The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-19
THEY SANG AMERICA"
TEN THOUSAND EPwoRTH LEA
 GUERS JOIN.
Open Air Meeting On the Campus Martins in Detroit-Purity of the Ballot is Discussed By
 Galloway.

Detroit, Mich., JnH ls.--Ten thousand Epworth Leaguers gathered on the Cam pus Martius. in front of the City Hall, this afternoon in the short open air song service that was the feature of the sixth international convention of the League, and one of the most unique episodes in the history of the Leagues conventions. The service was short, merely the singing of the old Coronation" hymn and "Amer- ica." led hg two cornetists.
 Tonights three meetings in Tent On- tario, Auditorium Epworth and the De- troit Opera House were devoted to ad- dresses on "The Church and Civic Right eousness," "The Church and the Indus trial Masses" and ''The Church and the Liquor Problem
 Henry D. Lloyd of New York, was the first speaker on The Chuch and the Industrial Masses" at the Auditorium meeting. MT. Lloyd made a strong plea for municipal ownership. for cooperation m business, for direct vote of the people and for old age pensions
 In Tent Ontario, where the subject was Civic Righteousness" the speaker de- voted his time to condemnation of the liquor traffic. Bishop Galloway of Mis- sissippi discussed the results of temper ance work in his State. 'I believe" he said, that the ballot Is as sacred as the book of common prayer, and 1t is, there fore, the duty of every Christian man to see that he votes in accordance with his religious principles"
 John G. WooIley of Chicago, former prohibition candidate for the Presidency. was the speaker of the evening at the opera house meeting. where the "Church and the Liquor Problem was the sub ject.
 Despite the leaden skies which greeted them today after a night of hard rain more than 1000 enthusiastic Epworth Leaguers were present at the morning watch meeting in the Central Methodist Episcopal Church which began at 6:30 o'clock. Dr. Joseph F. Berry, the gen. eraI secretary of the League. led the meeting.
 The Ieaguers this forenoon gathered at churches for the conference. The Metho- dist Church met in the Auditorium Ep- worth, with Bishop Joyce as chairman of the conference; the Methodist Church, South. in the Central M. E. Church. with Bishop Hoss presiding. and the Methodist Church of Canada, in the Detroit Opera House with Rev. A. c. Crews as chair man. This afternoon there were no gen. eral meetings. and several or the State delegations held rallies.
 The attendance of delegates last night, it was said. was 22.5O0 and 1t is expected the number will pass S,0OO today.
 There were more than 2,000 delegates in Auditorium Epworth for the conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church After devotions by Dr. J. G. Wolfe. Chicago, Bishop Joyce introduced Rev. N. A. Swickard of Aberdene. s. D.. who dis cussed The Literary Work of the Chap ter"
 Dr. Diffendorfer of Chicago talked on Bible Study and outlined courses ana methods for the LeaRuers to use in study ing the Scriptures. Searle Taylor of New York. discussed Missionary Work and Rev. J. W. Magruder talked on Chris tian Stewardship"
 Central Methodist Episcopal Church was crowded to the doors with Southern Leaguers when the conference of the Church (South) began, with Bishop Hoss presiding Rev. E. H. Rawlins. of Ports mouth, Va. in his talk on Bible Study urged the delegates to do more than merely read their Bibles He impressed on them the necessity for studying ths Scriptures reverently and nationally and not merely perfunctorily and superf- cially
 Mrs. H. M. Hammill of Nashville, Tenn, discussed Junior Work" and de scribed ways and means of interesting the little people in the work of the League. The other speakers and their subjects at this meeting were, Rev G. T. Adams of Raleigh, N. C., Christian Stewardship" Rev. E. O. Watson, Charleston, s. C., Missionary Study Rev. J. M. Nichols. Gainesville, Tex. Literary and Social Work"