Show THE we 0 T U national convention at toronto THE OPENING OPE iriG SESSION alvillard lV illard ITI alies an address atia many ity prominent andies are present TORONTO to ont oat oct 23 special A devotional at eight this thia morning preceded the assembling of the fourth biennial convention of the worlds world womans comans christian temperance union it was waa led by mrs atkinson one of the leaders of tho tha dominion union and who was assisted alsted ae by misa elizabeth W greenwood the worlds evangelistic superintendent at 10 the worlds convention was called to order in the immense pavilion of the horticultural Gar gandees Garde deEs cs by miss frances willard the vast interior was packed upon the plat form were seated the leader of the crusade from nearly every civilized ou on hu face of the globe ga lobe whose names have been riven given in previous pi evious dispatches snatches di after devotional exercises the crusade feam was waa read responsive amre iv alre rutherford president of the dominion union leading tha reading then ihen the thousands of voices swelled into the mighty volume in thu the crusade hymn give to tha winds thy fears another pray ar was offered by mrs thornley Th president pre eident of the onario on ario union and again the vast audience arose to eing the hymn christ for the world the roll call of official numbers rr robers appointment of corn r Luu cret courtesies and flejance was the rix ns ri n x s business in order and then the volume of voices more poured out in the hermn there are bands of white whit e aro around U nd the worl Thead the addreen drem of lilies willard the NV worlds president was next nest in order end and it was listened to with profound Dro found attention except where the stirring g passages were interrupted inter rui ted by applause when she concluded the audience joined in singing the white ribbon hymn we all belong balong from elsver to twelve 0 clock was given up to devotional haur bacur and alter the presentation of the reports of the secretary and trea treasure sister lily of the west london mission of englana rendered a this afternoons sess session on with reports on Ecie scientific fic temperence instruction sunday school work peare peace and international arbitration and juvenile vork fork and the representatives of national nati unal juniors federated to the worlds u joa ioa fraternal trai fra treal terral from abroad ard diaff anguished ngui shed visitors 1 introduced tonight abe r 1 will be ba a great mass meeting and tomorrow the dermon will be preached in massey masey NU lic L ic hall |