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The Brussels Post, 1893-11-3, Page 1Vol. 21. No. 16. BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1893 Mayor Harrison, of Chicago, Shot down in his Hone. Another orazy arauk hag (tenable dead- ly wont, and Carter Harrison, live times Mayor of Chicago and one of the best known mon in the west, line dead in his home, 231 South Ashland Boulevard, Chicago. Three bullets entered his body, ewer of them making wounds sufloieub to cause death. The murder was commit. tad on Saturday by Eugene Patrick Prendergast, a paper carrier, who de• eland that Mayor Harrison had promis• ed to make him corporation counsel and bad not kepb his word. This he said was his only reason for committing the crime. The only person in the house at the tune beside Mr. Harrison was hie son, William Preston Harrison, 26 years of age, and the servants. Shortly before 7 o'Olock the door bell rang, and when Mary Ilausen, the domestic), opened the door, she was confronted by a man about five feet five inohee, smooth shaven, his rather clean out features lit up by a pair of dark eyes. "Is Mr. Harrison in ?" asked the man Ina quiet, pleasant voice. "Yee sir," reepondeci the girl as elle threw the door wider open to permit his entranos. I would like to sae him, please," said the man, as he walked toward the book end of the hall. Mr. Harrison was in the dining•room, which opens into the rear end of the hall. Hearing the man ask for him he rose, and, stepping into the hall, walked toward Prendergast, who by the time he oanght sight of Mr. Harrison had advanced about ton feet from the doorway. Without Baying a word Prendergaet drew his revolver and commenced to fire. He pulled the trigger but three times, and every bullet hit the mark, One ball chattered Mr. Har- rison's left hand, another passed into the right aide of the abdomen, making a wound that would have been mortal in a few days ; the third bullet entered the chest, slightly above the heart. This bullet wits the immediate pause of death. As soon as Prendergast began to fire Mr. Harrison turned and walked rapidly toward the dining room. He walked through the door, across the dining room and passed into a butler's pantry, open• ing off the room, where, weakened by loss of blood, be fell to the floor. Prendergaet did not follow up hia vie• tie or make any attempt to ascertain how deadly his aim had been. He replaced hie revolver in hie pocket with the same deliberation that had marked all of his actions and started toward the door. Just as be was passing through the door. way William Preston Harrieon, the Mayor's sen, oame tearing down the etaire from the upper portion of the house just as Mr. Harrison's coachman ran into the rear end of the hall. The cries of Mary Hansen directed the eon to where his father lay, but the ooaohman was after other game. He had a revol- ver of hie own, and as quickly as he realized what had 000urred he levelled bis weapon and sent a bullet after the disappearing farm of the murderer. A second time hie revolver spoke, but both bullets went wide. Running to the door the ooaohman was prepared to continue hostilities, but several people were enter- ing to learn the cause of the shooting, and by the time the coachman had reach- ' ed the sidewalk Prendergast bad been swallowed up in the darknese. Across Ashland boulevard, directly op- posite the residence of Mr. Harrison, is the home of W. J. Ohalmers, the wealthy maker of mining machinery: Mr. Chal- mers was standing upon the front etepe of hie residence when the shots were fired. He bounded down the steps and, dashing across the street, met Prender• gast almost out of the gate. "Wbat ie 11?" said Me: Chalmers. The man walked' rapidly north on Ashland avenue without replyiug, and Mr. Chalmers. hastened into the house. He reached Mr. Harrison's side almost at the same instant that William Preston Harrison bad found where hie father lay. "Are you hurt 7" asked Mr. Chalmers, ae he and the son of the dying man strove to raise him. "I've got nay death, Chal- mers," responded the Mayor. Noticing a spot of blood on the Mayor's waietooat, Mr. Chalmers said :—"I guess not." "I'm shot in the heart, and Pin a dead man," was the only reply. A moment later he said with a voioe whish was rapidly losing strength :—"Unbutton my vest, Chalmers. There's where the trouble ie." By this time the etrioken man had been borne to a oouoh in an adjoining room and as quickly ae he spoke lvlr. Chalmers gently opened hie waistcoat. The front of hie shirt was soaked with blood which welledrapidly from two holes, one just above the heart, the other in the abdo- men. "It's through the heart," said the Mayor again, hie voioe now soaraely 'above a whisper. A moment later he sank into unooesaioueness and in twenty minutes after receiving the wound Mr. Harrison was dead. When young Mr. Harrieon came running down Madre to „learn the cause of the shooting he 'waged a burglar alarm. He reombed out hie' band and turned in an alarm, gaud even before he reached hie father's side a patrol wagon filled with Madera from Lake street station, about a third of a mile distant, was dashing toward the Mayor's, home.. By the time the officers arrived all trace of the 'murderer had been lost, and exon before the Mayor had breathed his Met, officers from every station in the oity were on the lookout for a eine.., smooth.shaven man, 25 yeare old, Every possible effort was made to secure medroal attendance for Me. Her- rieon, but whets Dr. Lyman, the first lihysioitn to arrive at the house, reached the Mayor's side he was a dead man. Foga and and ashb 1: rn f Dre.lhomns,'T'o W u o lowed inq uick saco0gsion but they were ' unable to do anything and Y bliay soon loft the house. About twenty-five minders after the shooting, Sergt, Prank *Moneta was standing in the oiler' of the Desplaineo street elation, Every available officer had already been hurried out bo work on the ease, and Sorgt. MoDonald, who had just come in from other work, wag pre- paring to follow. The door was pushed gently open and in walked a small, smoobh.dhavon man, poorly dressed, and oarrying a revolver in his hand. Re shook like a man with the palsy, his face was white and drawn, great drops of perspiration chased each other down his face, and his tottering limbs seethed seemly able to hold him upright. He walked up to McDonald, who is a power. fel fellow, six feet tali, and, looking him straight in the eyes, said "I did it." "You did it ?" asked McDonald, "Yee, I did it." "Did what ?" said the officer as he laid one hand on the fellow's arm and quietly took the revolver. "1 shot Mayor Harrison, and tbee's what I that him with," was the reply, ae Prendergast made a motion with his hand toward the revolver. "What made you do it?" asked Mo• Donald. "He said he would inalce me corpor- ation counsel, and be did not do it. There what I shot him for." That wee all there was about it. Nothing dramatic, uo bravado. He was brambling so that he could namely stand and the officer led him to a chair, and asked a few more questions to which Prendergast had but ono reply. "He said be would make me cor- poration counsel. He did not and I shot trim. I meant to shoot bim and I went there to do ib," He said that after leaving the Harrison house he had taken a street ear and start• ed toward Desplaine street station with the object of giving himself up. "The oar did not go very fast," be said,' or I would have been there soon. err" As the station where he gave himself up is just four blanks over one mile from the Harrison residence, he scarcely had time to do othertvise than he said. Mr. Harrison was a widower and Mise Annie Howard, his Sienese, was in the house at the time the fatal shot saes fired. In accordance with the wounded man's request she was at once summoned to hie side and was present when the end came. When it -became evident that Mr. Harrison weld not survive his injuries and could live but a few minutes at most, Miss Howard's grief was pitiable. She was completely overcome, and was led away by friends, who feared for the effect upon her of her grief. She was taken in a closed oarria a to the home f k o g Oaeter H. Harrison, jr., where she spent the night. A WREN' TOWNSIf P FAICnfFst IN WISCONSIN. To We Rdltor of Tus PoaT, Damn Enfron,—As I»promised I would tell you something about the country when I got settled I will try and give it as neatly correct as possible. We arrived here all Bate on the 15th of May and found the country all we expected it to bo. I thiulf we have come to a good part, where any man aau do well if he tries. -This has been a very dry Summer Buell ae has not been bore for many years but the crops are fairly good, taking them all round. I have seen them worse at home. The soil theme well adapted for growing grain and clover. There is a large amount of it grown here and it pays well. This ism good aouutry for growing potatoes and all kinds of vegetables. There is an abundance of small fruits and a good cash market for anything you oan.grow. The country has been settled about thirty-five years and is convenient to churches, schools, towns and railroads and has good, rich, loamy land and a grand supply of good water. I think any ono who would not be suited here would be hard to please. There are some great bargains in land for about half what it would east at home and just as good and SOME) a great deal better. You oan get a farm with good buildings nearly any size you like vary cheap and good terms if you want them. There are no Cana- dian tingles here, not many stones and far less labor in working the land. They jest plow once a year here and that le done in the Fall. We are having beauti- ful weather now and it has been so all Fall ; I never saw better. I would like to see some of our good farmers come out here M there is lots of room and the Amerioans like to see the Canuoks com- ing, especially the right class. We live in a temperance community and eve%y ono seems very sociable and obliging. We have bought a farm of 100 :}area, every foot good land, with good buildings and femme, 15 sores under the plow, not aetump and not a load of stone In the whole plane. The balance is timber, just two miles from town. Just to let you see what we oan do I will give you the price—$3,800 with implements thrown in and all the straw threshed oh the plane. This is part of the estate of the late W. T. Price. There is nearly 3,000 acres in this farm and they aro offering it for sale and will sell a farm of almost any reasonable size. This laud is is a grand state of oultivation, hag good buildings and oan be bought vary cheap and on good terms as Mrs. Price' ie' getting old and wants to robins, If some, of our Canadians would heath up and 00500 out here they could got something worth while. There is a grand ohanoe for a stook farm. This le a great oouu. try for making butter and I send you a report of the Elk Creek creamery Geo, Laing is head butter maker in this creamery and ie doing well. It pays to sand to them molt better than our oheeso factories. Butter is worth 250. per pound here now and has never been below 16c. this Bummer. As some of my old neighbors would like to hear about this country if you will be kind enough to tell them through Trot Pose I will bo euoh obliged. Hoping bhie will find you well ae it .elves us,.I re- mail. Yours truly Werrxlmi i3Aaxgn, Hixton, Wig., Oot.27, '08. W. H. KERR, Prop. CHRISTIAN' ENDEAVOR CONVENTION'. lay lilies ,1101111 ROea, delegate FromDraseele. -Report of the 1711th Anneal (laureation held in ht, Catharines, Oat. 10, 11 and 10 1000, Tuesday, the first day of the' mooting dawn- ed beautifully bright, not hawing ally meet- ing toattend in the forenoon I took in some of the beauties of the city and surrounding country, About 1:110I proceeded to St. Peel street the rah, only ono block from where I was to reside during nay obey in the city. Being an boor too' early for the mooting/ land nmple time to make a note of the beautiful deaorabfone of which I will try to give you some idea. tltlouentering the ahuroh the drat thing that greeted m0 was the motto we welcome you," 1n gilt and white letters anepeaded between two brass rode Immed- iately in trout Of the large organ and on wird so flue that only the letters ware visible. On either side of this motto hues banners about 11 yards long. Ou the right were the words ha glib and white letters on rad ground, "One ie your Master even Christ and ye are brethren." '1'o the left and in the same Colors worn the words, "Por Christ god the church." On either aide of these again were designs about 11 feet long that looked like plaster with the letters 0. E. in raised gilt. In all there were six of these designs tastefully -arranged. The galleries 'were neatly festooned with red, white and blue bunting being interspersed here and there with banners of beautifully tinted paeers.boarung our emblem 0, E. ha many different designs. Across the front of the gallery was euspeodad white booting bearing this motto in colored letters, 'Your personal service Ohrist entreats," The Plat' form was decorated with ferns, foliages, Palms, out flowers, &a., the beauty of wbi,h cam be moro easily imagined then described. Al the right hand corner of the platform was a banner of blue silk bearing the in- soriptfco in white lettere, 'Lincoln C. E. Union," to the left hung a banner on which wore fastened OS badges co!lootad by the Haynes ohurah Presbyterian Sooiety, St. Catharines by ea,obanging badges with others ab Montreal and elsewhere. You eau imagine whet a pretty display so many din. formally colored badges would make and right here 5 may say that I thought our society might at least afford enough badges for the delegates anyway. ,You had only to look at the badges of the majority to know from whence they camp and besides when I was asked if I oared to exchange badgesI was obliged to admit I had nou0. But to finish the decorations, a little in ad. vauoo of the last banner mentioned and on either side wore suspended the Hamilton banners, junior and senior and still further down the gallery hung the Simco0 banner. The clook'now shows 2:00 and here opens the first meeting of the filth annual conven- tion of the Christian Endeavor Societies of Ontario, with Mr. Norris in the chair. The Rev, Mr, Mitchell led in prayer after which Mr. Lumley 0f Welland conducted the 0101,- er meeting, then was sung Throw Out the life line,' a number of testimonies were given after which was sung, God be with you till we meet again," which (dosed the prayer meeting. 13u,iness was then pro- ceeded with =oh as ap potation committees necessary to carry on the work of the con- vention. The topic, "The worker's secret power," was then taken a,onoai of 1 n the form a eenblrel on Showing pow we salt s ray 10 ourrliy lel , one saidcret power for all guMoode attention wnr t one said that by giving Eger would to the Rale r said the larger woelve w not fail. Another rare poe more woad ie had for work the more power Diffe int would novo to work far him. Different ways 01 obtaining tbie secret power, thoro- ugh consecration, prayer iu secret, know- ledge of God's wort. and many others. This was followed by a conference led by Dr, The samosa of of Galt, society depends de of wonortho metnode wilt.% it adopts, they must be good or the work will drag, showed how that when the novelty wears o10 as it were that work will drag. Ho took up the worts of the different committees. First tbo look -cut committee, he said he wasted a real Ueda°. diet mooting, to speak out anyway and if their ideas were not as good as -we already knew we would not adopt 'them and they mad not be offended either. In nue eooiety int Torent° the look -out oommibtee make it a point to. visit homes, make personal oaks, report any eiolc to the pastor, leave cards, &a. One in St, Oathartuee aim to lank -out for absent ones and strangers, dud out why absent email are absent, and make str'anger's acquainted. In Iteepsler each member of the committee take a certain number to loon after, mark the attendance every night privately and report the abseioe at she end of email mouth. In Kingetou they have a pledge that they mint speak to 00 least ono during the week, Plower Committee, whose duty it le to provide bouquets for the ohursh as frequently as possible, and do all church decorations, usually 1001 were appointed cue retiring at the end of each month and a new one appointed, usually aasooiate members. In this way more have au oppor- tunity to work and still it does not plunge all new of0oer0 into work at 0050. I might say our society is much in need of a committee for, as at is, 110 one is appoint- ed and our d000rationa are left to the good will of a few and sometimes what ie every pore0n'e work is musequently left un- done. Miesiou work.—If you have not a mieslonary committee you have frequently a missionary meeting, arrange a special pro- gram. It is not necessary to always follow the topic Darn, vary so as to keep up tutor - threat. Take some one country and exhaust it before going to another. If you cannot give all aboaba country in 0110 evening take two or three evenings. In sono eaoloty's they have the two cent a week system for raising mousey for missions. Sootal Oom- mibtee,—Reporba much the same as our own only the wank better divided, 000 part tak- ing refrashments,another program, another reception, &o. Prayer ineetiag.—A question was asked which gave glee to many thoughts viz.,Doee it do anything apart) from soouriug a leader for the ordinary weekly moatluas ? Sabbath School 0ommittee,—what does It to look after the children of the eongrega- tlon ? They aro to reeelve the name0 of the absentees from the teacher and find out •ae 80011 as possible, why they are abeeot, if they are in trouble of any Mud do what you oan yourself and inform Inc pastor, bring in as Many new ones as you possibly can, be ready to supply any vaoau5y that may mem in the oboe' 00051 ae secretary, lim:ariau, teacher', &e. Thou followed the question box, from which t noted a few. klow eau you get the front Boats filled? Do not .hays any back scats, have ushers. 11 you cannot get the front seats 0lled then pink un your table and place it down where the people do sib. Is it advisable to call the names of tbo asaomiate members ? Wes. How to create an interest in the meeting, to make each one feel that it is the Lord's meeting. Give tbo Iiesociato members Work. How would you get a timid member to lead a 5000tlug? Have two loaders, ono who has led belay to open the meeting leaving perbape only the remarks for the timid one the ilrstitime. What would ee the best method for the Sunday School Oommiitee obtaining the manes of aosoub pupils? L1aah teacher mark on a slip 01 anther the names o1 absent pupils, gtye list to Socrotary of Sunday wheel, ha report to the Sunday School Oon- mittee, The meeting etoeecl with beno- diotion. The Mayor en behalf of the poopp lc) of St. Oatharines gave the ,following arklreen :— Mr..'resident, Officers and Representatives of the Society of Claristiatt Endeavor t It affords mo groat pleasure to extend 10 you on behalf of our mun' y mina. co ortr Gar- den u, a cordial and a hearty wel0oma to our Gat• denCity. Nat only as Chief Magistrate but OA a eiteson and on behalf of our people, 1: welcome you. I might say a great deal to you. about oar elty, ab 0 beauty of all one sureeuedings, the ebuudaaes of halt and 110wors and the mild and healthy elimato. Hachyoe Dome a foto weeks earlier yon W001 havo had an opportonity el seethe for yourso!f, bub wo can only assure you that we think w( have the prettiest, moat fruitful and 110111E111 A little city on the continent, and we make you welcome to some an share it waging, Om good citizens will, I trust endeavor to make your short stay with us pleasant, and you win to return repay u0 a hundred -fold by exhibiting the spirit, of Christian Endeavor to raise men to a proper soaoep Lien of the principles of true Christian eltizsuehip, The work 1n Width you are en- gaged is the noblest tbab can employ the human mind, and, though you may not all times bo ahla to see the effendi of your labors, still go on and believe yon ane not working in vain. You do the work and leave the results bo 0 1m who ]hakes no mistakes, 1 trust that your meeting will be of groat bonoat to your Sealotles throughout the Province, and that you will return to your various horned without meeting with any- thing to mar the ploaeure of your 5oayoution and etreugtbeaed for the aondiet in which you aro engaged, Again, Mr. President I woloome you and beg so tender you the entire freedom of the oily. J. M. Graham extended a hearty welcome on behalf of the Y.M, O. A.,followed by several others. G, Ferguson responded to these numerous ad dresses ma behalf of the delegates. A tele- gram was read from Syracuse, 10. Y., from a convention there in session, exproseing greetings, after which the evening session was brought to a olose. Wednesday morning sunrise meeting ]told from 5:00 to 7.0 was delightful. At 0:15 the /weapon meeting opouod with praise ger- vimYellowed by a bible reading led by Mr. Bovine, of Hamilton. the text being, Bless the Lord 0 my Seal and forget not all hie beneath." He showed the necessityofa person being willing to accept God's blessing and also to swept sham, spoke very i1n- phatisctliy 00 having good singing. Ho urged on every one' to open their menthe 00 wide as they reapeatively could and slug right loyally. In some of the testimonies given it wee thought advisable to commit to memory as much as possible, it ivas good training, and when we have poor light or poor print or sometimes 110 print at all they would still be able to join in the sing- ing, Oue gentleman (a 8sotohman) was thankful he was well drilled in th0 psalms when ahoy whiab he never forgot. The topte of the pledge was then taken up by Mr. Philips, of Toronto. Tne ohnrsh stands in need to -day not of more Christens but of more Christianity not more men and women hat more man and woman. I1 is a source of strength. It is the principle on which the organization stands. It is assumed as required of every Christian 51101011, It is impossible for any one to live a Christian life without a pledge to God. Our pledge is but the outward expreastou of our inward resolutions to God. it is but a joining with God. It is not creatingduties but specify- ing ecit - ing duties already Mourned. A Christian ie never free from the duties we awe to God and man whether he bas taken a formal pledge or not. A refusal of deity to God, is n a aiust thegovernment of oa on. treason Heaven. Atom to hod is eternal, even if you should leave the Sooioby the vow remains. Miss Quinn, of Peterborough, then gave an address on "Consecration meet- ings." It should not be a weak, listless meeting as creme are. We should look upon our oonseoration meetings as a chance of renewing our allegiance to God. It gives an opportunity of testifying for to a Christ. It gives e the ok o t oommiEtee g a chance to know as far as they can who are absent. Why it fails to be all we desire it to be :—Things are nob made plain enough. Do not leave the impres• cion that only a verse has to be read. Being a Presbyterian herself she knew the horror Presbyterians have of telling their experience, nevertheless that should be the kind of meeting we should have ; or even if texts are read be sure they are appropriate to the subject. She related an 'esteem) she knew where a girl, either from want of thought or some other reason unexplainable, arose in a conseoration meeting ane read —"011 t Lord, my God why hash Thou forsaken me." Auother good feature of a good meeting is to have a good Secretary. Call the roll in a good, clear voice. So much depends on the sympathy of the leader. Vary the roll pall. Let the lookout committee if they know a person is going to be absent, secure a verse or some response, for how chilling it is to bear three or four names called and no response. The prayer meeting Committee should assist by noticing those who do not take part and get them to promise to read a verse. Insist on using the pro. noun L The nearer we live to Jesus the brighter our meetings will be. I have nob mush to give Thee Lord For that great love of Thine, I have nob much to give Thee Lord For all I have is Thine. Never skip a name on the roll, even if you know they are absent. A aoneeora• tion meeting might be held on "Why do I belong to a Christian Endeavor So. Dieter," another, "A praise service of favorite hymns, and why I chose them." When a member is received into the Sooiety they should some up before the Sooiety, the latter rise and repeat the pledge in oonoert, then the new member be welcomed by the President on behalf of the Sooiety. At 11 O'olook the meet• ing adjourned to allow each denomina- tion to assemble in their respective de- nominational °hutches, and of oouree it would be a terrible affair if any person got into the wrong church. A(1 marched in processionto their respective rallies. The principal business of the Presby- terian rally was the arranging of some plan to assist Dr. Paton with his mite Melon ship. A very inbereotingletter was read from Dr. Paton in which he re- ferred to the Society's work and gave a few ideas of what they were doing, Regretted that he could not be present at our meeting but sent greetings. Wed- nesday p. m, erasion opened with praise service, after which reports were given by the Provincial Secretary. Of the Methodist Societies there aro 344, out of which 100 are Epworth Leagues (0otne of these Societies are Balled E. L. of 0. 17.) They have an native membership of 11,- 328 ; associate membership of 6701 ; shush membership of 1150. The Pees- byteriaus have 380 Societies ; native membership of 0000 ; essooiate member- ship of 5508 church membership 0864, of these 547 joined from the Societies. This was followed by the President's ad - draws. He eeforrod partioularly to the homing eloobion. As Mr. Hardy retires from the Soorotaryship, Mr, Dielceon draw up a nicely worded address of which every one approved and manifest. ed the some by rights in a body and giving the Chautauquaiu salute, to which Mr. Hardy replied in a fete heartfelt words and hoped the new Sooretary would meet With better oueoess, for his report wag taken from replies to about Of the requoste for inforrnabian which he gent out. '.Ghon followed the presenta- tion of bemire:'6. York county took the banner for the junior Societies, for having the largest increase since last report. Halton oonnty took the barrier for the senior Semiotics. As the Provin- cial 'Onion is much hampered in its work for Molt of means, they wished eacb delegate to promise 61,00 for their Society, or have a oolleobion taken up when the reports were read. AR I could do neither on my own responsibility I resolved to report and you do as you saw best. They aro about 6148.00 in arrears this year. They have about 900 or 1000 Socialise to communicate with, which cannot be done without expense, although none of the committees receive any remuneration. Then followed the "Roll call," called by Rev. Mr. Cobbledick, of Brussels. This took a loug lima 550 a number of goodly reports were given. Upon the close of this we were requested to retire to the ales room, where a re• oeptiou was field fur the benefit of the delegatee. Well, perhaps the less I say about this the bettor, suffice it to say that I waited round for about 20 minutes but found it so "000l" for me that I thought I would be warmer in the lovely sunshine so I made my exit to the same. I would hare advise that two delegates be sent so that they can at least know one person to speak to. Wednesday evening we listened to a very pleasant address from Mrs. Soudder, from Jersey city,on junior work. She brought greetings from Quebec", also from a convention then being held in Jersey City. She s alae of the anxiety of parents over their children. It is not usually from poor families nor from well known winked families, but where least expect- ed, that some of our worst evils spring. Try to keep a ohild'e soul as healthy as you do its body. Give it food it can digest. An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure. They do not understand by what a fine thread the child's epiritual life hangs. A child usually gets enough bodily food but lacks spiritual food. They do not get any spiritual food in some homes, hence the object of the junior Societies. Who is going to feed the children where no Societies exist ? Perhaps the minister, but in a good many churches the lambs go pretty hungry. They either do not get any food at all or get it with such long intervals between that the effect of one feed does not reach the next, or food is "stuffed" into them that they cannot digest. In 141r. Soudder's church they have about 15 seats of little ones every Sunday. Mrs. Soudder looks after the whole flock. Little ones should be train- ed to work and to keep promises and in a few years we will have a people who when they promise to pay they will not "forget" all about it. Working Chris. Hans seldom become backsliders. Do not neglect to give the children their life preservers. Give the little ones time to grow. One Sooiety is not enough, you might as well say one school is enough. Spiritual work should be graded accord. ing to the ages of the obildren. Weigh every thought. Give them true con. captions of God, as well as you eau. She gave an instance of her two little daughters who quarreled after retiring, One teased the other until in her despera- tion she bit her sister. The mother ex- plained bow vexed God would be at each aoudad. The next night the same thing marred, when the little one prayed to God, "Oh God carne down and bite Ella for I can't." There should be a bible diobionary, concorciaroa and large bible in every Sunday school and 0. E. So- oiety. An address was then given on "Applied Ohkistianity." A number of points given by Mrs. Scudder were com- mented on, Mr. Carman thinks we have just as truly applied Christianity among the children as among older people ; that a child's prayer reaohes God's ear just as often and sometimes oftener than any theological prelude. Thursday morning meeting was just as enjoyable es Wednesday morning sun- rise meeting. I did not attend the de- nominational rally at 8:80, that and the junior rally being the only meetings I did not attend. The 10:10 meeting was opened by a conference on Bible study, led by Mr. Bear, in the absence of Mr. Blake, of Toronto. Be gave a number of good points such as, taking a certain coarse, study set portions and study them well before going to another por- tioe, if it should take the whole 365 days to do ie. We want a whole bible nob a bible full of holes. A number of sug- gestions were given. One thought that there should be a club to meet every week led by the pastor. Pastore were overwovked, but that does not matter, give them more. ales, Scudder then led a conference on junior work. She ad- vised the leader to be thoroughly pre- pared. It is not to give out a hymn on a certain page or read a oertaun verse. Have thoughts directed by the bible, be alive and do not bo afraid to vary the exercises. Do not have straight laoed, formal meetings. Thursday p. m. a re- port was given of the morning rallies. I noted a few. The prinoipal work of the Presbyterian rally was nonsidoring the question of young mei). How to in- terest them in the church. Let Chris- tian people be more liberal with their homes ; invite young men in, give them a pleasant evening frequently, matte sacrifiaee on their behalf ; est them to work ; use the young mon already in the Society to win other young men. This was followed by a bible reading ou Christian patriotism. Several bible oharaotero were taken as illustrations, such as Joshua, tether, &a, but the one great example of patriotism wag Jesus, shown when he wept over Jerusalem, Christians assume patriotism gomstimee and nest January each will have a ohance of ehowing his or hoe oolore. We love aur Canada, oar neighbors, the stare and stripes, but wo pedal; the flag that for a thousand yeare-has heaved the battle and the broom. Lot ns-' then raise our aouutry to what it deserves. Hetes arose the Notienal Anthem. All address was given on "What are Ontario Endeavors doing for missions 0" A number report. oil raising money on the Fulton plan, which i0 2o per weak ; others reported attending to immediate wants, each as food, clouting, sae. The Secretary . then reported the number of delegates :.— Preobyterlaias, 100 ; Methodist, 175 ; Congregational, 88 ; aptist, 87 ; Episco- pal, 20 ; Dieeipleo, 10 ; non.denomin- ational, 9 ; Oburch of Christ, 7 ; Friends, 2 ; total, 508. Thursday evening meet- ing, last bat not least. We had the pleasure of listening to Mr, Spence, of Toronto, whom yap hoard so recently, so I need not give any of his address, suffice it to say Mr. Bear, of Boston, very much wished we would loan him Mr. Spence for Boston, for a campaign. Mr, Bear then addressed the meeting and one has only to witness the salute given him to know what a favorite he is. Immediate- ly as Mr. Bear Dame forward a motto "Farewell, God be with you 1111 we meet again," was unrolled, covering the motto "We welcome you." The very silence with which ib was unrolled was impres. sive. Mr. Bear spoke of our motto "Por Christ and the church." It could not be worded in any other way to mean the same ae it now does. Believed in de. nominational loyalty ; that wbile we were loyal to our denominations the convention showed euoh a good denomin. ational Betty, have individuality ; do not have "olignes" in a Society. Ile spoke of how little some people know of the work of the Society ; did not interest. themselves. He compared such people to hie own little boy, who when he, with hie parents, stood by a window for six hours watching the march of the Grand army -ofthe republic at their reunion at Washington two years ago, while they were filled with patriotic enthusiasm the child got so weary that he exclaimed in his weary way "lege, legs, legs." So it is with many people who do not know OW Society. Do not let politics govern your next January vote for prohibition, no matter what your polities are. Your politics now are for Christ and the aharah. Take your life es Gad sande it and do not wonder why it is not tbia way or that. Have more love for each other. "Greater love hath no man than that be giveth his life for bis friends," but there is one who gave His life for Hie enemies, even Christ. A short consecra- tion meeting closed the fifth annual con- vention of 0. E., the next to be held in Kingston in 1894. Ontario Sabbath. Schools. Several hundred delegates assembled Tuesday afternoon, Oot. 24th, in Elm street Methodist aharab, Toronto, at the opening of the twenty.eighth annual eon- vention of the Sabbath school Associa- tion of Ontario. The pastor of the aberoh thee R v. W. J. Haswell opened the convention byconducting g a devo- tional service. A nominating committee having been appointed short encouraging reports were made from various city and pcunty associations. These were follow- ed by an instructive address by William Reynolds, of Peoria, Ill., who is well known to Toronto and Province of Ontario Sabbath school workers. In addition to the routine business of the convention a number of inspiring addresses upon timely topics by eminent workers were arranged for. Those at the meeting Tuesday night were by Mies Annie S. Harlow, of Lowell, Maas., on "The primary class ; the ahiidr'en's por- tion of Biblical truth ; how to prepare and how to impart it," and by the Bev. Rural Dean Wade, of Hamilton, on "Christ life in the teacher." The report of the nominating aom- mittea recommended that the following officers be appointed : President, R. J. Score, Toronto. Minute Seoretaries, Rev. J. C. Tibb, of Lune, and H. P. Moore, Acton, (re- elected.) The officers nominated were elected and a bneineas committee ap- pointed. The central executive committee's re- port gave an account of various meetings held during the year, and of a purchase on behalf of the aesooiation of 500 copies of the revised New Testament. The report of A. E. Day, General -Seo. eatery, showed the advancement in Sun- day school matters throughout the world, and particularly remedied the crowds at the Model Sunday school building at the World's Fair. The exeoabive committee had decided to send 6100 to belp the model Sunday school building fund et Chicago. The report df the Treasurer, J. J. Woodhouse, showed that the total re- oeipts for the year were 64,210.53, in- cluding a balance from last year of 6800,- 21. The disbursements were 83,761.26, leaving a balance ou hand of 6458,82. The second day's session opened with a largely increased attendauoe. The President, J. Score, presided during the day. Following the opening devotional exercises, Mr, Day, the General Seore• tary, presented his report. He recom- mended that ladies be added to the staff of the normal work department and to the executive committee. Mies Annie S. Harlow gave a lesson in "Primary Methods." The church would not contain the great throng that assembled to the even- ing meeting. "Ohrisb•life in the sobolar, bow it is fol•.terod and how it is mani. farted," was the theme of an address by Rev. J. K. Smith, D. D., Port Hope. The delegates were made up denomin- ationally as follows :—Methodists, 500; Presbyterians, 240 ; Baptist, 40 ; Con- gregational, 20, and Reformed Epieoopal, Lutheran, Friends, Disoitiles, Evangeli- cal Association and Union retools to maks up a total of 008. A. 1. Donly, Sim000, presented the re- port of the executive committee, which dealt with some minor matters touelting the provincial management and indorsed the recommendations of the General Secretary. Rev, Mr. Robertson, of Algoma, and Bev. Mr. Robinson, for the district be- tween the Soo and Brace Mines, Dom• plained of the rivalry of denominatione, wliioh they eaid was proving in some places detrimental to the week. s Cholera le abating in Spain, Ten thensand French women wrote to Admiral Avalon while he was in Barin asking for an audiences, a look of Mohair or his autograph.