The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-06-26

ESDAY MORNING, j
mires and esteems him for his manifest
large qualities of head and heart. He
is one Of tie counsel in the famous VIII
case that comes of at Wellsburg this
week.
shall not conclude this letter with
out mentioning a crowning honor OF
which was the unexpected recipient
in the shape of personal acquaintance
with the Rev. Paul Bagley, Missionary
to China and Japan, the illustrious
individual who in competition with
Mrs. Cobb, has charge OF the Pardon
business at Washington city. He at
tends to that part of itwhich especially
concerns JEFF. Davis, as you may have
made public, particularly the answer
received from Governor Peirpoint, and
he econfidentially assured me that his OBJ
jecL is TO demoralize the debris OF the
Con federacy by bringing the naughty
JEFF. to his knees and inducing
maintains that JEFF. must either ask
for pardon, and thus confess his great
crime, or else he must be punished. By
one process or the other eternal justice
aud the laws of the land must be viRdi-
Gated. AS missionary 1 don't think
Paul effected much up this way: He
seems to have incurred the suspicion OF
both quackery and lunacy. Like the
immortal j. n. he roams at large as n
cosmopolitan dead head, and after do
ing the gratuitous sufficiently in one
neighborhOod strikes out for. some new
camp ground for brief missionary en-
gagement. AT present he moves toward
the setting sun, which, as Artemus
would say, Is rough on the sun.
In conclusion, must not omit to say
thatth universal expression of opinion
is that the commencement exercises
just closedwere the pleasantest thathave
occurred since the days before the war,
Indeed / do not remember any former
time at which a better feeling or more
general enjoyment seemed to prevail.
May 1t ever be thus and always in in
oreasing proportion is the hearty good
wish and benediction ofyoar
CoRREsPoNDENT.
TweIrth Annual Convention OF Young
Mems Christian Association OF Can.
ada and the United States.
ROCKS YOUNG MRS's CHRIsPN Asso'N,1
BIBLE HOUSE, cOR- CRAIG q ALEX: sTs.,
MONTREAL, June %, 1853.
Editors IHtelLi0encer:
Presuming that you received my last
mailed at Albany, giving brief sketch
of our Journey as far as the Hudson
River, 1 will now, for the benefit of the
Young Mems Christian Association OF
Wheeling and elsewhere in our State,
give in as few words as possible the re-
naming part of our journey, and the
proceedings of the convention up to the
present time. 1 cannot say much In
regard to the scenery on the Hudson, as
we Travelled by the night boat, arriving
at Albany about A. NJ, when we were
met by a large committee from the
10 4, fnNf inn FRF
that city, and escorted to the Oelevan
House, where we took breakfast as their
guests. After breakfast we assembled
in one of the rooms of the hotel to dis
cuss the route to be taken, when 1t was
decided that delegates should go which
way they pleased, SO about half the
purity went by way of Rome, taking the
Canadian boat at Kingston, G. W., and
thence down the rapids to Montreal.
We deemed 1t our duty to proceed by
way of Lake Champlaine, as that being
the only route that would land us in
Montreal in time for the organization OF
the convention and the welcome meet
ing in the evening, SO we Immediately
procured tickets for Montreal by way
of Saratoga, where we had just time
enough to step out of the car and get
glass of its far-famed mineral water.
Visitors had only just commenced to
gather, the season being rather back
ward this year. Our voyage up Lake
Champlaiue, setting aside "a most ter
rife thunder storm which passed over
us, was most delightful. On the right
were the beautiful Green Mountains of
Vermont, and on the left the even more
picturesque Adirondac mountains of
York State.
The scenery is fine beyond gdescrip-
ton and the glorious sunset was truly
grand, lighting up the mountain tops
and valleys with golden tints and pur
pie shade. But that which we enjoyed
most was the interesting and spiritual
prayer-meeting held In the cabin, while
the elements were raging without. II
would be difficult for me TO describe
this meeting, where old men shed tears
OF joy, and all hearts seemed touched
by the Holy Spirit,-as our Methodist
brethren would say we had good time.
We arrived at the Bonaventeur Depot,
Montreal, at II o'clock midnight, where
we were met by members ofthe Young
Mems Christian Association of this
city and escorted to a hotel for the night.
We are now enjoying the hospitality of
James Court, Esq, true and noble
hearted christian gentleman. On We'd
nesday morning (the Convention not
assembling until 3 p. NJ we started
about the city to see the sights, the
grandest of which is view from the
top of the French Cathedral, on Notre
Dame street. We not only see the city,
but the White Mountains, LachIne
Rapids, Lake Memphremagog and 9TH
er points of interest. This church Is L
believe the largest and highest on the
continent, seating ten thousand. II is
255H feet long and 144A feet wide, the
towers, of which there are two, are go
feet high. The paintings inside the
church are among the finest specimens
of art In America. The organ is very
large, and the sweetest 1 ever heard.
Speaking of the Roman Catholic
Church, I may say that this is almost
a Catholic and French city. There are
almost 90, COO Roman Catholics, (nearly
all French) and about $4,000
Protestants. As announced, the Con-
vention was organized at 8 p. M, and
Rev. ii. Thane Miller, OF Cincinnati, o.,
was reelected President by acclamation
am sorry to say that since the Conven-
ton of i66, he has entirely lost his eye
sight. When he made the sad conInu-
nication TO the Con yention of his very
irving affliction, the whole assembly
was moved by the deepest feeling of
sympathy, but he is perfectly resigned
10 his terrible fate, and blesses God for
the prlvatiou, expressing the belief that
his Heavenly Father sent 1t for his
spiritual good but his heavenly coun-
tenance, reflecttng the sincere piety and
Christian love that seems ever to bnrn
within his great heart causes many TO
wonder how such trial can he neces-
sary. He is the most able and efficient
Chairman that ever saw preside over
deIiberatIve body. Though blind, he
appears to see, and with great tact gov
erns this assembly OF about SIX hum
dred spirited young men, and guides
them in all their debates with the most
unerring knowledge OF parliamentary
rules, and in the kindest spirit. After
the different vice presidents and secre-