Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-07

ana he had not seen q cigarette smoked
ln the city In the last 90 days.
Mr. Edward r. st. John Of New York
gave i've very instructive lectures ON
Early Childhood, Adolescence and Boy
hood and Girlhood"
he Home Department was ably repre-
sented by Mir. c. ID. Aieggs Of Texas.
City problems similar to what we have
TO contend with in arousing interest IN
our own city Sunday school Union were
very ably presented by Mr.. Charles f.
hauck OF Chicago, III.
The registration for field workers was
923 and the most successful session OF
institute ever held closed Friday at noon,
june Z3d
The convention proper opened at 3 /
o'clock IN Metropolitan Methodist Church,
the largest Protestant church in the Do /
minion, seating over 1000 persons.
The nominating committee was ap- |
pointed, one representative from each
State or province, of which the speaker
was Delaware's members yent into ses-
sion Immediately after the address OF the
president b. b. Tyler, OF Denver Col,
president of the Denver convention
Devotional exercises were conducted by
Rev Floyd Tompkins of Holy Trinity
Church, Philadelphia, after which ad-
iournment was made to meet at l3O
O'Clock in Massey Hall, the largest music
hall in the city with a seating capacity
of over 1000 persons. and In Metropoi-
tan Church at the same hour in joint
meetings.
, In Massey Hall a chorus choir Of 400
voices led the song service which was
Z simply grand and the singing of the
I Glory Song which has won thousands
..f 90. s.. old ttInrIH a. we'll
+ as In America cannot be described Sing
ing by the audience, one verse, suggested
\ by an American, "God Save the King
q and one verse, suggested by a Britisher,
My Country lis Of Thee ! will not
q try to describe. You should have been
& there TO have appreciated il.
The first session was truly a welcome
meeting and addresses by Hon. Justice
IN McClaran, chairman OF Toronto local
n committee, presenting his honor, William
o. Mortimer Clark, leutenant-g governor OF
ai Ontario and his Worship, Thomas Jrqu-
hart, mayor of Toronto, who when he
'i heard they would have $50 colored dele
e gates from the south and they only had
! arrangements made for about so, said
er "Send them TO me" and hired and stock
IL ed a large furnished house in the town
with provisions and servants and enter
a. tanned .hem at his oHn expense. de has
4, been elected mayor three times and d
4. still superintendent OF prosperous sun
day.school. When he was elected mayor
= some one suggested he had too much e
II do; he would have 10 resign one OF th'
nd other Office he declared he would rathe
.r. resign the Office Of mayor than the Of
in fee Of superintendent OF his Mission sun
ne day-school.
ro response TO the address of welcom
was given by Rev. Allen Hudson o
at Brockton. Mass, who said: "The Metho
to dist take a man out Of the gutter, tn
in BAPTIST wash him, and the Episcopalia
nv starches and get him. He also said
,re .'The speech Of the mayor made clear {
on him that in coming TO Toronto they ha
mi passed through the main entrance 4
,r. Paradise. and If he had any doubt sind
If coming to Toronto that he was on Anglo
rer Saxon soil that doubt was dispelled
ro. .he presence of an Anglo-Saxon hrothe
of hood. Such a brotherhood was destin'
,en to become the twentieth century bait
ers cry of the English-speaking people The
"A were fitted by wealth and education f
ted the civilization and Christianization
eet the world. The Anglo-Saxon race sto'
80 for the education of the common peopl
-or. What plead for this evening" Mr.. Hu
~ SON continued, SIS closer Christi'
,ea union Of the Anglo-Saxon peoples to W
IN this generation for Christ" We ha
/. 10 had our squabbles in the past, but tn
an has been only another proof that we a
.oro near relations We shall probable squa
tbe bic again in the future. That is our far
NON ilv privilege But we want II distinct
,oro understood, that no second or third par
In - can butt in without meeting a solid fro
and of the whole family. ! do not know VII
may be the future of these two great 4
tions. We are unable TO look into {
mind of God and see His plans. But
lalc believe that Britain and America are d.
the tined forever to be brothers; are dc
orm tined to carry the gospel Of Christ il
ariy the strange lands beyond the Pacific;
ion. destined to transform China and Jap
600, into Christian nations, are destined
Chi make the cross of Christ the redempt
lany symbol Of the twentieth century. III
as
l Of Up with the stars Of America,
6 in Up with the cross of st. George,
roll Up with the maple of Canada,
ings Above them the flag Of our Lord
cost
With Maligners may sneer at our maxims,
st in Strange races may threaten our pea
has But by the red blood Of the Saxons,
larg- Our brotherhood never shall cease.
dele
the After the introduction of our belo
! di- Bishop Vincent by Prof. Hammell
four was very evident he was opposed to
s 80 change in our present system of lesss
nsfer and the bishop being a nestor of
ekets Sunday school and the creator of
rta;n present International Sunday sci
ellow lesson, said no more advanced col
I i > could be selected than the one now
icket use for the past few years.
has Saturday morning the Hon. Jus
sup McClaran was elected President and
-ough troduced to the convention to serve
ways the next three years.
ensed The Rev. J. =. Sheppard Of n,
liquor Carolina made an earnest plea for
e are negro race in the United States,
II the when the time to collect the funds
Monday morning arrived. Mr.. F. K Y
which rem from Three Oaks. Mich, subscri
com $1,000. and considered It a great he
, and to be able to make this contribution
ients. the work of the negro race of the So
Bond Mrs. Mary Foster Bryner spoke on
-esbv- work in Mexico, stating there were
$50 100000 people there and the resou
ctical of that great country make for u
nssed. field worthy of our best labors.
con- neople. houses and customs are \
much like those of Palestine. She al
,f ,bo what message has this international
Eos. vention to send to our brothers in
,s tbo ieoP They gather on July 12th, al
% III 1gya 20 have some oOod ue.v