New-York tribune., 1903-07-17
SLEEP on PEW CUSHIONS.
NO ROOM ELSEWHERE.
Epscorth League Delegates OUertar
DetrOit's HostIerieS.

Detroit July "a number OF Epworth League
delegates 10 the convention here from Illinois and
Neg-York who arrived after midnight last night,
Vosro compelled TO sleep In the Central Methodist
Episcopal Church. When day broke some four
hundred were sleeping on she cushions in TIE
pews
Two special trains arrived from Chicago this fore
noon and 800 Western New-Yorll delegates came
In on the steamer Eastern States, from Buffalo
Washingtons delegation Of 100 also arrived TINS
morning. Several more special trains are Que dur
ng this afternoon and this evening. League ON
cials predict on the strength Of the heavy early
arrivals, that the total registered attendance VIII
exceed the record made two years ago at San
Francisco. Canada is already represented by sew
eraI hundred delegates. with more coming to-day
II is estimated that there now 1900 delegates
in the city.
The convention was opened at 2.S0 o'clock this
afternoon. with three great meetings, one in Tent
Ontario, at the Of Fourth and Lafayette
aves.; ore in the Detroit Opera House ana one III
the Central Methodist Episcopal Church. hach
meeting followed the same programme, Wlth ad-
dresses OF welcome responses and Keynote au-
dress The large chorus organized among the
local singers to furnish the music for the conven-
ton divided and one-third Of the membership
sang IN each auditorium under the leadership ot
f9vaneelists John Hills ]. n. Black and Chares L.
Trlnan-
The Rev Albert Carman. OF Toronto, Ont, pre-
s.ded over the meeting at Tent Ontario. which was
well filled when he introduced the Rev John HAND
ley, of Long Branch \. j.. who opened the ses-
sion with prayer. Mayor william C. MaybuIEiY ~
shier. presiding elder of the DETROIT SonfeTenGs
" Row9 Gf Tor9nt9 aIsa ano sboke thS -
Bishop Earl Cranston presided over the IerI9I emu, d
RIethodgt Episcopal Church meeting as cnaTn'dm an
snd the Rev James Potts, Of this city; made me
Welcoming address The Rev = ). I9eToeT. TToT ~
vile. Fla, also spoke; .s ,ho,, +be
1,eF ne II e'T$ W Festherstun et Of Hattesbqrg Miss,
the chairman of the meeting. presented the heE
Rilss himself a prominent Methodist then Tei, VEL
coined the DELEGATES to The city aRp 6nSose of
Nsshville Tenn. and the Rev. William Sparing,
Of Toronto also sPGf The 0i and and
WORKING" and the speakers in their keynote ad,
represented by these three watchwords.
Detroit July ls-Four great pentecostal meetings
were held tonight by Epworth Leaguers in Tent
Ontario Central Methodist Episcopal Church the
Detroit opera House and in the Fort Street Presby-
.etian Church.
AT the Tent Ontario Bishop Galloway. of Jackson
Mss spoke on THE Eighteenth Century Pente-
cost" The Bishop described the pentecostai meet
ing in 1873 that resulted in the founding of Method
ism by John Wesley and his associates. ana
graphically pictured the men who were present al
that meeting.
Bishop ID A. Goodsell was to have spoken on
The First Pentecost but Illness prevented his al
tending the convention. Bishop Joyce, of Minneap
e T5s Rey Of 3 M n % %HEoTff Of EmTa n T Y was
Inc third speaker of the evening at the tent aho
discussed the object of our present Wating.
Or J. F. Berry general secretary OF the EpWortf
League presided the Detroit Opera House
meeting The speakers there were the Rev; r. n
Hughes of Maiden. Mass: the Rev. j. s. Ross, o.
Waikerton. ont. and the Rev J. e ". Bowen Of
Al the meeting I'm the Central Methodist Episco
pal Church J. A. Patten. of Chattanooga Tenn.
was chairman. and the speakers were the Rev. Mr
Whiting. Of Toronto; the Rev H. NJ Dp61se' o
The Rev J. NJ. King of Philadelphia. was chair
man OF the Fort-st. meeting, and the speaker
there were the Rev. c. o. Jones, of Knoxville
Tenn: the Rev Levi Gilber Of Cincinnati. and tn
Pev. Pohemus II. Smith.