The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-08-27

Near to this is the large Boarding Hall;
then the Dining Hall, an immense tent,
the eating capacity of which would be
ashamed to estimate.
Such is brief outline of the place. In
an there are not less than two hundred
ana n1ty cottages, and more tents. The
ground occupied by the AssembIy-for
TINS year they have purchased IT from the
~ E Chureh-is fifty acres. what tbav
paid for it was unable to find ont. some
say it is worth $50, 900, but these figures
look large.
As to the exercises, the Assembly mat
on Tuesday, August Sd, and continued
without interruption until Tuesday. the
17th- The programme was as follows:
At 8, A. NJ, morning bells; 6 80, morn
ing prayers; z, breakfast; 8, Bible ser
vices, or meeting for some similar sub
ject. Then at $50, the working hours
of the Assembly began, and continued
until 1915, P. NJ. Until 2;15, dinner.
The exercises began again and continued
until $50; then supper at 7:3O, and
until 10, when the bell rang, and every
thing was over for the night. BY 1880
all was huShed to rest without, while
they were crowded together within; and
this programme was continued for If
teen days in succession. To attend all
the services must have been enough to
exhaust the strongest, and kill outright
the weak.
The meetings reached their climax on
the twelfth and thirteenth days-Satur-
day and Sabbath. President Grant and
suite We're expected on Saturday, and to
remain until Monday This, undoubt-
edly, brought large numbers of people
who otherwise would not have been
there. The President came by the way
of the Erie RR. toJamestown; then sailed
up the lake and was received ut Fair
Point with great enthusiasm. Ineed not
describe the President, as my friend, DIR.
Jones, did that so we'll in your paper a
few weeks ago. | would Just say that
two copies of Bagster's Bible were pre-
'sented to him; one for himself and the
other for Mrs. Grant. The presentation
was made by DIR. Vincent, ia IA short
unique speech, which weLt direct to the
heart. The President was so overcome
with emotion that lie could only reply
by the tears rolling down his cheeks 1t
was touching scene; solemn moment
AS to the speakers, | need only to men,
ton such names as Deems, of NewYOrk,
Fowler, of Chicago, Heaeock, Of Buffa-
10, CuyIer and Fulton, of brooklyn, Par
sons, of Boston, and the great Sabbath
School man, DIR. Vincent These are
few of the men who stirred the people
with their eloquenee. l cannot emu
merate them, nor can / even Indicate
the nature of their remarks, some Of
which were truly eloquent. forgot to
say that the crowd. on Saturday and
Sabbath, was estimated, by some, at If
teen, and others at thirty thousand; per-
haps twenty thousand is nearer the
mark. The Sabbath School, that day,
numbered thiIty five hundred-the Iarg-
est Sabbath School ever held.
But we must bid adieu to the Sabbath
School meetings, and to Chatauqua, the
clear, calm, bright miFrcF ai God. II
has entered the list with Cape May, Long
Branch, and Saratoga. As We bid it
farewell for the present, we hope and
pray that those who seek rest, instruction
and pleasure here, may always find them
as those have found VIII o were there dur
ing the last two years. Then, instead Of
being Chatauqua, the 1oaters Of the lost
one, it will be, what watering places sell
dom are-Eureka: IhaDe found IL.