. Lloyd -. D.. Fort
Worth. Tex. "Self-Cu ture-Its Value and
Poss bIlitos." was discussed by Rev 3
~. Werlich, i. d., Kansas city, Mo.
James Elliott. II. a. Kingston. Ontario,
and Rev. Erwin J. Thorpe. ID. d., Brook
lyn. y. Y. Books and Reading" was
ably handled by Rev. Franklin Hamilton.
Newtonvillc. Mass. Rev H. j.. Nnick-
Samue PlantZ Appleton Wis "'rhe Bible
and the intellectual Life" was the theme
of much interest discussed by Rev ".
T.. Mcdowell. j.. d.. New York, and Rev.
j.. =. HAYES. ID. d.. Evanston Ill., Great
enthusiasm was manifested throughout
the evening and night sessions Great
throngs have been pouring into the city
am day. The great Union station was the
centre of activity to-day. where mum
drels of the indianapolis ieaeuers. wear
Hs. fNr.fr fHH b 81 tf ne
ton Committee" received the delegates
and gave them information necessary TO
reach the headquarters. az the state
House. most magnificent building.
Every delegate has been required 10 re-
port there immediate upon his arrival.
The Reception Committee have been un-
firing i'm their efforts 10 facilitate matters,
and by night very few are without COM
fOrtabR. homes The crowd is very great
but not so large as in lNSi az toronto.
The whole city is decorated with flags
and bunting. An official flag has been
adopted and copyrighted, ana is ccusplcu-
Gus i'm all the decorations al the various
places Of meeting and In the streets
everywhere. TIE nag Is artistic anu ~
tracfive. 17x2S inches in Size. on whte
muslin The design Is a Maltese cross
i'm red and white. with the motto, LOOK
IN uft up." on the lower right-hand cor
ner and Maltese cross IN ola eold WIN
The motto. "AH for Christ i'm the upper
ieft-Land corner Diag0nally through the
centre appears the words indianapolis,
1899" and in the upper centre Is a com
bination OF the British ana American
Gocs A beautiful official badge has also
heSn provided. and is the only ticket OF
admission To all the services Of the con-
VCntion.
s,s,ant Professor Gabriel have charge
of the music at the tent, and are az their
best -.
PATRIOTIC PRAYER.
one OF the touching features Of the ex-
ercises this evening was a prayer offered
IN for the rulers Of the two nations. Bri-
tain and the United States. in which DR..
Moore said: ooh. Thou God OF Nations.
accept this. our gratitude for Thy bless
inas showered upon the rulers OF the TWO