New-York tribune., 1874-08-14
SrNDAY-SCHOOL REUNION.

op r11F TOPOGRAPHY OF PALESrlNk-hNhno'
oK ruv ,ssrMBLY-A sUNDAY-sCHooL hA I'N" -
D1SARY-woMEN's TEMPERANCE FNA In
ING. VII, rprpryEl
.-r.o>, sprc1AL CORRESPONDENT OF me nh 4,
NoA - Cbautau0ua Lake, n. l., Aug
Alh - ~ ,',,.onpcen,ent that National sun
~ s.h,ol assembly was 70 be held on tno 80
"H - tlis beautiful lake. few OF US hau L'a,l
e,en of the existence OF such place iuuVoU ater
within three years that the beauty oil 'n's r,sts
,rs the couutry that envrons 10 nave u'"" riII,s
-, u,r.r visitors hither Already villages 'uu -
ore spr.nctpe up along Its shores anu ne - Cbau-
- ~ ,,orr,A,us during the warm mo"''' -.
-, 10 j. % miles long and nom one " - ~, -,
.-+.,be highest navi.able body OF vac :, tno se,
Tahoe and is l4JJ feet above 'H' -. ms tbe Buf-
rbraugh Mayyi1e on Its nortHoI' -, 1arrestown on
- an6 pittsburgh Railroad anu '"u' -, -"
-. .,,+bern point OF the lake l. Oh '"o - ,i,ts
'He - Road steamers connect DoIu Poiu'9
- 49,, ,r,r, Ground and afford most ucleN'' -
-, t,e traveller The lake is nearly equ us ,,a
- Wi and Chicsgo-l5out twenty uOuis "
,utl- western county OF the Empire 9'''e' 4t ~
..s,.+,,r of Atty acres. are owned 10y 'he
-, Meeting Association. aud are lalu OUT III 4o'o
- .,.,,as and streets, shaded Win gran" V1
,e.cbes Lickores, elms. and naples over d NN-1
.o.,age. have been built, and three huhufeu ~ 90
sntor,persed among them. Twelve 'houS'Du -
have already been spent IN the improvement y. -
--ornts Close by the landing-pace OF the ''e"1l-
or, is park TWO or three acres ID eA',n''
ne, f,pnt,ins sratuary. crJduet-gTOunds' q laIE'
s,,,, rpstic seats and perfectly shaded e'cu
al midday, with trees OF m'@l-D'eHO "a
J9ininr this is the Park o. Palestine si'lu@ ~ H"'
ture the topography OF that Sacred Land. II eS aus
m edge of the lake so feet more, and we enter from
fb south ana come TO Beersheba At our ieIl Il 'e
,.d.terrapeap dotted along the shore with the VII
l,,as of GAIA Asa4od. aud Ehr0n stretching inward
from the sea are the WHEAT fields then Is now 'Ae
cranares OF the land; before Us lies the country ol
Hebron with Jerusalem It's seven hllls' Mounts Loa
,rs eriz1D bevond Carmel the left juiting INTO the
,ea anu u the distance Hermon towers covered "l'1
eternal SHOWS At our night Is the Dead sea- with the
Jordan flowing INTO 10. and walk aloug It's " rugged
banks from Jericho 20 the sea OF Gaee ap 70 'ne wa
ters OF MrgOm and 10 the fountains whence II noNs
This park has cost much Biblical and geographical re-
search great deal OF Ingenuity, hard work. ana money
Dr Wythe OF Meadv,ue, Penn originated the IDEA ana
las worked out admirably assisted by others II VIII
nca permanent attraction 10 the camp-,round, with
t.f.ug expense iE keeping It 10 order.
Tie ASSEMBLY AND us EXERCISES.
Though the sunday-schoOl Asse n0iy was started Dy
Tie Meth0dist II represents all the leading deuonIha
fsus and has members from nearly every state I'D tAe
1gop south ana NORTH east and the majority OF
people mere however from the Middle ana western
states AID good many from the Canadas. The eX-r-
ee> tau. far been very interesting, combining
about equally instruction aud amusement. McAllsieF
OF New-York Is here with his stereOpucOu AMI gives Us,
from time % jm- pictures Of foreign lands and espe
c'.y OF iAe last 4 very ""' p'"o-'N'' ~ ''' -
Land, prepared from photographs tAeu uAueI 'Ao ie'
uou Of Dr. Peri1e, many wears resident OF Palestine
aad iamar with its scenery and 4ocAAues Is ano'Ief
attractive feature TT soe4k1rs We have had the
venerable Bishop James John 3. Cough who gave his
lecture on TIE Foes we FIgr." Dr. Geo /. Peltz Of
"ar&. Nj H. Clay u lWDul OF 'oLAec'Icu'' III
Ives OF Albany. Dr. ClaWl JI Be'lt college, "Is'oAslu'
and l. T. Townsend Of the Boston CA-FeFslN' whose
F,~ ry--r ff. -.trf qft d md fut
scientists is 10 ne pADAaAed III palHpAle' IoIH Ioi
general distribution. = .l. mat discourse mas oeeA
tie best utterance e'.ea '-'--L We nave Aau "ou1u
ancc OF very nne -I.ii-
Tie sunday -scu.o. F--it'-'' morning was d very
grand affair Ne-i' l'' -'f'-iT-' '1seu ID over 81
classes a>s'hD.'' f' '-. .i. '.''@-' u'9A' 1-O'
"It'ir oi ONO a.-t- a' 7ii.-,--~l-. 'I" HaAu-' I
Tie FiSi assembly ".'' e.l'' H'' ,'' S'N'' H4o'''I
20 mem'ers instead '' '' '-'.e' '-- 'l-.- .'uU no
nave p'en more compete 4Ie 'i."-- ',Ali-'es COu
sisted o' s'nSlns' calling the '' '' '''' ,A'- 'a''
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