Evening star., 1903-07-21
LAST DAY AT DETROIT
|EPwORTH LEAGUERS HELD MANY
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETINGS.
Governor Mickey of Nebraska Was a
Conspicuous Figure at One
of These.


DETROIT, Mich, July ~, 1893.
Saturday morning thousands assembled
at Central NJ. E. Church in this city for
| devotions. and thus began one of the
greatest days of the sixth international
convention of the Epworth League At .
O'Clock three denominational conferences
were held, and characteristic from the
opening Of the convention they were at
tended by multitudes At 2 O'Clock a
demonstration meeting held in front
of the city hall on Campus Martius. The
crowd was estimated at 10000. Mayor
'Maybury and friends viewed the great
gathering from his open window. 1t was
an imposing spectacle. The music, led by
four cornetists, was a great feature. 1t
could be heard several blocks away. Among
the many familiar songs were: Onward
Christian Soldiers Coronation and
america At the close of the service the
crowd was 10th to depart and remained
some time singing hymns. after which
many went to the boats and cars to visit
the places of interest about the city.
The devotion and enthusiasm Of the
LeaEuers is not all on the surface, as was
proven by the thousands who paid % cents
admission to the three evening meetings,
where the subjects: The Church and the
Industrial Masses The Church and Civic
Righteousness, The Church and the Lii
quor Problem We're, respectively discussed
az Tic Ep"oTtl wHere the flrSt
subject was discussed, the seating capacity
of the spacious hall was taxed to it's ut
most Mr.. Henry d. Lloyd of Chicago
speaking for the industrial masses, de-
nounced the employment of child labor. He
said the hope and prayer of labor is for CO.
operation of worllingmen in all lines of
| trade. etc, and that millionaires and pau
perS were the greatest curse to land. The
religion of labor had its ten commandments,
he said. but they were not new ones. The
Australians made practical the command
ment Honor thy father and thy mother"
by pensoning their old people. Thou
shalt not kill'' is put in practice in New
Zealand. where a person is seldom If ever
killed by the railroads. He continued to
Illustrate several of the commandments in
a similar vein. and quoted from Wesley to
show that the Methodist Church was in
harmony with his views.
Mr.. d. D. Woodmansee of Cincinnati,
Ohio, made an eloquent address and point
ed out that a great number of women were
in attendance at this convention, and if
one woman was equal to four men then one
could estimate to some extent the power of
the Epworth League. The influence of the
church, he said shaped and nodded our
civilization. If there were rich people in
the church 1t was not because they were
rich, but because they were in the church
that they were rich. He would not bring
the church down to the masses but bring
the masses up to the church The church
home should be a meeting place where all
classes could worship together; and that
the golden rule should be taken as a model.
A poor boy who made an honest living, he
said, was better than a snob who spent
his fathers money. His replies to some of
the arguments advanced by the first speak
er were very pointed and ELECTED much ap-
plause. Rev. ]. NJ. Buckley of New York
made the closing address and drew con-
cluSions from both sides
Sunday morning. long before the first
service of the day scheduled for o'clock
hosts of Leaguers were seen vending their
way to the several places of meeting for
the love feaStS. Gov J. H. Mickey of Ne
braska conducted the meeting at Central
NJ. E. Church, which was packed almost to
suffocatfon, and a great line of people ex
tended far out on the sidewalk waiting for
chance to get inside, where dozens were
on their feet at time giving in their
testimony, while others would start up a
familiar hymn every few moments. The
governors remarks were very impressive.
his reference to his Christian mother
brought tears to the eyes of many in the
audience. A Nebraska man gave in his
testimony as being proud of a governor
who would not attend an inaugural ball;
another man read the reply Governor Mic
key made to the inaugural committee
which was heartily applauded, and then
the audience was not satisfied until Mr.
Mickey made few remarks himself
Among other things he said the ball room
was the greatest curse to the nation.
All pulpits in the city were filed by visit
ing clergymen at the morning services.
The total attendance now numbers about
10000 More than 21 coo have registered
The trains and boats will carry the major
ity out of the city tomorrow.
DR.. T. P. Bell of Washington will take
a party of delegates on a tour through the
Thousand Islands to Montreal. leaving here
Monday morning. Mr.. F. r. Rochester and
some others will depart by boat in the aft
ernoon for Buffalo and Niagara Falls The
district president Mrs. F. T. Israel, Rev.
E. H. Smith and others will leave in the
evening for the Falls and Toronto. All the
members of the delegation have enjoyed the
convention, and are anxious for echo
meeting on their return. The committee
will probably arrange for same.
The weather has been ideal for the con-
vention except for the rain Friday even
Ing.